About John
John Widmer is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) practicing in Ohio. He has worked in counseling since 2008 and brings 17 years of experience to sessions. John focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and ADHD among other concerns.
John keeps a relaxed, straightforward style in sessions. He listens without judgment and points out patterns that get in the way of goals. He also offers gentle, direct feedback when clients notice contradictions in their thoughts or actions.
Background and approach
He uses practical methods to help people make changes. Sessions often include talking through unhelpful thinking, testing small behavior changes, and setting concrete steps to try between meetings. John adapts tools to each person rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan.
John has a background in clinical counseling with a master's degree and holds the LPCC credential. Over his career he has supported people facing grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting stress, career and workplace issues, and substance use challenges. Many clients choose his approach for its clear, goal-oriented focus paired with an easygoing manner.
He also works with issues like shame, codependency, panic, bipolar challenges, and problems tied to adoption and foster care. John aims to help people find manageable next steps and rebuild confidence.
Approach-focused care that fits your schedule
John commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in online work. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and building a supportive relationship so clients feel heard and understood, which helps when people are overwhelmed or unsure where to start. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying concrete changes in behavior to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and address addictive patterns.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. From there they pick methods and small experiments to try, adjusting as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make it easier to fit counseling into a busy life. Video is useful for full conversations and visual cues, phone works when bandwidth or screen time is limited, live chat and texting suit short check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options help keep care flexible and accessible while letting clients focus on what they want to address.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Ohio
- Languages
- English
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