About Johnnie
Dr. Johnnie (John) Terrell is a psychologist licensed in Florida and Indiana with decades of clinical work behind him. He brings 45 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma, and other difficult life challenges.
He speaks English and offers sessions to people in Indiana and beyond, including international clients. He describes his core approach as grounded in grace and acceptance. In session he focuses on listening, patience, and treating each person with respect.
Background and approach
He combines interpersonal care with practical techniques drawn from cognitive-behavioral, attachment-based, and emotionally-focused ideas. John blends different methods rather than relying on a single technique. He adapts his work to each person’s needs and life story.
That can mean talking through thoughts and behaviors, exploring relationship patterns, or helping someone cope with loss and major life changes. He has led hospital units and run personal practices across multiple states during his career. That breadth of experience has shaped a calm, compassionate style that aims to make people feel heard and valued.
His practice also includes work with concerns such as addictions, ADHD, career issues, eating concerns, and parenting stress. People who want steady support and a nonjudgmental listener may find his manner helpful. He frames therapy as a collaborative process focused on small, practical steps toward feeling better.
To begin, interested people complete an online matching questionnaire and schedule a session.
How his approaches translate to online therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and how those early connection styles affect current bonds; online sessions can help people notice those patterns and try new ways of relating. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s experience and emphasizes listening and acceptance, which works well over video, phone, or messaging when the therapist prioritizes a warm, nonjudgmental presence. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses practical exercises and homework to change unhelpful cycles; CBT tools can be taught and practiced between sessions using chat or video.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose and adjust methods based on symptoms, goals, and preferences. That means trying approaches, checking what helps, and shifting course when needed so therapy fits the individual's life.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how people connect. Video calls let the therapist and client meet face to face, phone sessions can fit into a break at work, live chat can be a shorter check-in, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make it easier to fit regular work on anxiety, relationship patterns, or life transitions into a busy schedule.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 45 years
- Licensed
- Indiana, Florida
- Languages
- English
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