Joseph Youngblood is a licensed clinical mental health counselor in North Carolina, credentialed under NC LCMHC 2902, and he brings 32 years of professional experience to his practice. A retired member of the US Navy, he has lived and worked around much of the world during military service and later as a civilian, which shaped his appreciation for differing cultures and perspectives.

Over more than three decades he has provided clinical care to both military and civilian populations across the United States, Europe, and Asia. His therapeutic work is grounded in Gestalt theory, which emphasizes wholeness, and in Individual Psychology, while he also draws on a broad education and training across many philosophies of personality development and treatment. He offers mental and behavioral health care for depression, anger, phobias, anxiety, PTSD, stress management, relationship concerns, and family issues.

As a recovering alcoholic with more than 40 years clean and sober, he also provides counseling for substance abuse issues. For the past 16 years he has served as a Military and Family Life counselor, assisting military families to navigate relationship struggles and the stresses of an ever-changing military environment during a time of war.