About Vadim
Vadim Sitnyakovskiy uses a straightforward, person-focused approach to help people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and life transitions. He is an Illinois-licensed counselor (LCPC) with seven years of clinical experience. Vadim keeps sessions practical and grounded so people can make steady progress toward clearer goals.
He leans on client-centered work to make space for each person’s priorities. That means conversations begin where the client is and move at a pace that feels manageable.
How Vadim works
He also draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to identify patterns of thinking and small changes that reduce distress. When life feels empty or directionless, Vadim helps people examine values and choices in plain language. He supports exploration around career questions, motivation, and life purpose without jargon.
That approach also guides work on relationship concerns, intimacy, and communication problems. Vadim offers practical tools for coping with sleep and eating disruptions, anger, addiction-related challenges, and grief. He pays attention to attachment issues and family of origin patterns that shape how people relate to others.
Motivational interviewing is used when clients want help building motivation and staying on track. Sessions are collaborative and goal-minded. Vadim explains options, then tailors the plan to each person’s needs.
He focuses on clear next steps and skills people can use between sessions.
Vadim lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Vadim works with
The areas below are the ones Vadim selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
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Online support options
Approach-focused care available online
Vadim blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques to keep sessions practical. Client-centered therapy means conversations follow what matters most to the person and the therapist reflects and clarifies to build understanding. Cognitive behavioral work looks at thinking and behavior patterns and introduces small skills to reduce anxiety or low mood.He also uses motivational interviewing to help people find and strengthen reasons to change. That approach uses empathic questions and goal-setting to help people commit to steps that feel achievable. Together these approaches help with stress, depression, motivation, relationship concerns, and patterns tied to attachment and family history.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that match goals, needs, and preferences. Sessions can shift over time as progress is made or priorities change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for longer sessions and face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging suit brief updates, reflections between sessions, or people who prefer typed communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules.
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