About John
John Laprade is a licensed counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and depression. He offers straightforward support for everyday struggles like sleep problems, anger, low self-esteem, and major life changes. He is listed as LPC-MHSP and as an LMHC and works from Tennessee.
He aims to make sessions feel like a calm conversation. He creates a nonjudgmental space so people can talk about trauma, intimacy concerns, or painful losses.
Background and approach
Work often focuses on practical steps and skills that can be used between sessions. His approach blends techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Client-Centered work. That mix lets him help people notice unhelpful patterns, try new behaviors, and clarify personal values.
Narrative and Dialectical Behavior Therapy ideas also shape how he supports emotional regulation and life story shifts. John’s resume includes five years of professional experience across Tennessee and New York licensure. He draws on that background when helping people manage compassion fatigue, caregiver stress, and substance use concerns.
He can also address aging and body image issues. Sessions usually focus on clear goals and small steps. People who reach out typically get help sorting priorities, reducing overwhelm, and building coping skills.
The tone is practical, respectful, and aimed at steady progress.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
John often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online sessions. ACT helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small actions that match their values despite difficult thoughts and feelings. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and trying different behaviors to reduce anxiety, panic, and depression.He also uses Client-Centered Therapy ideas, which means conversations are led by the person seeking help and shaped by their pace and preferences. Finding the right fit is a collaborative process; the therapist will work with each person to decide which approach or mix of approaches feels most helpful based on goals and needs.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper discussions and exercises that benefit from visual cues, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text are good for short check-ins, skill practice, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules while keeping sessions focused on practical progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Tennessee, New York
- Languages
- English