John Hamblin

John Hamblin is a seasoned counselor practicing in Louisiana who brings decades of varied clinical experience to his work. He earned a Master of Science in Counseling and Guidance from Louisiana Tech University in 1998 and completed the training and supervision requirements established by the Louisiana board to become a Licensed Professional Counselor. He is licensed to practice independently in Louisiana, a credential that indicates he met the state’s requirements to provide professional counseling (LA LPC 2371).

Over a 24-year career, and with licensure extending for more than 24 years as of May 2025, he has worked across many settings and with clients spanning the lifespan from age two to adults as old as 100. His background includes providing services in a residential treatment facility for children and teens, a group home for girls ages 12 to 18, a psychiatric hospital serving young children, adolescents, and adults, and two correctional settings that housed juveniles as young as 12 through age 21. He has also worked with adults in both inpatient and outpatient addiction recovery programs and in a daily outpatient program where he encountered geriatric patients, including those with various forms of dementia.

John typically begins treatment with a non-directive counseling style but adapts his approach to meet each person’s needs. He often recommends practical assignments when they can aid progress and encourages creative processing through journaling, poetry, drawing, or other personal interests that allow clients to express feelings and organize thoughts. He also uses bibliotherapy by suggesting professionally appropriate reading or listening materials and helping clients explore how those resources relate to their concerns.

His clinical interests and training include assessing possible threats to targeted victims, distinguishing self-injury from suicidal thinking, and treating grief, depression, anxiety, borderline personality disorder when it overlaps with self-injury, and addictions. When addressing substance use, he typically shifts to a more direct approach and integrates 12 Step principles and related assignments into the work. This combination of broad clinical experience and adaptable methods informs his work with individuals and families facing a range of mental health and life challenges.