Psychotherapy, or talk therapy, refers to a variety of treatments that aim to help a person identify and change troubling emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. Psychotherapy can help eliminate or control troubling symptoms so a person can function better and can increase well-being and healing. Most psychotherapy takes place when a licensed mental health professional and a patient meet one-on-one or with other patients in a group setting either in-person or online.
Problems helped by psychotherapy include difficulties in coping with daily life; the impact of trauma, medical illness or loss, like the death of a loved one; and specific mental disorders, like depression or anxiety. Psychotherapy may be used in combination with medication or other therapies.
At its simplest, psychotherapy offers you the opportunity to talk about whatever is troubling you in complete confidence at the same time, on the same day, every week. This reliable framework, together with the relationship we develop together, provides a foundation for change.
Who would benefit from Psychotherapy?
People generally seek help from me when they are struggling with emotional or relational difficulties:
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Feeling sad, hopeless, or depressed
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Lacking self-confidence or self-esteem
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Coming to terms with losses, such as bereavement, divorce or an “empty nest”
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Feeling lonely and disconnected from others
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Struggling with self-defeating patterns and a persistent sense of underachievement
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Coming to terms with illness or disability
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Lacking a sense of purpose
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Questioning the meaning of life
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Distance or distrust within the family group or marriage
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Dealing with unresolved traumas from the past
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Questioning neuronormative expectations
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Feeling unable to make or sustain satisfying relationships
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Questioning your identity
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Feel trapped in a pattern of emotionally abusive relationships
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Feeling persistently anxious, uneasy or on edge
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Wanting to explore a recent diagnosis
Joshawa Torres, MS LMFT
Owner/CEO
Josh received his bachelor’s degree in psychology and philosophy from Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN) in 2006 and his Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy from Capella University (Minneapolis, MN) in 2013. Josh received his full Marriage & Family Therapist License in March, 2018.
Over the past 20 years, Josh has remained steadfast in his focus to aid others by providing care in a wide range of capacities, including milieu group lead and direct support personnel at a behavioral day treatment facility, Family Case Manager for the Indiana Department of Child Services, Behavioral Consultant, and Marriage and Family Therapist. This wide variety of roles has broadened his understanding and strengthened his ability to see issues from many perspectives. Josh believes in achieving positive client outcomes by connecting empathetically, recognizing individual needs and desires, and approaching each client collaboratively, consistently, and caringly.
Josh feels fortunate to have been able to build such a compassionate team at Torres Behavioral Health, where our focus is on finding the best way to support and serve our clients. Josh maintains a caseload of behavioral consulting clients. He is also currently accepting clients for individual, marriage, and family therapy, and group therapy, including the use of therapeutically applied role-playing games.