Alan Warner, LISW, LCSW

Alan Warner is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Ohio and Pennsylvania with 30 years of experience. He focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, parenting challenges, and coping with life changes. He also works with issues linked to self-esteem, anger, career worries, and bipolar mood concerns.

He uses clear, practical conversations to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different ways of responding. Sessions often include goal-setting, learning skills, and identifying small steps a person can use between meetings. Alan describes counseling as driven by the client and focused on the problems the client brings to the room.

His background includes early work as a chemical dependency counselor and a Master of Social Work degree in clinical social work from Ohio State. He has spent much of his career helping adults and some teenagers with depression, anxiety, and mood disorders. He also brings experience supporting people through grief and loss and work on family of origin issues.

Therapeutic methods Alan commonly uses include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. He also uses motivational interviewing techniques when exploring readiness for change. His approach tends to be straightforward and practical, with attention to daily life demands like work, family, and health.

Sessions are presented as collaborative. He helps people experiment with new habits, let go of ingrained unhelpful thinking, and pursue the quality of life they want. For people concerned about sexuality or identity, he states he is comfortable working with members of the LGBT community.

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