Josh Adkins

I help adults work through trauma, anxiety, panic, grief, and painful experiences that still affect how they think, feel, and respond today. Most of the people I sit with are still going to work, still taking care of everyone else, still answering the messages — and from the outside it can look like they are doing fine.

Inside, it is usually a different story. Your mind may not slow down. Your body may stay tense even when nothing is obviously wrong. You may overthink, panic, shut down, snap at people you care about, or keep replaying something you wish you could leave behind. You may have already tried to handle it alone by staying busy, researching it, praying about it, minimizing it, or blaming yourself.

I believe deeply in trauma work because I have seen people process things they never thought they could actually work through.

Therapy should feel human, and it should also have direction. Together we will name the central concern, set goals that mean something to you, and check honestly whether the work is helping. I will give you direct feedback and ask the harder questions when they are useful, and I will do it with respect and care.

Understanding your history matters, and so does what happens between sessions, so we will also practice skills and make changes you can feel in everyday life. You do not need to arrive with a perfect explanation. We can start with what is happening now and work back to what sits underneath it.