Chris Johns is a licensed professional counselor with 27 years of clinical experience.
01About Chris
Chris Johns is a licensed professional counselor with 27 years of clinical experience. He practices in Alabama and works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression. He keeps language simple and practical in sessions so people can focus on what matters most.
Chris listens without judgment and aims to make therapy feel straightforward. He helps people set clear goals and uses everyday strategies to reduce overwhelming thoughts and emotions.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on skills that can be used between meetings, not just talk in the room. Over nearly three decades he has supported people through the fallout of abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, aging and caregiving stress, chronic illness and pain, body image concerns, and attachment difficulties.
He also helps those facing commitment or codependency struggles and people affected by antisocial or avoidant personality patterns. His work draws on client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral tools, mindfulness, and trauma-focused approaches. That mix lets him tailor plans to fit each person’s needs and goals.
He explains techniques in clear terms and practices at a steady, respectful pace. Chris offers multiple ways to meet, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Sessions are scheduled through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
He conducts sessions in English and accepts international clients.
02Credentials
- LPC (Alabama)
- License LPC01965 · expires July 2027
- NPI
- 1306122692 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Chris lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Chris names
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04Online support
How his approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and helping people find their own solutions. It emphasizes respect, empathy, and working at the client's pace, which can be useful for relationship or grief work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical ways to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, stress, and depression and includes exercises to practice between sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Chris will discuss what feels most useful and adapt methods based on a person’s goals and preferences. Together they decide whether to focus on coping skills, changing patterns, mindful awareness, or trauma processing, and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions give flexibility for different routines and needs. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for deeper conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins or short sessions, and text-based messaging supports regular, ongoing contact between meetings. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between appointments.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does this therapist address?
He helps with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression, along with related issues like attachment, body image, and caregiver stress.
What is his style in sessions?
Sessions are practical and down-to-earth. He listens, helps set clear goals, and teaches skills people can use between meetings.
How much experience does he have?
He brings 27 years of experience as a licensed professional counselor working with adults on a wide range of emotional and life challenges.
Where does he practice and what credential does he hold?
He practices in Alabama and holds the LPC credential, listed as AL LPC.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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