John Kihm

John Kihm (he/him) is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate (LCMHC-A) in North Carolina. He holds a Masters of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from UNC Charlotte. John completed his DBT Foundational Training with the Rebel Minds Learning Collective and provides DBT through both individual and skills group sessions.

He has experience supporting individuals with anxiety, emotion dysregulation, depression, grief, and stress. John is passionate about helping clients uncover personal strengths, develop insight, and find sources of joy. He particularly enjoys working with teens, adults, and male-identifying clients.

John takes an integrative therapeutic approach, drawing on techniques from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and more. For John, this means taking the time to genuinely understand each client’s inner world. He pays close attention to the behaviors, habits, mindsets, and goals that matter most to clients, offering comprehensive assessments and practical skills to support them in everyday life. Clients often describe John as warm, understanding, collaborative, and organized.

Outside of work, John enjoys hitting the gym, cooking, playing guitar, and spending quality time with his wife and their two dogs.