Josh Stieber (He/Him)

Approach Description: Beginning in 2018, I began working at a clinic dedicated to serving 9/11 rescue and recovery workers. My experience with these responders--in addition to my own healing journey--has taught me a great deal about the journey towards inner peace after suffering pain and chaos. The poet Rumi wrote: "the wound is the place where the Light enters you." I believe that therapy is an opportunity to put this theory of transformation into practice. When we are damaged, we rely on parts of ourselves to protect our vulnerable areas. Therapy can help us honor the strengths that we have relied on while also allowing them to rest. The scared and sensitive parts can then come forward and receive understanding and acceptance. Through making peace with different parts of yourself, the answers you have been seeking can come forward in unexpected and profound ways. It is not an easy journey but the freedom it can bring is priceless. The above principles guide me in my approach to therapy. I believe the answers you seek are deep within you. My role is to help you identify the obstacles, bring compassion for the parts of yourself that you find hard to accept, and celebrate your growth alongside you. I rely on your courage to bring your full self into therapy and on my warmth, empathy, and creativity.