About John
John Dlugosz is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma, intimacy concerns, and depression. He draws on two decades of clinical experience to offer calm, practical guidance. He speaks English and accepts international clients, and his practice is based in Nevada.
John focuses on clear goal-setting and skills you can use between sessions. He listens first, then works with each person to identify strengths and the roots of their problems.
Background and approach
Sessions emphasize simple tools like thought records, activity planning, and relaxation techniques to manage symptoms and build confidence. His background includes long experience in social work and counseling roles. Over 21 years he has worked with people facing grief, addiction, post-traumatic stress, and relationship breakdowns.
That history shapes a direct, solution-focused style that balances practical steps with attention to emotional healing. In sessions John uses a client-centered approach informed by cognitive behavioral ideas. He helps people reframe unhelpful thoughts, set achievable goals, and create daily routines that support recovery.
He also integrates faith-based perspectives when clients want that included. People who come to him often want a plan and steady guidance. John aims to help clients find clearer direction, improve communication, reduce distress, and move forward from stuck patterns.
He uses straightforward language and concrete exercises so progress feels real and measurable.
How evidence-based methods translate to online care
John often uses cognitive behavioral techniques that teach people to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and to build helpful daily habits. CBT tools like thought records, activity scheduling, and relaxation exercises are explained plainly and practiced during sessions to address anxiety, depression, PTSD, and addiction-related patterns.He also integrates a faith-informed counseling perspective when clients want that included. This approach connects personal values and spiritual resources with practical therapy tasks, helping clients align their choices with long-term goals and meaning in life.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with clients about symptoms, goals, and personal preferences, then try techniques that fit. If something isn’t working, adjustments are made together until a good fit is found.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules and different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and demonstration of exercises, phone sessions can be easier when video isn’t possible, live chat supports brief check-ins, and text messaging helps maintain momentum between sessions. These options make it simpler to get consistent, skills-based care without major travel or time changes.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Experience
- 21 years
- Licensed
- Florida, Tennessee, Ohio, Nevada, Idaho
- Languages
- English