Teresa Bubnis, LPCC

Teresa Bubnis is an Ohio licensed professional counselor with 25 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, and depression. She uses practical methods to help clients build skills and find clearer ways forward. Teresa writes treatment plans to fit each person's situation and goals.

Teresa favors straightforward approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, along with motivational interviewing and solution-focused work. Sessions focus on learning new coping skills, testing small changes, and clarifying what matters most. She helps people break problems into manageable steps and track what works.

Her background includes long-term clinical work with adults facing life transitions, caregiver strain, aging and geriatric concerns, and workplace stress. She also supports people coping after natural or human-caused disasters and those dealing with first responder stress. Practical problem solving and clear goal-setting are central to her approach.

Teresa emphasizes respectful, compassionate communication during sessions. She listens for each person's strengths and uses those strengths to build momentum. The aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes, with tools people can continue to use outside of therapy.

People who reach out can expect a calm, collaborative tone. Teresa helps clients identify realistic next steps and adjusts the plan as needs change. She acknowledges that starting therapy takes courage and focuses on making the process understandable and manageable.

Practical approaches for online therapy and goal work

Teresa draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going. CBT focuses on concrete strategies you can practice between sessions, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Motivational Interviewing is used to help people find and strengthen their own reasons for change; it centers on building motivation and resolving ambivalence. Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes small, achievable goals and what already works, making it easier to try targeted changes and notice progress.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Teresa will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That collaboration means checking what helps, adjusting plans, and focusing on practical next steps together.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skills practice, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text can be useful for brief check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options make it possible to fit therapy into busy schedules and keep momentum between appointments.