About Joshua
Joshua Sheets is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in North Carolina. He has nine years of experience helping people who feel stuck by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or relationship strain. He uses clear, practical steps to help people make changes without spending years in therapy.
Joshua focuses on small, doable goals rather than big promises. He draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness, and solution-focused ideas to help shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to find everyday steps that add up to lasting change. He pays attention to the whole person - physical health, values, relationships, and emotions all matter in his approach. Clients describe the process as building on strengths and collecting small wins that lead to bigger progress over time.
Joshua frames these wins as practical tools that can be used again in the future. Therapy with him is different from talking to friends. He offers neutral, nonjudgmental feedback and helps set clear tasks to work on between meetings.
Joshua expects honest work from clients and provides support and coaching to keep momentum going. He works with many common concerns including trauma and long-term pain, parenting and fatherhood issues, sleep problems, ADHD, mood disorders, panic, social anxiety, and career or motivation struggles. He welcomes conversations about goals and tailors steps to each person’s situation.
How Joshua Uses CBT, Mindfulness, and Solution-Focused Work Online
Joshua often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT breaks problems into small, workable pieces so clients can try specific techniques between sessions to reduce anxiety or manage mood.He also uses Mindfulness Therapy to teach simple attention and breathing practices. These skills help people notice stress and calm their responses, which can be useful for panic, sleep problems, and ongoing worry.
Solution-Focused Therapy is part of his online work as well. That approach focuses on what’s already working and builds on small successes to create momentum toward your goals.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. He will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they pick methods that fit the issue and the person’s day-to-day life, and adjust the plan as progress unfolds.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls let you use visual cues and guided exercises. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief updates, ongoing coaching, or follow-up between meetings. These options make it easier to keep consistent work while fitting therapy into a busy schedule.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Anger management
Also listed
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family conflicts
- Fatherhood issues
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
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