Joel Thomas Blackstock Jr.

is a licensed clinical social work supervisor and the founder of Taproot Therapy Collective in Hoover, Alabama. He received his BA in comparative religion from Sewanee: The University of the South and his Master’s in Social Work with adults and families from The University of Alabama. Joel uses his diverse academic and professional experience in therapy through an eclectic integration of many techniques for growth, healing, and meaning. He specializes in helping clients harness their own creativity and strengths to overcome barriers for growth and healing. Joel's approach includes a 'trauma map' to allow patients to understand how trauma is affecting their emotional reality, physical sensations, somatic feelings, posture, communication style, and unconscious reactions. He is an Emotional Transformation Therapy certified complex trauma therapist, EMDR trained, and Brainspotting Phase 2 trained clinician who often utilizes parts-based therapies and existential approaches. Joel's specialties include Jungian Therapy, EMDR, Brainspotting, Dissociative Disorders, Existential Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Parts Based Therapy, and Shadow Work. He is passionate about travel and exploring new cultures as well as new ways of being, and in his personal life, he is an avid reader and home chef who spends most weekends hiking and enjoying the outdoors with his wife and children.