John Self
Experienced Texas LPC focused on practical change
LPC Texas
- Experience
- 30 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Grief
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About John
John Self is an LPC licensed in Texas with 30 years of clinical experience. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship strain.
Background and approach
He aims to support people who are ready to make changes and regain a sense of confidence and purpose. He takes a straightforward, respectful approach in sessions.
He treats each person as the expert on their life and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions often include coping tools, relaxation practices, and exercises to boost self-esteem and motivation.
John has spent a large part of his career supporting people with addiction and those recovering from trauma. He also helps with grief, sleep problems, parenting challenges, and the ups and downs that come with major life changes.
Practical skills and short assignments between sessions are commonly used to help progress outside the therapy hour. When working on relationships and attachment concerns, he draws on approaches that focus on patterns between people and on improving communication.
He also uses cognitive behavioral techniques and acceptance-focused work to help with mood and anxiety symptoms. The emphasis is on clear, doable steps rather than long lists of theory.
People who choose John can expect a calm, collaborative style. He prefers to set goals together and track small wins.
His work is aimed at steady, practical change so daily life feels more manageable.
Approaches for online work and relationship change
John often integrates the Gottman Method ideas with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based work. The Gottman-influenced focus looks at patterns between partners and practical communication skills to reduce conflict and increase connection. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while moving toward values-based actions, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationships shape responses to stress and closeness, helping people build more supported ways of relating.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. He will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. That planning happens openly in early sessions so choices can be adjusted over time.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let people use visual cues for communication exercises, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be used for quicker check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing coaching or brief reflections between meetings. These options offer greater flexibility to fit sessions into work, caregiving, or travel schedules.
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Experience
30+ years
Licensed in
Texas
Languages
English