- Licensed inLouisiana
- License3516
- NPI 1114404480
- Experience17+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Joshua
Dr. Joshua Smith is a licensed professional counselor in Louisiana with 17 years of experience. He works with adults facing addictions, relationship strain, trauma, intimacy concerns, and depression.
He focuses on helping people who feel stuck by offering steady, practical guidance and a partner-like approach to change. Joshua views therapy as a collaboration. He brings clinical knowledge and a calm, direct style.
Clients bring their goals and the real-life work of practice between sessions.
Background and approach
Together they outline steps that fit the client's everyday life and values. His approach draws from Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. He also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centered methods to help people clarify values, accept difficult feelings, and build workable habits.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools are used when helpful for thinking skills and emotion regulation. Joshua often supports people wrestling with abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, commitment fears, and communication problems. He also works with those coping with blended family stress, caregiver strain, body image concerns, and substance use challenges.
The work is practical and paced to what the person can manage. Sessions are offered in English and can include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text messaging. He accepts international clients and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
Credentials
- LPC (Louisiana)
- License 3516 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1114404480 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Joshua lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- 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)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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
Approaches that guide online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape current relationships and emotional reactions, helping people notice patterns that repeat in adult life and try new ways of relating. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying what matters most to a person and taking committed action even when feelings are difficult. Client-Centered Therapy centers on the person's experience, using empathy and nonjudgmental listening so people can find their own solutions.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then use one or more methods that match those needs. That collaborative process may include trying different techniques and adjusting as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be useful when video isn't possible or bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging supports shorter check-ins or moments when writing feels easier. These options help people access consistent support from licensed professionals while keeping scheduling flexible and manageable.
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Frequently asked
What kinds of concerns does he help with?
He helps people facing addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, and depression. Additional focus areas include attachment and abandonment concerns, codependency, and communication problems.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He practices in a collaborative, partner-style manner that blends practical exercises with reflective conversation. The work emphasizes small, doable steps tied to your values.
How much experience does he have?
He has 17 years of clinical experience working with adults on a range of emotional and behavioral challenges. That experience informs a straightforward, skills-focused approach.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Louisiana. He practices with those licensure details as part of his professional profile.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
He meets with people by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and is delivered through a subscription model. The subscription 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 sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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