Joshua Siskin, LMFT
Practical, forward-focused therapy
Details
| Name | Joshua Siskin |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMFT |
| Based in | California |
| Licensed in | California |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English, Hebrew |
| Years in practice | 17 |
About Joshua
Joshua Siskin is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in California. He focuses on helping people who feel stuck by guiding them toward practical steps and clearer direction. He speaks English and Hebrew and has 17 years of clinical experience.
Joshua tends to keep sessions forward-focused. He works with people on stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, trauma, and relationship and intimacy concerns. He also supports issues around sleep, eating, parenting, career transitions, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
Background and approach
In the therapy room he emphasizes strengths and what already works. He helps clients notice skills they already use and then build on them. That can mean learning new ways to cope, changing specific habits, or shifting the stories people tell about themselves.
His approach draws on Narrative ideas alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and cognitive behavioral methods. He also uses client-centered and attachment-based techniques when they fit a person's needs. Sessions aim to be practical, spoken plainly, and tailored to the person's goals.
Joshua accepts international clients and offers several online formats. People begin by choosing the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire before scheduling a session.
What this therapist works with
His listing names Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship issues among the things Joshua works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in his listing among his approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Joshua among the ways he works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Joshua among the ways he works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Joshua among the ways he works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Joshua among the ways he works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Joshua among the ways he works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Joshua among the ways he works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Joshua among the ways he works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Joshua among the ways he works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Joshua among the ways he works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Joshua among the ways he works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Joshua among the ways he works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Joshua among the ways he works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Joshua among the ways he works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Joshua among the ways he works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Joshua directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how he works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Joshua directly how he uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Therapeutic approaches for online work
Joshua blends Narrative Therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and client-centered techniques to shape online sessions. Narrative Therapy focuses on the stories people tell about their lives and looks for ways to rewrite unhelpful narratives so they lead to different choices and outcomes. ACT helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting ruled by them and then take committed action toward a valued life. Client-centered methods emphasize listening, empathy, and meeting each person where they are so the conversation stays based on the client's priorities.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Joshua treats therapy as collaborative and will help people try different methods to see what fits best. Together they map goals, test practical steps, and adjust strategies based on what actually helps between sessions.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls are useful for deeper conversation and nonverbal cues, phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit a break at work, live chat works for quick check-ins, and text messaging allows brief ongoing support between meetings. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and varied lifestyles.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Joshua commonly address?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, and parenting challenges, among others.
What is his general therapy style?
He uses a forward-focused, practical style that highlights a person's strengths and works toward clear steps and goals.
How long has he been practicing?
He has 17 years of experience working in mental health settings as a licensed professional.
What credential and location apply to his practice?
He holds a California LMFT credential and practices from California.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and Hebrew, and he accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
He provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to give people flexible ways to connect.
How does billing and cost work?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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