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John Funk, LCSW
Texas
LCSW - stress and relationship concerns
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Attachment work
- Skill based strategies
About John
John Funk is an LCSW licensed in Texas with 15 years of clinical experience. He focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, addictions, grief, and related issues listed below.
He helps people name unhelpful thoughts and notice patterns that keep problems going. Sessions are practical and focused on changing what people do and think in daily life. He uses several approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, attachment work, and client-centered listening.
In sessions he helps people handle parenting strain, sleep and eating struggles, intimacy problems, and low self-esteem. He also supports people facing bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and the fallout from separation or loss. Additional areas of attention include abandonment and attachment issues, codependency, control and communication problems, dissociation, and forgiveness.
His work draws on concrete tools from CBT and skill-based strategies from DBT, along with relationship-focused methods like Emotionally-Focused Therapy and attachment-based work. He balances skill practice with time to talk about difficult feelings. The approach aims to build clearer thinking and more workable behaviors for everyday life.
Sessions take a step-by-step tone: notice a pattern, try a new response, and review what changed. People looking for structured, problem-solving work that also pays attention to relationships may find this helpful. He conducts work in English and is based in Texas.
How his approaches translate to online work
CBT focuses on identifying and testing unhelpful thoughts and building new habits. It helps with anxiety, depression, sleep and eating problems, and coping with everyday stress by using concrete exercises and behavioral experiments. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people notice and change ways of relating that cause pain. That work can help with commitment, abandonment, and intimacy-related issues. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and building a reliable working relationship so people can talk through difficult feelings and decide goals.Figuring out the best approach is collaborative. He will discuss goals, try an approach, and adjust based on what helps. That may mean using CBT tools in one phase and shifting to attachment work when relationship patterns are the focus.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, or remove the need to travel to an office. Licensed professionals can use online sessions to practice skills, run structured exercises, and review how changes are going in day-to-day life.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What problems does he help with most often?
He works with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, addictions, grief, and related issues such as attachment and communication problems.
How does he use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in sessions?
CBT is used to spot unhelpful thoughts and test different responses. Sessions focus on small, practical changes people can try between meetings.
What is his clinical background?
He has 15 years of experience as a social work clinician and has worked at senior licensure levels in other states prior to practicing in Texas.
Where is he licensed and practicing?
He is an LCSW licensed in Texas and practices from Texas.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with him?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?
Cost varies with location and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with him?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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