About Joshua
Joshua Dekker is a licensed social worker with seven years of clinical experience in Michigan. He greets people with a direct, nonjudgmental approach and focuses on practical steps to make life feel more manageable. Joshua aims to help when anxiety, depression, stress, or relationship strain start to interfere with day-to-day life.
He has worked with adults facing grief, substance use, major life transitions, and ongoing mood concerns. He often supports men who have spent years putting others first or who feel pressure to handle everything alone.
How Joshua works
Joshua uses everyday language and clear tools so people can apply what they learn between sessions. His style is warm, straightforward, and goal-oriented. Joshua draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Client-Centered Therapy, and mindfulness-based ideas to shape sessions.
He prefers to tailor methods to each person rather than follow a single rigid plan. In a typical session he listens first, then helps identify patterns that keep people stuck. He focuses on small, achievable steps - skills for managing emotions, improving communication, and moving toward meaningful change.
Joshua emphasizes honesty even when the topic feels messy or hard to say. If someone is dealing with parenting strain, intimacy issues, addiction, career stress, or a sense of emptiness, he works to clarify goals and build practical coping strategies.
He welcomes people who don’t have the right words or aren’t sure where to begin, and he starts from the person’s current experience rather than expecting readiness
Joshua lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Joshua works with
The areas below are the ones Joshua selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Michigan |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How therapy approaches shape online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking meaningful action even when uncomfortable feelings are present. It can help when avoidance and uncertainty keep someone from making changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns. It’s useful for anxiety, depression, and stress that show up in daily routines. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s own goals and experience, with the therapist providing empathic listening and support while the person decides the direction of change.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Joshua will collaborate with each person to figure out which methods fit their needs and goals. He adapts techniques over time based on what helps and what doesn’t, so the plan can change as progress is made.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow for brief check-ins when schedules are tight. Some approaches, like skills practice from CBT or value-driven goals from ACT, translate well to remote sessions and can be practiced between meetings to support steady progress.
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