Rev. John Reid

Rev. John Reid is a licensed clinical mental health counselor who brings decades of ministry and counseling experience to his work. He began pastoring in 1968 while in college, has pastored two churches, and served more than 20 years as Director of Missions for a Baptist Association of 50 churches in Western North Carolina. He holds a Master’s degree in Counseling earned in 1976 and became a licensed counselor in 2007. Over a twenty-five year counseling career he has worked in agency settings, a residential cottage serving teenage boys and their families, public schools, and mental health agencies.

His clinical interests include stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, grief, parenting, trauma and abuse, mood disorders, ADHD, and coping with life changes. He integrates client-centered listening with evidence-informed methods such as cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and solution-focused strategies, and he has also completed a five-year Gestalt training program. When faith is part of a person’s concern, he incorporates biblical material as a resource in counseling while maintaining a nonjudgmental stance.

Reid emphasizes attentive listening, respect, and collaborative planning. He has worked with both adults and children and with English-speaking clients in many countries, and he maintains ongoing professional training to support his clinical practice.