- Calm practical approach
- Focus on coping skills
- LGBT affirming care
About Justin
Justin Ungar is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Connecticut with 10 years of clinical experience. He helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction struggles, grief, low self-esteem, and motivation challenges. His approach aims to make starting therapy feel manageable and respectful of each person’s pace.
Justin creates an open space where clients can talk about what matters without feeling judged. He focuses on practical conversation and everyday strategies that people can try between sessions. The first visits are often used to learn the client’s goals and what has or hasn’t worked before.
In ongoing work he emphasizes coping skills and clearer thinking about difficult situations. He supports people dealing with relationship concerns, intimacy issues, parenting stress, anger, and mood challenges such as depression or bipolar patterns. He also addresses life changes, ADHD-related struggles, and chronic health or caregiving burdens.
Justin has additional focus on adoption and foster care, attachment and abandonment issues, body image, and kink-aware conversations when relevant. He brings a calm, practical style suited to people who want straightforward help making daily life easier.
People who reach out are guided to set concrete, realistic steps toward their goals. Justin encourages small changes that add up over time and adjusts the pace based on each person’s needs and comfort.
Justin creates an open space where clients can talk about what matters without feeling judged. He focuses on practical conversation and everyday strategies that people can try between sessions. The first visits are often used to learn the client’s goals and what has or hasn’t worked before.
In ongoing work he emphasizes coping skills and clearer thinking about difficult situations. He supports people dealing with relationship concerns, intimacy issues, parenting stress, anger, and mood challenges such as depression or bipolar patterns. He also addresses life changes, ADHD-related struggles, and chronic health or caregiving burdens.
Justin has additional focus on adoption and foster care, attachment and abandonment issues, body image, and kink-aware conversations when relevant. He brings a calm, practical style suited to people who want straightforward help making daily life easier.
People who reach out are guided to set concrete, realistic steps toward their goals. Justin encourages small changes that add up over time and adjusts the pace based on each person’s needs and comfort.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementBipolar disorderCoping with life changesADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMoney and financial issuesObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaYoung adult issues
Experience
10+ years
Credentials
Connecticut
Languages
English
Evidence-based techniques and online care
Justin works from evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and coping. One approach emphasizes building concrete coping skills for anxiety and stress, teaching simple tools to manage symptoms day to day and to reduce overwhelm. Another approach targets substance-related patterns and addictive behaviors by identifying triggers and developing alternative responses to cravings and high-risk situations.Finding the right way to work is a collaborative process. The therapist will review a client’s goals, preferences, and current challenges and together decide which techniques feel most useful. Adjustments are made as progress unfolds so the plan fits each person’s life and needs.
Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online care can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also be helpful when someone needs less visual intensity or lower bandwidth during a session. Ask about session format details when you schedule to find the best fit.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Justin commonly address?
He supports people with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, low self-esteem, depression, bipolar mood patterns, ADHD, and relationship or intimacy concerns.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
Justin uses a practical, conversational style that focuses on coping strategies and clear goal-setting rather than abstract theory.
What is his background and experience?
He holds a Connecticut Licensed Professional Counselor credential and has about 10 years of professional experience.
Where is he located and licensed?
He is licensed as an LPC in Connecticut and practices there.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with him?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are session costs organized?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps do I take to begin working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.