About John
Prof. John Checkett helps people manage ADHD-related challenges along with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns. He also supports those dealing with trauma and abuse, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem struggles, career questions, and coping with life changes.
John uses clear, direct conversation to make sense of what’s happening now and what to try next. He brings 11 years of clinical experience and a Master of Social Work to his practice.
Background and approach
He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, FL LCSW, and has worked in emergency screening and within the prison system. Those roles shaped his ability to stay calm in sudden crises and to hear people who are often overlooked. Sessions are practical and conversational.
He leans on Client-Centered work to follow the client’s pace and focus. He also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and to try small, clear behavior changes. John draws on Jungian and Narrative ideas when exploring personal meaning, life stories, and identity.
That can be useful for concerns around gender, sexuality, body image, and self-image. He aims to help people build steady routines, stronger communication, and clearer goals. People meet him for coaching around daily functioning, for support with compassion fatigue, and for guidance through complex life shifts.
He explains options plainly, checks in on what’s working, and adjusts the plan as needed.
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client’s lead. It helps when someone needs space to tell their story, to name what matters, and to set their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior and uses simple exercises to test and change unhelpful routines. That approach is often helpful for anxiety, mood problems, and ADHD-related planning and focus struggles.Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, needs, and preferences and will try methods that fit. This is a collaborative process and plans are adjusted based on what helps most in real life.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation; phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and messaging work well for short updates, coaching-style exchanges, or when writing feels easier than speaking. Together these options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy schedules and varied daily routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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