About John
John DeCarlis, LISW, LSCSW, offers calm, practical help for people facing anxiety and stress. He speaks plainly, listens closely, and focuses on what will make daily life easier. Sessions aim to build skills you can use between meetings.
He writes plans that fit each person’s situation and goals. With 26 years of experience, he draws on several therapy styles to match how someone prefers to work. He uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people accept difficult thoughts and move toward meaningful action.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used for changing unhelpful thinking and habits. Client-centered methods keep the conversation grounded in each person’s values and strengths. He has experience addressing anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, trauma, sleeping problems, parenting concerns, and work-related stress.
He also works with issues like anger, intimacy, and life transitions. He has a background supporting veterans and first responders and understands the stresses they often face. John holds a master’s degree from the University of Maryland School of Social Work and carries the LISW and LSCSW credentials.
He practices in Ohio and focuses on practical skills and problem-solving during sessions. He emphasizes partnership - the therapist and client work together to find workable steps forward. People meet him for straightforward conversations that aim to reduce overwhelm and increase day-to-day functioning.
He uses short-term skill building alongside longer-term goals so progress can be noticed between sessions.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that align with what matters to them. It’s useful for anxiety, stress, and decisions about life direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing thinking patterns and behaviors that fuel symptoms like panic, phobias, and low mood. It often includes homework and practical exercises. Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on the person’s experiences and preferences, creating space for them to set priorities and find their own solutions.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to identify which methods fit their goals, values, and day-to-day needs. Plans can combine strategies and shift over time if something isn’t helping, so sessions evolve with the client’s progress.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat or text messaging can be a low-friction way to check in and practice skills between longer sessions. These options help people fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules and keep momentum between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 26 years
- Licensed
- Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, Ohio
- Languages
- English
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