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Sean Gardner

Restore connection and build coping skills

LPC, LMHC Arizona

Experience
10 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Anger
Approaches
Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages
English

About Sean

Sean Gardner is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with ten years of clinical experience. He combines life experience from military service and frontline emergency roles with formal counseling education to help people facing major stressors.

Background and approach

Sean aims to help clients feel more present and connected to themselves and others. He uses straightforward talk therapy and practical skills to address relationship stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and coping with life changes.

He also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, intimate issues, and concerns around self-esteem and career. He brings a calm, steady presence and focuses on what someone can do between sessions as well as during them.

Sean trained at Chaminade University of Honolulu, earning a master’s degree in counseling psychology. He has worked in inpatient adolescent care and with Veterans Affairs on housing and social work tasks.

He has provided online psychotherapy for several years, drawing on a range of approaches to match a person’s needs. His clinical approach includes methods that address thoughts, behaviors, and relationship patterns.

He blends structured skills work with acceptance-based practices and client-centered listening. This mix helps when someone needs tools for daily coping and deeper work on patterns that keep returning.

Sean works from Arizona licensing while offering sessions in English and meeting with international clients as appropriate. He aims to make therapy practical, accessible, and focused on real change people can notice in day-to-day life.

How Sean’s Approaches Work Online

Sean uses the Gottman Method to look at relationship patterns and improve communication. That approach focuses on practical exercises and conversations that help people reduce conflict and increase connection in everyday interactions.

He also works with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which helps people notice difficult thoughts and choose actions that match their values. ACT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes because it focuses on behavior that matters to the person.

Sessions are collaborative. The therapist will help figure out which approach or mix of approaches best fits a person’s goals and preferences. Clients and the therapist check in together and adjust methods as needed rather than sticking rigidly to a single model.

Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people work face-to-face and use visual exercises. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when someone needs a flexible option during a break. Live chat and messaging work for shorter check-ins, coping reminders, and steady support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or travel schedules while keeping the focus on practical change.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Sean address?
Sessions cover stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship stress, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, intimacy issues, parenting strain, self-esteem, career concerns, ADHD, bipolar, and many related challenges.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
He blends structured skills practice with acceptance-focused and client-centered listening. Sessions tend to include clear tools you can try between meetings and space to talk through feelings and patterns.
What is his professional background?
He has ten years of experience, served on active duty in the U.S. Navy, worked as a firefighter-paramedic, and has clinical experience in inpatient adolescent care and veteran social work.
What credentials and region are listed?
He holds LPC and LMHC credentials with licensure in Arizona and Hawaii, and is based in Arizona for practice purposes.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients when appropriate.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy is available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions operate on a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesAnger managementDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigueADHD

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Licensed in

Hawaii, Arizona

Languages

English