Joshua Dye, LCSW
Attachment-Based & Experiential Therapy for Individuals, Couples, and Families
My Philosophy of Healing and Connection
Hello, I’m Josh. Like you, I carry a life story. And right now, that story may feel stuck in painful or distressing patterns. If you’re here, it’s possible you’re searching for hope—and I want you to know that hope is real.
At the heart of my work is the belief that meaningful change happens when people feel emotionally safe, deeply understood, and not alone. When vulnerability is met with presence and care, the nervous system begins to settle, and new possibilities for connection and repair emerge.
Who I Work With
I work with individuals, couples, and families who feel caught in cycles that no longer serve them. This may show up as repeated relationship conflict, emotional disconnection, the lingering effects of trauma, or a sense of feeling shut down, overwhelmed, or isolated.
My priority in therapy is to create a space where you feel genuinely seen, understood, and emotionally safe. From that place, meaningful and lasting change becomes possible.
How Change Happens in Therapy
In my work, change emerges through corrective emotional experiences—moments when vulnerability is met differently than it was in the past. When someone is able to share their inner world with a safe other and have that experience received with care, deep emotional learning becomes possible.
Over time, people naturally begin to feel safer within themselves and more connected in their relationships. I carry my own experiences of this kind of change, so I understand the courage it takes to risk vulnerability in the room.
My Story
The path that led me to becoming a therapist began long before I chose the profession. After returning home from active duty and re-entering civilian life, I noticed a common thread among many veterans. Despite our different backgrounds, many of us struggled in similar ways—not only with the stress of military service, but with family and partner distress that affected every area of life.
As I reflected on my own upbringing through adult eyes, I began to understand how early emotional experiences shaped the way I related to others. While my parents were loving, my father had one primary way of dealing with distress: anger. In my family, vulnerability—emotions like sadness, fear, or uncertainty—was underexpressed, while protective responses such as anger, shutting down, or withdrawal were overexpressed.
Understanding these emotional “rules” helped me make sense of my own patterns and created a deep desire to clarify the narrative of my life. That same process now guides the work I do with others.
What This Work Looks Like
What began as a desire to serve fellow veterans gradually expanded into working with children, families, adults, and eventually couples navigating deep relational wounds and trauma. Through this work, I’ve come to believe that what people need most when they feel unhappy or disconnected is not labeling, judgment, or directives—but to feel understood, validated, and seen.
The most meaningful part of my work is witnessing individuals and couples find language for their inner experiences and begin relating to themselves and others with greater clarity, compassion, and openness. When emotional blocks and protective patterns soften, connection often unfolds naturally.
Training & Clinical Orientation
My therapeutic approach is grounded in attachment-based, experiential, and somatic therapy. Clinically, I am EMDR certified, trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS), and under consultation toward certification in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT). I have also received extensive training in mindfulness-based stress reduction, grief, and bereavement.
While my training is broad, my work is guided by a simple philosophy: what doesn’t come from the heart does not reach the heart. Therapy is not about rigid techniques or being told how to live—it is about understanding the emotional patterns shaping experience so new responses can emerge naturally.
The People I’m Drawn to Working With
I tend to work best with individuals and couples who are open to trying something different and willing to explore beneath the surface. I don’t direct or prescribe solutions. Instead, we focus on slowing down, understanding emotional patterns, and creating space for something new to unfold.
At the core of my understanding of people is the principle of dignity—that every person carries inherent worth and the capacity for healing once obstacles to connection are removed. Couples often arrive feeling trapped in negative cycles, betrayal trauma, or emotional mistrust. Individuals bring similar struggles shaped by childhood experiences, relational pain, anxiety, depression, or trauma. My role is to help create the conditions where trust—in the process and eventually in oneself—can grow.
Living the Work
What makes my work unique is that Robyn and I live what we offer. Our own relationship has been shaped by learning repair, building secure emotional bonds, and offering ourselves and each other more grace.
In sessions, I use presence, warmth, and attunement to help clients feel welcomed and respected. My hope is that people leave therapy with a sense of authorship over their lives—knowing that meaningful change came from within them once the right space was created.
An Invitation
At the heart of my philosophy is the belief that love is wired into us as a survival mechanism. Secure emotional bonds help us understand that conflict is not about right or wrong, but about lost connection. When vulnerability is met with care and responsiveness, repair becomes possible again.
If you are seeking help for yourself or your relationship, softening and turning toward yourself and others is within reach. I have a framework to support this reconnection, and I would be honored to walk alongside you.
