Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Coaching
How John works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About John
John Johnson is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 25 years of experience. He uses a down-to-earth style and simple language to help people handle stress, anger, anxiety, and relationship struggles. He offers practical support for grief, addiction, career questions, and life changes.
John draws on client-centered work to create a listening space where people feel heard. He also uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help identify patterns and try new ways of responding.
Background and approach
Mindfulness and narrative approaches are part of his toolbox for reorienting attention and telling a different story about difficult events. His background includes long experience in teaching, coaching, and running businesses, as well as performing arts work such as dance and Playback Theater. That mix influences his preference for both talk and experiential approaches.
He emphasizes body awareness alongside thoughts and feelings when trauma or strong emotions are in play. John grew up in New York and now lives in California. He has worked with individuals facing caregiver strain, chronic illness, midlife transitions, and moral injury related to service.
He also helps people with communication problems, control issues, and self-esteem struggles. In sessions he aims to be a calm, steady presence who listens without judgment. People can expect practical suggestions, coaching-style feedback, and shared planning to meet goals.
He welcomes international clients and conducts sessions in English.
What John works with
Everything John lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in John's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Coaching
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Eating and food-related issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Workplace issues
Approaches John lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused 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 therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person's experience. It helps people who need a supportive space to speak and make sense of feelings, such as during grief or relationship stress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors, which is useful for anxiety, anger, and coping with life changes. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and grounding practices to reduce reactivity and manage strong emotions.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. John will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped before. Together they adjust methods over time so the work fits the client’s needs and pace.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skills practice and detailed work. Phone sessions can be easier when a camera isn’t needed or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging give quick check-ins, brief coaching, and ongoing support between sessions. These options help fit therapy into busy lives and different time zones.
Questions people ask about John
What concerns does John help with?
He helps people facing stress, anxiety, anger, grief, addiction, relationship and family challenges, depression, sleep and eating issues, career concerns, and coping with life changes.
What is his therapy style like?
The approach is warm and practical. Sessions combine listening, coaching-style feedback, and techniques from client-centered work, CBT, mindfulness, and narrative methods.
How much experience does he have?
John has practiced for 25 years, bringing experience from teaching, coaching, business, and performing arts to his therapeutic work.
Where is he based and what are his credentials?
He is located in California and holds the credential LMFT, listed as CA LMFT in his information.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, and he is open to working with international clients.
What session formats are available?
Options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.