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Theodore Swanson, LMHC
Indiana
Indiana LMHC - anxiety and relationships
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness techniques
- Conversational style
About Theodore
Theodore Swanson is an Indiana-licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with seven years of clinical experience. He works with people who report stress, anxiety, relationship problems, low self-esteem, motivation difficulties, and depression. Sessions are conversational in tone and focus on practical steps clients can try between meetings.
He emphasizes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and habits. Theodore also draws on mindfulness techniques to build present-moment awareness and psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that repeat across relationships. He explains approaches in plain language and keeps sessions straightforward.
In practice, he talks through current problems and then outlines small experiments a client can try in daily life. Those experiments are used to test beliefs, reduce avoidance, and establish new routines. Sessions often include homework that is concrete and time-limited.
Theodore has experience helping people with addiction-related problems, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy concerns, parenting strain, anger, and a range of mood issues. He also works with attachment and dependency questions, codependency, and communication or control problems.
He provides care in English for people located in Indiana. To begin, someone selects the online therapy options button, completes a short matching questionnaire, and schedules a first session. The subscription used for sessions can be canceled at any time.
How his approaches are used in online sessions
Therodore uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice thought patterns, run small behavioral experiments, and build routines that reduce anxiety and low mood. CBT sessions often focus on concrete skills and homework that can be practiced between appointments.He also uses Mindfulness Therapy to teach simple ways to bring attention back to the present moment. Mindfulness techniques are described and practiced in short exercises that can reduce reactivity and improve focus. When helpful, he draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at repeating relationship patterns and how past experiences shape current reactions.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. He discusses options with each person and chooses approaches based on the client’s goals, preferences, and what shows progress in early sessions. That collaborative process helps decide whether more CBT, mindfulness practice, or exploration of patterns will be most useful.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and avoid travel time. Those practical benefits often help people keep consistent appointments and try new skills in real-life settings.
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Indiana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does he help with?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, low self-esteem, depression, addictions, grief, trauma, intimacy concerns, parenting strain, and anger.
How does he use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
He uses CBT to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and to design small experiments that test new ways of thinking and acting.
What is his clinical background?
He has seven years of professional work as a therapist plus three additional years in mental health settings before that.
What credential does he hold and where is he based?
He is an LMHC licensed in Indiana and provides services to people located in that state.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with him?
He does not accept international clients; sessions are for people located in Indiana.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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