Jeffrey Sumpolec
Insight-driven therapy for practical change
LPCC, LPC California
- Experience
- 22 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Intimacy-related issues
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Jeffrey
Jeffrey Sumpolec is a licensed therapist practicing in California whose work centers on helping adults manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and anger.
Background and approach
With 22 years of experience, he guides clients through practical strategies that connect thoughts, emotions, and behaviors to reduce patterns that contribute to self-defeating habits and distress. Jeffrey emphasizes strengths and solution-focused work that supports people facing life transitions, career pressures, relationship difficulties, and challenges with intimacy or self-esteem.
He draws from a range of psychotherapy methods, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), blending these approaches to match each person's needs.
Jeffrey holds LPCC and LPC credentials and has practiced extensively across diverse concerns such as trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive features, phobias, and issues related to aging and isolation. He offers services in English and accepts international clients, working to create a collaborative environment where practical change and emotional insight can occur.
Online approaches that connect thought and emotion
Jeffrey commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns; CBT is practical and often helpful for anxiety, depression, obsessions, and phobias. He also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which emphasizes values-based action and learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings rather than trying to eliminate them, a useful option for chronic stress, avoidance, and life transitions.Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Jeffrey works collaboratively with each person to determine what fits their needs, goals, and preferences. He tailors methods from CBT and ACT along with attachment-informed perspectives when relational patterns are relevant, inviting clients to experiment with strategies and reflect on what produces meaningful change.
Online therapy is delivered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access consistent care across time zones and locations, support continuity during busy periods, and allow people to choose the format that best supports their engagement and progress.
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Experience
22+ years
Licensed
California, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia, Ohio
Languages
English