Neal Reiersen, LPC

Neal Reiersen is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Arizona who uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people manage stress and mood symptoms. He combines practical skills with a supportive, encouraging approach so clients can take small steps toward change.

Neal focuses on anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, and stress. He also helps people work through relationship problems, low self-esteem, parenting strain, and challenges such as ADHD and bipolar mood concerns. Sessions emphasize clear goals and manageable strategies that fit daily life.

His counseling style blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness with a client-centered, existential outlook. That means he helps people notice what matters to them, accept difficult thoughts or feelings, and choose actions that reflect their values. He invites clients to guide the focus of sessions while offering tools to reduce unhelpful patterns.

Neal draws on ten years of experience in counseling to support clients who want practical change and deeper meaning. He often uses thought-focused techniques from CBT alongside mindfulness exercises and reflective conversation. Work in sessions may include skill practice, values clarification, and planning small behavior changes.

People who prefer a direct but compassionate helper may find his approach useful. Neal aims to help people build new routines, cope with life changes, and move toward clearer priorities without rushing the process.

How CBT and Acceptance Work Online

Neal commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of responding. CBT focuses on practical skills such as spotting thought patterns, trying small behavior changes, and building routines that reduce anxiety and low mood.

He also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which combines acceptance of difficult feelings with clearer action based on personal values. ACT can help people who feel stuck make choices aligned with what matters to them, even when emotions are uncomfortable. His client-centered approach keeps sessions focused on each person’s priorities and experience.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Neal will collaborate with each client to choose or combine methods based on their goals and preferences. That can mean mixing CBT skill practice, mindfulness exercises, and values-based planning until something fits.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is useful for in-depth conversation and guided exercises, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat can support quicker check-ins, and messaging helps people keep up work between sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible and allow therapy to fit into busy lives.