Anthony Kleinhans, LPC, LPCC

Anthony Kleinhans is a licensed professional counselor with 20 years of experience. He practices in Arizona and brings a direct, steady style to sessions. He focuses on everyday problems like anxiety, depression, stress, and addiction. Anthony aims to make therapy practical and understandable. He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client-centered techniques, and mindfulness tools to help people find clearer thinking and calmer responses. Sessions are straightforward and focused on small changes that add up over time. He also helps with relationship and family concerns, grief, anger, intimacy-related issues, and parenting stress. He works with clients who are navigating life transitions, career questions, and caring roles such as caregiving or blended family adjustments. Chronic pain, illness, and issues around aging are part of his additional focus areas. Anthony draws on narrative and psychodynamic ideas when helpful to examine personal stories and patterns. He pays attention to themes like guilt, shame, purpose, and forgiveness while keeping the work grounded in daily life. Clients can expect compassionate listening paired with practical strategies. Sessions aim to build resilience, improve communication, and reduce distress. Anthony supports people working through addictive behaviors and offers coaching-style guidance when clients want actionable next steps. He welcomes conversations in English and can work with international clients.

Approach Options and How Online Therapy Fits

Anthony often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going; this approach is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. He also draws on client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening carefully and building a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship to help people find their own solutions. Mindfulness therapy is another tool he uses to teach breathing and attention practices that reduce reactivity and improve day-to-day coping.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Anthony will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before, then suggest methods to try. That process is collaborative and can change over time as needs evolve.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls let people connect face to face from different locations, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for quick check-ins, and text messaging supports short reflections or ongoing encouragement. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while still pursuing consistent progress.