About John
John Marino is a licensed mental health counselor who has practiced in New York for a decade. He works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction concerns, and relationship or family problems. He aims to make the first step into therapy feel manageable and straightforward.
John focuses on listening first. He asks about what feels most urgent and then helps shape short-term goals. Sessions move at a pace that fits each person, with clear options for techniques and practical steps to try between meetings.
Background and approach
He works with people navigating commitment issues, separation and divorce, infidelity and jealousy, and the stress that comes from work. John also supports clients dealing with obsessive thoughts or compulsive behaviors, sex addiction, and questions about non-monogamous relationships. John brings attention to cultural and identity factors, including LGBT and multicultural concerns.
He treats men's issues and midlife transitions with straightforward conversation and problem-solving. He also helps people who are struggling with personality disorder patterns to notice unhelpful habits and try different ways of coping. People who choose John can expect respectful, sensitive care.
He aims to tailor conversations and plans to each person’s needs. He encourages small changes that build toward better daily functioning and less disruption from anxiety or substance use.
Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions work
John often uses evidence-based techniques that focus on skills people can use right away. One common approach involves learning and practicing coping skills for anxiety and stress, such as managing worry, pacing stressful tasks, and improving daily routines. This approach helps reduce immediate distress and makes day-to-day life easier.He also uses problem-focused work for relationship and workplace issues, helping people identify patterns, try new communication strategies, and set realistic boundaries. That kind of work is useful for challenges like commitment concerns, infidelity, jealousy, or workplace stress because it creates small, testable changes.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. John talks with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past. Together they pick methods to try and adjust them as progress is made, keeping the work practical and goal-oriented.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is good for a full conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, written reflections, or flexible scheduling across time zones. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping continuity of care with a licensed professional.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Commitment issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Sex addiction
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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