About John
John Self is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 30 years of work experience. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, and relationship concerns. He emphasizes the person’s strengths and works alongside clients as they make changes that matter to them.
He believes the client is the expert on their own story. Sessions are collaborative and practical. John helps people set clear goals, build skills, and try out new ways of coping between meetings.
Background and approach
Over his career he has supported people facing trauma, substance use issues, and major life transitions. He uses a variety of methods to match what each person needs and prefers. Expect straightforward discussion, skill practice, and homework that feels doable.
John also helps with parenting challenges, sleep problems, anger, career stress, and concerns around intimacy and attachment. He works with people navigating LGBT issues, bipolar mood concerns, and compassion fatigue among other struggles. People who choose him often want a therapist who combines practical tools with respectful listening.
He offers direct guidance when needed and makes space for clients to lead the work. The focus stays on changes that improve daily life and relationships.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is often useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions where values-guided choices matter. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going and teaching specific skills to change them; it is frequently used for anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and managing mood swings. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills to help with intense emotions and relationship conflicts.Finding the right approach is part of the work itself. John will discuss options and try methods that align with a client's goals and preferences. That means the plan can change over time based on what helps most, and decisions are made together rather than imposed.
Online sessions can include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video is good for visual connection and teaching skills, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging allows brief check-ins or ongoing support between full sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, reach people across Texas and beyond, and continue work when travel or timing would otherwise get in the way.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- 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
Therapeutic approaches
- 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
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
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