Prof. John Checkett
Practical, thoughtful help for parenting and life stress
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About John
Prof. John Checkett helps parents and adults who are facing stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, depression, and parenting challenges. He also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, and career or life changes.
He approaches these issues in a practical, down-to-earth way aimed at clearer communication and better day-to-day coping. John Checkett is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, with eleven years of experience. He holds university degrees in social work and communication arts, and he also earned a master's in Women's Studies that he taught at the college level.
Background and approach
He has worked in emergency mental health screening and spent years providing services in the prison system. In sessions he listens closely and focuses on what matters most to the person in front of him. He draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and patterns, and on narrative and Jungian ideas to explore personal meaning and identity.
Those methods help with self-image, self-esteem, and problem solving. His style is collaborative and conversational. He helps clients talk through communication problems, care-related stress, and difficult transitions.
He also works with issues around gender, sexuality, and multicultural concerns in a direct and respectful way. People who want practical strategies and deeper reflection will find the work both hands-on and thoughtful. John aims to help clients make steady changes they can notice in daily life.
Online approaches that balance practical skills and meaning
Client-Centered Therapy centers the client's experience and priorities, offering a supportive, nonjudgmental space to talk through parenting stress, relationship problems, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and improve daily functioning. These approaches work well together by pairing concrete coping skills with careful attention to the client's values and sense of self.Finding the right approach is part of the work itself. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods feel most helpful based on goals, preferences, and the specific issues being faced. That collaborative process can shift over time as needs change.
Online sessions offer practical benefits for busy parents and adults juggling multiple responsibilities. Video calls and phone sessions let people meet from home, while live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins and flexible communication between longer sessions. This range of formats helps make therapy easier to fit into a weekly routine and supports ongoing momentum in the therapeutic work.
Client-Centered Therapy
The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.
Narrative Therapy
Looking at the story you have come to tell about yourself, and where it came from. The work is in separating the problem from your identity and finding accounts that fit you better.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
Next step
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