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Online therapist

Johnthan Rivero Ramirez

Compassionate family-focused counseling

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
20 years
Licensed in
Texas
Languages
English, Spanish
Format
Online sessions

About Johnthan

Johnthan Rivero Ramirez offers down-to-earth support for parents and people navigating family stress. He focuses on practical steps to ease day-to-day strain. He speaks English and Spanish and works from a Texas practice as an LPC.

Parents who feel exhausted, stuck, or like old ways of communicating no longer work often seek his help. He helps people spot the repeated patterns that cause friction at home. Sessions aim to make small, clear changes that reduce conflict and ease parenting demands.

Background and approach

He addresses issues such as ADHD, anxiety, grief, intimacy concerns, and fertility-related stress with a steady, problem-solving approach. Over two decades he has focused on connecting personal change to wider family patterns. He draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and hypnotherapy to shape conversations and exercises.

The goal is to make new habits feel doable in everyday life. He pays attention to communication, blended family dynamics, caregiver strain, and fatherhood issues. He also supports people facing domestic violence histories, family-of-origin wounds, and forgiveness work.

Sessions often include clear skills practice, straightforward reflection, and planning for real-world situations. People interested in starting complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule around the therapist's availability. The practice uses a cancellable subscription model for sessions.

Prospective clients are encouraged to use the Start Therapy button to begin the intake process.

How therapeutic approaches guide online family work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify values and take small committed steps toward them, which can reduce home tension and make parenting choices feel clearer. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape current relationships and helps people change patterns that lead to distance or reactivity. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets specific thoughts and behaviors with practical exercises, which can ease anxiety, anger, and communication problems.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist works collaboratively to match methods to a person's needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying things, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together rather than using one fixed method.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy family schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people join from different locations when coordinating with partners or caregivers. The focus remains on practical skills and problem solving that transfer into everyday life.

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.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does this therapist help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, family and parenting struggles, intimacy issues, grief, anger, self-esteem concerns, career shifts, and trauma-related problems.
What is the therapist's general style in sessions?
The approach is practical and collaborative, mixing skills practice with reflective conversation to change patterns that cause family friction.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has 20 years of experience working with individuals around family and parenting challenges.
Where is the therapist based and what credential does he hold?
He practices in Texas and holds the LPC credential, listed as TX LPC in his documentation.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can people outside the United States work with him?
International clients are not currently accepted for sessions.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in getting started?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
20 years
Licensed
Texas
Languages
English, Spanish

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