About Neal
Neal Reiersen is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Arizona. He draws on ten years of clinical experience to help people manage anxiety, depression, and the fallout from past trauma. Neal aims to create a calm, encouraging setting where clients can begin small steps toward feeling better.
He combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with cognitive behavioral ideas and a client-centered stance. That means sessions focus on values, practical coping skills, and the person's own goals.
How Neal works
He also uses mindfulness and existential perspectives to help people notice patterns and consider what matters most. Neal often works with issues like stress, addictions, grief, parenting strains, and relationship problems. He also supports people dealing with anger, bipolar mood symptoms, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
Common focal areas include attachment struggles, codependency, communication problems, and family of origin concerns. In sessions Neal encourages self-reflection and self-acceptance while helping people take concrete actions. Conversations are collaborative and paced to each person's readiness.
The work may include learning new coping strategies, practicing mindful awareness, and clarifying personal values. People who choose Neal typically want a straightforward, supportive counselor who balances practical techniques with deeper meaning work. He aims to help people break old habits, reduce distressing symptoms, and move toward a life that feels more purposeful and manageable.
Neal lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Neal works with
The areas below are the ones Neal selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Arizona |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Neal uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify their values and take meaningful action even when difficult thoughts and feelings show up. ACT is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress because it focuses on what matters and practical steps toward it.He also blends client-centered therapy with cognitive behavioral techniques. Client-centered work means Neal listens closely and follows the person's priorities, while CBT-style tools offer concrete strategies for changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Together these approaches help with mood symptoms, relationship patterns, and coping skills.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. Neal will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped in the past. From there he adjusts methods so sessions feel relevant and useful rather than rigid or scripted.
Online therapy lets people connect in ways that fit their life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging suit brief check-ins or those who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep momentum between sessions.
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