- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship strain
- Career change
About John
John Jaksich is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with 15 years of experience. He helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and career transitions. He works with adults across different life stages and brings a calm, straightforward approach to sessions.
John listens for the things that make daily life harder. He helps people name what is happening and build small, practical steps to feel steadier. Sessions focus on clear goals, coping skills, and choices that fit each person's situation.
His work often addresses concerns like social anxiety, panic, mood struggles, and trauma recovery. He also supports people facing long-term challenges such as chronic illness, caregiving strain, blended family conflict, and the pressures that come with parenting and fatherhood.
John draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide conversations and practice new skills. He aims to make therapy straightforward and relevant, so skills learned in sessions can be used between meetings. He emphasizes collaboration and adapts his approach to match each person's needs.
Based in Arizona, John combines practical problem-solving with attention to personal values. He helps people find clearer direction when life feels uncertain and supports steady progress toward more manageable days.
John listens for the things that make daily life harder. He helps people name what is happening and build small, practical steps to feel steadier. Sessions focus on clear goals, coping skills, and choices that fit each person's situation.
His work often addresses concerns like social anxiety, panic, mood struggles, and trauma recovery. He also supports people facing long-term challenges such as chronic illness, caregiving strain, blended family conflict, and the pressures that come with parenting and fatherhood.
John draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide conversations and practice new skills. He aims to make therapy straightforward and relevant, so skills learned in sessions can be used between meetings. He emphasizes collaboration and adapts his approach to match each person's needs.
Based in Arizona, John combines practical problem-solving with attention to personal values. He helps people find clearer direction when life feels uncertain and supports steady progress toward more manageable days.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Aging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-loveSex addictionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Experience
15+ years
Credentials
Arizona
Languages
English
Approaches that guide online work and progress
John uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to shape sessions in a practical way. One common approach focuses on building coping skills and step-by-step behavior change to reduce anxiety and manage mood. This involves practicing new responses to stressful situations and breaking problems into manageable tasks.Another approach emphasizes understanding how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. That work helps people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and test different ways of responding to relationship strain, career stress, or persistent worry. Both approaches aim to give tools that can be used between sessions to ease daily challenges.
Finding the right approach is part of the process, and John works with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and preferences. He treats therapy as a collaboration where techniques are adjusted based on what helps most over time.
Session format options are not specified in the biography, so confirm current session formats before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it simpler to keep continuity of care during life changes while working with licensed professionals.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does John focus on?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and career transitions, plus related issues like chronic illness and first responder stress.
What is his therapy style like?
Sessions are practical and collaborative with an emphasis on clear goals and coping skills that people can use between meetings.
How much experience does he have?
John has 15 years of experience as a licensed professional counselor.
Where is he located and how is he credentialed?
He practices in Arizona and holds the LPC credential listed as AZ LPC.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the U.S. work with him?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.