About John
John "David" Reid helps people dealing with addiction, depression, trauma, and career concerns. He uses simple, direct conversation to understand what matters to each person. David is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor with 18 years of experience.
He works from Virginia and offers sessions in English. David draws on experience supporting people with substance use and mood disorders. He has worked with those affected by trauma, first responder experiences, and military life.
Background and approach
He also helps people facing fatherhood challenges, isolation, life-purpose questions, and seasonal mood shifts. In sessions he listens first and asks practical questions next. He uses approaches like client-centered conversation, cognitive behavioral tools, and motivational interviewing to help people set small, doable goals.
Mindfulness and solution-focused techniques are used when helpful to manage stress and build routines. David prefers a balance of video and other session types. He asks people to do at least one early video session so they can connect face-to-face, then continues in whatever mix works.
He supports phone, video, live chat, and text-based messaging formats to fit different schedules. Many people come for help with addiction recovery, post-traumatic stress, career transitions, or a midlife shift. He focuses on clear steps, steady progress, and helping people regain a sense of control and purpose.
Approaches and online care that fit your life
Client-centered therapy focuses on what matters to the person in front of the therapist. It starts with listening and follows the client’s priorities to build momentum toward change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and helps people try different behaviors to reduce distress and improve mood. Mindfulness therapy introduces simple awareness practices to help manage stress and stay present during difficult moments.Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose which methods to try based on goals, needs, and how they respond. That plan can change over time as progress is made or new priorities emerge.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face contact for deeper connection, phone sessions can be a quicker check-in or work better with low bandwidth, and live chat or text messaging supports brief coaching, ongoing check-ins, or times when typing feels easier. These options help people keep therapy consistent while managing work, family, or other responsibilities.
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What this counselor works with
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- Career difficulties
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Virginia, Indiana
- Languages
- English