Joel Dietrich joined Holistic Recovery in July 2022. He is passionate about mental health and provides a person-centered approach to participants of Holistic Recovery and respects the individual needs of those who are on their recovery journey. He is commencing his Certificate IV in Mental Health to develop his skills and knowledge around mental health.

Joel’s eagerness to support participants and enthusiastic approach enhances his understanding that the road to recovery is never linear, it’s a journey. This journey is unique to each individual often with many stakeholders involved in this process.

Joel appreciates self-reflection as a tool which allows him to grow his skills to better support not only himself but participants. A positive mind set is important to Joel as these are key to growth and more importantly help with the bad days that we all inevitably have.

Video games are a passion of Joel’s and he will often spend his spare time playing something on his computer. When Joel is feeling more adventurous, he will find a hiking trail to explore the natural beauty of Tamworth. After some resistance Joel has recently started improving his physical health with the support of a personal trainer. Though Joel was reluctant at first to begin his fitness journey, his commitment to embrace the gym has had a positive impact on his physical and mental health that he has come to appreciate.