About John
John Laprade is a licensed counselor with five years of clinical experience who helps people facing stress and anxiety. He works with individuals dealing with addiction, grief, trauma, and mood concerns. John aims to make the first step toward change feel less daunting by offering steady support and practical guidance.
John creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk openly about hard feelings. He listens first and then helps clients map small, achievable steps toward better day-to-day coping.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on what matters to the person and on skills that can be used between meetings. He blends several evidence-informed approaches to fit each person's needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to spot unhelpful thinking and build alternative responses.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify values and take committed action when feelings are intense. John also draws on client-centered methods to follow each person's lead and on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills for emotional regulation when intense emotions arise. Narrative Therapy tools are used to reframe painful stories and highlight strengths.
John holds LPC-MHSP and LMHC credentials, licensed in Tennessee and New York. He offers sessions in English and provides a mix of video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. People interested in starting are asked to complete a short questionnaire to get matched and schedule the first appointment.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emphasizes noticing difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to actions that match personal values. It can help with anxiety, grief, and coping during life changes by teaching people how to move toward what matters despite uncomfortable emotions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and trying new behaviors to reduce symptoms. CBT is practical for anxiety, panic, and sleep problems because it targets specific thinking and routine patterns. Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes listening and following the client's lead so the person feels heard and understood before skills are introduced.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will review goals, preferences, and day-to-day challenges and then suggest or combine methods that fit. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions to what a person needs and what actually helps them in life.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different routines. Video calls are useful for a full session and visual connection, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a shorter check-in, and text messaging supports brief reflections between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and keep momentum between sessions.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Tennessee, New York
- Languages
- English
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