About John
John Uriarte is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has practiced since 1987. He holds a Master of Social Welfare from the University of California, Berkeley and brings decades of clinical experience to his Texas practice. He listens without judgment and helps people who are ready to face difficult problems.
Parents reading this on a phone will find straightforward language and a calm tone. He spent 24 years in the U.S.
Background and approach
Army and retired as a lieutenant colonel. During his service he provided counseling to soldiers and their families, including work while deployed. After military service he continued helping veterans through civilian work with the Veterans Administration.
John often works with people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and phobias. He also helps with relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strains, grief, sleep problems, and changes that come with life transitions. He names ADHD, compassion fatigue, and chronic illness among other focus areas.
His approach pulls from several practical therapies. He uses client-centered listening to understand each person, cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful patterns, and acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values and small steps forward. Sessions are direct and aimed at real-life change.
John keeps language and goals simple. He helps people make plans for getting unstuck and manage problems day to day. If someone wants clear guidance and steady support through transitions, he offers that steady presence.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and taking small, practical steps toward those values. It helps with anxiety, depression, phobias, and life transitions by teaching ways to act despite difficult thoughts or feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches skills to change them, which can help with sleep, worry, anger, and mood. Client-Centered Therapy centers on being heard and understood first; that safe, respectful space makes it easier to try other skills and to tackle relationship or intimacy issues.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before. Sessions are collaborative so plans can be adjusted as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer conversation. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when a person prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, quick coping strategies, or people who find writing easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to connect from elsewhere in Texas.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 39 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
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