Joshua Laycock - Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Loves working with:

  • Men’s Mental Health from a masculinity lens

  • Men navigating relationships and parenting

  • Men who feel lost and are looking for support

  • Sexuality and Addictive Behaviors such as porn addiction

 

Carrying the weight alone? We’re here to help men find balance and strength

Joshua’s Specialties

  • Masculine-Centred Therapy with Joshua

    Joshua offers a therapy experience that honours both the primal and the divine within the masculine journey. He recognizes that men often carry unspoken pressures to be strong, capable, and unwavering — yet beneath this, there can be deep emotions, unmet needs, and a longing for meaning.

    Grounded in Gestalt therapy, Joshua helps clients stay present and aware, uncovering how old patterns and unprocessed experiences shape their lives today. He also works with the primal, guiding men to reconnect with raw emotion and embodied expression — the instinctive energy that often lies just beneath the surface. From there, he integrates the divine, creating space for clients to explore purpose, values, and the bigger picture of who they are becoming.

    Joshua’s approach allows men to experience the full spectrum of their inner world: to release what is heavy, to find clarity in what is present, and to move toward a more grounded and meaningful sense of self. His work redefines strength as the courage to face both the primal and the divine within.

  • Supporting Fathers’ Mental Health

    Joshua understands that fatherhood can bring incredible joy but also profound challenges. Many fathers carry silent burdens — the pressure to provide, to be steady for their families, and to live up to cultural or personal ideals of masculinity. When expectations feel overwhelming, emotions like shame and anger can surface, often hidden beneath a calm exterior or expressed in ways that strain relationships.

    In his work with fathers, Joshua creates a non-judgmental space to explore these difficult feelings. Using Gestalt principles, he helps men stay present with their emotions and uncover what lies beneath the surface. He also draws on primal approaches to safely release stored tension and reconnect with the raw, human parts of themselves. From there, Joshua guides fathers toward the divine — a sense of meaning, purpose, and self-compassion that reshapes how they relate to themselves, their children, and their partners.

    His goal is to help fathers move from cycles of shame and anger into healthier patterns of connection, patience, and authenticity — redefining fatherhood as a journey of both strength and vulnerability.

  • Helping Men Show Up in Their Relationships

    Many men hear from their partners that they seem distant, unavailable, or emotionally shut down. This can be painful to hear and may leave men feeling criticized, confused, or unsure of how to fix things. Joshua helps men explore what gets in the way of emotional closeness — whether it’s stress, past experiences, shame, or the belief that showing emotion makes them weak.

    In therapy, Joshua creates a safe, non-judgmental space for men to better understand their emotional world and learn practical ways to connect. He supports men in building skills to communicate openly, express emotions in healthy ways, and respond with empathy to their partners.

    His goal is to help men step into their relationships with more presence and authenticity — so their partners no longer feel shut out, but instead feel truly seen, valued, and connected.

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Are You Feeling…

  • Distant from your partner, unsure how to connect even when you want to?

  • Frustrated or angry, with emotions that come out in ways you regret?

  • Ashamed, believing you should “be stronger” or “hold it together”?

  • Weighed down by responsibility, always providing but rarely feeling supported yourself?

  • Alone with your struggles, because talking about feelings feels uncomfortable or weak?

  • Disconnected from yourself, unsure of who you are beyond work, family, and expectations?

Working with Joshua, men often feel a growing sense of relief — discovering that they don’t have to carry everything alone, that strength includes vulnerability, and that change is possible in their relationships and within themselves.

Meet Joshua

He is our Mens Mental Health expert. Joshua is not new to helping people. With a background as a Men’s Coach, Joshua is passionate about transforming the lives of people who are struggling with their self-image, intimate relationships, anger, anxiety, career, assertiveness, boundary setting, purpose, parenting and spirituality.

He helps men talk about “mens stuff” and helps women understand the men in their lives !!

With a keen eye for detail and a “kind but firm approach”, Joshua guides his clients to learn to walk confidently in the world with a renewed sense of purpose, direction, connection, awareness, and gratitude. 

When he’s not working, Joshua can be found on the jiu-jitsu mats, in the weight room, listening to jazz, or spending time with his family.

Cost: 169.50 per 50 minute session

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