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Online therapist

Joshua Rotkin

Supportive LCSW focused on relationships and parenting

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
17 years
Licensed in
New York, Connecticut
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Joshua

Joshua Rotkin is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, depression, anxiety, and trauma. He brings 17 years of practice in New York to conversations about stress, addiction, grief, self-esteem, ADHD, and LGBT concerns. Joshua works from a practical, respectful stance so people feel heard and understood from the first session.

He centers the client's own knowledge about their life and decisions. Joshua emphasizes clear goals and small steps that fit daily routines.

Background and approach

Sessions focus on what is useful now, whether that means changing a habit, improving communication, or managing mood swings. His training includes client-centered methods that prioritize the person's experience. He also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify and shift unhelpful thinking.

Solution-focused tools help create quick, concrete strategies for immediate problems. Joshua has worked with trauma and abuse concerns across the lifespan, including elder trauma and aging-related stress. He also addresses adoption and foster care questions, blended family dynamics, fatherhood issues, and caregiver strain.

Multicultural and sexuality topics are part of his everyday practice. People who choose Joshua can expect straightforward conversation, practical coping skills, and partnership in setting goals. He aims to make therapy feel manageable and relevant to real life.

His New York licensure and long-term experience guide a steady, compassionate approach.

Therapeutic approaches for online family and parenting concerns

Joshua uses client-centered therapy to place the person's experience at the heart of sessions. This approach means talking through what matters most to the individual, listening closely, and shaping goals around their priorities. It helps when someone needs support and understanding before making changes.

He also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. CBT offers concrete techniques for managing anxiety, depression, and stress by changing unhelpful thinking and building new habits. Solution-focused therapy is used alongside these methods to create short-term, action-oriented plans for immediate problems like communication breakdowns or parenting challenges.

Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. Joshua will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and pace. Together they set goals, try strategies, and adjust the plan based on what is working.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. These formats let people fit sessions into busy lives, check in between meetings, and keep progress moving even from a distance. The goal is to make meaningful work possible regardless of schedule or location.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Solution-Focused Therapy

Rather than examining the problem at length, this looks at what is already working and builds on it. Sessions tend to be practical and forward-looking, with small achievable steps, which translates readily to shorter online conversations.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Joshua address?
He works with issues such as relationship strain, family and parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, addictions, grief, self-esteem, and ADHD. He also focuses on related areas like adoption and foster care and fatherhood issues.
How would you describe his therapy style?
His style is practical and person-centered, emphasizing the client's strengths and goals. He helps set clear steps so progress feels manageable.
What is his background and clinical experience?
He has 17 years of professional experience and has worked on trauma and abuse concerns, including trauma affecting older adults. That long practice informs his approach to complex family and caregiving stress.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is an LCSW licensed in Connecticut as CT LCSW 014621 and in New York as NY LCSW 088181, and practices from New York.
Which languages are supported and can he work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English, and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Joshua offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing the short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

  • LGBT
  • Relationship issues
  • Family conflicts

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Therapeutic approaches

Experience
17 years
Licensed
New York, Connecticut
Languages
English

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