John Garrison
John Garrison
Registered Associate Marriage & Family Therapist #150075
Supervised by Kent Toussaint, MA, LMFT #44685
Hey, my name is John Garrison! I’m an Associate Marriage, Couples, and Family Therapist and I graduated from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology Los Angeles in 2024. I initially was interested in working with kids and teens alike because of my own awkward experiences as a youth.
My approach with this population is to help build and grow a relationship that becomes the driving vehicle of change in the lives of my clients. The better the vehicle, the easier it will be to make the kinds of changes that they strive and aspire to.
I’ve learned that no one has the kind of school or life experience that is portrayed in media and that everyone has weird or awkward experiences during adolescence, and that’s okay! I want to help give kids and teens alike the tools that they can carry with them outside of the therapy office into school, their homes, and the rest of their lives.
When I’m not wearing my therapist hat, I really enjoy spending time outside on a hike or at the beach, hanging out with friends, hunting for new music (any recommendations are welcome), or even playing video games. I love laughing so please feel free to tell me your favorite joke or show me your favorite memes as well!
Hey, what's up, y'all? My name is John Garrison. I am an associate marriage, couples, and family
therapist here at Team Therapy Center.
I've been at this practice for about two years. I transferred here from our sister nonprofit organization, Child and Teen Counseling, where I was there for about a year and a half, two years as well.
Why do I like working with kids and teens? Well, first of all, I used to be one, and so I remember what it was like kind of growing up and having that experience of balancing freedom and responsibility. Being able to be in the position and opportunity to be that helpful adult to someone who isn't their parent, who isn't their teacher, who isn't here to expect performance or anything like that from them or judge them, I think that can be, um, incredibly relieving for the client, and it's incredibly rewarding for me as the therapist.
What I want parents to know about what it's like to work with me is that par-parent involvement
is dependent on the child, and it's a case-by-case situation. I mean, I know definitely being a former teenage guy, there were some things I definitely did not want to talk to my parents about. I really try to nudge clients in the direction of, "Hey, I, I think this would be an important thing to involve your parents in on." Um, because at the end of the day, you know, the, the parent is always gonna be their kid's parent. You know, that's never gonna end.
So my information is gonna be on the bio page that you'll see either over here or up here, or maybe down here. I don't know. It'll be somewhere around here. Feel free to shoot me a text or a call, and we'll collaborate, we'll talk, and we'll figure out the best plan of attack to move forward. And even if I'm not the best choice or fit for you or your child, I will make sure that I take the time to find someone who is, because you deserve that. Thank you.