About John
John Funk is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Texas with 15 years of experience. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns in a straightforward, practical way. He uses a mix of approaches to match each person's needs.
Sessions often include techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy to change unhelpful thinking patterns. Attachment-based and emotionally-focused ideas are brought in to address connection, trust, and intimacy issues.
How John works
John helps people facing trauma, anger, grief, addictions, and struggles with self-esteem or bipolar symptoms. He also works with concerns like parenting stress, sleep and eating problems, ADHD-related challenges, and compassion fatigue. Conversations aim to clarify immediate problems and set small, doable steps forward.
In sessions he keeps the tone direct but compassionate. People can expect practical skill-building, clearer communication strategies, and attention to how past relationships shape current patterns. The goal is to reduce overwhelm and improve day-to-day functioning.
His background includes 15 years of clinical practice and a Texas LCSW credential. He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication styles.
John lists 6 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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns of connection and trust. Online sessions use conversation and reflection to identify how early relationships affect current feelings and behaviors, which can help with abandonment, attachment issues, and intimacy-related concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice and change thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. In virtual sessions this often means setting small homework tasks, practicing new skills between meetings, and tracking what works in daily life to reduce anxiety, depression, or compulsive behaviors.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on helping people name and process strong emotions. In therapy this looks like guided conversations to access feelings, understand unmet needs, and practice new ways of relating that can ease grief, relationship strain, and emptiness.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then adapt methods as work progresses. Clients and therapist check in regularly and adjust the plan together to make sure sessions are helpful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth work and reading nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can fit a busy schedule or require less bandwidth. Live chat and messaging make brief check-ins and skill practice easier between meetings. These options offer flexibility for different routines and comfort levels.
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