John Engebretson

John Engebretson is a licensed counselor with LPC and LCPC credentials and more than 20 years of experience. He practices in Colorado and offers a calm, straightforward approach for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, anger, depression, or life changes.

He keeps sessions practical and conversational. He listens first, then helps people set small, realistic goals. Techniques come from cognitive behavioral ideas, client-centered talking, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. Those methods are adapted to the needs of each person rather than applied the same way to everyone.

John has worked in community-based settings with a wide range of concerns. He has experience helping people manage addictions, impulse-control problems, grief, trauma and abuse, sleep troubles, and career or parenting stress. He also has supported people navigating developmental differences, caregiving strain, and issues that come up with aging.

In sessions he emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and straightforward feedback. Conversations focus on practical steps and on building skills people can use between meetings. He avoids stigmatizing labels and centers each plan on what the person says matters most.

People who want a collaborative, down-to-earth counselor often choose him because he balances clear strategies with listening. If someone is ready to make changes, he helps break the work into manageable steps and offers steady guidance along the way.

How his approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting conversation. It helps people feel heard and clarifies what they want to change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches practical skills to interrupt unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. He will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs. That might mean focusing on skill practice one week and values or meaning work the next.

Confirm which session formats the therapist currently offers before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Licensed professionals can use online work to assign exercises, review progress, and tailor strategies so therapy fits into everyday life.