About John
John "David" Reid helps people facing addictions, depression, trauma and career transitions. He uses a straightforward, respectful style and emphasizes listening first. He prefers to use video early in therapy so he can connect faces and reactions, while also offering shorter check-ins by phone or text when needed.
David brings 18 years of clinical experience and holds licensure as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, and as a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC.
Background and approach
He has worked with many people who have both mental health and substance use concerns. His background includes time in the armed forces and as a first responder, which shapes how he understands stress and recovery. Sessions begin with what matters most to the person seeking help.
David focuses on practical steps and clear goals rather than long explanations. He blends client-centered listening with tools from cognitive behavioral work and mindfulness to help manage mood and cravings. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques are part of his approach when people want to build motivation or solve immediate problems.
He encourages small, achievable changes that fit daily life and work demands. He also addresses issues like fatherhood concerns, isolation, life purpose, and midlife transitions. Therapy is offered from Virginia and conducted in English.
People can connect by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. To start, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step get the first session arranged.
Approaches that translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what the person says so they feel understood and can find their own direction; it helps when someone needs a nonjudgmental space to talk through hard choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior and offers concrete exercises to change unhelpful habits, which is useful for depression, anxiety, and substance cravings.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will start by hearing what matters to the client, then suggest techniques from these approaches and adjust them based on what works. Goals, timing, and preferences guide how techniques are mixed so the plan fits each person's life.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, each with practical benefits. Video is useful for deeper conversations and seeing nonverbal cues, phone sessions can fit into a lunch break or when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging works well for brief check-ins, homework, and steady support between appointments. These options make it easier to access consistent care while managing work, family, and travel demands.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Career difficulties
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Virginia, Indiana
- Languages
- English