About John
John Saunders is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York who helps people manage stress and anxiety. He is direct and practical in sessions and focuses on building a calm, honest space where clients can talk about what matters most to them.
He brings 12 years of experience to common struggles such as addiction, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and depression. He listens without judgment and works with each person to set clear, manageable goals for change.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to be straightforward and focused on small steps that add up over time. John uses a mix of approaches depending on a person’s needs. He often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking patterns, and Client-Centered Therapy to ensure conversations follow the client’s priorities.
He also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and motivational interviewing when coping strategies or behavior change are needed. People reach out to him for issues related to abandonment, attachment, family of origin concerns, chronic illness, end-of-life matters, and questions about life purpose. He also supports those facing substance misuse, codependency, and grief.
His background means he can help people connect their current struggles to earlier life events and practical barriers. John encourages small, achievable changes and checks progress regularly. He guides clients through exercises and goal-setting and adapts techniques to each person’s pace.
Starting therapy is framed as a step-by-step process rather than a single event.
How John’s approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following what the client brings to the session. In online sessions this means the conversation is guided by the client’s goals and concerns, with the therapist reflecting and clarifying to help people feel heard.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical tools to change patterns. Online CBT often uses worksheets, thought records, and homework between meetings to make progress on anxiety, depression, and stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. John collaborates with clients to decide which methods fit best based on goals and what has or hasn’t helped before. He adjusts techniques over time and checks in about how each approach feels and whether it’s producing useful change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people work face-to-face when that helps, phone calls are useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat is a shorter back-and-forth option, and messaging supports check-ins or ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make scheduling easier and let people choose what fits their day-to-day life.
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What this therapist works with
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- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Cancer
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Control issues
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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