Rev. John Reid, LCMHC

Rev. John Reid is an LCMHC with 25 years of counseling experience based in North Carolina. He works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief, parenting, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, anger, self-esteem, career matters, bipolar disorder, depression, life changes, and ADHD. He also focuses on adoption and foster care, attachment and abandonment issues, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, communication and commitment problems, and related concerns.

Reid draws on a long career that began in pastoral work in 1968 and moved into professional counseling after earning a Master’s Degree in Counseling in 1976. He has worked in counseling agencies, residential programs for teen boys, mental health agencies, and in public schools. He has experience working with English-speaking clients in many countries and across regions of the United States.

His approach combines practical, structured methods with listening and straightforward conversation. He uses Client-Centered Therapy to prioritize the person’s perspective, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and test unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Motivational Interviewing where they fit the goals. Sessions may include talking through problems, practicing new ways of responding, and developing simple behavioral steps to try between meetings.

Reid notes life experience and ongoing training shape his work. He completed a five-year Gestalt training program and follows continuing education requirements for his license. He says he will not judge clients and that forgiveness and practical change are part of moving forward.

Outside practice he is married and mentions family life as a background to his long-term focus on relationships and caregiving issues.

How his approaches translate to online sessions