

I am an honest and compassionate therapist with a direct approach to therapy. I believe therapy works best when communication is open, clear, and collaborative. I encourage curiosity, openness, and personal growth, and I aim to empower clients to take an active role in their healing and decision-making process.
Therapy is a place where it’s okay to be a little weird—in fact, it usually helps! My goal is to create a space where you feel understood, safe, and free to show up exactly as you are. I work with adults navigating anxiety disorders, substance use concerns, sleep difficulties, and neurodivergence. Many of my clients are thoughtful and self-aware, yet feel stuck in patterns that leave them exhausted or doubting themselves. My approach is collaborative, affirming, and evidence-based, with room for humor and authenticity. Together we will focus on practical tools, greater flexibility around distress, and meaningful, sustainable change.
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 15 years of experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings, I am passionate about supporting individuals on their journey toward self-love, acceptance, and healing. I believe that with the right tools, anyone can overcome any challenge.
I offer a non-judgmental, down-to-earth, and safe space where you can share your story. Every story is important, and I would be honored to hear yours. My work spans across children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families, addressing relational, emotional, behavioral, and social challenges.
My name is Dr. Josh Waddell, DNP, PMHNP-BC, and I am an integrative psychiatric provider dedicated to healing through identifying root causes of illness. I believe true healing occurs when we understand and address the imbalances within a person’s life. My approach is holistic and individualized, incorporating medication management, psychotherapy, and complementary and alternative interventions.
I have over 15 years of experience in mental health, having worked as a case manager, therapist, and psychiatric nurse practitioner. My work has spanned a wide range of settings, from sitting at the bedside in hospital rooms, to outpatient clinics in rural areas of Tennessee and Florida.
I am a double graduate of Vanderbilt University, earning both my MSN and DNP with a focus in psychiatric mental health. I also hold a master’s degree in clinical mental health and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Tennessee Technological University.
In addition to my clinical practice, I serve as teaching faculty at Yale University in the PMHNP program and am the host of the podcast Mental Maps, where I explore the intersection of mental health, meaning, and integrative care.
Solutions and progress are key therapy. Processing in a safe environment. Marriage, pre marriage, abusive power, pornography and sex dependencies, and Christian issues are specialties allowing growth without judgement or shame.


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