John Koppenhaver
Compassionate, practical help for stress and change
- Credentials
- LCP
- Experience
- 32 years
- Licensed in
- Kansas
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About John
John Koppenhaver is a licensed clinician in Kansas with 32 years of professional experience. He focuses on creating a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through difficult thoughts and feelings. He aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable for someone under stress or facing big life changes.
His approach emphasizes straightforward conversation and steady support. He often helps people who are dealing with anxiety, depression, family concerns, and identity-related questions.
Background and approach
Sessions are aimed at practical coping strategies and clearer thinking rather than complex jargon. Over his career he has worked with a wide range of concerns, including grief, relationship strain, issues related to gender and sexual identity, and compulsive behaviors. He also has experience with matters tied to illness, separation, and life transitions.
That background informs how he listens and what kinds of tools he offers. John favors a collaborative pace. He checks in regularly about what is helping and what is not.
That keeps work focused on the changes a person wants to make in daily life. People who choose to work with him can expect plain language, steady guidance, and options for online sessions. He uses common therapeutic techniques that are backed by evidence, and he adapts them to each person’s situation and goals.
Online approaches that focus on practical change
John often uses cognitive-behavioral techniques, which help by identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking and acting. These techniques are useful for anxiety, depression, and repetitive worry patterns.He also draws on problem-solving and skills-based methods that teach clear steps for handling stressful situations. This approach breaks big problems into manageable tasks and focuses on day-to-day coping skills.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those needs. Progress is checked along the way and strategies are changed when something isn't working.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make sessions more flexible. These options let people connect from home, fit sessions around work and family, and keep therapy consistent when schedules change. Licensed professionals can use these formats to provide regular check-ins and to practice new skills between meetings.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Depression
Also works with
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Cancer
- Commitment issues
- Coping with life changes
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Experience
- 32 years
- Licensed
- Kansas
- Languages
- English
Next step
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- Stop at any point