John Sundeen
Supportive counselor for parenting and life stressors
- Credentials
- LPCC
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About John
John Sundeen is a licensed professional clinical counselor with six years of experience. He emphasizes practical support for people facing parenting challenges, depression, and related stressors. He meets clients where they are and focuses on clear, usable steps rather than jargon.
Sundeen believes each person knows important parts of their own story. He draws on that knowledge to help clients build on strengths and tackle obstacles. His style is straightforward and encouraging, aimed at helping people feel more capable in daily life.
Background and approach
He uses several therapy methods to fit different needs, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and mindfulness-informed work. These approaches get translated into hands-on strategies during sessions, not abstract theory. Sessions typically include talking through immediate problems, trying small experiments between meetings, and noticing what works in real life.
He stresses practical change over perfect solutions and supports people while they make gradual steps forward. John practices in California and offers sessions in English. He frames therapy as a collaborative process where the client sets goals and he offers tools and perspective to reach them.
Therapy approaches and online care that fit your life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice what really matters to them and take small steps toward those values, even when difficult thoughts or feelings show up. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and gives straightforward exercises to change patterns that cause distress. Mindfulness-based techniques teach simple attention skills to reduce reactivity and improve focus in day-to-day life.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will listen to your priorities and try methods that match your goals and preferences. Together you will decide which tools to keep using and which to change as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit busy schedules and different comfort levels. These options make it easier to attend from home, manage childcare, or fit therapy around work. Using multiple formats also allows follow-up between meetings and quick check-ins when a brief touchpoint helps keep momentum.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.
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.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
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- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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