Today we’d like to introduce you to Joshua Adair, Lcsw, Cctp
Hi Joshua, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers?
I knew from a young age that I wanted to be a helper. I had no idea what that looked like at the time, though it evolved throughout my teenage years and early twenties. I entered junior college in a small town in Texas with an 8th grade education, no social security number, and a rather high ACE score. To say that the odds were stacked against me would be an understatement. I initially began as an English major with a desire and passion to teach others and help younger generations. While I still very much enjoy writing poetry and storytelling, I found early on that my passion was in being a safe place for others. It was during this stage of my life that I first began needing the support of healers. I quickly realized that healing is a gift that needs to be shared with others – especially from those who know the path and have traveled it well. There were many breaks throughout my higher education due to my own journey with healing, moving, and working various jobs throughout higher ed.
I completed my Bachelors in Social Work from Northwestern State University of Louisiana. The most affordable online program that I could find, and it was so special. The December that I finished, I made the trek to Natchitoches, Louisiana just to walk the stage. I remember the awe and gratitude that I had as I sat there with my peers waiting to walk the stage as a first-gen college graduate. A short 6 weeks later I began my Masters degree in Social Work at Texas A&M Commerce, another affordable online program to obtain my MSW in roughly 12 months. During both degree programs I managed to work full time in various settings including inpatient behavioral health hospitals as a mental health tech, and in non-profit with young adults experiencing homelessness.
Shortly after finishing my Masters degree and moving to Austin, I began to step into the therapy world. I knew that I wanted to be a trauma therapist and offer the same sacred presence I had once received. I prepared by completing EMDR training during my last semester of graduate school. When I got to Austin I had the opportunity to work at a wonderful group practice in Central Austin, and at a Partial Hospitalization Program in Cedar Park with those who had experienced unimaginable trauma. In April of 2024 I made the decision to start Mosaic Mind & Body Wellness, PLLC. We provide psychotherapy and coaching to those who have experienced trauma, live with dissociative experiences (DID/OSDD), are members of marginalized communities (BIPOC, LGBTQIA), and specialize in EMDR and intensive psychotherapy. We are a primarily virtual practice with the possibility of in person work when doing intensive psychotherapy.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
I would say that it’s likely evident from some of what I’ve shared that it has been quite a bumpy road, but especially the last year. My family experienced some unimaginable experiences related to our health and housing, and we were all very unwell as a result. I took a significant step back from therapy for a season and reconnected with my own healing on a deeper level. It was one of the more difficult decisions that I have made as a healer and as a human, but it has had such a beautiful impact.
It was a slow road, but we had some rather large transitions that began to make a significantly positive impact on our overall well being. It was then that I was able to reconnect with that passion and desire, and really when Mosaic began to become a possibility again. I’m a firm believer that it’s these unfortunate circumstances that has given me grit and tenacity, and has allowed me to see what I’m capable of – it’s that same presence that I bring into the therapy room and hope to identify and empower others in.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know?
Mosaic Mind & Body Wellness is owned by myself and my wife, Estella Rodriquez-Adair, and is born out of our own experience with piecing together the shards that life leaves us with to make beautiful mosaics. It’s our desire to create spaces for those who might identify with feeling like the underdog or the outcast. I’m an EMDR Certified clinician and a Consultant-in-training and Estella is a Certified Trauma & Resiliency Coach. We recently added in Edith Juanah, LPC-Associate, ATR-P who is a wonderful and gifted art therapist. We’re known for working with other healers, complex trauma, dissociative experiences, and doing intensive psychotherapy (multi-hour and multi-day sessions). I’m so proud of what we have built, down to the logo that I drew on my iPad with my wife’s vision. I would say that the things that set us apart would be our option to have psychotherapy intensives done in your home.
Any advice for finding a mentor or networking in general?
Networking has been my greatest asset. I would not be here if it weren’t for the tribe that has come around me as we launched Mosaic. Austin has such a special therapy community and I’m so grateful to be a part of it. I would say to a new therapist – get your name out there, get in front of people, get coffee with them, figure out what you want to learn and who you can learn it from. When you find out what it is you want to do or specialize in, find the people who are doing that and be open and vulnerable with them about your desire to learn from them and commit to being a lifelong learner.
Pricing:
- $175 – 50-Minute Session
- $300 – 90-Minute Session
- $260 per intensive hour (3hr minimum)
Contact Info:
- Website: https://mosaicmindandbody.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mosaicmindandbody/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Mosaic-Mind-Body-Wellness-PLLC/61560084426441/
- Other: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/mosaic-mind-body-wellness-pllc-austin-tx/1294665
