About Justin
Justin Ungar is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Connecticut with ten years of practice experience. He helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, or life transitions. He also supports those facing addiction, grief, low self-esteem, relationship and intimacy concerns, and questions related to identity and LGBT issues.
Justin aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable. He creates a calm space where people can say what they are feeling and thinking without judgement.
Background and approach
Sessions are straightforward and focused on practical next steps as well as listening. In sessions he works together with clients to set clear goals and try small, doable changes. That might include ways to manage strong emotions, improve communication, or build healthier routines.
He pays attention to how past attachment, abandonment, or family experiences show up in current life. His background includes helping people cope with chronic illness, caregiving stress, body image and sexual identity concerns, blended family dynamics, and the emotional fallout from trauma or loss. He also supports people dealing with ADHD, bipolar mood challenges, anger, and problems with commitment or codependency.
Justin uses evidence-based techniques and a direct, compassionate style. He encourages honest conversation and helps clients practice new skills between sessions. The focus is on workable strategies that match the person’s goals and daily life.
Evidence-based approaches and online access
Justin uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional understanding. One commonly used approach emphasizes identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new ways of thinking to reduce anxiety and low mood; this helps people spot automatic thoughts and try alternative interpretations. Another approach addresses behavioral changes and skill building, teaching small routines and coping tools to manage cravings, regulate emotions, or improve sleep and daily structure.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with clients to understand their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before, then adjusts methods as progress is made. Clients can expect clear goals, regular check-ins, and opportunities to practice skills between sessions.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video works well for deeper conversations and nonverbal cues, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, chat is useful for quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to keep contact when travel or work makes in-person visits difficult.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Connecticut
- Languages
- English