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Anthony O'Leary, LMHC

  • Experience30 years
  • LocationWashington
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Family, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Anthony

Anthony O'Leary is a Washington-licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with three decades of experience helping people manage anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship concerns, and life transitions.

Background and approach

He frames therapy as a collaborative and respectful process, prioritizing a supportive style that encourages clients to draw on their own strengths while exploring new ways to cope and make decisions.

His background includes extensive community mental health work across varied settings, with particular attention to challenges that accompany aging and the needs of older adults and their loved ones. Anthony combines practical, evidence-informed techniques with an emphasis on building resources and resilience; he tailors interventions to fit each person's circumstances rather than following a one-size-fits-all plan.

Anthony integrates several approaches into his work, including cognitive behavioral strategies, attachment-informed perspectives, and Internal Family Systems ideas, along with motivational interviewing and trauma-aware practices. He aims to offer clear observations and alternatives while respecting that clients remain in charge of their goals and pace, supporting them toward greater satisfaction and functioning in daily life.

Therapeutic Approaches Applied to Online Care

Anthony blends Internal Family Systems, attachment-based ideas, and client-centered care into online work, using each approach to address different aspects of emotional life. Internal Family Systems views difficulties as interactions among various internal parts; it helps people understand and soften inner conflicts and is useful for trauma responses, self-criticism, and complexity in feelings. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on relational patterns formed early in life and how they show up in current relationships, which can be helpful for intimacy issues, communication problems, and heightened anxiety around connections. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes an empathic, nonjudgmental stance that prioritizes the client's own pace and insights, supporting growth and decision making across many challenges.

Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to identify goals, test what methods fit best, and adjust the plan over time so therapy aligns with individual needs and preferences rather than following a fixed script.

Online sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access consistent care from a licensed professional without geographic constraints, and they allow clients to continue work during life transitions or when in-person visits are impractical.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Anthony address in therapy?
He works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, grief, sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem, and career challenges.
What therapeutic style and approaches does he use?
The practice is supportive and empathetic, drawing on client-centered principles along with cognitive behavioral methods, emotionally-focused and attachment-based perspectives, and motivational interviewing to tailor work to each client's needs.
How much experience informs his practice?
He brings 30 years of experience in behavioral health, much of it in community mental health settings serving clients with varied and complex concerns.
What are his credentials and where is he located?
He is licensed as an LMHC in Washington with licence number WA LMHC 00004150 and practices from that state.
Can non-English speakers or international clients work with him?
He conducts sessions in English and is not currently accepting international clients.
In what formats are sessions available?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How does pricing and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are required to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMood disordersParanoiaPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

30+ years

Licensed

Washington

Languages

English