Joshua Peele, LCSW
North Carolina · 5 years in practice
Joshua Peele is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and grief.
License and registration
- LCSW, North Carolina
- C013980 · expires June 2027
- NPI
- 1609435817 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 5
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Joshua
Joshua Peele is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and grief. He also supports those facing parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy concerns, ADHD, addiction, and mood instability. Joshua aims to make therapy feel approachable and straightforward for people who are worried or overwhelmed.
He keeps a relaxed, down-to-earth style and meets clients where they are. Sessions focus on practical steps and building on personal strengths.
Background and approach
Joshua uses empathy and openness to create a space where people can speak honestly about difficult feelings. His work draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people understand and respond to strong emotions. He also blends techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address thoughts and behaviors that get in the way of daily life.
These methods are used to help with things like coping with loss, managing anger, and improving self-esteem. Joshua has five years of clinical experience and holds the LCSW credential, licensed in North Carolina. He describes his approach as solution-focused and strength-based, with an emphasis on practical coping skills and emotional awareness.
He welcomes international clients and conducts sessions in English. People can expect straightforward guidance, short-term goals when useful, and ongoing collaboration about next steps. Joshua aims to empower clients to notice patterns, try new ways of responding, and build more satisfaction in everyday life.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Joshua lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Joshua names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How his approaches translate to online therapy
Joshua draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people notice and name strong feelings, which can make it easier to change how they respond to emotional pain. This approach often helps with grief, relationship strain, and deep-seated attachment wounds.He also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to teach practical skills for living with difficult thoughts and feelings while moving toward valued goals. Client-Centered Therapy is part of his style as well, focusing on empathy and accepting the person’s experience as the foundation for growth.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. He will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, values, and daily life. Plans are adjusted over time based on what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone calls can be used when bandwidth is limited, and text or chat can fit short check-ins or busy schedules. These options let people fit therapy around work, caregiving, or travel while keeping therapy consistent and practical.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Joshua help with?
He supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, parenting challenges, ADHD, addiction, relationship and intimacy issues, anger, self-esteem, career questions, bipolar mood concerns, and coping with life changes.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses a relaxed, down-to-earth style that is solution focused and strengths based. Sessions emphasize empathy, practical steps, and open conversation.
What experience does he bring?
He has five years of clinical experience helping people with a wide range of emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and location apply to his practice?
He holds the Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential, LCSW, licensed in North Carolina.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and he accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a session according to therapist availability.
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