About Cory
Cory Russell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 11 years of clinical experience based in South Carolina. He works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and relationship challenges. Cory aims to make therapy straightforward and practical for people who feel stuck or overwhelmed.
He uses clear, goal-focused methods to help people change unhelpful thinking and daily patterns. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person's needs. He supports work on self-esteem, coping with life changes, and career or parenting-related concerns.
Background and approach
Cory also focuses on trauma and abuse recovery. He helps people who struggle with anger, impulsivity, dissociation, or complex mood concerns such as bipolar or disruptive mood dysregulation. Practical skills and steady progression are central to his work.
Attachment issues, communication problems, commitment concerns, and difficulties after separation or infidelity are among the additional areas he addresses. He helps people repair patterns that interfere with relationships and parenthood roles. People can expect a mix of talking, skill practice, and problem solving.
Cory emphasizes realistic steps that fit each person's daily life. He aims to offer a calm, direct approach that helps people feel more capable and regain a sense of control.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early bonds affect current relationships. In sessions, the therapist helps people notice interaction patterns and practice new ways of relating that improve closeness and trust. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Online CBT often involves identifying unhelpful thoughts, testing them, and trying small behavior experiments to reduce anxiety or depression.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made, keeping the process collaborative and flexible.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when meeting in person is hard. Phone sessions work well for shorter check-ins or when lower bandwidth is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to check in between sessions or to fit therapy into a busy schedule. These options help people connect with a licensed professional in ways that match their routine and comfort.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- South Carolina
- Languages
- English