Daniel Alpiger, LCSW

Approaches that guide online sessions

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person. The therapist follows the client’s lead and helps them build confidence and clarity about goals and values.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) identifies unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and offers practical exercises to change them. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, low mood, and stress when people want concrete strategies they can practice between sessions.

Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to make changes. It is often used when someone feels stuck or unsure about taking steps toward recovery or new habits.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to try methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That process can include mixing elements from different approaches until something clicks.

Online sessions let people connect from different locations using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or ongoing text messaging. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and detailed work, phone sessions need less bandwidth, live chat allows quick check-ins, and text messaging supports brief updates or reflection between appointments. Together these options make scheduling easier and let people fit therapy into busy lives.