About John
John Stawarz is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) in Florida with 14 years of clinical experience. He works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, ADHD, and career concerns. He aims to make the first steps toward change feel doable and clear.
John keeps sessions direct and warm. He treats people with respect and avoids stigmatizing labels. He mixes a light touch of humor with straightforward conversation to help people feel heard.
Background and approach
His style centers on the person in the room. He uses client-centered methods to draw out what matters most to each individual. That helps people clarify goals and notice what gets in the way.
He also uses cognitive behavioral ideas to spot patterns of thinking that increase anxiety, low mood, or frustration. Those steps lead to small experiments and practical changes someone can try between sessions. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies help when people are stuck deciding on a next step.
Those approaches support motivation and build short-term plans that can fit a busy life. John has worked with people affected by addiction, first responder stress, fatherhood questions, and issues tied to prejudice or career transition. Sessions are offered in English and take place online by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
How his approaches translate to online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting to help people understand what matters to them. In sessions this looks like the therapist asking open questions, summarizing what was heard, and helping someone land on their own priorities; it works well for people who want to clarify values or parenting goals.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, identifies patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going. In online sessions this often means tracking situations, thoughts, and mood together, then testing small behavior changes between meetings to reduce anxiety or lift mood.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and style. That means trying things, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful when visual cues matter, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows a shorter check-in during a break, and text messaging supports ongoing prompts or brief reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and maintain momentum over time.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Depression
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English