Joel later served as a staff psychologist in the VA Healthcare System in Boston. Joel opened his private practice, White Pine Behavioral Health, in Portland in 2005 and now divides his time between this practice, Maine Medical Partners Endocrinology and Diabetes Center in Scarborough, and the Mercy Pain Center. He has been a student of ACT since 1999 and has conducted many ACT-related workshops locally and at regional and international conferences. He coordinates ACT-related activities in southern Maine. Joel also conducts professional workshops on other topics in health psychology and behavioral health.