John Asuncion

John Asuncion approaches therapy with a collaborative and creative style, expressing enthusiasm about the therapeutic process and its capacity to foster meaningful change. He draws on a holistic, eclectic framework and centers sessions on the client, while integrating evidence-based methods such as cognitive behavior therapy and dialectical behavior therapy as appropriate.

John holds licensure as a clinical professional counselor in Maine and as a mental health counselor in New York, and he brings 15 years of clinical experience to his work. His practice has been shaped by a multicultural and social justice perspective and includes supporting children, adolescents, and adults in both inpatient and outpatient settings to address histories of trauma, depression and anxiety, concerns related to identity and self-esteem, substance use and chemical dependence, crisis management, and interpersonal conflict.

In session he maintains a genuine, empathic posture and aims to provide a supportive, non-judgmental, safer space where strengths and inner resources can be identified alongside the challenges a person is facing. John works to help clients build self-esteem, foster personal development, and uncover practical answers and solutions that support progress.

He also supports clients in cultivating greater insight by exploring thoughts and feelings, guiding the creation of effective strategies to manage the situations that led them to seek counseling, and encouraging movement toward healing and continued growth.