John Self, LPC

John Self is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with three decades of professional experience. He brings extensive experience supporting adults, adolescents, couples, and families through a wide range of life challenges, including stress and anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief and loss, motivation and self-esteem concerns, and recovery from addiction and trauma. John views each person as the expert of their own story and emphasizes strengths-based collaboration, helping people tap into their existing resources to pursue meaningful change and greater wellbeing.

Over the course of his career, John has worked with clients facing mood disorders, trauma and abuse, attachment and bonding issues, parenting challenges, and the complex needs that arise with aging, caregiving, chronic illness, and comorbid conditions. He provides mental health counseling for individuals, couples, marriages, families, teenagers, and children ages 7 to 10, and has spent substantial time assisting those affected by substance use as well as those healing from traumatic experiences.

John uses a holistic, practical approach that blends evidence-based methods and experiential work. His toolkit includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Gottman Method work for couples, motivational interviewing, narrative and psychodynamic perspectives, mindfulness and somatic techniques, trauma-focused therapies, and several other modalities tailored to each client’s needs. In sessions he frequently incorporates coping strategies, relaxation and mindfulness practices, guided imagery, homework assignments, parenting skill building, and communication skill development.

Committed to client-centered care, John partners with people to address the issues that interfere with daily functioning and personal goals. He approaches therapy with respect for each person’s right to pursue a happier, more fulfilling life, and aims to support and empower individuals as they take steps toward meaningful change. LPC indicates his status as a Licensed Professional Counselor, a credential that denotes professional training and licensure to provide counseling services in Texas (TX LPC 72206).