After playing a class counselor in Season 2 of " UnPrisoned , " the 60 - year - quondam actor reflect on how his real - life healer saved his life .
Warning: Discussion of alcohol misuse.
John Stamos’s relationship with therapy is profoundly personal.
If you didn’t know, John plays a therapist on TV.
Nope. I’m not talking about Dr. Nicky inYou.Although, it was a brilliant performance.
John also portrays a family counselor on the second season of Hulu’sUnPrisoned,which starsKerry WashingtonandDelroy Lindo.
John’s portrayal as a “non-traditional therapist, healer kind of person” perhaps comes from his real-life relationship with his therapist.
Talking withPage Six, John said he’d been in therapy for “close to 20 years.”
TheFull Housealum shared how he found therapy very helpful in life. “I probably wouldn’t be here if I wasn’t [in therapy].”
John said his therapist changed his life. “He’s very pragmatical, this guy,” John said, speaking of his therapist.
“He was big into helping me get sober,” John said.
The therapist he’s talking about is Dr. Phil Stutz.
Dr. Stutz was the subject of a 2022Netflix documentarydirected byJonah Hill. The documentary chronicled the life and career of the psychiatrist known for working with Hollywood actors, agents, writers, and producers.
“When I went to Stutz one of the first times, he said, ‘You know if you weren’t so fucking stupid, you’d realize how good you have it,’ and I was like, ‘You’re right,'” John recalled, laughing.
John also shared how he introduced hisbest friendandFull Housecostar, the lateBob Saget, to Dr. Stutz.
Reminiscing about the beginning of his friendship with Bob, John said, “He drove me crazy, and I said, ‘You gotta go into therapy if you want to be friends with me,’ so he went to Stutz, and Stutz helped him, too.”
UnPrisonedis streaming on Hulu and Disney+.
If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, you can call SAMHSA’s National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357) and find more resourceshere.
