Works with
- Anger
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
How John works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC, LMFT
- Licensed in
- Louisiana
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About John
John Brooks is a licensed counselor (LPC) and licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in Louisiana. He has ten years of professional experience and focuses on helping people who are struggling with anger, addictions, relationships, and stress. He emphasizes meeting people where they are and treating them with respect as they start therapy.
John frames clients as the experts in their own stories. He looks for practical strengths to build on rather than starting from what is wrong.
Background and approach
That approach helps people move through issues such as anxiety, depression, grief, and problems with intimacy in manageable steps. In sessions he uses straightforward tools from therapies like cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy. He also leans on attachment-based ideas and client-centered listening to make space for what matters to each person.
Those methods are used to address sleeping and eating struggles, coping with life changes, and challenges tied to ADHD and compassion fatigue. John has worked with people facing family conflict, parenting strain, and career stress. He also supports clients dealing with trauma, chronic illness or caregiver stress, and questions around identity including LGBT concerns.
He explains options clearly and helps people choose practical next steps. Starting therapy with John begins with a simple conversation about goals and priorities. He helps people set realistic actions they can try between sessions and checks in on what’s working.
The emphasis is on steady progress and using everyday tools to reduce anger and improve relationships.
What John works with
Everything John lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in John's practice.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches John lists
- 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
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and then choose actions that match their values. It is useful for stress, anxiety, anger, and for people trying to make meaningful life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thought patterns and behaviors to find practical steps that reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. It fits common problems like anxiety, depression, sleep and eating issues, and anger management. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how relationships and early connections shape current responses. It can help with intimacy issues, relationship conflict, and understanding patterns that drive anger or avoidance.Finding the right approach is part of the work. John will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, preferences, and life situation. He explains options clearly and adjusts plans as progress is made so the plan stays useful and realistic.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video works well for deeper conversations and exercises, phone can fit a quick check-in or lower bandwidth, and messaging or chat can support brief updates and between-session coaching. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while still using evidence-based tools to address anger, relationships, and stress.
Questions people ask about John
What concerns does John commonly address?
He helps people with anger and related problems such as addictions, relationship and family conflict, stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, eating and sleeping issues, and self-esteem challenges.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
John uses a practical, person-centered approach that highlights clients' strengths and choices. Sessions combine listening with tools from cognitive behavioral and acceptance-based methods.
What is his professional background?
He has ten years of professional experience providing therapy work in Louisiana settings and related clinical environments.
What credentials and location are listed?
He holds LPC and LMFT credentials and practices in Louisiana under those designations.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Work can take place through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to the therapist's availability.