Meet Joshua

About Joshua

Joshua is a counsellor who works alongside people as they navigate the complexity, uncertainty, and emotional weight of life. His work is grounded in a humanistic perspective and guided by a simple belief: meaningful change happens when people feel understood, respected, and supported to reconnect with their own strengths and sense of agency, to act in ways that align with what matters to them.

With a background in counselling and personal training, Joshua takes a whole-person approach to therapy. Before entering private practice, he worked across mental health, youth and disability services, and physical health settings, where he saw how struggle is often carried quietly — and how long-term stress or trauma can embed itself not only in thoughts and emotions, but in the body and nervous system. These experiences shaped his attentiveness to the way mind and body interact under pressure, reinforcing his commitment to meeting people exactly where they are — without assumptions, labels, or judgement.

Joshua offers a calm, collaborative space where you don’t need to have the right words or a clear plan before you arrive. Therapy is shaped around your experiences, values, and goals, recognising that no two people — or nervous systems — are the same. His role is not to “fix” you, but to help you make sense of what’s happening, build resilience and capacity, and move forward toward a version of life that feels more balanced, meaningful, and sustainable for you.

Joshua’s Approach

Joshua’s approach to counselling is person-centred, strengths-based, and trauma-informed.

In practice, this means:

You are seen as the expert in your own life
Therapy moves at a pace that feels safe and respectful
Your past experiences are acknowledged without defining you
Change is supported through understanding, not pressure

Sessions are practical, reflective, and collaborative. Some people come wanting clarity around a specific issue; others come feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected from themselves. Both are welcome here.

Training & Professional Background

Joshua holds:

A Diploma of Counselling
A Diploma of Community Services
Certificates III and IV in Physical Health and Fitness

He has additional training in therapeutic crisis intervention and crisis management, and is currently completing a degree in Psychological Science at the University of Newcastle, continuing to deepen and refine his clinical knowledge.

Joshua is a Certified Practising Counsellor and a professional member of Certified Practising Counsellors Australia (CPCA).
Member Number: 43358

Modalities Used

Joshua works integratively, drawing from a range of evidence-based approaches. Rather than applying a single model, therapy is tailored to what best supports you.

Modalities may include:

Foundational & Relational Approaches

(How safety, trust, and collaboration are established)

Person-Centred Therapy (PCT)
A relational approach grounded in empathy, authenticity, and respect, supporting your natural capacity for growth and self-direction.

Trauma-Informed Integrative Therapy
A flexible framework that prioritises safety, choice, and collaboration, allowing therapy to respond to the whole
person rather than a single model.

Skills, Regulation & Coping

(Tools to stabilise, regulate, and get through day-to-day challenges)

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Supports understanding the relationship between thoughts, emotions, and behaviours, and developing more helpful ways of responding to challenges.

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT-Informed)
Focuses on emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and navigating relationships more effectively.

Mindfulness-Based Therapy
Encourages present-moment awareness and non-judgement, often incorporating breathwork to support emotional regulation and clarity.

Insight, Meaning & Identity

(Making sense of experience once steadier footing is in place)

Narrative Therapy
Supports understanding how personal stories shape identity and experience, and offers space to re-author those stories in more empowering and aligned ways.

Existential / Meaning-Based Work
Explores questions of meaning, identity, choice, and responsibility, particularly during periods of transition or uncertainty.

Timeline Therapy
Involves exploring past experiences to help release unhelpful emotional responses or limiting beliefs that may be influencing the present.

Change, Direction & Action

(Supporting movement toward goals and values)

Motivational Interviewing (MI)
A collaborative, goal-oriented approach that helps strengthen motivation and confidence for change, particularly when feeling stuck or ambivalent.

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
A future-focused, strengths-based approach that supports practical goal-setting and momentum toward change.

Tailored to what feels most helpful for you.

You don’t need to have it all figured out to begin.