About Ian
Ian Charnley is a licensed counselor who focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety. He draws on 12 years of clinical work to guide clients through difficult moments. Ian aims to make each session feel straightforward and useful for everyday life.
He helps people deal with depression, trauma and abuse, grief, and relationship concerns. He also supports those facing career pressure, parenting strain, or changes in identity. His work includes attention to anger, self-esteem, ADHD, and burnout-related issues like compassion fatigue.
Background and approach
Ian uses common-sense strategies alongside conversational listening. He adopts methods that help people notice patterns, try new behaviors, and practice skills between sessions. The focus is on what works for the individual, not on fitting anyone to a single method.
Over his career Ian has worked with people on communication problems, commitment and infidelity issues, and recovery after separation. He also addresses concerns such as isolation, jealousy, and the stresses of caregiving or fatherhood. These areas are woven into practical goal-setting during therapy.
Ian holds LPC and LMHP credentials from South Dakota and Nebraska. He offers sessions in English and is available to international clients. He meets with people using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits the person best.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a strong therapeutic relationship. It helps people feel heard while they sort out values, identity, or relationship concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and actions that keep problems going and teaches practical strategies to change them; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress management.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ian will talk with the client about goals and try different techniques to see what fits best. This is a collaborative process where the person’s needs and preferences guide which methods are emphasized.
Online formats here include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people talk face-to-face when that helps build rapport. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief updates, skill practice, or when writing feels more natural. These options provide flexibility so therapy can fit into work, family, or travel routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- South Dakota, Nebraska
- Languages
- English
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