About John
John Self is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 30 years of clinical experience. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, and other life disruptions. He views clients as the experts in their own story and aims to support the steps toward a more fulfilling life.
Over three decades, he has worked with a wide range of concerns including relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, attention difficulties, and trauma recovery.
How John works
He draws on practical techniques to build coping skills, improve sleep, and strengthen self-esteem. Clients can expect a straightforward style that emphasizes steady progress and active problem solving. His approach blends several evidence-based methods to match what a person needs in the moment.
Sessions often include mindfulness, homework exercises, guided imagery, and relaxation practices to reinforce what is learned in session. The work is collaborative, with goals set together and adjustments made as progress is tracked. John has substantial experience addressing addiction and trauma and has spent much of his career supporting those rebuilding after loss.
He uses short-term tools when immediate relief is needed and longer-term strategies for deeper change. He values humility and respect for each person’s pace and priorities. People seeking a steady, experienced counselor who combines practical coping strategies with mindful reflection may find his style a good fit.
He aims to empower clients so they leave sessions with clear steps they can use between meetings.
John lists 16 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- 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
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 30 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
How his approaches fit with online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then commit to actions that match their values; it is often useful for stress, anxiety, and life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns and can help people improve connection and trust in close relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses practical exercises to change patterns that maintain anxiety, depression, or problematic habits.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. He will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, preferences, and what feels most useful in session. That plan can change over time as progress is tracked and needs shift.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility to fit a busy schedule. Video is helpful for deeper conversations and using visual cues, while phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can support short check-ins, homework follow-up, and between-session coaching. These options make it easier to maintain consistent therapy without long commutes or rigid scheduling.
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