Rev. John Reid, LCMHC

Rev. John Reid combines decades of pastoral leadership with 25 years of professional counseling practice to support individuals and families through life's challenges. He began pastoring in 1968 while in college, later serving two congregations and more than twenty years as Director of Missions for a Baptist association of 50 churches in western North Carolina. Following those roles, he spent twenty-five years working as a professional counselor in a variety of settings - including a counseling agency, a Baptist residential cottage for teenage boys and their families, mental health agencies, and public schools. He has also worked with English-speaking clients across thirty-three countries and has provided services to clients from the Pacific to the Atlantic and around the world as a the platform counselor.

He earned a Master’s Degree in Counseling in 1976 and became a licensed counselor in 2007. He holds the LCMHC credential, which denotes a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, and he completed a five-year Gestalt therapy training with the Appalachian Gestalt Training Institute in Asheville, NC. As part of licensure he completes continuing training hours on a regular schedule.

Reid emphasizes deep listening, nonjudgmental care, and genuine concern as foundational to therapy. He has helped people with depression, anxiety, mood disorders, ADHD, low self-esteem, relationship and family issues, divorce reactions, blended family challenges, and anger management. He also integrates faith-based perspectives when clients request spiritual support, using Scripture as a resource rather than a means of judgment. Married for forty-nine years, he and his wife have two daughters and a granddaughter.

Therapeutic Approaches and Remote Care

Rev. John Reid draws on client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to tailor support to each person's needs. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and building a trusting relationship so clients can explore feelings and values at their own pace - it is often helpful for relationship concerns, grief, and self-esteem issues. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) addresses unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns through practical strategies and skill-building, which can assist with anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life changes. He also integrates dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) techniques when regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and distress tolerance skills are needed.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Rev. John Reid works collaboratively with clients to assess needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusts methods over time so the chosen strategies fit each person's life and values. He brings both pastoral insight and clinical training into that collaboration.

Online therapy with licensed professionals offers flexibility and easier access to care. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction, phone sessions provide a direct verbal connection, and live chat or text messaging can support shorter check-ins or ongoing communication between sessions. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care around work, family, and travel commitments while focusing on meaningful therapeutic progress.