Works with
How Vadim works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCPC
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Years in practice
- 7
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Vadim
Vadim Sitnyakovskiy is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Illinois with seven years of experience. He uses practical, person-focused methods to help people manage stress, anger, anxiety, and changes in life. Vadim speaks English and works with clients who prefer online sessions from other states or countries as well.
He centers sessions on listening carefully and adapting the conversation to each person's needs. That often means building on strengths, improving communication, and learning concrete ways to handle strong emotions.
Background and approach
He combines client-centered work with cognitive tools to reduce upsetting thoughts and reactions. Vadim also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape expectations and patterns. That helps people understand recurring relationship problems, loneliness, and issues around intimacy or family of origin.
He uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques to set small, practical goals and keep progress moving. Typical concerns he addresses include depression, low self-esteem, sleep and eating struggles, addiction and compassion fatigue, career uncertainty, ADHD-related challenges, and grief. He supports people who want help managing relationship problems, communication struggles, and the fallout from trauma and abuse.
Sessions are arranged to match each person’s schedule and preferences. Vadim explains options, sets clear short-term steps, and checks in on what is and isn’t working. He aims to make therapy a steady place to try new behaviors and notice real changes.
What Vadim works with
Everything Vadim lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Vadim's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Communication problems
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Vadim lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current expectations and reactions. Online sessions can use that perspective to spot recurring relationship themes, attachment worries, and habits that fuel loneliness or conflict. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying new behaviors. In remote sessions CBT is used to teach practical tools for managing anxiety, anger, sleep, and low mood through exercises and small experiments between meetings.Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs and goals, and together they will choose or adapt methods that fit. This is a collaborative process, and techniques are adjusted over time based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let the therapist see nonverbal cues and hold full sessions similar to in-person meetings. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is low or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to check in between appointments, share quick updates, or have shorter focused conversations when time is limited. These options provide flexibility so people can fit therapy into busy lives while working on emotion regulation, communication, and concrete coping skills.
Questions people ask about Vadim
What kinds of problems can be addressed in sessions?
Vadim works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, anger, depression, relationship and family problems, addictions, grief, eating and sleeping issues, and ADHD-related challenges.
What is the general therapy style like?
He blends client-centered conversations with cognitive behavioral techniques and motivational interviewing. That means sessions focus on listening, practical strategies to change unhelpful thoughts, and steps to build motivation.
How much experience does he have?
Vadim has seven years of professional work experience in counseling and related practice.
What qualifications and location are listed?
He holds the LCPC credential, listed as IL LCPC, and provides services while based in Illinois.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English, and he accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How are costs handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.