Eric Eichler , LPCC

Eric Eichler is an Ohio-based licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) who helps people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and the challenges of living with health issues. He also supports those navigating relationship pain, parenting strain, intimacy concerns, and life changes. His work includes attention to trauma and abuse, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and compassion fatigue.

He focuses on building strengths rather than reliving mistakes. Sessions prioritize clear goals and practical steps people can try between meetings. Eric often invites creative outlets such as music, art, writing, or poetry to help people express difficult feelings.

Eric draws on client-centered methods that place the person's perspective first. He also uses cognitive behavioral tools to spot patterns of thinking that get in the way, and dialectical behavior strategies for managing strong emotions. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are part of his toolbox for helping with coping and change.

His background includes a year providing intensive in-home family therapy and several years working in a residential pediatric mental health hospital. There he provided individual, group, and family therapy and taught classes to married and single adults. Eric has experience with adoptive, foster, and blended family dynamics.

Clients can expect a straightforward, supportive approach that aims to reduce shame and increase practical skills. He works with people to set achievable steps and to build a clearer path forward.

How these approaches inform online work

Client-centered therapy places the person's goals and experience at the center of the work. It involves listening closely, reflecting what matters, and shaping sessions around each person's priorities. This approach helps people who want a respectful, paced process for navigating health challenges.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. It uses practical exercises to test unhelpful beliefs and to build routines that reduce anxiety or low mood. Many people use CBT for stress, depression, and coping with medical or health-related changes.

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) teaches specific skills for managing intense emotions and improving communication. It offers tools for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness that can be useful when emotions feel overwhelming.

Finding the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will work collaboratively to identify goals, try methods that fit the client's needs, and adjust the plan over time. Clients can expect choices and regular check-ins about what is or isn't working.

The original biography does not list which online session formats are used, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people bring creative practices like art or writing into sessions when that supports healing and coping.