Dr. John Howe
Experienced psychologist guiding behavior change
- Credentials
- PA Psychologist PS005032L
- Experience
- 35 years
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About John
Dr. John Howe is a licensed psychologist with 35 years of clinical experience in Pennsylvania. He focuses on helping people who feel stuck in repetitive, compulsive, or self-defeating patterns that hurt relationships and daily life.
He listens for what keeps these behaviors going and helps people identify practical steps to change them. His work addresses stress and anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy challenges, and issues around sexuality and addiction. He also supports clients facing personality-related difficulties, grief, and life transitions.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to make difficult patterns clearer and more manageable. Therapy with him blends problem-focused work and supportive counseling. That can mean learning ways to reduce urges, improving how you communicate with partners, or making decisions about career and life direction.
He uses straightforward conversations to uncover what’s driving choices and behaviors. Dr. Howe takes a direct but respectful approach.
He helps clients consider alternatives and practice different responses in real life. Over time, the goal is to replace repeating troubles with better options and more satisfying connections. If someone is coping with shame, guilt, obsessive behaviors, sexual concerns, or changes in mood, he offers guidance and structure to address those problems.
Sessions are aimed at clear goals and gradual progress toward healthier habits.
Therapeutic approaches and online access
Dr. Howe commonly uses evidence-based techniques aimed at changing repetitive behaviors and improving relationships. One approach focuses on identifying triggers and patterns that lead to compulsive or damaging actions, then practicing alternative responses. This helps people reduce urges and make different choices in everyday situations.Another strand of his work emphasizes supportive counseling for decision-making and life transitions. In these sessions he helps clarify values, weigh options, and set manageable goals so clients can move forward after loss, career shifts, or relationship changes.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. He works with each person to match methods to their needs, goals, and personal comfort. Together they review what is helping and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to maintain continuity when in-person meetings are difficult. Licensed professionals can use these formats to carry out the same focused work on patterns, communication, and decision-making as in office sessions.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Addictions
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self esteem
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Experience
- 35 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
Next step
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