Dr. Joseph Adams

Dr. Joe Adams graduated with a Bachelor’s in Psychology, a Master’s in Counseling, and a Doctorate in Psychology. Dr. Adams is dually specialized in providing care for mental health as well as addiction treatment as a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, a Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor, and a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. Dr. Adams has been professionally immersed in the field of psychology since 2006 and his experience includes working with developmental disabilities, methadone maintenance clinics, state welfare and social services systems, therapeutic communities, mental health stabilization and transition group homes, suicidality and self-harm, as an adjunct professor, and inpatient and outpatient co-occurring treatment programs. In addition to being in private-practice, Dr. Adams is a Certified & Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS & CCS) and mentors new counselors pursuing initial licensure for CADC/LCADC and LAC/LPC, as well as fully licensed clinicians seeking clinical supervision for their own personal and professional development. Dr. Adams enjoys helping patients achieve optimal mental and emotional well-being the most, particularly working with teens and adults interested in overcoming social anxieties, self-esteem/confidence issues, sexuality issues including inadequacies and insecurities, sexual performance challenges, pornography and masturbation problems, drug and alcohol related issues including relapse prevention, traumas (acute, chronic, and/or complex), coming-of-age and other formative/identity development challenges, as well as performing comprehensive evaluations for substance abuse, mental health, and drug and alcohol testing/monitoring whether for personal, parental, professional, or court purposes.

Dr. Adams is a dually licensed, seasoned psychotherapist who treats people with various mental health and addiction needs. Dr. Adams enjoys helping patients achieve optimal mental and emotional well-being, particularly working with people interested in overcoming social anxiety, self-esteem/confidence issues, trauma, sexuality and identity development, sexual performance challenges, pornography and masturbation addictions, drug and alcohol problems, sustaining recovery/relapse prevention, and performing evaluations for substance abuse, mental health, and drug and alcohol testing/monitoring whether for personal or court purposes. Regardless of the circumstances, Dr. Adams is an ally who adapts his treatment approach to the unique needs of each person, and focuses on empowering people to improve their own lives with a little extra confidence and support!

A typical first session with Dr. Adams would look like getting to know each other a bit, discovering some common grounds while also exploring some differences, and then broaching what you would hope to get out of this experience. You might want a safe space to unpack things; you might want to work through something that has been troubling you for a long while; you might even want break out of some chains and become the person you know you can be! I like to get to know each person by getting to know some of their history, what has and has not worked, and what a truly happy version of you would look like and what I can do to help you achieve that!