About John
John Rego is a licensed marriage and family therapist with two decades of experience. He helps people manage stress and anxiety, cope with grief, and handle major life changes. He also works with concerns such as relationship strain, addictions, parenting pressures, and low self-esteem.
He uses straightforward talk and practical steps in sessions. People can expect focused conversation that targets patterns in thinking and behavior. The aim is to build tools that can be used between meetings to reduce overwhelm and increase calm.
Background and approach
John often draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships shape current ones. He pairs that with cognitive behavioral techniques to notice and change unhelpful thoughts. For couples or partners he can use elements of the Gottman Method to improve communication and reduce conflict.
Sessions are tailored to the individual. John listens for what matters most to each person and adjusts the pace and focus accordingly. He emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion while keeping practical progress in view.
John practices in California and brings a mix of therapeutic styles to match different needs. He encourages people to take small steps and uses coaching-style guidance when helpful. Many clients find this mix useful for moving through feelings and making concrete life changes.
How therapeutic approaches meet online care
John blends attachment-based work and cognitive behavioral therapy to address emotional and relationship concerns. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions and helps people recognize and change interaction habits. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety and manage mood.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and together decide which methods fit best. That collaboration helps tailor sessions to what a person needs and wants to change.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow conversation that feels close to in-person meetings, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options let people fit therapy into work, caregiving, and busy schedules.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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