Joseph Setchel, LMHC, LCMHC

Joseph Setchel is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with over 21 years of experience. He offers straightforward, practical help for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or life changes. He also supports those facing issues like ADHD, addictions, sleep problems, anger, and concerns about intimacy and self-esteem.

Joseph uses simple, evidence-informed methods that match each person's needs. He listens first, then helps clients set clear goals and build small, useful skills. Sessions aim for better coping, clearer choices, and more effective day-to-day routines.

Joseph trained in psychology, earning a bachelor’s degree in 1999 and a master’s degree in clinical psychology in 2002. He completed a two-year post-master’s internship and received his mental health counseling license in 2007. He practices in Florida and brings long-term experience to common life struggles.

His work blends Client-Centered Therapy with cognitive-behavioral and solution-focused techniques. He also draws on existential and psychodynamic ideas when they suit the person’s goals. The focus is on choice, honesty, cultural awareness, and respectful regard for each person’s background.

People who meet with Joseph can expect a collaborative pace, with therapy shaped to real-life needs. He helps clients translate insight into concrete steps, whether that means managing mood, improving sleep, addressing addictive behaviors, or navigating relationship concerns.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and working at your pace. The therapist focuses on understanding your perspective and helps you set goals that matter to you. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It gives practical tools for managing anxiety, depression, and sleep problems by changing unhelpful thinking and building new habits.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with the client to choose methods that match goals, needs, and preferences. That collaboration can include trying a few approaches and tracking what helps most over time.

Confirm the specific session options before booking, since formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel time and allowing sessions during a lunch break or between errands. It can also let someone use a shorter check-in when energy or bandwidth is limited. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and pacing to work well in remote sessions, helping people move from insight to practical change.