Trauma-informed story coaching that meets you where you are.

I help people understand the stories behind where they feel stuck so they can heal, grow, and move toward greater freedom and connection.

About Joshua

I work with people who want more—more connection, more freedom, more joy, and more grace for themselves and others. I help people look back in order to move forward, understanding and healing the stories that keep them from the life they desire.

My approach is shaped by over a decade of pastoral ministry and trauma-informed coaching, as well as my own experience of loss, healing, and rebuilding.

Meet Joshua

How to Begin

  • 1. Book Your Discovery Meeting

    Scheduling is quick and easy. All it takes is a few clicks and you’re in!

  • 2. Fill out a New Client Form

    Answer a few short questions to help us prepare for your Discovery Meeting and make the best use of our time together.

  • 3. Attend Your Discovery Meeting

    We will meet over Zoom to discuss your needs and how I can help. From there we can schedule our first sessions if you’re ready!

  • "Joshua is solid . . . able to hear you and be true to what he is seeing or hearing. He is personally familiar with pain and trauma and therefore able to assist in navigating a healthy life response to pain and trauma in your life. It's evident he has done hard work in this regard and not speaking/coaching from a textbook. It's real - tried and true! Yes - it's worth it!!! "

    M., Client

  • “Joshua’s warm, calm, inviting presence, together with penetrating but gently formulated questions combined to create a safe environment in which to explore the issues beneath the surface that shape me today. One session with Joshua produced more insight than a year with a former therapist.”

    —D., Retired Minister

  • "Joshua is a fantastic guide! His warmth and curiosity created a safe and inviting environment for me to explore many of my formative life experiences. Joshua carries a particular wisdom into the room, gently asking insightful questions and engaging the complexity of these formative stories with nuance and care. Simply put, I experienced a lot of healing in my time meeting with him and am so thankful!"

    —D., Former Client

  • “Amidst a busy season of life and ministry Joshua helped me slow down and deeply explore my core desires and motivations. No matter what we unearthed he always moved toward me with the grace and kindness of a good, wise friend. The soul care and pastoral coaching he provides is immensely beneficial."

    —J., Lead Pastor

  • "I have witnessed the gifting that Joshua brings when engaging a story and it is delightful. Joshua offers a gentle, deep-seeing presence while embodying precision in naming difficult truths with kindness. Joshua is an expert at reading and engaging the parts of stories that keep us bound and is willing to sit in the tension of the bind compassionately and without judgement. I highly recommend Joshua as a wise companion in story work."

    —Steven, LPC, Allender Center Fellow

  • "It's worth it. Joshua is really good at being with you as you process your pain, marriage, spiritual life, or whatever else is happening in your life, as well as coaching you through whatever is happening by drawing on his experience and providing practical instruction and resources as well."

    —A, Client

Training you can trust.

Narrative Focused Trauma Care® (NFTC) certified through the Allender Center.

Book a Free Discovery Meeting.

Any meaningful relationship begins with trust. I offer a free, 30-minute Discovery Meeting to help us get to know each other and start working on a plan to get you the help you need. Find the time that works for you!

“The past is never dead, it’s not even past.”

William Faulkner, Requiem for a Nun

Get started with Good Shepherd Soul Care today.

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