About John
John Burkin helps adults who are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, low mood, or questions about sexuality. He speaks plainly and invites people to bring the real things they are dealing with. He asks people to judge the fit after the first visit so work can begin where it matters most.
He has 17 years of experience in community mental health settings. Early work focused on people living with severe psychiatric illness and co-occurring substance use, which shaped his patient, direct style.
Background and approach
Over time he learned which strategies helped with anxiety, obsessive thoughts, mood swings, and sleeping problems. In sessions he is straightforward and often uses a bit of humor to ease tension. He does not encourage unstructured venting; instead he asks people to come ready to do the work needed to feel better.
He emphasizes practical steps and clear goals chosen by the client. His practice draws on solution-focused techniques and cognitive behavioral approaches to help people change unhelpful thinking and build workable habits. He also brings mindfulness skills and tools from dialectical behavior therapy when emotional regulation and distress tolerance are needed.
John holds LCPC, LPCC credentials and offers help in English and German. He works with individual adults on self-esteem, stress, depression, LGBT concerns including sexuality and coming out, social anxiety, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, panic, and related mood issues. Sessions can address sleep, sex addiction, multicultural and veteran-related concerns, and other personal challenges.
He prioritizes clear goals and a collaborative working relationship.
Approach and online options for skill-based change
John commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy in online work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and habits to reduce anxiety and improve mood. DBT offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and handling difficult interactions.He also uses Mindfulness Therapy to help people become more aware of present-moment experience and reduce reactivity. Mindfulness can pair well with CBT and DBT when someone wants calmer thinking and steadier attention.
Finding the right mix of approaches is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which strategies to try and adjust them based on progress.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit a busy life. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is low or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and texting can support quick problem-solving, between-session coaching, or regular reflection without scheduling a full call.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Sleeping disorders
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana, Florida, New Mexico, Nevada, Virginia
- Languages
- English, German