Victor Perez, LPC

Victor Perez is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in New Jersey with six years of clinical experience. He focuses on practical ways to reduce stress, manage anxiety, and build self-esteem. Victor speaks English and Spanish and aims to make beginning therapy straightforward and understandable.

He meets people where they are and treats them as the expert on their own life. Sessions often start with clear goals and small steps clients can try between meetings. Victor emphasizes concrete tools for coping with life changes, improving motivation, and handling anger when it comes up.

Many clients bring concerns about mood disorders, depression, or symptoms linked to bipolar conditions. He also works with people dealing with trauma, post-traumatic stress, panic attacks, obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors, and seasonal mood changes. Victor can help when career stress, sleep problems, or isolation make daily life harder.

His approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change unhelpful thinking and Client-Centered Therapy to build trust and collaboration. He also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance when emotions feel overwhelming.

Sessions are practical and goal-focused. Victor helps people try new strategies and notices what works. He supports multicultural concerns and can discuss challenges related to HIV/AIDS, men’s issues, and relationship communication in individual sessions.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Victor uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and then try concrete alternatives; CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and obsessive thoughts. He also uses Client-Centered Therapy which focuses on listening, building rapport, and tailoring sessions around each person’s goals and values. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are introduced when intense emotions or impulsivity make daily life harder and include emotion regulation and distress-tolerance techniques.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist works with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and how they prefer to work. They review which skills help most and adjust the plan over time based on what the client finds useful.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels. Video calls are good for face-to-face interaction and skill practice. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or you need a shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging allow frequent, brief check-ins and written reminders of skills and plans.