Licensed to practice in 4 states and accepts 10 insurances. Specializes in Men's Issues, Trauma and PTSD, Coping Skills and 8 more.
John-Mark Meulman
(he/him)
About me
Counseling is a second career for me. I am a Desert Storm era Navy veteran and spent twenty years in the business world as a successful sales manager. I have over thirty years of personal recovery experience and bring many tools to our sessions. I have done my own personal grief, anger, trauma and family of origin work so I can hold space for whatever your healing and recovery may require. I show up as my authentic self and tend to be very direct. If you are willing to do the painful work that healing requires, I may be a good choice as therapist for you. With both my own personal struggles with addiction and mental health challenges, I have empathy and respect for those willing to do the hard work of making changes.
Get to know me
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
The first session is about getting to know each other and deciding if we are a fit. I consider the therapeutic space sacred and the therapeutic alliance is in my opinion the most important predictor of success. I want to know about your life an experiences to this point and I will be sharing some of my own journey as well as I feel is appropriate and helpful to you. The most important thing for me is to create a safe space for you which is free of judgement and filled with compassionate curiosity.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
I mentioned I have thirty years of personal recovery experience. I have over twenty years sobriety and have done personal growth work in both twelve step recovery and counseling. I try to maintain a sense of curiosity about the mysteries of this world and life in general. Many of my family members have struggled with addiction and mental illness. I demonstrate mastery in boundary setting and practicing self-care and try to help instill these invaluable practices in my clients.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
I enjoy working with clients who are curious about their motivations and understanding how childhood trauma and attachment wounding have led to present circumstances. I find that clients who are willing to be honest, open-minded and willing to be teachable and try new things are a good fit for me. I really enjoy working with sober individuals who are interested in doing "deeper" work in their recovery.
Specialties
Top specialties
Coping Skills
Men's Issues
Trauma and PTSD
Other specialties
Anger Management
Anxiety
Depression
First Responders/Healthcare Workers
Grief
Military/Veterans
Self Esteem
Sex Therapy
Identifies as
Man
Spiritual but not religious
Serves ages
Adults (18 to 64)
Licensed in
Arkansas
Colorado
New Mexico
Texas
Accepts
Arlo
Cash - $150 per session
Centivo
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
EAP:Cigna
EAP:Evernorth
Evernorth
GTEB
Tufts Health/Cigna
Location
Virtual
My treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Cognitive behavioral therapy is at the core of the methods I utilize. I believe in the idea that our thoughts become our beliefs, which ultimately shape our reality. Therefore if we can change our thinking, we can reshape our narrative thus our reality.