John Trainer, LPC-MHSP
Tennessee · 38 years in practice
John Trainer is a licensed counselor in Tennessee who helps people facing addiction, depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem.
License and registration
- LPC-MHSP, Tennessee
- 307 · expires September 2027
- NPI
- 1285323642 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 38
- 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
John Trainer is a licensed counselor in Tennessee who helps people facing addiction, depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem. He works with individuals navigating major life changes, relationship and family struggles, grief, and trauma. He uses straightforward conversation and practical tools to help clients find steadier footing during hard times.
With 38 years of experience, John draws on several approaches to tailor sessions to each person. He offers Hypnotherapy as one of his methods to access focused relaxation and habit change.
Background and approach
He also uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow what the client needs in the moment and Motivational Interviewing to support readiness for change. Sessions are aimed at helping people sort out immediate problems first, then build routines and coping skills that fit daily life. He talks through communication strategies, anger management, sleep and eating concerns, and ways to reduce stress.
When needed he addresses deeper issues such as family of origin wounds, abandonment, and survivor reactions to disaster or violence. John can include faith-based perspectives when clients request that framework to process guilt, shame, or questions of meaning. He emphasizes practical steps - small changes that add up over weeks and months.
He also supports people dealing with career strain, first responder stress, aging issues, and chronic illness-related adjustment. People who want clear guidance and a steady, experienced presence often find his style helpful. He focuses on listening first, then offering options that match each person’s goals and daily life.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything John lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Addictions
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Sexual assault and abuse
Approaches John names
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Online support
Therapeutic Approaches and Remote Care
John uses Hypnotherapy to help clients enter a relaxed, focused state that can support habit change and reduce anxiety. Sessions that include this approach tend to use guided relaxation and imagery to target patterns like sleep problems, stress responses, or behavior change.He also practices Client-Centered Therapy, which means the conversation follows the client’s needs and priorities. This approach emphasizes active listening and reflecting what the person says so goals emerge naturally.
Motivational Interviewing is used when someone feels unsure about change. It involves exploring ambivalence, strengthening motivation, and setting small, achievable steps toward a chosen goal.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. He will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide whether to try hypnotherapy, a client-centered pathway, motivational interviewing, or a mix of methods and adjust as work progresses.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for deeper conversation and visual cues. Phone can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging let people share brief updates, ask questions between sessions, or have shorter check-ins that fit a busy schedule. These options make it easier to fit therapy into daily life and keep progress moving forward.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does he commonly address?
He helps people with addictions, depression, anxiety, stress, self-esteem, relationship and family issues, trauma and grief, sleep and eating concerns, parenting stress, career strain, and related challenges.
What is his general therapy style?
His style is practical and person-focused. He listens, follows the client's lead, and offers concrete tools for coping and behavior change.
How much experience does he bring?
He has 38 years of professional experience working with a wide range of emotional and life transition issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
He holds the LPC-MHSP credential and practices in Tennessee.
Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English. He is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to meet different scheduling and communication needs.
How does payment and cost work?
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