Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Depression
How Aleksander works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCPC
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Aleksander
Aleksander Casas is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) based in Illinois with eight years of experience. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anger, anxiety, and life changes. Aleksander offers a calm, practical approach and creates space for clients to talk through what feels heavy.
He emphasizes using time together to find what sits beneath difficult feelings. Sessions are held through telehealth so people can connect from different places.
Background and approach
Aleksander encourages clear goals and small steps so progress feels tangible. His work draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful patterns. He also uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help people live by their values despite hard thoughts and feelings.
Attachment-based perspectives are brought in to understand relationship patterns and how they affect emotions. Aleksander often helps people with anger, addiction concerns, grief, trauma, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. He also supports those dealing with sleep and eating challenges, caregiver stress, and career transitions.
He frames challenges as understandable responses to life events rather than personal failure. Sessions can include practical skills, values-based planning, and space to process emotions. Aleksander aims for a respectful, down-to-earth style that balances empathy with clear tools.
He works with each person to shape the work around their goals and needs.
What Aleksander works with
Everything Aleksander lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Aleksander's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Aleksander lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts and still move toward what matters to them. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and persistent stress that gets in the way of daily life.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting and changing thinking and behavior patterns that keep problems going. It is practical and skill-focused, which can work well during video or phone sessions for problem areas like anger, sleep, or mood.
Aleksander treats finding the right approach as a team effort. He talks with each person about their goals and preferences, then recommends strategies to try. Together they check what helps and adjust the plan over time.
Online therapy makes it easier to fit sessions into busy lives. Video calls allow more interactive work like skill practice and real-time conversation. Phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or a lower-bandwidth option. Live chat and text-based messaging offer ongoing support between meetings and quick ways to share updates or try small exercises. These formats together give flexibility while keeping the focus on measurable steps and clear goals.
Questions people ask about Aleksander
What concerns does Aleksander help with?
He supports people facing stress, anxiety, anger, addictions, depression, grief, trauma, and related issues such as sleep, eating, and intimacy problems.
What is his therapeutic style?
He blends practical skill teaching with reflective conversation, aiming to set clear goals and use short steps that feel doable.
How long has he been practicing?
He has eight years of clinical experience working with a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
Where is he licensed and based?
He is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - LCPC - practicing out of Illinois.
Can I see him if English is not my first language?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
He meets via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.