Joshua Nice,

Hi, I’m Josh (he/him), a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LSCW) and CFBT.  

My multicultural family taught me to celebrate differences and see them as strengths that get us through difficult times.

I’m interested in how childhood, family, trauma, and society affect our experience of ourselves and the world. I have a healthy appreciation for how systems in our lives affect each of us uniquely.

A Safe Space for Healing

I believe that true empowerment and healing come through human connection and relationships and that intimacy (closeness) is not something that happens spontaneously but is a relational skill to learn. I’m here to support you with that.

Creating a safe space for you in therapy is a top priority. I take pride in maintaining a calm and non-judgmental presence, and an empathic, relational stance.

My Background

I graduated from Millersville University with a Master’s Degree in Social Work, which informed my strengths-based perspective and my keen awareness of systemic issues in our lives.

Prior to MFC, I worked with families on issues including but not limited to trauma, attachment, relationship dynamics and patterns, boundary setting, family violence, and self-harm. I have honed other areas of interest and skills, most recently focusing on relationship dynamics and work with couples.

Lastly, I’ve worked with adolescents and adults who identify as part of the LGBTQIA community for some time now, which I enjoy and appreciate.

Training & Techniques

In late 2024, I committed to training in Relational Life Therapy (RLT), which supports couples (and individuals) to develop relational skills that build healthy relationships, while working closely with the parts of us that do not want to use those skills.

Other interventions we might use together include evidenced-based techniques like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Psychodynamic, Solution-Focused, Motivational Interviewing, Attachment-Based Interventions, Trauma-Informed, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

Through the years, I’ve also used Eco-systemic Eco-Systemic Structural Family Therapy (ESFT). ESFT can support your ability to develop skills and change patterns between you and your loved ones, peers, school, and the community.

In Session

Research shows that the better the therapeutic relationship is, the better the results are in therapy. I’ll take the time to build this foundation with you.

I tend to be more relational than clinical with my approach; in other words, we’ll talk to each other like people. I feel strongly about person-centered treatment, which means you will be the one leading the change process.

I tend to be ‘eclectic’, which is another way of saying that I am open to using various types of interventions. Music and art have played a significant role in my life, opening me to a creative, fluid process, including using the arts in my client sessions as a therapeutic tool.

About Me

When I’m not ‘being a therapist’, I’m probably enjoying anything music-related, finding a cabin in the woods, cooking, rooting for a Philly sports team, or seeing my nieces. I am passionate about social justice and human rights issues, which inform how I treat others in and outside the office.

Ask about me if you think we’d be a good match!

PA License #CW024640

Joshua Nice’s Availability

Joshua Nice offers online therapy sessions to anyone in Pennsylvania and in-person therapy at the Lancaster therapy office.