About Joshua
Joshua Heying is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who uses practical, skills-based approaches to help people manage daily stress and anxiety. He focuses on clear goals and steady progress so people feel more able to cope with life’s demands. Joshua practices in North Carolina and offers services in English.
He draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy. In sessions he helps people identify unhelpful patterns, develop skills for emotion regulation, and clarify what matters most to them.
Background and approach
Joshua aims to keep language simple and action oriented so clients can try small changes between meetings. Joshua has eight years of professional experience working across community mental health settings. That background includes work with anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addiction, and relationship problems.
He also supports people facing grief, parenting strain, career decisions, and challenges tied to identity and intimacy. People often come for help with specific concerns like phobias, ADHD, bipolar disorder, body image, or sleep difficulties. Joshua also addresses harder-to-name struggles such as codependency, attachment issues, dissociation, and coping after separation.
He adapts his approach to each person’s goals and pace. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. Joshua balances skill teaching with listening and reflection.
He encourages practical experiments and small steps so improvements feel doable over time.
How online approaches and practical skills fit together
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then take steps toward what matters. It is often used for anxiety, worry, and strong fears like phobias. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns by practicing new responses and testing assumptions. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and phobia-related avoidance. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication to reduce overwhelming reactions and improve relationships.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Joshua collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and daily life. He checks in regularly and adjusts techniques based on what is helping and what feels practical for the client.
Online sessions make therapy easier to fit into a busy week. Video calls let people use face-to-face conversation when that is helpful. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging work for people who prefer writing between sessions or who want ongoing brief support. These options increase flexibility and let clients practice skills in real time across different situations.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
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