About John
John Engebretson is a licensed counselor with LPC and LCPC credentials and 20 years of clinical experience. He practices from Colorado and focuses on helping people manage anxiety, depression, stress, and phobias. He offers straightforward, practical support for a wide range of concerns and meets people where they are in the moment.
John uses a conversational, respectful style in sessions. He listens first to understand what matters to each person.
Background and approach
Then he works with them to set small, realistic goals and builds steps to reach those goals. Sessions are often collaborative and down-to-earth rather than formal or academic. He draws on client-centered therapy to keep the person’s experience central, and on cognitive behavioral approaches to look at thought and behavior patterns that get in the way.
Motivational interviewing techniques are used when people want help finding the energy to change habits. Mindfulness tools and existential ideas are offered for people facing big life questions or stress about meaning and values.
John has long experience in community-based settings, helping people with relationship strain, parenting challenges, substance use or impulse-control issues, grief, trauma and abuse, and the complexities of co-occurring concerns. He also supports people dealing with aging, caregiver stress, autism spectrum questions, and intellectual disability related issues. Work with John typically focuses on practical steps you can try between sessions.
He encourages honest conversation, experimentation, and adjusting the plan if something doesn’t fit. The aim is clearer coping skills and steadier functioning in daily life.
Approaches that translate to online care
John commonly uses client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in online work. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to the person’s experience, helping people feel heard and understood while they set goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns, which often works well in brief online exercises and between-session practice.He also draws on motivational interviewing when people want help finding motivation to change. That approach uses curiosity and open questions to clarify values and strengthen commitment. Choosing the best mix of approaches is collaborative; the therapist will talk with each person about goals, try methods, and adjust plans based on what feels most helpful.
Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for a full-session conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging support brief check-ins, homework planning, or ongoing encouragement between longer meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue work across different settings.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Ohio, Colorado, Montana
- Languages
- English
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