John Asuncion, LCPC, LMHC

John Asuncion brings a collaborative and creative approach to counseling, believing in the transformative potential of the therapeutic process. He uses a holistic and eclectic framework, centering sessions on Client-Centered Therapy while integrating evidence-based techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy as appropriate. He holds LCPC and LMHC credentials - LCPC stands for Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and LMHC stands for Licensed Mental Health Counselor - which reflect his professional training and qualifications.

Over the course of his 11 years of clinical counseling experience, John has worked from a multicultural and social justice perspective, supporting children, adolescents, and adults in both inpatient and outpatient settings. His work has addressed histories of trauma, depression, and anxiety, identity and self-esteem concerns, substance use and chemical dependence, crisis management, and interpersonal conflict, among other issues.

John maintains a genuine and empathic stance in therapy, offering a supportive, non-judgmental, and safer space to explore challenges. He focuses on identifying clients' strengths and inner resources, helping to increase self-esteem, foster personal development, and encourage discovery of practical answers and solutions. He also assists clients in developing greater insight and awareness by exploring thoughts and feelings, and in creating effective strategies to manage the situations that brought them to counseling, with the goal of promoting healing and forward movement.