About Joshua
Joshua Rotkin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York with 17 years of professional experience. He helps people facing depression, anxiety, stress, grief, addiction, and ADHD. He also supports those dealing with trauma and abuse and people navigating relationship and sexuality concerns.
Joshua takes a straightforward, respectful approach. He treats each person as the expert on their life and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions focus on practical steps people can use between meetings.
Background and approach
The aim is steady progress, not quick fixes. He uses client-centered therapy to keep the conversation focused on what matters most to the person in the room. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is used to identify unhelpful thinking and change patterns that increase stress or low mood.
Solution-focused therapy helps set short-term goals and concrete next steps when people want change fast. Joshua has experience working with older adults who have experienced trauma, and he brings that background into work with other people affected by past harm. He pays attention to life stage and practical challenges that affect daily functioning.
In sessions he listens, asks clear questions, and suggests exercises tailored to each person's life. He encourages steady effort and celebrates small wins. The result is a calm space to talk through problems and try new ways of coping.
How therapy methods translate to online care
Joshua blends client-centered work and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with solution-focused exercises to make online sessions practical and goal oriented. Client-centered therapy means the conversation centers on what the person cares about and moves at their pace, which helps build trust during video or phone sessions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes, which fits well with homework and short check-ins over text or live chat. Solution-focused therapy looks for quick, doable steps that a person can try between sessions to see immediate results.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Joshua will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and day-to-day routines, then suggest methods that match those needs. This is a collaborative process and can shift over time as goals change or new issues arise.
Online formats offer flexibility that many people need. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier to schedule during a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, progress updates, or when someone prefers writing over speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping the focus on concrete steps and steady progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Grief
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sexuality
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- New York, Connecticut
- Languages
- English
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