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You have been thinking about therapy for a while now and wondering if it will help you get your life back on track. You feel as if you have been derailed and have not been yourself. You’re not sure when things started to change but you know you need to do something. Work is stressing you out and you’re having trouble communicating clearly in your relationships. You’ve been overthinking, overwhelmed, and eating more than usual. Your sleep is off because your mind is racing, and you seem to be anxious most of the time.

Individual & Family Counseling Services at St. Joseph’s Villa brings practical approaches for youth, adults, couples, and families to learn effective coping skills, gain communication tools, and develop strategies to improve their daily lives. We serve clients experiencing a wide range of emotional, social, and coping concerns that include: Stress; Anxiety; Depression; Anger issues and aggression; Effects of abuse and trauma; Family conflicts and parenting issues; Bereavement; School refusal; and Self-harm or suicidal thoughts. Our primary goal is for participants to improve how they see themselves and interact with others at home, at school, and in the community.

I believe that as human beings, our being matters more than our doing. I help people foster peace with themselves apart from anything they could ever accomplish or do. I also believe that we are all made to be in relationship with one another. Relationships are where we learn love, comfort, encouragement, joy, and hope. Alternately, they are also where we experience pain, abuse, abandonment, and rejection. It is my desire that my clients are able to reflect on the pain of their past with peace and hope and are able to have healthy and joy-filled relationships with others.

Only accepting Virginia clients at this time. Welcome to my practice! Explore your concerns in a warm, affirming, light-hearted, and non-judgmental space. I help clients understand how past experiences have impacted their current lives and relationships. I work collaboratively and creatively with my clients to build their awareness and confidence to feel empowered to make changes that lead to more satisfying and fulfilling lives. ONLINE SCHEDULING *** TELEHEALTH*** (available through practice website: www.stokesclinicalcounselingcenter.com) -

Thank you for considering me as you seek help. Please call or email to discuss your concerns and questions. I value helping people live healthier, happier, more successful and more contented lives. I have helped many people with relationships, women's and men's issues, parenting, education, careers, life stage adjustments, medical or physical difficulties and other challenges, during 25+ years of experience providing individual, couple, family and group services. My outlook is fresh and holistic; I am trained in a variety of methods, tailoring my approach to each persons specific needs.

As an LCSW with 30+ years in the Behavioral Health Field. EMDR Trained. I strive to motivate and facility behavioral change. I incorporate evidenced-based interventions, a broad range of experience, humor, a bit of intuition, and a few tricks of my own. People who struggle with depression and anxiety have had less than perfect life experiences. These experiences frequently result in life-interrupting, automatic responses that impair everyday functioning.

Another sleepless night spent agonizing over every interaction from the day before. I shouldn’t have spoken up in that meeting. Everyone is probably laughing at me behind my back. Why don’t I keep my big mouth shut? You try to push these thoughts down and ignore them, but it’s no use. You’re terrified no one will like you for who you are, so you pretend to be someone else. And for a time, it worked. But every day, you feel less like yourself, more like an imposter. You distance yourself from loved ones, worried they’ll notice this change in you. You’re feeling disconnected – like you have no control over your life. You need help.

I like to work with clients who genuinely want to improve their lives and are willing to devote time and effort in order to achieve permanent change.

ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS!! The world is a complex place, especially in these ever-changing times. Dealing with adversity can be challenging and stressful. I will work with you to develop a trusting relationship, with the focus to work together to better understand and resolve the conflicts that hinder you from living a fulfilling life.

My approach to psychotherapy is grounded in my past training in Gestalt and humanistic-existential therapies. I assume that each person has the potential to achieve satisfaction and fulfillment in his or her life. I believe that we each have a tremendous capacity for self-awareness and self-healing. Although a diagnosis can sometimes be useful to a person seeking help, the richness and breadth of a person's life experience cannot be captured in a diagnosis. Each individual's story is unique and his or her strengths and resilience must be appreciated and incorporated into treatment.

Hi-ya! Seeking therapy is often a difficult decision; I would like to make that decision easier by offering a comfortable, safe environment to address life's challenges. Whether managing a life transition, addressing a relationship conflict, coping with difficult past experiences or changing unwanted behavioral patterns, I am here to offer support. I have a deep passion for walking through the trenches of life alongside folx. I primarily meet with young adults, new parents, and couples. Transitions to adulthood, parenthood, and partnerships present unique obstacles requiring self-reflection, healing past wounds, and personal growth.

I provide empathetic support to help guide you towards the path of positive change and healing. Whether you are coping with a life transition, chronic physical or mental health issues, or family conflict, I will work with you to promote growth in your life. I have 15 years of clinical experience, the majority of which has been providing therapeutic counseling to persons coping with chronic mental health conditions. *Accepting new patients as of March 2020

Josh Brooks grew up outside Charlotte, North Carolina. He completed his Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology and then his Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology. During his residency, Josh worked with children, adults, families, and couples. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a varied skill set. After moving to Richmond, Josh followed his passion of working with children and adults who struggle with intense emotions.

"Your emotional happiness and growth is determined not so much by what happens in life but by how you respond to what happens". Allow me to support you in helping you understand and overcome life barriers and challenges. I have ten years of experience working in outpatient psychiatric settings, specializing in the treatment of adolescents, children, and adults experiencing a wide range of emotional and behavioral challenges. I look forward to the opportunity to work with you through an interactive and engaging partnership.