Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
How Joel works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCPC
- Licensed in
- Montana
- Years in practice
- 5
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Joel
Joel Willis is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Montana. He brings five years of professional experience to sessions and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, anger, and depression. Joel aims to treat clients with respect, sensitivity, compassion, and a touch of humor.
Joel adapts conversations and treatment plans to fit each person's needs. He often uses clear, practical steps so people can try new ways of coping between sessions.
Background and approach
His work has included issues that come from family background, attachment concerns, and life disruptions like adoption or blended family stress. He also addresses topics such as body image, eating and food-related struggles, caregiving stress, and challenges related to commitment, control, and communication. Joel has experience with dissociation, disruptive mood dysregulation disorder, and recovery from abusive experiences.
He is familiar with dynamics that arise in BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture and aims to approach such topics without judgment. Joel draws on client-centered methods and goal-focused techniques to help people notice patterns and make change. He combines cognitive behavioral ideas, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, and narrative work to fit what each person needs.
Many clients find this mix helpful for building new habits and managing intense feelings like anger. Seeking help can feel hard. Joel aims to make the process straightforward and collaborative, helping people set realistic steps and try them out in between sessions.
He works in English and provides remote session options to suit different schedules.
What Joel works with
Everything Joel lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Joel's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Joel lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Joel’s approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy starts by listening to each person’s goals and concerns and shaping sessions around what matters most to them. This helps people feel heard and steers the work toward practical steps that fit their life.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and testing simple changes to reduce symptoms like anxiety or anger. It often includes short exercises to practice between appointments.
Mindfulness therapy teaches attention skills to notice emotions and bodily cues without immediately reacting, which can be useful for managing stress and strong feelings. These skills are usually brief practices that can be used at home or during stressful moments.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Joel will collaborate with each person to decide which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. He adjusts techniques as progress is made and invites feedback about what feels useful.
Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people use body language and facial cues, phone can fit a shorter check-in or lower bandwidth, and messaging can support quick questions or ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule consistent work around school, work, or caregiving commitments.
Questions people ask about Joel
What kinds of concerns does Joel help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, anger, and depression, plus related issues like attachment and family of origin concerns.
How would you describe his approach in session?
Sessions are collaborative and practical, using client-centered conversation alongside goal-focused techniques to help people try new coping skills between meetings.
What is his background and experience?
Joel is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with five years of professional experience working in therapeutic settings.
Where is he licensed and based?
He holds an LCPC credential and practices in Montana.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients schedule with him?
He is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Joel meets via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling more flexible.
How are fees and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session.