Dr. Josalyn Ice, LPC

Dr. Josalyn Ice is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in West Virginia with 22 years in mental health. She focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and major life changes. Her work emphasizes straightforward conversation and practical steps people can use between sessions.

She describes her style as warm, engaged, and interactive. Sessions are collaborative - she listens first, then helps clients map clear goals and small, achievable steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is part of her approach, used to identify unhelpful thought patterns and develop better ways of coping.

Dr. Ice also draws on client-centered and mindfulness techniques to help people feel heard and to build calm, present-moment skills. For people who have experienced trauma or abuse she uses trauma-focused methods tailored to each person’s pace. She combines these approaches into a plan that fits the issue and the person.

She works with concerns that often come together, such as parenting stress, family conflict, attachment or abandonment wounds, caregiver strain, and work-related burnout or compassion fatigue. She helps clients address anger, self-esteem, forgiveness, and financial or life-purpose questions in practical terms.

Her sessions are meant to be respectful and empowering. Dr. Ice aims to create a space where people can talk through hard things, practice new skills, and track small changes over time.

How Dr. Ice brings CBT and mindfulness online

Dr. Ice commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test more helpful ways of thinking and acting. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress by breaking problems into clear steps that can be practiced between sessions.

She also uses client-centered methods that prioritize a respectful, listening-first relationship and mindfulness techniques that teach simple breathing and attention exercises. Those approaches can help people feel more grounded and less reactive when emotions run high.

Finding the right approach is a joint process. She works with clients to match methods to their goals, symptoms, and day-to-day needs. Together they check what is working and adjust the plan as therapy progresses.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill practice, phone sessions can fit a shorter break or use less bandwidth, and messaging or chat can support quick check-ins or ongoing coaching between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep momentum between meetings.