About George
George Brassea is a licensed counselor (LCPC) based in Illinois who blends conversational depth with practical insight. He draws on nine years of clinical experience and a background that includes an MBA to look at both personal patterns and life systems. Sessions are straightforward and focused on understanding what feels stuck.
He keeps language clear and direct so parents and busy adults can follow along. George uses questions and reflection to map out behavior, relationships, and routines.
Background and approach
He often looks at family roots and attachment patterns to see how early experiences shape current struggles. That can include talking about sleep, stress, intimacy, grief, or the difficult subjects people avoid. His work is rooted in client-centered listening paired with cognitive strategies to test ideas and change unhelpful thinking.
He also draws on attachment-based perspectives to understand how people relate to others. Jungian and existential ideas sometimes guide conversations about meaning and identity. Common concerns he addresses include anxiety, depression, substance use, relationship and intimacy issues, LGBT concerns, grief, self-esteem, and career or coaching questions.
He also supports people dealing with chronic illness, caregiver stress, body image, codependency, and first responder issues. Sessions aim to be collaborative and practical. George offers different formats to fit busy schedules and helps people set clear goals.
He works in English and practices in Illinois as an LCPC.
Approaches that guide online work and practical care
George often uses client-centered therapy, a straightforward approach that focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person. It helps people feel heard and sets the stage for change by following the client's pace and priorities. He also draws on attachment-based therapy to look at how early relationships shape current patterns; this can help with intimacy, communication, and recurring relationship struggles.Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels useful in early sessions, then adapt the mix of strategies over time. Clients and therapist decide together whether to emphasize listening and exploration, cognitive tools for symptom relief, or work on attachment patterns and meaning.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video is useful for deeper conversation and nonverbal cues, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a shorter check-in, and text messaging allows brief reflections between sessions. These options aim to give flexibility and consistent access to licensed professionals without requiring travel.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English