Jon Johnston is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and received his Masters Degree in Counseling from Amberton University. His specialties include chronic illness, anxiety and depression, grief work, men’s issues, and couples counseling. He is a Level 2 trained Gottman Couples Counselor and his theoretical orientation is primarily Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Jon mentors his clients to help them find purpose, meaning, and direction in their lives in a compassionate and non-judgmental space.
Jon is also an accomplished musician as well as a mental health professional. He studied music at the highly prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he focused on jazz, world music, and composition. Jon’s studies also took him to Japan, where he further pursued his passion for Zen and studied the Japanese flute (shakuhachi) with Stan Richardson and Yodo Kurahashi II, internationally recognized masters of the instrument. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, making music, and being in nature.