Justin Hughes
Focused, practical support for families
- Credentials
- LPC
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed in
- Idaho
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Format
- Online sessions
About Justin
Justin Hughes is a licensed professional counselor in Idaho who focuses on family and parenting concerns alongside stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma. He brings 11 years of experience to conversations about anger, addiction, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and life changes. He speaks English and Spanish and works with a wide range of common struggles including ADHD and bipolar mood concerns.
His style is respectful and straightforward. He listens first and adapts each conversation to a family's situation.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to be practical, not theoretical, so parents can try simple steps between meetings and notice what changes. Justin uses a few evidence-based ways of working that fit most family needs. He draws from cognitive behavioral therapy to change unhelpful thinking and acceptance and commitment therapy to clarify values and next steps.
He also incorporates client-centered techniques to keep the conversation focused on what matters most to the client. Over his career he has supported people dealing with caregiver stress, blended family issues, codependency, communication problems, and recovery from substance use. He also addresses aging and geriatric concerns and autism-related challenges when they affect family dynamics.
Throughout treatment he works collaboratively to build a plan that fits each household. He values sensitivity, respect, and practical tools that families can start using right away.
How therapy approaches translate to online family support
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps clients clarify what matters most and take small steps toward those values. It is useful when people feel stuck or overwhelmed and want to focus on practical change rather than perfect solutions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches skills to shift patterns that cause distress. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and everyday stress.Choosing the right approach is a team process. The therapist works collaboratively with each person or family to pick methods that match their goals and preferences. That may mean trying one approach for a few sessions, then adjusting based on what feels most helpful.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options let families fit sessions around busy schedules, check in between meetings, and use whatever format feels easiest. Licensed professionals can bring the same tools and practical guidance online so clients can work on real-life problems from home or wherever they are.
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
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Idaho
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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