About John
John Berst uses a person-centered approach that starts with the client. He listens first, then helps shape practical plans that fit each person's life. John is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Michigan with ten years of formal experience and a long history of helping people.
He earned a master’s degree from Western Michigan University in 2010 and maintains ongoing training to stay current with counseling practice. His work aims to balance realistic goals with the client’s strengths and values.
How John works
Sessions focus on usable steps rather than abstract theory. John helps people talk through stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and coping with life changes. He also supports clients dealing with relationship concerns, intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, sleeping and eating difficulties, addictions, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
He pays attention to each person's unique story while looking for practical ways forward. In sessions he favors solution-focused techniques grounded in the client’s own experience. He will work alongside a person to identify small changes that add up to meaningful improvement.
This approach keeps therapy rooted in what feels doable day to day. John describes counseling as a collaborative journey. He invites people to bring their real concerns and to try steps that can reduce distress and restore balance.
The pace and direction are set by the client’s needs and goals.
What John works with
The areas below are the ones John selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Michigan |
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Online support options
Evidence-based approaches and online care that fit your life
John practices person-centered counseling and pairs that with solution-focused techniques. Person-centered work means the conversation starts with your story and values, and the therapist follows your lead to build trust and understanding. Solution-focused work zeroes in on practical steps and achievable goals to reduce symptoms like anxiety, stress, or low mood.These approaches help with grief, relationship concerns, addictions, ADHD-related struggles, coping with life changes, and everyday problems such as sleep or eating issues. The focus is on simple, testable changes you can try between sessions and then refine with therapist feedback. Choosing the right mix of techniques is a collaborative process, and the therapist will work with the client to find what feels most useful based on needs, goals, and preferences.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people see facial cues and have a fuller conversation, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier on the go, live chat supports shorter focused check-ins, and text messaging works for ongoing brief support or when writing helps organize thoughts. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, and daily life while keeping the therapeutic process practical and goal oriented.
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