John Reardon, LCSW-C, LICSW

John Reardon is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Maryland and licensed in Rhode Island. He has four years of professional experience and centers his work on helping people take the first step toward a more fulfilling life. He approaches clients with respect for their own knowledge of their story and highlights strengths that can help during hard times.

He helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and trauma-related concerns. He also supports those dealing with relationship and intimacy-related issues, addictions, parenting strain, career uncertainty, and life transitions. Aging and geriatric issues are among his additional focus areas along with end-of-life and hospice concerns.

John favors straightforward, collaborative conversations. He listens for what matters most and helps people set practical goals for change. Sessions often include talking through situations, testing small changes, and building ways to cope with difficult emotions.

He respects each person’s pace and aims to make the work feel manageable. For people confronting shame, loneliness, or questions about identity, he helps clarify next steps and practical coping tools. He also works with those navigating adoption and foster care histories, autism-related concerns, and family of origin issues.

John holds the LCSW-C credential in Maryland and the LICSW credential in Rhode Island. He offers services in English and does not currently work with international clients. To begin, people use the site’s Start Therapy flow to match and schedule based on the therapist’s availability.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

John uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear goals and practical steps. One common approach involves identifying current patterns that maintain problems and testing small behavioral changes to reduce symptoms and improve functioning. This helps with anxiety, depression, and coping during life transitions.

Another approach centers on strengthening personal resources and self-understanding. It emphasizes recognizing individual strengths, making sense of difficult experiences, and building tools to manage emotions like grief, shame, or anger. This can be helpful for people facing identity questions, isolation, or end-of-life concerns.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose techniques that fit their goals and preferences. Together they will adjust methods over time based on what is working and what needs to change.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats available before booking since the profile does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time or allowing a shorter check-in during a break. It can also let people use audio-only meetings when less bandwidth or a quieter setting is needed. Ask about the current session options when you schedule so you know what will work best for your routine.