About John & Blue Monday
Hi, I’m John.
I’m a registered psychotherapist and the founder of Blue Monday. I work with people who are thoughtful, capable, and often outwardly doing fine, yet feel disconnected from themselves, from meaning, or from the life they want to be living.
Much of my work is about helping people slow down enough to listen to themselves. I help clients value their experiences, see their patterns, and discover their values. Often, these aspects of themselves have been overlooked or silenced for a long time.
My approach
I don’t believe people come to therapy because they are broken or defective in some way. What I find is they come because something in them knows that life could feel more honest, more alive, or more aligned.
In our work together, I focus on:
- making sense of your story, including suffering, loss, change, and meaninglessness
- identifying patterns that no longer serve you
- strengthening your capacity to live with intention, courage, and joy
My style is relational, humanistic, and spiritually integrated. That means I attend not only to symptoms, but also to meaning, belief, values, and the way you make sense of your life. I aim to meet you with respect, curiosity, and warmth, without judgment and without rushing.
Professional background
For over 18 years, I’ve worked in helping roles across healthcare and leadership settings. Prior to opening my private practice, I served as a Humanistic and Spiritually Integrated Counsellor and Staff Chaplain within a regional acute healthcare system. In that role, I supported individuals and families through illness, grief, ethical dilemmas, and major life transitions.
I later moved into leadership, overseeing services such as Ethics, Social Work, Spiritual Care, Patient Relations, and related therapeutic programs. While this work was meaningful, I eventually recognized that my deepest sense of vocation lives in one-on-one work. Walking alongside people as they make sense of their lives and move forward with greater freedom is where I feel most at home.
Blue Monday grew out of that recognition. It is both a place of service and my own vocational home.