Good Life Counseling is a professional counseling service with office based in Charlottesville, VA but also practices virtually in the state of Colorado, founded by John McDowell, a licensed professional counselor with 5 years of experience. At Good Life Counseling, we provide support for individuals and couples, with a focus on helping them navigate through challenges such as anxiety, depression, and relationship issues. 

 

A core desire in life is to be fully known and accepted. At the heart of being known is the need for full honesty with ourselves and others in the midst of growth in changing life experiences. Honesty with love and humility leads us into dynamic freedom. Many people hide their realities or internal struggles in shame, fear, and performance. John McDowell, a LPC, is writing a book on avoidance, answering how to help individuals and couples thrive in intimate, challenging relationships. John helps clients unlock and practice this transformative mindset of honesty that then takes crucial steps further - embracing others on that same level of authenticity.

 

John involves Reality Therapy, Solution Focused, Choice Theory and Cognitive Behavior therapies to empower people to feel heard and seen, then equipping them to flourish and work through next steps.

 

Whatever the issue at hand you are dealing with, there is hope. It can be nerve-racking and scary to begin the journey of self-reflection, growth, and development but he believes in the healing and restoration of individuals and couples! 

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John received his Masters Counseling from Liberty University. Before this, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Music from the University of Virginia in 2009.

 

John was born in Charlottesville, VA. John has been married to his loving, beautiful, and amazing wife, Charity for 14 years and they have two boys. Charity is a chef, so John is spoiled endlessly with amazing food! They both love to host friends for dinner, get outside, travel, and discover what lessons can be learned in each moment through many unexpected hardships and challenges.