John Gosling, LPC

John Gosling is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 24 years of clinical experience. He offers a welcoming, nonjudgmental approach and focuses on helping people understand themselves better and decide what works best for them.

He listens in a patient, accepting way and encourages clients to notice what matters in daily life. He suggests practical resources and steps to help people appreciate themselves and relationships more. Work together is conversational and goal-oriented, not lecture-based.

John helps people build a personalized plan for self-awareness and improvement. That plan is practical and may include short exercises, thought tracking, or new routines. He partners with clients to try things, adjust the plan, and finish goals that matter.

His background includes supporting people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and family concerns, addictions, and life changes. He has also worked with issues such as men’s concerns, isolation, post-traumatic stress, and HIV/AIDS. He draws on a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs.

John provides care in English and German from his Wisconsin practice. He has experience working with new immigrants, medically vulnerable people, students, and the unemployed, and he aims to treat every person with respect and dignity.

How CBT, Client-Centered Work, and DBT Fit Online

John commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. CBT is practical and often uses short exercises or thought records that are easy to do between sessions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening without judgment and helping people find their own answers; this approach is helpful when someone needs acceptance and clarity before taking action. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches concrete skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships, such as mindfulness, distress tolerance, and emotion regulation.

Choosing an approach happens together. He will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and how they respond to different ideas. Then he tailors the work and can mix methods so the plan fits the person's life and what they want to change.

Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for full conversations and exercises that use worksheets. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Chat and messaging allow shorter notes, ongoing check-ins, and support between longer appointments. These options help people fit counseling into busy schedules and everyday life.