About John
Dr. John Howe is a licensed psychologist with 35 years of experience in clinical practice in Pennsylvania. He focuses on helping people whose repetitive or disruptive behaviors make life harder at home, work, or in social situations.
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, and other challenges that reduce satisfaction in life. He helps people identify what keeps unhelpful patterns going and then change them. Therapy sessions focus on practical steps to reduce upsetting behaviors and to make healthier choices.
How John works
He aims to restore more joy and connection in everyday life. Dr. Howe also offers supportive counseling for personal and work-related concerns.
Those sessions help people make decisions, sort through loss or grief, and clarify life purpose. He brings a steady, experienced presence while guiding people through transitions and coping with life changes. People who come for help around sexuality, LGBT issues, or intimacy can expect direct, matter-of-fact conversations about what is causing stress and what might help.
He has long experience addressing personality-related problems, obsessive-compulsive concerns, and issues like sex addiction and non-monogamous relationship challenges. Language of sessions is English and care is provided remotely by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Dr.
Howe describes goals clearly and works collaboratively to find approaches that fit each person’s needs and life situation.
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
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self esteem
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
Training and background
| Register | PA Psychologist |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 35 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Pennsylvania |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Approaches and options for online treatment
Dr. Howe uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing repeated behaviors and reducing symptoms. One common approach involves behavioral interventions that pinpoint specific habits, test small changes, and build alternate routines to reduce compulsive or harmful actions. This method helps with addictions, obsessive-compulsive concerns, and disruptive behaviors.Another frequent focus is problem-focused counseling that helps people clarify issues, weigh choices, and take step-by-step actions. That approach is useful for relationship and intimacy concerns, work stress, grief, and life transitions by breaking larger problems into manageable tasks.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. He collaborates with each person to match methods to their goals, preferences, and the problems at hand. Together they review progress and adjust methods when something isn’t helping.
Online therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for in-depth conversations, phone works when bandwidth is limited, live chat can support quick check-ins, and messaging is helpful for brief updates or ongoing notes between sessions. These options make it easier to fit care into a busy life and to keep steady contact with a licensed professional.
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