Joshua Barlow

Joshua Barlow is an LPC who focuses on helping people untangle hard feelings and find practical ways to cope. She aims to help clients separate identity from trauma and build skills that fit daily life. Joshua uses clear, direct guidance so people can move toward more self-compassion and steadier moods.

She previously worked as a clinical director at a residential program for eating disorders. That experience shaped her emphasis on skills that are rooted in how the brain and body react to stress and emotion. Joshua describes her approach as trauma-focused and humanistic, and she blends techniques from multiple evidence-based methods to match each person’s needs.

In sessions she makes space for difficult topics, including self-harm and suicidal thoughts, while also teaching concrete strategies to manage anxiety, depression, and disordered eating behaviors. Expect a mix of skills practice, gentle inquiry, and attention to bodily responses when emotions run high. Her goal is to make coping tools doable on an ordinary day.

Joshua also attends to how systems of power shape experience, and she brings that context into conversations about identity and relationships. She wants therapy to feel like a curious, nonjudgmental place where people can process painful events and moments of growth. Over time she helps clients build routines and habits that support recovery and resilience.

She works in Colorado and provides services in English. Joshua has four years of clinical experience and holds the Licensed Professional Counselor credential.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Joshua blends trauma-focused humanistic care with evidence-based skills so people learn practical ways to feel steadier. Trauma-focused work looks at how past hurt shapes current reactions and uses both conversation and exercises to reduce reactivity. Dialectical Behavior Therapy style skills focus on emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving daily routines, which can help with anxiety, mood swings, and disordered eating behaviors.

Finding the right combination of techniques is a collaborative process. Joshua works with each person to identify what feels most useful, adjusts methods as progress is made, and sets small, achievable goals. Clients help set priorities and test approaches together so therapy fits individual needs and values.

Confirm which session formats are offered before booking since the profile does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, shorten travel time, and allow check-ins between appointments when appropriate. It also makes it simpler to practice skills in the settings where problems and routines actually occur, helping skills transfer into everyday life.