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His passion for working with serious mental health issues brought John to UTMB-CMC within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. His experiences gained while working in a maximum security prison psychiatric hospital reinforced a desire to focus more on earlier interventions, before inpatient, incarceration, or worse limited positive outcomes for patients. This motivated him to continue training in various approaches to tailor treatment for each unique patient, despite the severity of behaviors and conflict often present with these patient populations. John has years of experience treating psychosis spectrum, mood, personality disorders, as well as a number of other presenting concerns. His practice’s goals are to collaborate with you, to find an appropriate therapy approach for your unique challenges, and ultimately help you build a life in line with your values.
Have you sometimes had thoughts like; why did the mothership leave me, or how is this so much easier for everyone else? Do you struggle despite doing the “right” things only to continue feeling obligation and bitterness? Issues with procrastination, anxiety, depression, and/or substance use? Sometimes we have to start over, only to be stopped by the shame and humiliation of where we find ourselves. Other times, we are moving along fine until we get hit with a curve ball out of nowhere. Either way,I get it. This was not the plan. My ideal patient is simply one that is ready to change. If you made it this far and you still have questions or concerns, I am happy to discuss those with you during a free consultation.
Masters of Arts in Clinical Psychology | University of Houston, 2013; Bachelors of Science in Psychology | University of Houston, 2009
White
White culture, European culture, Multicultural
English
Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Catholicism, Shamanism, Mormonism, Wiccan/Paganism, Non-religious (Agnosticism, Atheism, Secular)
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Virtual and In Person
Anxiety, Personality disorders, Suicidal thoughts
Abuse, Addiction, ADHD, Adolescents/teens, Adoption, Aging, Anger management, Bipolar disorder, Bicultural or multicultural experience, Autism spectrum, Anxiety, Biracial or multiracial experience, Blended families, Coparenting, Step parenting, Body image, Cancer, Burnout, Bullying, Borderline personality disorder, Career counseling/coaching, Caring professionals, Children, Chronic illness or pain, Codependency, Dating, Depression, Polyamorous/non-monogamous couples counseling, Couples counseling, Divorce counseling, Existential questioning, Family counseling, Gambling, Highly sensitive people, Grief and/or loss, First responders, First generation immigrant experience, Gender identity, Gaming and/or social media dependence, Hoarding, Infidelity/affairs, Insomnia, Intercultural/interfaith relationships, Midlife stress, Life transitions, Narcissistic personality, Mindfulness and/or meditation, Neurodivergence, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Panic attacks, Parenting, Phobias, Personality disorders, Pregnancy and/or infant loss, Polyamory/non-monogamy, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Postpartum depression, Schizophrenia spectrum, Sex therapy, Spirituality, Suicidal thoughts, Socioeconomic issues, Self harm, Self esteem/self worth, Social anxiety, Substance misuse/dependency, Veterans/military services, Stress, Stalking, Trauma, Sports performance, Sexual harassment, abuse, and/or assault, Second or third generation immigrant experience, Premartial counseling, Psychedelic assisted therapy
Affirming, Conversational, Intellectual, Solutions-oriented, Energetic
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), Exposure Response Prevention (ERP), Mindfulness based, Prolonged exposure therapy
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$225
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Individual Session
$250
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Couples Session
$225
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Family Session
Offers sliding scale spots
The combination of John's gentle demeanor and his training in/use of evidence based treatments/interventions make him an excellent psychotherapist. He is effective at helping clients clarify their values/goals, and take meaningful steps towards them. He is also skilled at conceptualizing cases and reaches out for peer consultation when needed.
John has a great background in CBT therapies and counseling ethics. He excels at meeting the client where he/she is and staying focused on goals.
John is a competent and committed therapist, who clearly cares about his patients. He has a wide variety of knowledge in domains such as RO-DBT and DBT. I refer to John often and have even referred family members.
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