Josh Downs

Josh Downs, LCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and an advanced practitioner of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) who specializes in couples counseling. Bringing warmth, humor, and a keen insight into relationship dynamics, he helps partners reconnect and address persistent conflicts.

A co-founder of Live Well Counseling Center, he has been a therapist since 2009. He earned an undergraduate degree in Psychology and a master's degree in Social Work from Brigham Young University; research on childhood resilience and scrupulosity.

Josh works with communication problems, broken trust, addiction, infidelity, and mental illness, and he also sees teens, young adults, and individuals with depression, anxiety, and behaviors that feel out of control. He views relationships as systems of patterns and cycles, creates a safe space to move away from blame, and guides partners in repairing past injuries while providing hope, direction, and encouragement as they rebuild trust.