About Aaron
Aaron Mandzak uses practical, goal-focused approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety, relationships, low self-esteem, and depression. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC practicing in Texas with three years of experience. Aaron speaks English and works with people who want straightforward support for life changes and daily struggles.
He blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with narrative and solution-focused techniques. That means sessions often involve looking at thoughts and behaviors, telling the story of what led to a problem, and identifying small, achievable steps forward.
How Aaron works
Aaron keeps language simple and sessions concrete so people can use what they learn between meetings. Sessions can come in short check-ins or longer conversations depending on what is needed. He offers therapy by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels.
International clients may participate in sessions in English. Aaron works with concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, adoption and foster care matters, communication problems, codependency, chronic illness and pain, substance use, and challenges tied to aging or disability. He also addresses relationship stress, blended family matters, and alternative sexual cultures including BDSM and kink from an open-minded perspective.
The first meetings focus on what matters most to the client and on simple tools to try between sessions. Aaron uses a collaborative style and adjusts techniques to match each person’s goals and pace.
Aaron lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Aaron works with
The areas below are the ones Aaron selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
How Aaron Uses CBT and Solution-Focused Work Online
Aaron uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. That often means identifying a thought pattern, testing it with small experiments, and tracking changes over time. Narrative Therapy is also part of his work and helps people reframe the story they tell about themselves, which can reduce shame and open new options. Solution-Focused Therapy focuses on what is already working and on setting small, practical goals to build momentum.Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. Aaron will talk with the client about their goals and preferences and then choose or combine approaches that fit. He adapts methods to each person rather than sticking to a single formula, and he checks in often to make sure progress feels meaningful.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat and text are useful for brief check-ins or when writing feels easier. These options help people fit therapy into busy days, travel, or different schedules while keeping a steady course toward their goals.
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