About John
John Rigney is a licensed professional clinical counselor with 40 years of experience helping people through difficult emotional times. He works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, or big life changes. His style is steady and respectful, with attention to each person's history and present challenges.
Rigney uses a mix of practical techniques and depth-oriented conversation to help people feel steadier. He draws on client-centered methods to create a listening space where clients set the pace.
How John works
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools are used to identify unhelpful thinking and build coping skills for day-to-day life. He also brings ideas from Jungian and narrative approaches to help people make sense of patterns and personal stories. Mindfulness practices are added when slowing down and noticing thoughts and emotions can help with stress and anxiety.
Sessions are aimed at clearer thinking and stronger coping, not quick fixes. Clients who choose him often want to understand how past relationships, family roots, or recurring patterns shape current problems. He pays attention to abandonment issues, attachment struggles, codependency, and family of origin concerns.
He also works with people facing medical worries such as cancer, or navigating divorce, separation, and aging concerns. John offers online work through video, phone, chat, or messaging to fit different schedules. He helps people set small, realistic goals and adjusts methods to fit what each person needs.
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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
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Cancer
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPCC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 40 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Kentucky |
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Therapeutic approaches and online care
Client-Centered Therapy puts the person's experience first and creates a supportive space for people to talk through what matters to them. It helps when someone needs a steady listener and time to process feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety and depression. It works well for day-to-day coping and changing upsetting thought patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with the client to select methods that fit the person's goals, needs, and comfort level. Changes to the plan are expected as progress unfolds and new priorities emerge.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation across distances, phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can fit shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to keep appointments around work, medical care, or busy family schedules.
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