John Henry, LMFT - Therapist in California

About John

John Henry is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with more than three decades of clinical experience. He began his career as an educator and later moved into mental health work, bringing a practical focus on parenting and relationships. He holds a Master of Education and practices in California as LMFT CA 31276.

Parents often meet him when they're juggling behavior concerns, communication breakdowns, or overwhelming stress. He has long experience offering parenting workshops that teach clear, practical strategies.

Background and approach

Those sessions cover managing behavior, naming feelings behind actions, and solving everyday family problems. Over his career he has worked in community mental health, group homes for school-age children, and psychiatric hospital settings. He has provided individual, adolescent, family, couples, and adult therapy.

For many years he also trained and supervised graduate interns and clinicians. His work draws on psychodynamic ideas that look at how relationships shape daily life. He blends that with trauma-focused work, cognitive behavioral techniques, and client-centered methods.

In sessions he aims to be compassionate and straightforward, helping families talk through patterns and try new ways of relating. Parents who want practical tools alongside deeper understanding will find his style useful. He focuses on clear communication, problem solving, and strengthening family connections.

He brings experience with LGBT concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting, grief, mood disorders, and a wide range of family issues.

How therapeutic approaches shape online family care

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at bonds between family members and how those bonds affect behavior. It focuses on building trust and better ways of connecting, which can help with parenting, attachment issues, and relationship problems.

Client-Centered Therapy centers on listening without judgment and following the family’s pace. It helps people feel heard and understood, which makes it easier to try new ways of communicating and solving problems.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the family about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked. Together they adjust methods as needed, mixing approaches to match the family’s situation.

Online sessions can use video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit busy schedules. That flexibility makes it easier to join from home, coordinate with school or work, and keep continuity when life gets hectic. Many families find shorter check-ins by text or chat helpful between video sessions to keep progress moving.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does he address?

He works with family and parenting concerns, trauma and abuse, LGBT issues, depression, anxiety, addictions, grief, and relationship problems among others.

How would you describe his therapeutic style?

He uses a compassionate, straightforward approach that combines psychodynamic thinking with practical strategies from CBT and trauma-focused work.

What background does he bring to sessions?

He has 34 years of clinical experience and began as an educator with extensive work running parenting workshops and supervising teachers.

What are his credentials and where is he based?

He is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT - licensed in California as CA LMFT 31276 and practices in California.

Which languages are used in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What formats are available for meeting online?

He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats.

How are sessions billed and what does it cost?

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?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

LGBT
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 34 years
Licensed: California
Languages: English

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