Therapist profile
Albert Staley, LMHC
Washington
LMHC - Relationships and Codependency
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- Credentials
- LMHC
- License
- LMHC, Washington / LH61651031
- NPI
- 1063069532
- Experience
- 4 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Washington
About
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Emotion-Focused techniques
About Albert
Albert Staley is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Washington with four years of clinical experience. He works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and difficulties around intimacy and self-esteem. Albert also lists support for codependency-related patterns, addictions, grief, parenting concerns, anger, and coping with life changes.
He brings a practical, question-driven style to sessions. He often uses client-centered conversations alongside cognitive behavioral ideas to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. He also draws on dialectical behavior ideas and emotionally focused methods to address relationship patterns and intense feelings.
Albert describes a background that includes long experience in pastoral teaching and faith-sensitive work. He says he will discuss existential questions or spiritual concerns when a client asks, and he respects people from any religious or nonreligious perspective. That history informs how he talks about meaning, values, and purpose in therapy.
Sessions tend to focus on clear, evidence-informed strategies mixed with reflective conversation. People can expect to work on specific problems like setting boundaries, handling others' moods, reducing anxiety, or managing urges linked to substance use. He uses mindfulness and behavioral exercises alongside thoughtful dialogue.
He offers services in English and practices in Washington as a WA LMHC. For next steps, clients are asked to use the site matching process to schedule an initial session and pick the approach that fits their goals.
How sessions work
How his approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to the client. Online sessions using this approach let a therapist follow the client's lead, clarify feelings, and create space to name what is most important. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, behaviors, and feelings and uses practical experiments and homework. Online CBT can include worksheets, action plans, and brief skills practice between sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) adds skills for managing intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving interpersonal effectiveness; those skills can be taught and coached over a series of sessions.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. That conversation is collaborative and may combine elements from different methods as needs become clearer.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time. They also let people use written worksheets or screen sharing for CBT tasks and save time on logistics so more focus stays on the work itself.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
Washington
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does he address?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma, addictions, grief, parenting concerns, and related problems like codependency and attachment issues.
How would he approach people-pleasing and boundary problems?
He uses client-centered conversation with cognitive behavioral techniques to identify patterns and practice new responses. Dialectical behavior ideas can be introduced to manage strong emotions around saying no.
What is his background and experience?
He has four years as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and decades of experience as a non-denominational pastor and teacher, which informs his approach to meaning and values when requested by the client.
What credential and location are listed?
He is a WA LMHC practicing in Washington.
Does he offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. He does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.