01 · Who Johnathan works with

Johnathan works with LGBT, trauma and abuse and self esteem

Johnathan lists 5 specialisms and 13 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Johnathan chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In Johnathan's own words

What Johnathan says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

I am licensed in New York with 25 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with LGBTQ+ related issues, trauma, abuse, motivation, self-esteem, confidence, anxiety, depression and facial differences such as being cleft affected. I also have experience working with coping with life changes. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. Talking with a stranger could be terrifying and liberating at the same time. Just try to remember you deserve to be here. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and I am proud of you for getting started!

Johnathan Hornig, on the BetterHelp listing · read 9 Oct 2026

03 · How Johnathan works

The 2 approaches Johnathan lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Johnathan lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Johnathan's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how Johnathan runs a session.

Psychodynamic Therapy

Works on the assumption that current patterns - in relationships, at work, in how you treat yourself - have a history, and that seeing the history loosens the pattern. Less structured than CBT, usually longer, and more interested in what comes up unbidden than in a weekly agenda.

Internal Family SystemsIFS

Treats the mind as made up of parts - the critic, the one who withdraws, the one that keeps everything running - each of which is trying to protect you. The work is getting to know them rather than overruling them.

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Johnathan practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Johnathan's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

   BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Johnathan at this point.

2. Naming Johnathan specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Johnathan is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Johnathan.

3. If the caseload is full

   You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

4. The first conversation

   A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

5. If the fit is wrong

   Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

05 · Before you commit

3 questions worth asking Johnathan

Built from what Johnathan actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Johnathan's - Johnathan has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

• “How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”

  Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.

• “With 25 years in, what has changed most in how you work?”

  Long experience is only an advantage if it has been examined. This tends to surface whether it has.

• “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

  On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

06 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential

LCSW

Licensed in

New York

Licence

NY LCSW 079732

Licence number

079732

Licence expires

31 May 2028

NPI

1407716095

Years in practice

25

Gender

Male

Languages

English

International clients

Not accepted

Listed since

15 May 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Johnathan's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 9 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

Maker Therapy is not BetterHelp, does not take bookings, and has not met Johnathan. There are no reviews or ratings on this page because we have no way to verify one. If you start therapy through a link here, we may be paid a commission - it does not change your price and it does not affect who appears here or in what order.

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