About Theodore
Theodore Swanson is a licensed mental health counselor practicing in Indiana. He has seven years of experience as a therapist and several more years working in mental health. Theodore takes a calm, conversational approach and aims to make conversations easy to follow.
Theodore helps people who are feeling stressed or struggling with anxiety. He also works with individuals facing relationship strain, low self-esteem, depression, and issues with motivation. He pays attention to patterns that affect daily life, such as anger, grief, addiction, and intimacy-related concerns.
Background and approach
His approach draws heavily on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, along with mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas. That mix means sessions often include looking at thoughts and behaviors, practicing present-moment awareness, and talking about personal history to notice repeating patterns. Theodore adjusts the focus to fit each person’s needs.
People can expect a respectful and empathetic space where conversation is direct but relaxed. Sessions aim to be practical and relatable, with tools you can try between meetings. Theodore emphasizes working together to set clear, realistic goals.
He offers services in English and practices from Indiana. If someone wants to begin, the process starts with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling that fits their timing. Theodore encourages people to reach out when they feel ready to explore change.
Online approaches that fit daily life
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, stress, mood concerns, and problems that repeat in daily life. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple practices to notice thoughts and feelings without getting swept away, which can help with anxiety, emotional regulation, and stress.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Theodore will work with each person to weigh goals, preferences, and life demands. Together they decide whether to emphasize CBT skills, mindfulness practices, or deeper exploration of life patterns with psychodynamic ideas.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Video is good for a full conversational session, while phone calls can be easier when bandwidth or movement is a concern. Live chat and text-based messaging can be used for shorter check-ins, brief skill practice, or when written reflection feels most helpful. These options are meant to make it easier to get support without rearranging your whole day.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Indiana
- Languages
- English
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