John Sternfels LPC

John Sternfels, LPC, NCC, CSAT, CMAT, CCPS, C-SASI, is an American author and owner/therapist at NorthPoint Professional Counseling Inc. in Novi, Michigan. John specializes in marriage therapy, sexual addiction recovery, and partner betrayal trauma healing. John conducts couples' therapeutic disclosures and provides recovery support groups for both the recovering addict and their betrayed partner. John is the host of the podcast "NorthPoint Counseling Perspective." Each podcast is designed to explore the world of mental health, personal growth, and insights that promote healthy living. John's books include "A Partner’s Guide to Truth & Healing," Amazon’s number one best-selling book in the mental health category (October 2021), "Behind the Smile," "DOWNLOAD For Parents" (2024), HEALTHY PARENTING: Preparing the Next Generation" (2024), and "SEX: Secular, Relativistic/Cultural, or Biblical? Sex Across Perspectives" (early 2025). John facilitates local and virtual online workshops providing couples with insights and skills to improve relational healing and intimacy. Current workshops include Guardrails, Helping Her Heal, Collaborative Couples Work, Cultivating Relational Intimacy, Empathy & Intimacy, and Empathy and Beyond. John has been married to his wife, Kathy, for forty-eight years. They have three sons (Christopher, Jonathan, and Bryan) and five grandchildren (Cameron, Julian, Carter, Braylon, and Zoey). John and Kathy enjoy camping, hiking, skiing, snowshoeing, and spending time with their five grandchildren.