About Theodore
Theodore Swanson is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) in Indiana with seven years of clinical experience. He offers a calm, conversational style that helps people feel comfortable talking about hard things. Theodore focuses on everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and depression.
He also supports people facing relationship strain, grief, anger, and addiction concerns. Theodore uses practical approaches rooted in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness, and psychodynamic ideas. He breaks problems into manageable parts and helps clients notice unhelpful thoughts and patterns.
How Theodore works
Sessions tend to be straightforward and goal-focused, with tools to try between meetings. Clients can expect a relaxed, respectful atmosphere where the therapist listens first and offers feedback second. Theodore adapts his approach to match each person’s needs and pace.
He talks through options and helps people pick skills that fit their daily life. His additional focus areas include attachment and abandonment concerns, communication problems, codependency, dissociation, and issues around fidelity, jealousy, and control. He also works with mood disorders and drug and alcohol addiction concerns.
Theodore aims to reduce overwhelm and increase clarity about what to do next. Sessions are offered in English and delivered online by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. People who want to begin can complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on the therapist’s availability.
Theodore lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Theodore works with
The areas below are the ones Theodore 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
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Indiana |
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Online support options
How Theodore’s Approaches Work Online
Theodore combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy to help people manage symptoms and build new habits. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with concrete experiments to change behavior and mood. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase awareness of feelings.Choosing the right approach is a joint process. Theodore listens to what matters most, discusses options, and tailors techniques to each person's goals and routine. He works collaboratively so clients can try methods and adjust them as progress unfolds.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video is helpful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can suit people who prefer writing or need brief, frequent touchpoints between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and various daily rhythms.
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