About Sean
Sean Kasper helps people address addiction, trauma, anxiety, depression, and stress. He is direct and practical in sessions. Sean uses clear conversations to help people understand how beliefs affect feelings and behavior.
He earned a Master of Social Work degree from the University of South Florida and has provided direct patient care since 2014. Sean holds the credential SD CSW-PIP. He draws on long experience working in programs focused on post-traumatic stress, addiction, and suicide prevention.
How Sean works
Sessions are collaborative. Sean asks questions, offers straightforward feedback, and challenges unhelpful thinking. He blends client-centered listening with tools from cognitive behavioral and mindfulness approaches to help people manage symptoms and build better habits.
Sean also uses motivational interviewing to support change and narrative therapy to help people reframe their life stories. He encourages readings and exercises that reinforce progress between meetings. The aim is clearer thinking and more consistent action toward goals.
People meet him for worries about sleep, self-esteem, work stress, relationship struggles around intimacy and communication, and many kinds of addiction. He focuses on practical steps people can try right away, while keeping longer-term purpose and values in view.
Sean lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Sean works with
The areas below are the ones Sean selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Training and background
| Register | CSW-PIP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | South Dakota |
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Online support options
Approaches for online progress
Sean often uses client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening and understanding a person's experience so they feel heard and can explore goals at their own pace. This approach helps with issues like low self-esteem, relationship concerns, and finding direction.He also applies cognitive behavioral therapy, a practical method that helps people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, panic, and addictive patterns. Mindfulness therapy is used alongside CBT to teach present-moment awareness and simple practices that can lessen rumination and stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to choose methods that match a person's needs, goals, and preferences. That collaboration may include trying different techniques and adjusting the plan as progress is tracked.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, while phone calls can be easier when less bandwidth is available. Live chat and text messaging can fit short check-ins, quick coaching, or people who prefer writing. These options offer flexibility so therapy can fit around work, travel, or busy schedules.
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