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Joshua Carpenter, LPC

Stress, Anxiety Self esteem, Motivation Career difficulties Depression Coping with life changes
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About me

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the State of Louisiana with 15 years of experience in the counseling discipline. I completed my Bachelor of Science in Psychology at the University of New Orleans in 2005 and subsequently completed my Master of Science in Education in Rehabilitation & Mental Health Counseling from Hofstra University on Long Island, NY in 2008.

I've been licensed as a mental health professional since 2011 and have extensive experience working with a broad array of mental health concerns. These include working in private practice, non-profit psychiatric rehabilitation, vocational rehabilitation, and managed care. I am skilled with working with adults as well as families and couples dealing with everything from adjustment-related difficulties coping with change to severe and persistent mental illness including psychosis, panic disorders, and serious mood disorders. I also have specialized training related to employment and career counseling needs as well as issues related to co-occurring physical disabilities and illness.

I typically take a person-centered approach emphasizing mutually agreed upon goals and working together on achieving specific objectives aimed towards making progress towards these goals. I believe a compassionate, understanding, and non-judgmental approach is important to establishing trust and helping you to move forward on the path of wellness.

Professional experience

16yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Self esteem, Motivation Career difficulties Depression Coping with life changes

Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Parenting issues, Anger management, Bipolar disorder, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Attachment issues, BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture, Blended family issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Divorce and separation, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Forgiveness, Gender dysphoria, Guilt and shame, HIV / AIDS, Impulsivity, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Phobias, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Post-traumatic stress, Prejudice and discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Self-harm, Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexual dysfunction, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Workplace issues, Young adult issues

Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy

Services offered

Video
Phone
Live Chat
Messaging

License information

LA LPC 6496

Reviews

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I'm a "return customer" :) I was matched with Josh 3 years ago, which helped me enormously to get through a stressful period (financial problems, interview period for new jobs), with lots of anxiety, depression and self-doubt. Since then, my job situation has improved and now I am returning to address deeper, childhood-related issues, which I hope will help me get better at parenting and further improve my coping/acceptance of stress/anger/anxiety. Josh is always patient, warm, fun, empathetic, listens well, but also gives lots of advice. I really appreciate his support, and am looking forward to my further sessions with him.

Written on Sep 02, 2024 after therapy with Joshua for 3 years and 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, parenting issues, anger management, and adhd

Been with me through a lot of life changes, trusted Josh the whole way through

Written on Aug 04, 2024 after therapy with Joshua for 1 year and 8 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, grief, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, and coping with life changes

Working with Josh is easy. He’s a good guy, easy to talk to, and has great perspectives on things. Working with him feels like a natural conversation with someone who is helpful and smart and who is interested in you becoming your best version of yourself.

Written on Jun 22, 2024 after therapy with Joshua for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, and compassion fatigue

Josh has been incredible. His solutions have helped me out so much already and I plan on continuing to see him. He is open and super eager to talk and help me through any of my problems. Could not recommend him enough.

Written on Jun 19, 2024 after therapy with Joshua for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and adhd

Probably the best therapist I've had.

Written on Jun 15, 2024 after therapy with Joshua for 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, anger management, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue

Joshua is a great therapist. He always listens and helps me reflect and find solutions to things that may be bothering me. He gives me tools to use in day-to-day life so that I can gain control of my emotions and navigate the difficulties without him. He is always there if I need him.

Written on May 30, 2024 after therapy with Joshua for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes