About John
John Henry is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over three decades in mental health work. He began his career as an educator and later moved into clinical practice, bringing years of experience working with individuals facing depression, anxiety, trauma, and ADHD. He draws on a long history of teaching and running parenting workshops.
That background shaped his approach to communication and behavior strategies for parents. He has also consulted with teachers and after-school programs in Oakland, California.
Background and approach
In sessions he focuses on how relationships affect daily life. He uses psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that repeat in relationships and influence mood and behavior. He pairs that with practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to manage symptoms and build new routines.
Therapy with him is collaborative and straightforward. He listens, reflects what he hears, and works with each person to set realistic goals. Sessions can address grief, addictions, stress, intimacy concerns, self-esteem, and other life changes.
John has provided training and supervision to graduate interns and clinicians for many years. He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
Practical approaches for online care
John Henry often combines psychodynamic ideas with cognitive behavioral techniques. Psychodynamic work looks at recurring relationship patterns and how past connections shape current feelings. It can help when patterns repeat and affect mood or relationships. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors through small experiments and skill practice, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and managing ADHD-related routines.Finding the right approach is part of the work. He will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then try approaches that match those aims. The path is collaborative and adjusted over time based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer conversations. Phone sessions can fit a quick check-in or work better when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter, more frequent exchanges and can be used for brief support or follow-up between fuller sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to keep momentum between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 34 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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