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Joshua Siskin, LMFT

Experienced mental health professional

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

At a glance

Joshua is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

4.5 stars
Clients are very satisfied with Joshua. View 28 reviews
Speaks English and Hebrew
Offers Telehealth visits
Licensed in California

Recent reviews

Joshua has helped me a lot!

Reviewed June 2024

I would highly recommend Joshua Siskin as a therapist I have had two sessions with him and I already feel better. He is a great therapist.

Reviewed September 2023

More about Joshua

  • 17 years' experience
  • Male
  • LMFT

I have been working as a mental health professional for 14 years. My approach is solution focused. I am not primarily concerned with how or why your present challenge developed, but rather will assist you in finding a way forward. I hope to elicit and reinforce your positive attributes and competencies and help you to access your inner strength. My goal is that you should feel better about yourself and life in general with the completion of our session together. Your ability to change or improve your situation depends on your desire to do so. My job is to awaken that desire within you.

Specialties

Stress Anxiety Addictions Relationship issues Family conflicts Depression Trauma and abuse Grief Intimacy-related issues Eating disorders Sleeping disorders Parenting issues Anger management Self esteem Career difficulties Bipolar disorder Coping with life changes Coaching Compassion fatigue ADHD Abandonment Adoption and foster care Aging and geriatric issues Antisocial personality Attachment issues Autism and Asperger Syndrome Avoidant personality BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture Blended family issues Body image Cancer Caregiver issues and stress Chronic pain, illness, and disability Co-morbidity Codependency Commitment issues Communication problems Control issues Coping with natural or human-caused disaster Dependent personality Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD) Dissociation Divorce and separation Domestic violence Drug and alcohol addiction Eating and food-related issues Emptiness Family of origin issues Family problems Fatherhood issues Fertility issues Forgiveness Guilt and shame Hoarding Hospice and end-of-life counseling Immigration issues Impulsivity Infidelity Intellectual disability Isolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purpose Men's issues Midlife crisis Veteran and Armed Forces Issues Money and financial issues Mood disorders Multicultural concerns Narcissism Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacks Paranoia Personality disorders Phobias Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships Postpartum depression Post-traumatic stress Pregnancy and childbirth Prejudice and discrimination Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling) Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Self-harm Self-love Sex addiction Sexual assault and abuse Sexual dysfunction Sexuality Smoking / vaping cessation Social anxiety and phobia Somatization Trichotillomania Visually impaired Women's issues Workplace issues Young adult issues

Treatment Approaches

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Attachment-Based Therapy
  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • Existential Therapy
  • Jungian Therapy
  • Mindfulness Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Solution-Focused Therapy
  • Somatic Therapy
  • Trauma-Focused Therapy

Licenses

Joshua Siskin's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578696894.

  • LMFT · California · 48666 · Expires April 2026

About online counseling

Affordable.
Pay a low flat fee.
Convenient.
Do it at your own time and at your own pace. Communicate whenever you feel it's needed.
Available now.
There is no waiting list and no calls to make. Simply fill out a short questionnaire and send your first message.

Online counseling allows you to receive care from a mental health practitioner via phone, video chat, or instant messaging. It is convenient for those who may have trouble getting to or would prefer not to have in-person therapy appointments. Starting at $65 per week, online counseling is generally more affordable than in-person counseling. A study by researchers at University of California, Berkeley found that online counseling can be just as effective as face-to-face therapy while being more convenient, affordable, and accessible.

Reviews for Joshua Siskin

All reviews have been submitted by clients after seeing the provider.

Overall rating:

4.5

28 reviews

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Joshua has helped me a lot!

Reviewed June 2024

I would highly recommend Joshua Siskin as a therapist I have had two sessions with him and I already feel better. He is a great therapist.

Reviewed September 2023

I had a wonderful experience! I felt understood, listened to, and supported.

Reviewed December 2022

I am greatly thankful for getting matched with Joshua. His expertise and professionalism have helped me to get back on track. My anxiety attacks are almost nonexistent after finding out why I have them in the first place, all thanks to Joshua's advice and analysis skills.

Reviewed November 2022

I think joshua is extremely caring and dedicated. He's very respectful, punctual and from our short experience he seems like a very capable, skilled and knowledgeable professional in his field. And wiyh that said, a disclaimer should be said as well, the timing of this question is too soon for accurate and strongly based insight. Either way, Joshua Siskin is definitely a very precious soul and he really, really listens. I don't know if that's the case but better help asked me for a review after what an algorithm would probably see as possitive interaction, so if my hunch is correct, the portion of the good / bad reviews might be controlled by manipulation and that's something more appropriate for a pay to win phone game and not a platform for psychological services. If that's the case and if the reviews are monitored - not cool betterhelp, not cool. Anyway, Joshua Siskin, so far is really great!

Reviewed September 2022

Im very glad that I recently started to get therapy with Josh and looking forward to dismantling some of the problems that hold me back in my life. Thank you so much.

Reviewed May 2022

Thank you for helping so much in such a short time! Im so grateful for you.

Reviewed May 2022

Awesome person of knowledge

Reviewed February 2022

Joshua has bright and useful tools for recovery - his positive energy and pragmatic perspective gave me the support and tools I could use immediately to address my issues in work and life motivations and relationships with myself and others. I highly recommend Joshua if you want a jumpstart in your life!

Reviewed February 2022

Dr, Siskin is a a very attentive therapist. He knows how to listen, he is very supportive and easy to talk to. He is really helpful when it comes to finding different approaches and finding a way to make things better. It's been a short while, but I feel comfortable talking to him and very hopeful for the future...

Reviewed February 2022

Since the first session with Joshua I have seen a drastic improvement in my attitude towards life and internal processes , couple of sessions in and I can say that this attitude allowed me to progress in the areas in life of which I considered myself just before 'stuck' I can go on and on but to keep it short and precise - I found massive value in the sessions with Joshua , and for that I'm grateful.

Reviewed January 2022

Just one session with Dr Siskin and I already feel much better. He gives practical advices and focuses on the present. Thank you Dr Siskin.

Reviewed December 2021

A very positive and optimistic therapist who is not willing to offer pragmatic and realistic solutions while being benevolent and attuned to his clients feelings and needs.

Reviewed November 2021

1 single session with him, now my life feels so much better. Im so fortunate to be able to meet him here.

Reviewed November 2021

I’m new with Siskin . But he makes difference since I start having sessions with him . He is firm and giving me solutions to resolve my issues . He also left me up and encouraging me to become better . He is smart and reply even on my diary and give me advices .

Reviewed July 2021

Dr. Siskin is a godsend. He embodies what one thinks of when they think of a great doctor. He is caring, kind, responsive, and thoughtful. He might be a little too good for his own benefit because I have had breakthroughs in our sessions that would have taken much longer with another doctor. He also is able to voice when he think I might be wrong, a quality I find sorely lacking with most therapists. When I first started working with Dr. Siskin I was overwhelmed with the many issues that my life had encountered. Talking with him and working through my problems with him has let me unburden myself with many things. I feel immense gratitude for Dr. Siskin and I am could not recommend him highly enough.

Reviewed April 2021

I’ve only had one session with Joshua but he seems to be very open minded and his first piece of advice to me really set me on the right path to helping my current struggle. I’m thankful for his advice.

Reviewed March 2021

Great! His personality is very welcoming making the sessions comfortable to be open and talk. Greatly appreciate him listening and suggesting routines and the many things i can do to better help why i enrolled to see a therapist.

Reviewed March 2021

1. Listens attentively to the problem statement. 2. Asks open questions to advance the thought process. 3. Suggests root causes and tests them collaboratively. 4. Introduces humor from time to time to break any tension. 5. A genuinely nice guy.

Reviewed February 2021

Joshua was very helpful in helping me find the tools I need to help myself.

Reviewed February 2021

Joshua was very helpful. He helped me get clarity about my relationship in a single session!

Reviewed December 2020

I met with Joshua Siskin to talk about anger management and stress. He always made me feel like he listened to everything I had to say and he would ask great questions. He provided insights into situations and offered a different perspective. He also suggested some techniques and strategies to me in order to manage anger better. I really appreciated the time, attention, and suggestions that Joshua gave me.

Reviewed December 2020

I joined betterhelp to deal with some family issues. My counselor Joshua really helped understand and assess my family dynamic and helped me learn how to cope and set healthy boundaries with them.

Reviewed November 2020

Great guy. Very easy to talk with and supportive. Not judgmental at all. Listens but also digs and gives advice which was very much appreciated. I liked him a lot!

Reviewed November 2020

Right off the hop, Joshua had some good advice that no one else had. He has a good understanding of the circumstances around my current issues and I look forward to speaking to him again. He has addressed concerns I have about my mental well-being in this difficult time I am facing. Joshua has a positivity and resolution that is solid and made me feel not so alone in the world. Thanks

Reviewed November 2020

Great insight and genuinely cares about helping!

Reviewed September 2020

I found Joshua to be very helpful and able to engage with me in a way that helped me to better understand the issues that I was dealing with. He was very easy to talk/chat to and was very responsive to any questions or message exchanges. I would highly recommend him for anyone looking for professional help.

Reviewed August 2020

Josh has been really helpful in organizing and recognizing my emotions. I am very happy I've started my emotional training with him. Super grateful.

Reviewed August 2020

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Frequently asked questions

Does Joshua Siskin offer telehealth visits?

Yes. Joshua Siskin works with clients by exchanging messages, chatting live, speaking over the phone, or video conferencing based on what works for the client at that particular time.

What language(s) does Joshua Siskin speak?

Joshua Siskin speaks English and Hebrew.

How many years of experience does Joshua Siskin have?

Joshua Siskin has 17 years of experience.

Where is Joshua Siskin licensed to practice?

Joshua Siskin is licensed to practice in California.

Does Joshua Siskin accept clients outside of the United States?

Yes, Joshua Siskin accepts clients outside of the United States.

Is online therapy as effective as in-person therapy?

Numerous studies support the effectiveness of online platforms in facilitating life changes. For instance, research published by JMIR Publications, conducted by teams from the University of Berkeley, UCSF, and SF General Hospital, found that "users of BetterHelp experienced significantly reduced depression symptom severity after engaging with the platform."

What treatment approaches does Joshua Siskin offer?

Joshua Siskin offers clients Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

How can I communicate with Joshua Siskin?

Joshua Siskin can be engaged in any one of four ways: (1) Exchanging messages, (2) chatting live, (3) speaking over the phone, or (4) video conferencing. You can use different ways at different times as you wish, based on your needs, availability, and convenience.

How do I get started with Joshua Siskin?

Just tap the CHAT NOW button or tap here: A new window will open and you'll be directed to a simple form that will help start the conversation. Please note: It can take up to a few days to be matched to a therapist.

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