About John
John Llauget is a licensed mental health counselor with decades of experience. He helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, ADHD, and relationship or intimacy concerns. John speaks plainly and focuses on practical tools parents and adults can use right away.
He earned a master's degree in clinical psychology from Stephen F. Austin State University and an Educational Specialist degree from the University of South Florida.
Background and approach
John has worked in psychiatric hospitals, community health centers, schools, and employee assistance programs. He has also served as an associate professor and court evaluator. For the last 20 years he focused on supporting people affected by cancer, helping them manage the emotional strain of illness and caregiving.
He has also worked with people facing chronic pain, long-term illness, and disability. That background informs his steady, patient style. John uses a conversational, client-centered approach.
He gets to know each person before suggesting strategies. He teaches coping tools for stress, sleep, anger, and self-esteem that people can practice between sessions. He also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and trauma-focused work when those methods fit a person's needs.
Outside the office he has used martial arts, Qigong, and meditation to help people build self-control and calm. John aims to be compassionate, persistent, and practical in helping people move forward.
Approaches that translate to online care
John blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral therapy to focus on what you want to change and how to do it. Client-centered therapy means sessions start with listening and understanding your goals so strategies match your needs. Cognitive behavioral therapy breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to change patterns, which can be practiced between sessions.He also uses trauma-focused methods such as EMDR when trauma work is needed to address painful memories and reactions. That approach can help reduce the intensity of distressing memories and improve daily functioning when combined with other tools.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with you about goals, try methods that fit your preferences, and adjust over time. This is a collaborative process where you guide what feels most useful.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make counseling more flexible. Video is good for in-depth conversations and exercises, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins, and messaging supports short notes or ongoing check-ins between appointments. These options help people fit therapy into busy or changing schedules.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 39 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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