About John
John ODonoghue is a licensed therapist based in North Carolina who helps people facing anxiety, stress, relationship pain, grief, and addiction. He brings 27 years of clinical experience and a down-to-earth style to sessions. He encourages people to give themselves credit for seeking help and to notice how hard times can also lead to growth.
John came to therapy work later in life after undergoing his own major changes and losses.
Background and approach
Those experiences shaped how he listens and how he responds with empathy. He holds two master’s degrees in psychology and counseling psychology and uses those backgrounds to tailor care to each person. In sessions he focuses on building trust and a nonjudgmental space.
He adapts the pace and length of work to fit a person’s goals, offering either shorter solution-focused help or longer exploration of life patterns. He often uses methods that emphasize values, connection, and present-moment awareness. John has particular experience with relationship concerns, including infidelity and non-monogamous arrangements, and with addictions across many forms.
He also supports people dealing with family stress, trauma and abuse, anger, and low self-esteem. As an employee assistance program counselor he has helped with workplace and career issues as well. He describes his approach as open-minded and guided by harm reduction when relevant.
People who choose him can expect practical conversation, gentle challenge, and help finding steps toward greater peace and self-acceptance. If someone wants to begin, he asks them to reflect on goals and the kind of change they want, and then they schedule sessions that match those needs.
How his approaches translate to online work
John commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing as part of his work. ACT focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and taking small actions toward those values while learning to live with uncomfortable feelings. EMDR involves guided processing of traumatic memories to reduce their emotional hold and can help with PTSD and trauma-related symptoms.Finding the right approach is part of the process. He will work together with each person to see which methods fit their goals, comfort level, and history. That collaboration shapes whether sessions stay focused on skills and values, move into deeper attachment themes, or include trauma processing steps.
Online therapy with him is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for conversation and visual cues, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and text messaging lets people send notes between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule care around work, travel, or family life while still working on anxiety, relationships, grief, or addiction concerns.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 27 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina, California
- Languages
- English
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