Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
How John works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LICSW, LISW-CP
- Licensed in
- Massachusetts, South Carolina, New Hampshire
- Years in practice
- 22
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About John
John Hudzik is a licensed clinical social worker with 22 years of experience. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and major life changes. He aims to meet clients where they are and move forward at a manageable pace.
He values a collaborative relationship and pays close attention to each person's starting point. Sessions are practical and goal-oriented, with time spent talking through immediate concerns and building skills to cope day to day.
Background and approach
The focus is on small, useful steps rather than overwhelming change. Hudzik works with a wide range of concerns, including ADHD, addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy questions, and career stress. He also helps people who are dealing with sleep or eating problems, self-esteem struggles, and compassion fatigue.
His experience covers many additional areas such as attachment issues, chronic illness, and caregiver stress. He holds an MA and practices as a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and a Licensed Independent Social Worker-Clinical Practice. Those credentials reflect his clinical background and long professional history.
He practices in South Carolina and is available for remote sessions with people outside the U.S. In early sessions he listens for what matters most and then develops practical strategies together with the client. Typical work includes short-term coping tools, pacing through longer changes, and tracking progress so goals evolve as people do.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- 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
- 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-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches and how online sessions help
John uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skill building and problem solving. One common approach is skills-based work that teaches concrete tools for managing intense feelings like anger and anxiety, helping people notice triggers and try new responses. Another approach is supportive, step-by-step problem solving that helps with life transitions, depression, and daily coping by breaking larger issues into manageable tasks.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. He listens to current concerns, goals, and preferences, and then recommends methods to try together. Plans are adjusted as progress is made so the work feels tailored rather than boxed in.
Online therapy offers flexibility that fits many schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when more connection is helpful. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat or text-based messaging can be used for shorter updates, coaching between sessions, or when typing is easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to keep momentum and fit therapy into a busy life.
Questions people ask about John
What kinds of problems does he help with?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and coping with life changes, plus concerns like ADHD, addiction, trauma, grief, and relationship or intimacy issues.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He emphasizes a collaborative relationship and starts where the client is. Sessions focus on practical steps and building coping skills over time.
How long has he been practicing?
He has 22 years of professional work experience in clinical practice.
Where is he licensed and based?
He practices in South Carolina and holds licensure as a MA LICSW and SC LISW-CP.
Can I work with him if I live outside the United States?
Yes, he accepts international clients and conducts sessions with people who live abroad.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a session?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.