About Anthony
Anthony O'Leary is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Washington. He has 30 years of experience helping people who are stressed, anxious, depressed, grieving, or coping with major life changes. He also supports those facing trauma, addiction, intimacy and relationship challenges, and concerns tied to aging.
Anthony uses a calm and respectful approach. He listens first and helps people name the problems they want to change. Sessions focus on practical steps and building on a person's own strengths.
How Anthony works
He keeps language simple and aims for clear, doable goals. Over three decades he worked largely in community mental health settings. That background shaped his focus on a wide range of concerns including family-of-origin issues, caregiving and hospice needs, first responder stress, and complications that come with co-occurring conditions.
He has particular interest in aging and geriatric issues and the stresses they bring for individuals and loved ones. Clinically, Anthony draws on methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques, attachment-based ideas, emotionally-focused work, and mindfulness. He integrates motivational interviewing when people need encouragement to make changes.
The emphasis is on practical tools that can be used between sessions. His style is supportive and empathetic, offering observations and alternatives while leaving final choices to the individual. People who want straightforward talk, clear options, and steady guidance often find this approach helpful.
Anthony lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
What Anthony works with
The areas below are the ones Anthony selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Paranoia
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 30 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Washington |
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Online support options
Approaches That Guide Online Work
Attachment-based work focuses on how close relationships shape our reactions and comfort. It helps people understand patterns that affect trust and connection and is useful for relationship and intimacy concerns.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers concrete techniques to change unhelpful patterns. It tends to help with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and coping with life changes.
Emotionally-focused ideas aim to identify and work with core emotions so people can respond differently in stressful moments. This approach is often used when grief, trauma, or intense relationship emotions are involved.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what seems to help, then pick or blend methods to fit each person's situation. That collaborative process shapes what happens in online sessions.
Online therapy here can happen by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for a fuller conversational feel, phone can work when internet bandwidth is limited, and chat or text can be used for brief check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options make scheduling easier and let people keep therapy going around work, caregiving, or mobility needs.
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