Rev. John Reid, LCMHC

North Carolina · 25 years in practice

Rev. John Reid welcomes people who are carrying heavy burdens and need someone to listen.

License and registration

LCMHC, North Carolina: 6678 · expires June 2027
NPI: 1578752481 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 25
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About John

Rev. John Reid welcomes people who are carrying heavy burdens and need someone to listen. He presents a calm, steady presence for those coping with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, mood concerns, or life changes.

He also supports people working through relationship strain, parenting stress, adoption and foster care questions, and issues around attachment and forgiveness. He brings 25 years of counseling experience and a Master’s degree in Counseling.

He previously served in pastoral roles and as a Director of Missions, and he has worked in community counseling agencies, residential care for teenage boys, public schools, and mental health centers.

Background and approach

He has provided services to English-speaking clients in many countries while practicing from North Carolina. In sessions he emphasizes listening without judgment and offers a compassionate, person-focused way of working. He draws on existential ideas about meaning and responsibility, client-centered principles that place the person at the heart of the work, and practical tools from cognitive behavioral and dialectical approaches when helpful.

He is comfortable discussing faith when it matters to a client and notes that spiritual resources can be used in counseling with care and respect. He stresses forgiveness and learning from mistakes as parts of recovery and growth. People who choose him can expect straightforward conversations about goals and practical steps to meet them.

He communicates plainly and aims to help people find ways to cope, rebuild confidence, and move forward.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything John lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Grief
Parenting issues
Trauma and abuse
Intimacy-related issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Depression
Coping with life changes
ADHD
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Blended family issues
Caregiver issues and stress
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Divorce and separation
Emptiness
Family problems
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Men's issues
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Mood disorders
Narcissism
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Self-love
Sexuality

Approaches John names

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Online support

Approaches that guide online sessions

Existential Therapy looks at life questions about meaning, choice, and responsibility and can help when people feel empty, stuck, or facing big changes. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on honest listening and putting the client's experience first so people can explore concerns at their own pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers concrete strategies to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can ease symptoms of anxiety or depression.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences, trying practical tools while keeping a respectful, listening stance. That collaborative process helps shape a plan that feels useful and realistic.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people use visual connection for deeper conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it simpler to fit counseling into a busy life and keep progress moving forward.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does he commonly address?

He works with stress, anxiety, depression, mood disorders including bipolar, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and family problems, parenting and adoption issues, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, ADHD, and coping with life changes.

What is his general therapeutic style?

He uses a person-focused style that emphasizes listening and non-judgmental support, while integrating practical methods from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical approaches when useful.

How much experience does he bring?

He has 25 years of professional counseling experience, plus earlier pastoral leadership work that shaped his approach to listening and guidance.

What credentials and where is he based?

He holds the credential LCMHC, listed as NC LCMHC, and practices from North Carolina.

In which languages can sessions be held?

Sessions are offered in English and he has worked with English-speaking clients in many countries.

What session formats are available?

He meets with clients via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and needs.

How are costs and billing handled?

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How do I begin working with him?

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