About John
John Berst is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Michigan with ten years of clinical experience. He invites people to begin by sharing their story and uses that starting point to shape practical, realistic steps forward. He focuses on helping people find balance, joy, and greater calm in their daily lives.
He views each person as unique and uses a person-centered stance to guide treatment planning. From there he blends solution-focused work to identify small, achievable changes that fit a person's life.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to be straightforward and useful rather than abstract or overly technical. John has worked with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, and ADHD. He also supports people dealing with relationship issues, parenting strain, sleep and eating difficulties, anger, and self-esteem challenges.
He brings a practical orientation to these topics and focuses on what helps most in day-to-day life. He earned a master’s degree from Western Michigan University in 2010 and continues ongoing education to sharpen his skills. John pairs that formal training with decades of real-world experience helping people navigate life changes and recover from setbacks.
In sessions he listens first, then collaborates on a plan that fits each person’s goals and circumstances. He encourages honest conversation, steady progress, and simple strategies that can be practiced between sessions.
Evidence-based approaches and online access
John uses a person-centered approach that prioritizes your experience and goals, creating space to tell your story and shape a plan that fits. This style helps when someone needs a flexible path rather than a one-size-fits-all protocol.He also uses solution-focused techniques that target small, achievable changes. These methods help people manage anxiety, stress, and life transitions by identifying specific actions to try between sessions and tracking what works.
Choosing the right method is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to test approaches, adjust goals, and find what feels most helpful. That means shifting strategies when needed so the work stays practical and relevant to daily life.
Online sessions are available by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for fuller conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is low or a check-in fits a short break. Live chat and text work well for brief updates, ongoing check-ins, or when writing helps clarify thoughts. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep momentum between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
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