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About Josh

I am a licensed marital and family therapist (LMFT) in Oklahoma. I have a private practice in NW OKC where I provide therapeutic services for individuals, couples, and families. Although my strongest strengths lie in the areas of communication & conflict resolution, rebuilding relationships after infidelity, parenting & parent-child relational issues, and overcoming pornography addiction, my expertise cover a wide-array of personal and relational issues.

In addition to my private practice, I also serve as the college minister at the Wilshire Church of Christ in OKC. I thoroughly enjoyed my college years at Oklahoma Christian University (OC), so working with this group brings back lots of pleasant memories. My goal is to encourage and nourish their Spirit as they carve out for themselves a place as a minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

I have been happily married since Dec. 2000 to my lovely wife, Amanda. We met and married while working on our undergraduate degrees at OC. We left there to move to Stillwater to work on our graduate degrees at Oklahoma State University. I obtained a Master's degree in Marriage & Family Therapy; and Amanda received her Ph.D. in Chemistry. She is currently a chemistry professor at OC. We live in the OKC metro area with our sons, Casen and Liam.

Someone once said to me that your family should be your first ministry. I truly believe that to be effective "out in the field," we've got to be taking care of things at home. Hal Runkel, in his book ScreamFree Parenting, states that we must learn to put on our own oxygen masks first, because if we can't breathe, we can't help anybody. Therefore, my prayer is that each and everyone of us learn to take care of ourselves and our families so that we can be effective stewards of the Word. I hope this group will be yet another resource to help you do just that.

You can learn more about me and what's on my mind through my website and my blog.

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How Big of a Problem is Pornography in Our Society? 1 Reply

How many people do you know that struggle with pornography addiction? I think most of us know one or two or at least know of someone or a family that has been impacted by the addiction. But did you…Continue

Tags: Treatment, Addiction, Pornography, Righteousness

Started by Joshua Nichols. Last reply by Bill Bowman Mar 31, 2012.

The Five Love Languages 4 Replies

The 5 Love Languages™ by Gary ChapmanOne of the most helpful things for a couple to discover is each other's love languages. That is, they need to find out what sounds and feels like love to their…Continue

Tags: communication, language, love, Gary Chapman, love languages

Started by James Nored. Last reply by James Nored Jan 8, 2011.

Forgiveness in Marriage 3 Replies

Forgive and forget, right? Not according to this article: Forgive and forget? Not if you know what's good for your…Continue

Tags: marriage, forgiveness

Started by James Nored. Last reply by James Nored Jan 8, 2011.

Barking at Cats: A Lesson in COMMUNICATION 3 Replies

A couple of years ago, my lovely wife and I spent our Christmas holiday at her parents' in Arizona. In addition to hauling our luggage down, we also brought our 2 wonderful dogs with us. They loved…Continue

Tags: relationships, Communication

Started by Joshua Nichols. Last reply by Joshua Nichols Dec 14, 2010.

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Comment by James Nored on January 25, 2011 at 2:41am: Young couples often disagree about monogamy, study finds. See this USA Today article. http://www.usatoday.com/yourlife/sex-relationships/2011-01-22-monog...

Comment by James Nored on January 18, 2011 at 9:30pm: Simplicity for Mission-Minded Families.

Comment by James Nored on January 18, 2011 at 9:26pm: Here is an article, 11 Tips for Studying the Bible at the Dinner Table. http://www.crosswalk.com/11644046/

Comment by Joshua Nichols on January 8, 2011 at 10:53am: RE: Divorce in Small Group: I agree with most his points on the matter. Small groups offer the opportunity to get connected on a much deeper level. We need to make sure that we don't allow an issue like this to keep that from happening. We need to have understanding/empathy and lots of prayer.

Comment by James Nored on January 8, 2011 at 9:38am: What role should a small group have when one of the couples is considering a divorce? Here is an article on this subject. What do you think?

Comment by James Nored on December 27, 2010 at 6:13pm: Here is an article from Joe Beam on Facebook Affairs.

Comment by James Nored on November 27, 2010 at 9:50am: Here is an article on Ten Ways to Build a Healthy and Happy Family.

Comment by James Nored on November 3, 2010 at 10:58pm: Here is an article on how to Stop Destructive Patterns in Marriage.

Comment by James Nored on October 24, 2010 at 10:11pm: Here is an article, 10 Ways to Beat the Marriage Blues. How do couples break out of down times in their marriages? It happens to virtually every couple.

Comment by James Nored on October 10, 2010 at 10:44pm: Here is a blog post on Communicating With Your Teen.

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