How Jarod works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas, Colorado
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Jarod
Jarod Johnson is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people manage strong emotions and painful life events. He focuses on practical steps that reduce distress and build more steady day-to-day coping. He often supports people facing anger, anxiety, depression, trauma, and addiction.
He also helps with relationship struggles, identity questions, grief, sleep and eating concerns, and career stress. Sessions emphasize clear goals and small changes that add up over time.
Background and approach
Jarod uses a mix of approaches to meet each person's needs. He draws on attachment-based work to look at patterns from early relationships. He uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thoughts and change behavior.
He also brings in mindfulness and skills from dialectical behavior therapy when people need emotional regulation tools. Over six years as a practicing counselor in Texas, he has worked with people facing complex, overlapping issues such as co-morbidity, family of origin problems, and caregiver stress. He aims to make therapy straightforward and applicable to daily life rather than full of jargon.
Clients can expect a collaborative tone in sessions. Jarod focuses on listening, identifying manageable steps, and practicing skills between meetings. The overall aim is clearer self-understanding and more reliable ways to handle anger and other intense feelings.
What Jarod works with
Everything Jarod lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Jarod's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches Jarod lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns affect current feelings and reactions; used online it helps people notice recurring ways they connect or pull away and practice new responses. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing different behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression, and anger, and it adapts well to structured video or messaging sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening interpersonal effectiveness, often through short skill coaching and practice between sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the process and the therapist will collaborate with each person to decide what fits best. Goals, personal preferences, and how someone responds to early sessions guide whether work emphasizes attachment patterns, thought work with CBT, or skills from DBT. The plan can change as progress is made.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and demonstrations. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in between sessions or use short updates and skill practice when a full session isn't possible. These options increase flexibility and help people use therapy in ways that match their daily routines.
Questions people ask about Jarod
What concerns does Jarod commonly help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, coping with life changes, LGBT concerns, relationship issues, family problems, grief, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, anger, self esteem, career issues, bipolar disorder, and ADHD.
What is his therapeutic style like?
Sessions are collaborative and practical, with a focus on listening, setting clear goals, and practicing skills between meetings.
How much experience does he have?
He has six years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor working in Texas.
What credentials and location apply to his practice?
He holds the LPC credential and practices in Texas under CO LPC and TX LPC designations.
Which languages are supported and are international clients seen?
Sessions are offered in English and he does accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
He provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging formats.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.