Therapist profile
Ronald Seletsky, LMHC
Massachusetts
Licensed Mental Health Counselor - Codependency and Trauma
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- Credentials
- LMHC
- License
- LMHC, Massachusetts / LMHC4374
- NPI
- 1568744159
- Experience
- 42 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Massachusetts
About
- Codependency focus
- Mindfulness practice
- Career and grief
About Ronald
Ronald Seletsky is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Massachusetts with 42 years of clinical experience. He works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and relationship and family concerns. He also helps people dealing with addiction, codependency, grief, career pressures, and complications from mood disorders such as bipolar disorder.
His style draws from client-centered and existential approaches. Sessions focus on clear conversation about what is happening now, and on identifying practical steps the person can try between meetings. He uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness practices to help people notice difficult thoughts and act on what matters to them.
Ronald pays attention to patterns that leave someone consistently putting others first. He talks about attachment, abandonment, communication problems, and how family of origin issues affect present choices. He also works with people wrestling with caregiver stress, aging concerns, adoption and foster care histories, and emptiness or avoidance patterns.
Over four decades he has guided adults through career shifts, midlife change, and coping with co-morbid conditions. He uses motivational interviewing when people are weighing change, and psychodynamic ideas when past relationships shape current life.
Sessions are conversational and straightforward. People can expect practical goal-setting, mindfulness exercises, and reflection on personal values. Ronald accepts international clients and conducts therapy in English.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take actions aligned with those values even when hard thoughts or feelings are present. It can be useful for anxiety, codependency patterns, and life changes where values guide decisions.Client-Centered Therapy centers on straightforward, supportive conversation. The therapist listens closely, reflects what is said, and helps people name their concerns and goals. This approach works well for building self-understanding and steadying emotion during stressful periods.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Ronald will discuss options and adjust methods based on what a person needs, wants, and can realistically use. That collaborative decision is revisited as goals evolve.
Confirm the specific session formats before you book since the biography does not list formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand, and let people choose quieter surroundings or avoid travel time. Licensed professionals can use mindfulness practices, value-based exercises, and motivational interviewing techniques effectively in remote sessions, helping clients bring practical changes into day-to-day life.
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Experience
42+ years
Listed in
Massachusetts
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, codependency, addictions, relationship and family problems, grief, and mood disorders including bipolar.
What is his therapeutic approach like?
He uses client-centered conversation alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness. Sessions focus on noticing patterns and trying practical steps between meetings.
How much experience does he have?
He has 42 years of professional experience as a clinician in mental health.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is an MA LMHC practicing in Massachusetts.
Which languages does he use in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography.
How does billing or cost work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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