Josh Spell

Mental Health Therapist

Josh Spell is a licensed social worker in the state of Washington and currently works in private practice in Seattle. Before beginning his practice, Josh worked in the field of eating disorders and generalized behavioral health settings. He earned a master’s degree in social work from the University of Washington and received his undergraduate degree from Seattle University. Josh was a dancer with Pacific Northwest Ballet from 2001 to 2011 and danced with Kansas City Ballet for two seasons. He trained at the School of American Ballet and attended Summer Courses at Pacific Northwest Ballet School. Josh danced a range of repertory from George Balanchine to Twyla Tharp. Among his favorite roles were the second sailor in Jerome Robbin’s Fancy Free, Puck in George Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Benvolio and acolytes in Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Roméo et Juliette and roles in Jiri Kylián Sechs Tänze and Petite Mort. Josh has returned to the dance world in a new role as consulting therapist for the Pacific Northwest Ballet. Josh works with professional dancers and students all over the country centering dance from a holistic perspective and offering a wide variety of mental health tools. He has given various seminars on performance anxiety, self-compassion, perfectionism, body image, self-care and identity. Josh's former career as a professional ballet dancer informs his current approach, and he is passionate about working with dancers.