About William
William (Russell) Glass is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 24 years of experience. He works with people who are struggling with anxiety, stress, addictions, depression, and related concerns. He practices from Alabama and offers therapy in English.
He has spent much of his career helping people address substance use and the problems that often come with it, such as trauma, loss, low self-esteem, and chronic health challenges. He combines practical tools with conversations about meaning and purpose to support change.
Background and approach
William draws on his own life experience living with long-term illness and time spent living abroad to inform his perspective. In sessions he focuses on clear thinking and small steps. He uses cognitive behavioral techniques to challenge unhelpful thoughts and build coping skills.
He also brings a client-centered stance that prioritizes listening, respect, and the person’s goals. William often frames work through existential ideas about responsibility and authenticity. That means helping people find what matters to them and make choices that fit their values.
He pairs that with motivational strategies to help people move from insight into action. People can expect straightforward conversation, practical coping suggestions, and attention to strengths. He addresses a broad range of topics including relationship and identity concerns, grief, parenting strain, career stress, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and compassion fatigue.
Therapy is collaborative and paced to the person’s needs. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and sessions are scheduled based on availability. William offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as ways to connect.
Approaches that fit online care and life stress
William uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; this approach is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with substance use. He also practices client-centered therapy, which centers on listening, empathy, and the person’s own goals to guide the work. Existential ideas are woven into sessions to help people consider meaning, responsibility, and authentic choices when facing life transitions or chronic health challenges.Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then try methods that fit and adjust them over time. The aim is to find practical steps that can be used between sessions as well as topics to address in conversation.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for longer sessions and face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions can be a quicker check-in and use less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging work well for shorter updates, brief coaching, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue work between in-person appointments.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 24 years
- Licensed
- Alabama
- Languages
- English
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