Stop Struggling with Financial Stress. Start Understanding It.
I'm John Hankins. I help individuals get out from under financial anxiety, shame, and stuck patterns around money. Not with a better budget. With a better understanding of how to build a positive future.
Maybe it's the account balance you avoid checking. Or the purchase you made and then hid, or getting caught up on your taxes. Then there's the story you keep telling yourself about why you can't get ahead, or why you always end up under water. Money has a way of becoming a stand-in for bigger questions: Am I doing this right? Am I enough? Will I ever feel secure?
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My path to this work wasn't through finance, and not through a straight line as a therapist either. My career started in mental health, but most of it was spent in the tech business, building things, managing money, and living through the same financial pressures I now help clients work through. Along the way I also raised a family, which taught me things about money and stress that you won't find in a textbook. At 75, that mix of early clinical training, decades in business, then more training, and a lot of lived experience gives me a different vantage point on how these patterns form, and how to help you take control.
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This work isn't about a better budget. It's about understanding the story you've been carrying about money, and replacing it with one that brings you security and hope for the future.
If money conflict is showing up between you and a partner, that's a different kind of work, and I do it a little differently. Visit couplesandmoney.org to read more about how I work with couples.
Services For Couples
John L Hankins
Certified Financial Therapist
Licensed Social Worker
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Making changes in your financial life can feel like a big leap, but you're not alone. Let's take this step together. I offer a complimentary 30-minute session where we can explore your needs, goals, and questions in a relaxed, no-pressure environment. Your only commitment is to show up and my promise is to make that time meaningful and helpful for you.
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During our session, you'll have the opportunity to:
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Share what brought you to financial therapy and what you're looking for.
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Gain clarity on how financial therapy works and how it might support your well-being.
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Decide if I’m the right fit for your journey, no strings attached.
This conversation is about you, your needs, your goals, and what matters most to you. And if it turns out another path feels better, I’m happy to provide guidance and additional referrals.
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Take the first step toward financial peace of mind today. Click below to schedule your free session. I am looking forward to talking with you.
My Approach
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In my work with individuals, I draw on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Narrative Therapy, approaches that help you notice the money stories running in the background and decide, deliberately, whether they're still serving you. You don't need to know what any of that means walking in. What matters more is that you're not doing this alone. I'm there with you in it, working through it together, not handing you a plan and sending you off. We work toward a different relationship with money, not just a different feeling about it for an hour a week.
