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John Brooks
Helping clients build practical coping and connection
LPC, LMFT Louisiana
- Experience
- 10 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Addictions, Relationship, Family
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About John
John Brooks is a licensed LPC and LMFT practicing in Louisiana with a decade of clinical experience.
Background and approach
He draws on a range of evidence-informed methods, including cognitive behavioral approaches, to help people facing addictions, relationship and family conflicts, intimacy concerns, mood disorders, and a broad spectrum of life stressors. He emphasizes clients' strengths and lived knowledge as the foundation for change, and he encourages a collaborative process that honors each person's story and priorities.
Brooks works with issues that span grief, trauma, anxiety, eating and sleeping difficulties, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, and career or role transitions, among other concerns. His practice integrates acceptance and commitment strategies, attachment-oriented work, client-centered principles, and skills-based therapies to tailor support to individual needs.
He frames the decision to seek help as a courageous step and aims to create a respectful, goal-focused environment where clients can explore challenges and build practical coping strategies.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
John Brooks integrates cognitive behavioral work and acceptance and commitment strategies into his online practice. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and habit-related struggles. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages clarifying values and practicing mindfulness-based acceptance alongside committed action, helping with emotional avoidance, stress, and life transitions.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work together with clients to explore goals, preferences, and responses to different methods, adjusting the plan over time so the work aligns with what the client needs and wants to achieve.
Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging provides flexibility for clients with varying schedules and communication styles. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, fit sessions into busy lives, and practice new skills between meetings while staying connected with a licensed professional.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
John Brooks works with a wide range of concerns including addictions, relationship and family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, grief, trauma, anxiety, mood disorders such as depression and bipolar, and challenges like ADHD, eating and sleeping issues, and career stress.
How would you describe the therapeutic approach and style?
The approach blends cognitive behavioral techniques with client-centered, acceptance and commitment, attachment-based and dialectical methods to create a practical, strengths-focused process tailored to each person.
What is the clinician's background and experience?
He has 10 years of professional experience working in clinical settings and has developed a practice that spans individual and relational concerns across many life stages.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
John Brooks holds LPC and LMFT credentials with licence details LA LPC 7125 and LA LMFT 1335 and practices in Louisiana.
Are sessions offered in languages other than English or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and he accepts international clients according to the documented availability.
Which session formats are available for working together?
Clients can work with the therapist via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and scheduling.
How does pricing and payment work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in beginning therapy with this clinician?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Stress, AnxietyLGBTTrauma and abuseGriefEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHearing impairedHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy
Experience
10+ years
Licensed
Louisiana, Louisiana
Languages
English