About John
John DeCarlis helps people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or burned out. He is direct and approachable and focuses on building practical skills. John brings 26 years of clinical experience and holds LISW and LSCSW credentials.
He practices in Ohio and conducts sessions in English. John uses a straightforward, interactive style. He guides conversations toward concrete actions people can try between sessions.
He emphasizes strengths and helps people accept things beyond their control while committing to meaningful changes.
How John works
Sessions often focus on small, doable steps rather than labels or long jargon. His background includes work with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, sleep problems, anger, and trauma and abuse. He also addresses life transitions such as career shifts, divorce and separation, fatherhood concerns, and retirement or aging matters.
John has experience with issues linked to mood disorders, panic, phobias, and problems with focus such as ADHD. John also brings experience related to military service and end-of-life care. He has worked with concerns tied to veteran and armed forces issues, first responder challenges, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and isolation or loneliness.
His approach is adaptable to a wide range of personal situations. Education and licensure inform his work. John holds a master’s degree in social work and maintains Ohio LISW and Kansas LSCSW credentials.
He meets people where they are and collaborates on plans that fit each person's goals and daily life.
John lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
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.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LISW, LSCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 26 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Ohio |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
John often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice thoughts and feelings without fighting them, then choose values-based actions that improve daily life. ACT can be useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and decisions tied to life purpose.He also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and test new behaviors. CBT is practical and works well for panic, phobias, mood issues, and managing symptoms such as sleep problems or excessive worry.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. John will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then try methods that fit those needs. He views therapy as a collaboration and adjusts techniques based on what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for in-depth conversations and exercises, phone sessions can fit shorter check-ins or lower bandwidth situations, and chat or text work well for brief updates or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep continuity when schedules change.
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