Joshua Peele, LCSW
Therapist in North Carolina
Joshua Peele is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in North Carolina who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, ADHD, addiction, and relationship or intimacy concerns.
- Licensed inNorth Carolina
- LicenseC013980
- NPI 1609435817
- Experience5+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Joshua
Joshua Peele is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in North Carolina who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, ADHD, addiction, and relationship or intimacy concerns. He brings a calm, down-to-earth style and focuses on practical steps to make daily life more manageable. Josh emphasizes empathy and a strengths-based outlook in sessions.
He uses attachment-informed ideas to understand relationship patterns and how early connections shape current struggles.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) tools are used to spot unhelpful thoughts and try different actions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) methods help people notice feelings without getting stuck in them. Josh keeps sessions relaxed and solution-focused.
He aims to meet people where they are and create space to talk through difficult emotions. He encourages small, achievable changes rather than overwhelming goals. With five years of practice, he draws on a range of methods including Client-Centered Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills when they fit the situation.
That flexibility helps tailor the work to each person’s needs and goals. Joshua works with adults and accepts clients from outside the United States. Sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, and text messaging.
He asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a time that fits their availability.
Credentials
- LCSW (North Carolina)
- License C013980 · expires June 2027
- NPI
- 1609435817 · national provider identifier
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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
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- 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 attachment and ACT translate to online work
Joshua blends Attachment-Based Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in ways that fit remote sessions. Attachment-informed work looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connection and trust, which can help with intimacy, abandonment, and family-related worries. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck and building actions that match your values; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions.Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they try methods and adjust them when needed so the work matches real-life needs rather than a fixed plan.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video helps when visual connection matters, phone can fit a quick check-in or lower bandwidth, live chat is good for shorter conversations, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into work, caregiving, or travel schedules.
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Frequently asked
What kinds of concerns does Joshua address?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, ADHD, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, anger, self esteem, career concerns, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes among other topics.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He keeps a laid-back, empathic approach that is solution-focused and strengths-based. Sessions are meant to be a calm space to talk and try practical changes.
What is his professional background?
He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with five years of practice experience working with a broad range of mental health and life concerns.
Where is he based and licensed?
He is licensed in North Carolina as an LCSW and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Joshua provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies by 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, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.
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