About Alex
Alex Claussen is a licensed counselor in Ohio who brings six years of clinical experience to his work. He focuses on common struggles such as stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, and self-esteem. Alex aims to make the first step into therapy feel manageable and direct.
He emphasizes practical support alongside personal strengths. He sees people feeling stuck by loss, lowered motivation, or problems with confidence. He also helps with communication problems, social anxiety, and issues around money or life purpose.
Background and approach
Sessions tend to focus on what the person wants to change and building small steps toward those goals. Alex uses Client-Centered Therapy to build a respectful and nonjudgmental space. This approach means listening carefully and following the person’s pace.
He also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and tests simple changes. In sessions he aims to be collaborative and straightforward. He helps clients set realistic goals, try new strategies, and check what is or isn’t working.
The tone is practical and supportive rather than academic. People who prefer clear steps and an empathetic listener may find this approach helpful. Alex works in English and practices as an Ohio LPCC.
If someone wants help with anxiety, grief, addictions, or self-worth, he focuses on usable tools and steady progress.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening without judgment and following the pace each person sets. Online sessions allow that same attentive listening, so the therapist can learn your priorities and respond in a calm, consistent way.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems active and tests practical changes. Over video or phone, a therapist can teach techniques, assign short experiments, and review how new strategies worked between sessions to help reduce anxiety, depression, or unhelpful habits.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will work collaboratively to match methods to your goals and preferences. Together you will try ideas, check what helps, and adjust the plan as needed so the work feels useful and doable.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for full conversations and visual cues, phone can fit a tight schedule or lower bandwidth, chat or text suits quick check-ins or steady support between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and to fit it into a busy life.
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- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Ohio
- Languages
- English