Mr. Josh Pattison

(Peer Specialist In Training)

he/him pronouns

Currently Accepting Waitlist

“You have the ability to begin your journey. Its never too late”

My own journey taught me that sometimes  asking for help can feel like one of the most difficult steps you can take but it’s also the most rewarding. 

With me, you can expect us to:

  • learn from each other as we walk our mental health journeys together.

  • I’m here to help you set reasonable goals and support you through them,

  • recognize your own strengths, and

  • help you identify your hurdles to overcome them. 

I believe everyone has the ability to begin their journey at any time—its never too late. 

Currently Accepting Waitlist

    1. My passion has always been movies of all genres. Even watching a terrible movie with good company is always a great time. 

    2. Boardgames, tabletop rpgs, and TCGs. 

    3. Play many types of video games

    4. Nature hikes

    5. Backyard cookouts

  • My mental health journey had been a path that I walked alone for too long. I know what it’s like to feel as if you don’t have any options and don’t have a voice.

    Over the years I tried to cope by learning “to live comfortable enough” with my depression, but that only meant I wasn’t healing. It felt like I was surviving…not living.

    Through seeking help and making new connections, I’ve made real tangible progress and now believe in myself enough to offer the support to others through their  difficult times.

    Together, we can walk your path so you can find your way towards self-empowerment, connection, and healing.  

    1. We’ll create a judgment free safe space where you can feel respected and understood in order to have a productive dialogue. 

    2. We’ll Identify what areas you would like support in the most. 

    3. We’ll set achievable goals, recognize the difficulty and celebrate when they’re accomplished. 

    4. We will connect to the community and other resources to establish a strong support network 

  • Strength Based and Humanistic Support

Accepted Insurances/Self-Pay

Greene County Medicaid (UPMC for You, Highmark Wholecare, Amerihealth Caritas) and Other Greene County CCBH Plans

*Please contact to me to learn more about self-pay rates. This option is only available for individuals with commercial (non-medicaid) insurance

My Approach to Peer Support

I believe that support is a way to discover yourself. By overcoming challenges, you decide who you are and who you believe you can be. Through honesty and acceptance, we can find out more about ourselves. 

I utilize my lived experience to assist others by sharing coping skills and tools I’ve used to ground myself in reality when things feel hopeless. Together, we’ll discover what works for you. 

I view mental health recovery as a winding path through the woods, an open highway, an up hill battle, and gently coasting down a mountain without a destination. Things that seem impossible may turn out to be a minor inconvenience and you may also find that some things are more complicated than you thought. No matter what your journey looks like, everyone is on a path and everyone struggles but no one has to be on it alone. 

Our time together will involve a back and forth about how you would like to be supported through the struggles on your path, and what tools you may need to acquire your goals. 

Supportive Quote

"I am not alone and unacknowledged. They nod to me, and I to them."—Ralph Waldo Emerson