About John
John Douglass is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Alabama who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy struggles, and parenting concerns. He brings 20 years of counseling experience and aims to help clients name feelings and change unhelpful behaviors. He works with people navigating trauma, ADHD, and issues tied to identity and self-esteem.
John uses a client-directed style that centers the person's goals. He helps clear away emotional confusion so clients can see next steps more clearly.
Background and approach
Conversations focus on recognizing emotions, spotting behavior patterns, and practicing small changes that add up. His training includes work in attachment-focused and emotionally oriented approaches that target relationship patterns and bonding. He also draws on dialectical strategies to teach skills for managing intense emotions and improving day-to-day coping.
John completed a Master of Arts in Agency Counseling from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and did a two-year residency in pastoral marriage and family therapy. He has worked across many settings and has experience supporting LGBTQ people and couples. He holds an Alabama LPC credential.
In sessions he blends listening with straightforward feedback and practical exercises. He welcomes questions and prefers to match pace and focus to each person's needs. Those who want to explore grief, trauma, parenting stress, or relationship repair can expect a calm, goal-focused conversation.
Online approaches that focus on feelings and relationships
Attachment-Based Therapy helps people see how early bonds shape current relationships. It looks at patterns of closeness, trust, and fear so people can build safer, more connected relationships. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience and pace. The therapist listens without judgment and helps people find their own solutions, which suits work on self-esteem, identity, and life transitions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches practical skills for managing strong emotions, improving interpersonal effectiveness, and tolerating distress. It is useful for intense anxiety, mood swings, and crisis moments.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and try methods that match those needs. Decisions about technique are collaborative and can change as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is helpful when visual cues and deeper conversation matter. Phone sessions can be easier when internet bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat or text messaging can fit into a busy day and allow brief, ongoing support between longer sessions.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Alabama
- Languages
- English