John Looney, LPCC

John Looney is an LPCC licensed counselor based in Ohio. He has seven years of experience helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, or big life changes. He aims to match practical steps to each person's situation so therapy feels useful from the start.

He listens for how past relationships and life events shape present struggles. That helps when people bring concerns about trauma, attachment, intimacy, or grief. John also supports people dealing with mood concerns like depression or bipolar symptoms, and those managing ADHD, burnout, or compassion fatigue.

Sessions are shaped around what each person needs. He draws on client-centered work to follow the client’s lead. He uses approaches such as cognitive behavioral techniques to address thought and behavior patterns, and attachment-based ideas to improve how people relate to others.

John helps people with practical concerns too, like sleep, eating, career stress, parenting strain, and communication problems. He also works with issues related to kink and alternative sex culture in a nonjudgmental way, and with identity matters including LGBT concerns.

He keeps things straightforward during sessions. Expect clear goals, skills you can try between meetings, and regular check-ins on progress. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on availability.

How his approaches translate to online work

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current ways of relating to others. It looks at patterns of closeness and avoidance and helps people try new ways of connecting. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with clear strategies and practice exercises to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress. EMDR is used to help people process distressing memories by pairing focused attention with guided techniques to reduce the emotional charge of traumatic events.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with clients about their goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

This description does not list specific session formats. Confirm current online session options before booking so you know what to expect. Online work can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time from the schedule. Many people find it simpler to keep momentum when sessions can be scheduled around daily life rather than added on as an extra task.