I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (L.M.F.T.), licensed in Georgia and South Carolina. I have been licensed as a counselor since 1987 - over 33 years. I am also an Approved Supervisor (of therapists) with the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. I have worked with individuals dealing with depression, anxiety, phobias, panic disorders, trauma, sexual abuse, domestic violence, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, grief, chronic illnesses, and spiritual issues and end of life issues.
My approach to my clients is warm and compassionate - working with you as a team, to untangle conflicted emotions, wounds from the past and present or future dilemmas that may trouble you. I work carefully and patiently with people - taking them where they are, and dealing with their concerns and questions thoroughly and deeply. My goal is to help facilitate my client's goals - for a better life, more productivity and more joy, peace, and fulfilling relationships.
My treatment approaches are client centered and contextual: understanding people in the context of the family they came from and the family they are forming. I use a variety of treatment styles: cognitive-behavioral, emotionally focused, solution-focused, family systems theory, and, for trauma survivors, EMDR for PTSD. I am an integrative therapist - there are many tools in my toolbox, and I try to match the right tools for the client I am working to help.
I tell my clients, "It is not the weak and crazy people who seek counseling, but the strong and smart ones, who are trying to become stronger and smarter." It takes courage to seek help from a professional. I know, I've done it myself - often. But it can be very rewarding to gain insight, to grow, mature, and become stronger and healthier, and to have healthier relationships. If that's what you want, I am here to support and encourage you. I look forward to working with you!
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Family conflicts, Intimacy-related issues, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, Abandonment, Aging and Geriatric Issues, Attachment issues, Blended Family Issues, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Communication problems, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic Violence, Emptiness, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, Fertility Issues, First Responder Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Mood disorders , Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Personality Disorders, Phobias, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic stress, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-Harm, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
SC LMFT 1868
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Dr. John Hill. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
In the short time I have talked with Dr. Hill, I truly think that he great at what he does. And that really helps, because I know that he will listen when I have a problem and he will offer great insight and advice on how to best handle my problems to better my self.
Written on Jul 25, 2020 after therapy with John for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and self esteem
Dr. Hill is great at what he does!
Written on Jul 08, 2020 after therapy with John for 2 weeks