About Stanley
Stanley Schleifer is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with more than three decades of experience. He works with adults and seniors who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or big life changes. He uses straightforward language and practical steps so people can start feeling steadier sooner.
In session he combines ideas from cognitive-behavioral methods with a humanistic, client-centered attitude. That means he talks through thoughts and behaviors, and also listens for values, strengths, and what matters most to each person.
Background and approach
He shares observations and suggestions offered for the client to consider, not as instructions. Stanley has spent most of his career in outpatient behavioral health clinics. That background gives him experience with common life problems such as relationship and intimacy struggles, addictions, anger, career questions, and issues that come with aging.
He also helps people manage communication problems and cope with bipolar mood changes. He understands how sudden events, like the coronavirus pandemic, can create new stress and grief. He offers practical ways to manage those pressures and keep daily life moving forward.
Sessions focus on steps a person can try between meetings and on building skills for calmer, more confident choices. People who meet with him can expect a calm, respectful approach and a collaborative plan. He aims to help each person make the specific, positive changes they want to see in their life.
DBT and practical online support for daily challenges
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, focuses on teaching clear skills for handling intense emotions, managing conflict, and improving day-to-day functioning. It includes techniques for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal communication, which can help when anxiety, anger, or relationship strain are present.Stanley also draws on cognitive-behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thought patterns and try new, more useful behaviors. That approach breaks down problems into small steps people can practice between sessions to see real change. Choosing the right mix of tools is part of the work together; he collaborates with each person to match techniques to their goals and preferences.
Online therapy with him is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging so people can fit care into busy lives. Video is useful for deeper conversations and skill demonstrations, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, chat or text can be a shorter check-in or a way to keep momentum between sessions. These options make it easier to stay consistent with sessions while juggling work, caregiving, or mobility limits.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Relationship issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 33 years
- Licensed
- Colorado
- Languages
- English
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