Dr. James Geidner, LCPC, LPC

Dr. James Geidner helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, relationship and parenting challenges, depression, addiction concerns, grief, and problems with sleep or anger. He also supports people facing identity and intimacy issues, career stresses, ADHD, and major life changes. Dr. Geidner brings a practical focus to sessions and aims to make therapy feel useful from the start.

He has two decades of clinical experience in a range of settings. That work has included psychiatric rehabilitation, child treatment centers, university roles, and private practice. He also serves as a professor of health and counseling and has provided clinical supervision at several institutions.

In sessions he takes a collaborative, down-to-earth approach. Conversations focus on clear goals and skills to use between meetings. He uses techniques that help people change unhelpful thinking and behavior and improve how they relate to others.

Dr. Geidner draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, attachment-based ideas, client-centered techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, and Jungian perspectives. He tailors these methods to each person rather than following a fixed script. This helps address specific issues like codependency, abandonment, attachment difficulties, and communication problems.

He holds the LCPC and LPC credentials and has practiced for 20 years across Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan settings. Sessions are offered in English and are available to international clients. Practical support and clear next steps are emphasized throughout treatment.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Dr. Geidner uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and stress by teaching clear skills and experiments to test beliefs.

He also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. That approach helps people who struggle with abandonment, attachment issues, or recurring relationship problems by focusing on connection and repair.

Client-Centered Therapy is part of his work too; it emphasizes listening, respect, and meeting people where they are. This creates space to set goals at a pace that feels right for each person.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. He will work with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences, and he adjusts the plan as work progresses.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is good for deeper conversation and visual cues. Phone can fit into a busy day or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging work well for quick check-ins, shorter coaching moments, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to practice skills between sessions and to fit therapy into a real schedule.