Reggie Thirus, LPC

Reggie Thirus is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship and intimacy concerns. He offers straightforward, practical support for everyday struggles like parenting stress, career challenges, grief, and navigating identity issues. Reggie uses a calm, welcoming manner to make it easier to talk about hard things.

He blends practical problem-solving with attention to personal history. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a core part of his work, focusing on skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. He also uses client-centered methods to keep sessions grounded in the client's priorities and psychodynamic ideas to understand recurring patterns that cause pain.

Reggie has six years of counseling experience and holds an LPC, which means Licensed Professional Counselor. He practices in Wisconsin and works with a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, addiction, ADHD, bipolar issues, and questions around gender and sexual identity.

Sessions aim to be collaborative and goal-focused. Reggie will help identify clear steps to reduce distress, try new coping strategies, and track progress over time. He also supports conversations about difficult topics such as abandonment, family of origin issues, infidelity, and communication problems.

Away from work he enjoys workouts, walking, food, and music. His style is down-to-earth and inclusive, and he encourages people to reach out when they’re ready to take a step toward change.

How Reggie’s Approaches Work Online

Reggie uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes that reduce stress and anxiety. CBT focuses on clear skills and homework you can practice between sessions to see progress.

He also draws on client-centered methods, which center the conversation on what matters most to the client and follow their lead. This helps people feel heard and keeps goals relevant to daily life.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. Reggie will talk with clients about goals, try different techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. That collaborative process aims to match methods to a person's needs and preferences rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for deeper conversation and exercises that use visual cues, phone can be a quicker check-in or lower-bandwidth option, and messaging or live chat can fit into busy days or provide short, focused reflections. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, or travel schedules while keeping the focus on practical change.