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Aleksander Casas
Compassionate guidance for real-life challenges
LCPC Illinois
- Experience
- 8 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, LGBT
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Aleksander
Aleksander Casas is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) with eight years of experience helping people navigate difficult life transitions and persistent stressors.
Background and approach
He frames distress not as a personal failing but as a signal that parts of life need attention, and he works with clients to explore underlying thoughts, feelings, and patterns. Aleksander favors an evidence-informed approach that includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with acceptance and attachment-oriented methods to tailor care to each person's needs.
His style emphasizes collaboration and practical skills alongside deeper exploration of relational and emotional patterns. Aleksander offers regular sessions in a telehealth format, making it possible to focus on goals like managing anxiety, coping with grief, addressing addiction-related challenges, or improving intimacy and self-esteem without traveling to an office.
He guides clients through strategies for clearer communication, emotional regulation, and sustainable coping while honoring each person’s pace and priorities.
Evidence-Informed Approaches and Remote Care
CBT helps identify and shift unhelpful thought and behavior patterns, offering concrete tools for managing anxiety, mood, and stress-related symptoms. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy emphasizes values-guided action and learning to make room for difficult feelings while still pursuing meaningful goals. Attachment-Based Therapy explores relational patterns formed early in life and how they influence current relationships and emotional regulation, which can be especially useful for intimacy, trust, and communication concerns.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process rather than a one-size-fits-all prescription. Aleksander works with clients to determine which methods fit their needs, preferences, and goals, combining strategies from different approaches when that best supports progress and resilience.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility by allowing video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, so sessions can fit into busy schedules and different life circumstances. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care, try skills between meetings, and access support from where the client is located, helping licensed professionals and clients focus on sustained progress.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Aleksander commonly address?
He works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, trauma and grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping challenges, parenting and career issues, ADHD, bipolar, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
His approach blends practical skill-building with exploration of emotions and attachment patterns, using evidence-informed methods to help clients clarify goals and develop coping strategies.
What is his clinical background?
He brings eight years of experience working with people facing life stressors and emotional difficulties, focusing on both symptom management and underlying relational dynamics.
Where is Aleksander licensed to practice?
He holds an IL LCPC with license number 180.013764 and practices in Illinois.
Does he work with people who live outside the United States?
International clients are accepted and sessions are offered in English to accommodate clients in different locations.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and preferences.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are delivered through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Family conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Jungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy
Experience
8+ years
Licensed
Illinois
Languages
English