John Cox

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John Cox, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in California

Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) in CA More info Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors, LPCCs, are mental health professionals trained to diagnose and treat mental health issues and substance misuse with psychotherapy and counseling.

Accepting patients

Licensed in CA

Accepts insurance

Hi there, I'm John!

My name is John Cox, and I am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), practicing in person in Bakersfield, California, and accepting telehealth appointments serving clients throughout the state. Having developed a love for psychology and a heart for people, I have been fortunate to serve individual clients aged 6-86, couples in various stages of growth, families with myriad levels of complexities, and groups from psychoeducational anger management to Youth Intensive Outpatient Programs.

My approach

My typical approach with new clients is to develop a collaborative understanding of the client/s needs, which allows the therapeutic process to move forward with clear expectations and a defined purpose. Treatment modalities may be adjusted based on client understanding of themselves, their place in this world, and the goals established through client/counselor engagement.

My focus

My client population varies widely. With a focus on the individual/couple/family seeking therapy and having treated multiple disorders from anxiety/depression to developmental/substance use disorders, I have been able to serve many populations. As a husband, father of 5, firefighter, and Air Force veteran, I have learned that value is in the person and not the category.

My communication style

I strive to communicate with clients in a manner that best suits them and creates an environment that encourages open communication with a calm presence.

About John

Specialities

  • Addiction
  • ADHD
  • Adolescents/Teens
  • Alcohol Use
  • Aging
  • Alzheimer's
  • Antisocial Personality
  • Anxiety
  • Autism or Asperger's Syndrome
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Borderline Personality
  • Career Counseling
  • Children
  • Child Abuse or Neglect
  • Chronic Illness
  • Chronic Impulsivity
  • Chronic Pain
  • Chronic Relapse
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Cultural Stress
  • Depersonalization/Derealization (DPDR)
  • Depression
  • Developmental Disorders
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Divorce
  • Drug Abuse
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Eating Disorders
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Family Conflict
  • Gambling
  • Gender Identity
  • Grief
  • Hoarding
  • Impulsivity
  • Impulse Control Disorders
  • Infertility
  • Infidelity
  • Intellectual Disability
  • Internet Addiction
  • Job Stress
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Legal Stress
  • LGBTQIA+
  • Life Coaching
  • Life Transitions
  • Marital/Pre-marital
  • Men's Issues
  • Mood Disorders
  • Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
  • Older Adult
  • Oppositional Defiance
  • Panic Attacks
  • Parenting
  • Peer Relationships
  • Personality Disorders
  • Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
  • Psychosis
  • Racial Identity
  • Racial Trauma
  • Relapse Prevention
  • Relationship Issues
  • Schizophrenia
  • School Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Self-Harming
  • Sex Therapy
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sexual Addiction
  • Sexual Orientation
  • Sleep or Insomnia
  • Spirituality
  • Sports Performance
  • Stress
  • Substance Use
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Teen Violence
  • Thought Disorders
  • Transgender Issues
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Video Game Addiction
  • Weight Loss
  • Women's Issues

Methods

  • Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
  • Adlerian
  • Attachment-based
  • Behavioral Activation
  • Child/Parent Psychotherapy
  • Christian Counseling
  • Client Centered Therapy
  • Coaching
  • Complicated Grief Therapy (CGT)
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Cognitive Processing (CPT)
  • Compassion Focused
  • Couples Therapy
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Dialectical (DBT)
  • Existential
  • Experiential Therapy
  • Exposure Response Prevention
  • Family Therapy
  • Family Systems
  • Gestalt
  • Gottman Method
  • Grief Therapy
  • Group Therapy
  • Holistic
  • Humanistic
  • Integrative or Integral Psychotherapy
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Interpersonal
  • Jungian
  • Marital
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Multicultural
  • Narrative
  • Object Relations
  • Person-Centered
  • Positive Psychology
  • Psychoanalytic
  • Psychodynamic
  • Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
  • Reality Therapy
  • Relational
  • Rogerian
  • Sex Therapy
  • Solution Focused
  • Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
  • Somatic
  • Strength-Based
  • Supportive
  • Trauma Focused
  • Trust-Based Relational Intervention

Practice

License

  • Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) More info Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors, LPCCs, are mental health professionals trained to diagnose and treat mental health issues and substance misuse with psychotherapy and counseling.

Accepted insurance providers

  • Aetna, Anthem, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of MA, Blue Shield of CA, Cigna, Kaiser Permanente (Southern Ca), MHN, Optum, and Tricare West

Languages spoken

  • English

Education

  • Master of Science Psychology (MSPSY) Clinical Mental Health Counseling - University of Phoenix (02/2020)

Session Information

  • Video session
  • 60 minutes

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  • Video session
  • 55 minutes
  • Covered by Aetna, Anthem, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of MA, Blue Shield of CA, Cigna, Kaiser Permanente (Southern Ca), MHN, Optum, and Tricare West Session cost depends on your insurance, most people pay $5-40 per session after meeting their deductible. There aren't any fees for using Rula.

Next Appointment Monday, May 27

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