About Chris
Chris Freeman-Clark is a licensed independent social worker (LISW) based in Ohio. He brings 21 years of mental health experience and a steady, practical approach to sessions. He focuses on helping adults manage stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and ADHD-related challenges.
Clients often come with relationship strains, parenting stress, or family-of-origin issues. He also works with people facing addiction, hoarding or clutter concerns, grief, trauma, and life transitions. Conversations aim to clarify what feels stuck and map small, doable steps forward.
Background and approach
His style centers on respect, sensitivity, and straightforward support. Sessions tend to be collaborative and down-to-earth. He listens carefully, helps set realistic goals, and uses tools that match the client's needs.
Chris draws on client-centered therapy to keep the client’s goals at the center. He also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful patterns. Motivational interviewing helps when someone wants change but is unsure how to begin.
People who choose him often want practical guidance rather than only talk. He helps break problems into manageable tasks and builds skills for everyday life. His aim is to help people feel more capable and find clearer direction.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Client-centered therapy puts the person's goals and experience first. Online sessions let the therapist listen closely and follow what matters most to the client, building trust and practical plans. This approach helps when someone needs support sorting priorities or making personal changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that get in the way. In virtual sessions, CBT tools include working on specific problems, practicing new skills, and reviewing what worked between meetings. It is useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and ADHD-related challenges that affect daily routines.
Motivational interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change. In conversations online, the therapist uses gentle questions and reflective listening to strengthen motivation and clarify next steps for recovery or habit change.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit the situation, and adjust plans as needed. Together they decide what feels most helpful based on needs and preferences.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when lower bandwidth is needed or when a shorter check-in fits a busy day. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief updates, daily check-ins, or when writing feels more comfortable. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a working week or family routine.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 21 years
- Licensed
- Ohio
- Languages
- English
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