About Joel
Joel Soucie is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with 20 years of experience. He draws on a long career across criminal justice, substance use treatment, and mental health settings. Joel writes plainly and listens carefully to find practical ways to address the issues people bring to therapy.
He has worked with people involved in prison and parole programs, state child welfare systems, and co-occurring treatment services. That variety has given Joel a wide view of how stress, addiction, trauma, and mood challenges affect daily life.
Background and approach
He uses that background to meet clients where they are and to offer clear, realistic next steps. Joel focuses on concrete concerns like anxiety, depression, ADHD, anger, and grief. He also helps people navigate relationship and intimacy problems, parenting stress, career shifts, impulsivity, and financial worries.
Sessions tend to center on practical coping strategies and clearer thinking about choices. His approach is straightforward and empathetic. He aims to reduce shame and judgment so clients can talk openly about mistakes, setbacks, and hopes.
Joel emphasizes collaboration and steady problem solving rather than labels or complex theory. People who prefer direct feedback and action-oriented planning may find his style useful. He offers video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules.
Language of service is English and he practices in Missouri.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Joel uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear skills and behavior change. One common approach emphasizes practical coping skills for anxiety and stress, teaching breathing, grounding, and step-by-step plans to reduce panic or overwhelm. Another approach targets addictive or impulsive behaviors by identifying triggers, building replacement routines, and practicing relapse prevention skills.Finding the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will discuss your goals, preferences, and daily life to choose methods that fit. Sessions may begin with problem-focused work and shift as needs change, with ongoing conversation about what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversation and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging work well for short updates, skill practice, and steady contact between longer sessions. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy lives.
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What this therapist works with
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- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
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