About Joshua
Joshua Plantz is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with 23 years of experience. He focuses on helping adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and major life changes. Joshua uses clear, straightforward methods and works with each person to set practical goals that fit their life.
He trained in psychology at Clemson University and completed a graduate degree in mental health counseling at Nova Southeastern University.
Background and approach
Over two decades of practice gave him a lot of experience supporting people through recovery from substance use and coping after abusive relationships. Joshua also helps people manage career strain, parenting pressures, anger, and self-esteem issues. In sessions he favors collaborative, solution-focused work.
He often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to break problems into workable steps. He also draws on client-centered and mindfulness methods to keep conversations grounded and relevant to daily life. Joshua pays attention to co-occurring issues such as codependency, personality disorder traits, and phobias that can complicate progress.
He offers practical tools for smoking and vaping cessation and guidance aimed at young adults facing transitions. People who do best with his style tend to want clear strategies and steady, goal-oriented conversation. He aims to help clients build skills they can use outside sessions and to track small changes over time.
How Joshua Uses Practical Approaches Online
Joshua often combines client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to guide online sessions. Client-centered therapy means conversations focus on the person’s goals and lived experience, with the therapist following the client’s lead and offering reflective listening. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches skills to change unhelpful patterns; it’s useful for anxiety, depression, ADHD-related focus and routine challenges, and coping with mood shifts.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Joshua will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. He uses that input to shape a plan that may mix approaches and adapts as progress is tracked, so clients help decide what feels most useful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow a face-to-face conversation for skill practice and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or to fit a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging work well for quick coaching, between-session check-ins, and people who prefer writing. These options aim to make scheduling easier and treatment more flexible for busy lives.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Relationship issues
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 23 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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