Joe Jonas opens up about 'darkest' time of his life with therapy

Joe Jonas is letting his fans in on his healing journey.

In a recent appearance on TalkShopLive on Wednesday, the actor addressed his journey with online talk therapy through the "darkest" time of his life.

"It's been something that I realized I did need. Somebody was like, have you ever just thought about talking to somebody? And I was like, 'Me? I’m great. Why would I need to speak to a professional?’ I’m like, I talk to my friends about this. What are you talking about? I go to the gym and sweat it out. I’m fine."

Once he began with mental work, Jonas realised he had "needed this for years.

"So yeah, I have a therapist. I love it. And I think it’s also just like, especially this month, it’s so important to speak to friends," he continued, referring to May being Mental Health Awareness Month.

The father-of-two also emphasised about the impact of speaking to people about mental health.

"I was reading, recently, statistics on the amount of men that are suicidal that don’t speak to people, and it’s so sad and as simple as it is just being there for somebody and having a conversation and reaching out," the Camp Rock alum said.

"I think it’s so easy to just be like, ‘They’re probably fine.’ When really it’s like, just send a text, call, go drive five more minutes or take that flight to visit them. It’s so important."

Jonas reflected on how he wrote some of his new music while he was in a dark place mentally, but did the work for himself and his family.

"Sip Your Wine and many others on the [album], My Own Best Friend being one of them, I was in probably one of arguably the darkest places in my life," he said. 

"Realising that, I did the work, but also doing the work on yourself, and looking at yourself in the mirror, and being like, 'I gotta be good to myself, I got to take care of myself.'"

"And you know, also being a dad and being like, I got to take more care of myself so I can take care of them," Jonas said of his daughters. "And being that example."

Jonas shares daughters Willa, 4, and Delphine, 2, with ex-wife Sophie Turner. They settled their divorce in 2024 after four years of marriage.

Music For People Who Believe in Love was made available to stream on May 23.