- Attachment work
- Cognitive strategies
- Parenting support
About John
John Henry is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, based in California with 34 years of clinical experience. He began his career as an educator and spent over a decade focused on early childhood education before moving into mental health practice.
He works with a wide range of concerns including anger, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, relationship problems, parenting challenges, grief, addictions, and LGBT issues. He also addresses self-esteem, career stress, bipolar conditions, ADHD, and the strain that caregiving and blended families can bring.
His background includes community mental health settings, group home work with latency-age children, and roles in an adolescent and family psychiatric hospital. For many years he offered consultation and training to teachers and after-school programs in Oakland, California.
Henry has led parenting workshops that focused on communication skills, behavior management, and resolving conflicts between parents and children. He spent roughly 23 years supervising graduate interns and other clinicians in clinical training and practice.
In sessions he looks at how relationships shape daily life and functioning. He describes his foundation as psychodynamic and uses that lens to consider recurring patterns and attachment issues. He also draws on client-centered ideas, trauma-focused methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and family-structural tools as needed to address a person's goals and concerns.
Approaches he uses in remote sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and how early bonds affect current reactions. It can help when anger or mistrust comes from past relationship experiences.Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes the person's perspective and experience. This approach helps people feel heard and work at their own pace while sorting through feelings like resentment, frustration, or shame.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT offers concrete tools for managing anger, stress, and anxiety through practice and small changes.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, goals, and preferences, and then suggest which methods to try. That plan can change as progress and practical concerns arise.
Because the biography does not list session formats, confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Therapists commonly use these benefits to help people keep consistent work on anger, relationships, and coping skills without promising specific delivery methods.
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Experience
34+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does he address?
He works with anger, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, relationship and parenting challenges, addictions, grief, and related concerns listed in his specialties.
What is his therapy style like?
He uses a psychodynamic foundation to look at relationship patterns. He also applies client-centered, trauma-focused, CBT, mindfulness, and family-structural ideas as appropriate.
How much experience does he have?
He has 34 years of clinical experience, plus earlier work as an educator and many years supervising graduate interns and clinicians.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is an LMFT in California. His practice and background are located in California.
Can I have sessions in another language or from another country?
Sessions are offered in English. He is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats does he offer?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as session formats are not specified in the provided biography.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to get started.