- Guilt and shame
- Emotional regulation
- Trauma recovery
About Joshua
Joshua Walpole is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in Utah with seven years of clinical experience. He works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, and depression. He also helps people dealing with communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, loneliness, life purpose, and self-love.
Joshua listens for the patterns that keep someone stuck. He is curious about why certain thoughts and actions repeat. He talks with clients about how past events shape the nervous system, relationships, and self-concepts. Sessions include practical steps for emotional regulation, boundary-setting, and building resilience.
He uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques such as cognitive work and parts-focused approaches to help people make sense of painful feelings. Joshua also incorporates methods that address how memories and roles affect present behavior. He frames therapy as a collaborative effort where awareness and intention guide change.
Conversations are direct and grounded. Clients can expect to talk through specific situations, practice skills, and reflect on what gets in the way of desired changes. The focus often moves between understanding emotions and trying small behavioral shifts to test new ways of relating.
Joshua’s practice emphasizes rebuilding steadiness after betrayal, addiction, or relational harm. He supports people working with guilt and shame by helping them trace the sources of those feelings and learn concrete ways to respond differently. He works in English with adults in Utah.
Therapeutic methods and how online sessions fit
Joshua draws on cognitive approaches that focus on how thoughts influence feelings and actions. These methods involve identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing alternative responses, which can help with anxiety, guilt, and compulsive behaviors.He also uses parts-focused work, which notices the different inner roles or parts a person carries. This approach helps people understand conflicting feelings, such as self-criticism versus self-care, and can be useful for shame and relationship pain.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Joshua will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels helpful, then try methods that fit those needs. That collaborative process helps shape sessions over time rather than committing to a single technique up front.
The original profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm available online options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example they can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a workday, or make it simpler to meet when local travel is difficult. Licensed professionals can adjust pace and focus in virtual sessions to match what you need that week.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Utah
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, and depression. Additional focuses include communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, isolation, life purpose, and self-love.
How would he approach feelings of guilt or shame?
He looks at where the feelings come from and how they affect behavior and relationships. Sessions include naming patterns and practicing responses that reduce self-blame.
What is his background and experience?
He has seven years of clinical experience working with trauma, anxiety, depression, compulsive behaviors, and relationship distress. Much of his work addresses how trauma shapes the nervous system and relationships.
What credential does he hold and where is he based?
He is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) licensed in Utah and sees adults in that state.
Does he offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. He does not currently accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.