About John
John Reynolds is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in New York. He has ten years of professional experience helping people navigate major life changes and work-related stress. John focuses on practical steps and honest conversation to help people move forward.
He often helps people who are grieving or who are adjusting after a loss. He also supports those facing career uncertainty and people looking for coaching-style guidance to clarify next steps.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on identifying strengths and building manageable plans for change. John pays attention to the everyday pressures that add up. He works with caregivers handling ongoing strain and with people living with chronic pain, illness, or disability.
Communication problems, guilt, shame, and multicultural concerns are also areas he addresses. Appointments are conversational and goal-oriented. John aims to offer clear tools and steady support rather than long lectures.
He encourages clients to notice what already helps them and to try small experiments between sessions. People who prefer direct feedback and practical guidance often find his style helpful. He frames therapy as a partnership where the client’s story guides the work.
John is available for sessions in English and practices from New York as an LCSW.
Approaches that guide online sessions
John draws on straightforward, evidence-based techniques that focus on clear change and everyday coping. One approach emphasizes building practical skills and small experiments to shift routines and responses; it helps with adjusting to loss, changing jobs, or managing daily limitations from illness or pain. Another approach centers on strengths and coaching-style questions to clarify career goals and next steps; this helps people who want concrete plans and accountability.Finding the right approach is part of the work. John collaborates with each person to match methods to their goals and preferences. He will ask about what has helped before, what feels realistic now, and then try approaches together, adjusting as needed based on progress and feedback.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video calls suit deeper conversation and seeing visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging are useful for short check-ins, brief coaching prompts, or ongoing accountability without scheduling a full call.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
Also works with
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English