Joshua Carey

Compassionate evidence-based therapy for emotional healing

About Joshua

Joshua Carey is an LCSW based in Illinois who works with individuals facing depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, and related emotional challenges. With six years of clinical experience, he combines training in evidence-based therapeutic techniques with a person-centered stance to help clients gain insight and build practical coping skills.

Background and approach

Joshua emphasizes healing around issues such as self-love, communication, life purpose, and interpersonal difficulties that can arise from workplace stress or relationship transitions. He also addresses concerns including panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, attachment problems, and struggles with guilt, shame, or isolation.

His practice aims to balance compassion with practical strategies so clients can reduce symptoms and enhance day-to-day functioning. Sessions are collaborative and tailored to each individuals goals, honoring unique backgrounds and rhythms of change.

Joshua seeks to create a respectful space for exploring emotions, developing resilience, and moving toward healthier patterns of relating and self-understanding.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Access

Joshua uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help clients understand and manage emotional distress. One approach focuses on skills training to reduce anxiety and panic symptoms by teaching breathing, grounding, and cognitive strategies to interrupt unhelpful thought patterns. Another approach emphasizes trauma-informed work that helps people process difficult memories and build safety, tolerance, and gradual resilience when addressing post-traumatic stress and abuse-related reactions.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the therapeutic process, and Joshua works collaboratively with clients to identify which techniques fit their needs, goals, and personal preferences. He adjusts interventions as progress unfolds so that treatment remains practical and aligned with what each person hopes to achieve.

Online therapy offerings include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provide flexibility for scheduling and allow clients to engage from different settings. These formats can make it easier to maintain continuity of care, fit sessions into busy lives, and access support from licensed professionals when in-person visits are not convenient.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Joshua commonly address?

Joshua supports people working through stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and depression, as well as related issues like attachment, communication, and panic attacks.

What is his therapeutic approach and style?

He uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques within a compassionate, collaborative framework that emphasizes practical coping skills and personal insight.

How much clinical experience does he have?

He has six years of experience providing mental health care and therapeutic support to individuals with a range of emotional and interpersonal concerns.

What credentials and location should I know about?

He is licensed as an LCSW in Illinois with licence number IL LCSW 149030172 and practices with clients in that state.

Does he work in other languages or with international clients?

Sessions are conducted in English and he is not accepting international clients at this time.

Which session formats are available for appointments?

He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences for connecting.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin working with him?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience: 6 years
Licensed: Illinois
Languages: English