John Brooks, LPC, LMFT
Louisiana · 10 years in practice
John Brooks is a licensed counselor and marriage and family therapist practicing in Louisiana.
License and registration
- LMFT, Louisiana
- 1335 · expires December 2026
- LPC, Louisiana
- 7125 · expires June 2027
- NPI
- 1699201913 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About John
John Brooks is a licensed counselor and marriage and family therapist practicing in Louisiana. He holds a Licensed Professional Counselor credential and is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with ten years of clinical experience. He approaches therapy with respect for each person's story and strengths.
Taking the first step to sign up for therapy often feels hard, and he acknowledges that courage. He focuses on issues such as addiction, relationship difficulties, family and intimacy concerns, parenting stress, anxiety, and trauma.
Background and approach
He also works with people facing grief, problems with sleep or eating, anger, low self-esteem, and life transitions. His practice includes support around career matters, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and mood concerns like depression and bipolar disorder. John uses practical, evidence-informed methods to help people manage symptoms and build coping skills.
He draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice patterns and try new behaviors. Attachment-based and client-centered perspectives guide how he forms a working relationship and responds to emotional needs. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented.
John listens for what matters most and helps people set manageable steps they can try between sessions. He aims to make therapy feel straightforward and useful rather than overwhelming. John offers care through a mix of formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging.
He works with people across locations, and sessions are scheduled after completing a short matching questionnaire and arranging times that fit the client's schedule.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything John lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches John names
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How John Uses Therapy Approaches Online
John draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and take actions that match their values. ACT focuses on building willingness to face difficult feelings and on making choices that matter, which can help with anxiety, stress, and life changes.He also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to look at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. CBT is practical and skills-based, useful for anxiety, depression, sleep or eating concerns, and patterns that keep problems going. Attachment-based ideas shape how he builds trust and explores relationship patterns that affect intimacy and family life.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. John works with each person to match methods to their goals, preferences, and what feels helpful in early sessions. He checks in and adapts the plan as needed so therapy stays relevant to day-to-day life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people talk face to face when that helps, phone is a lower-bandwidth option for check-ins, chat can be useful for short conversations, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep continuity when life gets in the way.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does John address?
He helps people with addiction, relationship and family strain, intimacy issues, parenting stress, anxiety, trauma and grief, as well as mood concerns like depression and bipolar disorder.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
Sessions are conversational and person-focused. He uses practical tools and works with clients to set small, doable steps between appointments.
What is his background and experience?
John has ten years of professional experience working in Louisiana. He emphasizes clients' strengths and treats them as experts on their own lives.
Which credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
He holds LPC and LMFT credentials and practices in Louisiana. The credentials listed are LA LPC and LA LMFT.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English, and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for therapy with him?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to get started?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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