Works with
How Stanley works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Colorado
- Years in practice
- 33
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Stanley
Stanley Schleifer is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 33 years of experience. He works mainly with adults and older adults and focuses on practical skills for everyday problems. He uses clear, direct conversation to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and anger.
Sessions emphasize skill-building and real-world steps that can be practiced between meetings. Stanley adjusts his approach to match each person's needs and situation. Most of his career has been in outpatient behavioral health clinics across Colorado.
Background and approach
That background means he is used to short-term and longer-term work, and to helping people when life shifts or becomes overwhelming. He also brings experience supporting people with addiction, bipolar mood concerns, and career-related stress. Stanley often draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills alongside cognitive-behavioral ideas, and he blends those with a client-centered, humanistic attitude.
He shares observations and suggestions openly so people can decide what fits for them. Communication problems and aging or geriatric issues are additional areas he addresses. He welcomes straightforward conversation about goals and next steps.
People who want practical tools and steady support to cope with life changes, rebuild self-esteem, or reduce outbursts of anger may find his way of working helpful.
What Stanley works with
Everything Stanley lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Stanley's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Communication problems
Approaches Stanley lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
DBT-informed online work and flexible session formats
Stanley uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT skills focus on concrete tools - breathing and grounding for strong feelings, steps to tolerate distress, and ways to state needs calmly - and can help with anger, anxiety, and mood instability.He blends DBT skills with cognitive-behavioral ideas and a human-centered approach. Together with the client he reviews which techniques fit the person's goals and situation and adjusts the plan as progress is made. This is a collaborative process where the therapist offers suggestions and the client decides what to try.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video lets people work face-to-face when screen time is possible, phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is low, and live chat or text are useful for brief check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit consistent work into a busy life and to practice new skills between meetings.
Questions people ask about Stanley
What concerns does this therapist address?
He helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, self-esteem, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, career strain, bipolar mood concerns, and coping with life changes.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He combines Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills with cognitive-behavioral ideas and a client-centered, humanistic stance. Sessions are practical and focused on skills people can use between meetings.
How much experience does he have?
He has 33 years of clinical experience, mostly in outpatient behavioral health clinics.
What are his credentials and where is he located?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor, credentialed as CO LPC, and practices in Colorado.
In what languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
He works online using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model 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 then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.