John Widmer
Compassionate, practical counseling for real-life change
LPCC Ohio
- Experience
- 17 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Depression
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About John
John Widmer is an Ohio-based licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) with 17 years of experience helping people navigate addiction, anxiety, depression, stress, and a broad range of life challenges.
Background and approach
He holds a master's degree in clinical counseling from Cincinnati Christian University and brings a steady, approachable presence to his work. John is often referred to as JT by those who know him, and he balances empathic listening with honest, thoughtful feedback when clients' goals and behaviors don't align.
His practice emphasizes practical, evidence-informed strategies including cognitive behavioral methods that help clients identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. He also integrates client-centered principles that prioritize each person's values and pacing, plus motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques to support movement toward concrete goals.
John works with concerns ranging from trauma, grief, and intimacy-related problems to parenting, workplace stress, ADHD, bipolar challenges, and substance-related issues. John aims to make therapy straightforward and collaborative, tailoring sessions to a person’s priorities while offering clear tools for coping and change.
He provides services across phone, video, chat, and messaging formats and practices throughout Ohio.
How John’s Approaches Translate to Online Therapy
John uses cognitive behavioral strategies and client-centered methods that adapt well to remote formats. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying thought patterns and behaviors that contribute to distress and teaching practical skills to change them, which can be practiced and reviewed during video or phone sessions. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship and supports clients in exploring values and priorities at their own pace, a stance that shapes the tone of conversations whether they occur by video, phone, chat, or messaging.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process; John will work with each person to decide which combination of techniques best matches their needs, goals, and preferences. He often blends approaches so practical tools and empathic support reinforce one another, and adjustments are made as progress and feedback indicate.
Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for fitting care into busy schedules and for continuing work between appointments. These formats allow access to licensed professionals without the need for travel and make it easier to maintain momentum on goals through more frequent or varied touchpoints when needed.
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Experience
17+ years
Licensed
Ohio
Languages
English