LCSW, 25 years of experience
Welcome to my virtual office. I am currently offering TeleHealth sessions. I am a LCSW, licensed psychotherapist with 20 years experience, and 25 years social services/ministries outreach, providing individual and family therapy by utilizing a strengths-based, collaborative, holistic approach, allowing me to gain a clearer sense of my clients' Physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual needs, and finding viable, alternative solutions to reach a more balanced and optimal level of coping/functioning. I endeavor to conduct psychotherapy with individuals who are challenged with a crisis, substance abuse/addictions, Porn/sexual addictions, dual diagnosis, and related codependency issues; relationships, depression, grief and loss, PTSD and anxiety-related issues, adjustment/transitional, career/vocational; Additionally, I offer Premarital counseling to establish a firm foundation for marriage; because "after every wedding comes a marriage." I utilize a holistic approach for crisis counseling, as well as evidenced-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and motivational interviewing/coaching, which facilitates my clients' ability to cope/function better with negative and self-defeating thoughts and behaviors. I firmly believe in providing a collaborative and supportive environment to maximize the therapeutic experience and identify what strengths and resources clients have to create meaningful change in their lives. For those who desire a Christian, Biblical approach, I also offer a faith-based perspective combined with psychological/systems theory I received my masters degree from Florida International University, and my B.A degree in psychology/pastoral/Biblical counseling from Southeastern College. I am a member of Phi Alpha and Alpha Chi honors societies respectively.
Our first session with be an evaluation/information gathering, and beginning to establish/build rapport
My therapeutic style, which is rooted in evidence-based, effective and practical Cognitive Behavioral, and Motivational Therapy, is coaching, holistic, strengths-based (utilizing clients’ own strengths and resources), learning and applying healthier coping skills, and finding viable solutions to address underlying reasons for debilitating substance abuse, eating disorders, porn/sex addiction, and other addictive behaviors, while assisting in finding a more balanced, happier, healthier and wholesome lifestyle. Additionally, I offer Premarital counseling to establish a firm foundation for marriage; because "after every wedding comes a marriage."
Mental health issues, substance abuse/addictions, Dual-diagnosed individuals and codependency/family related issues, spirituality (pastoral counseling) depression, anxiety, vocational/career, interpersonal, anger management, Self esteem issues, geriatrics, children, 5-17.
4 ratings with written reviews
July 23, 2025
Dr. J was intelligent, knowledgeable, and with a kind heart. He seems to have a patient's best interests in mind.
June 4, 2025
John is great and is very in touch with his faith. He even prayed for me before the end of our session. God bless him. Highly recommend.
June 3, 2025
Usually a first session is like pulling teeth. Especially when you have recap the last 50yrs of your life. He was very warm, direct and authentic. He also made me laugh which help alleviate some the anxiety. Dr J has a great sense of humor and has an understanding about different walks of life. I look forward to my future sessions.
John Watts is an LCSW, licensed counselor with 25 years of experience, providing individual and family therapy by utilizing a strengths-based, collaborative, holistic approach, allowing John to gain a clearer sense of his clients' needs. If desired, John offers a faith-based and psychological integrated approach. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is clinically proven to help with nearly every disorder.
with 25 years experience, Faith-based and integrating psychology coping skills, is a holistic approach where the goal has spirituality as the core, and aligning that core with all other aspects of our lives helps bring about more balance, for a happier, healthier and wholesome life style
I have a background of 25 years linked with the concept of CBT, the process of which is to make peace with the past, return to the present (mindfulness), avoiding worrying about the future, returning to a state of present mindfulness, where acceptance and gratitude can lead to more peace, serenity, and contentment, vs discontentment.
I have 25 years experience in counseling, using Motivational interviewing, which utilizes the process of CBT to change negative thoughts/perceptions to more positive and productive ones, motivating the client to follow the treatment plan to achieve ones goals.
Throughout my tenor of 25 years as a therapist, I have found that using CBT concepts, and learned strengths-based therapy coping skills, facilitating finding and implementing solutions to overcome the client's problems.