Casey Unger , LPC

Casey Unger is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with three decades of experience in the mental health field. She began working in mental health in 1994 and has been licensed since 2002, bringing depth of clinical knowledge from roles in public mental health, private practice, inpatient psychiatric care, diagnostics and assessment, crisis intervention, anger management, and employee assistance.

Casey's primary clinical orientation is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - a practical approach that helps clients identify and shift negative thinking patterns and underlying schemas. She also frequently uses Solution-Focused Therapy to set clear goals and build on clients' strengths. Her work emphasizes helping people learn to reframe their own thinking so they can move forward independently.

She has particular skill working with people who feel marginalized, bullied, or overlooked and has a history of reaching clients who have struggled to find help elsewhere. Casey describes herself as analytical and pattern-focused, able to identify diagnoses and connections that help clients see what is shaping their behavior. She also draws on personal experience as a survivor of trauma and disaster to inform an empathetic, human approach to care.

Casey aims to make telephonic and televideo sessions as personal as face-to-face work. She is approachable, responsive, and nonjudgmental. Due to scheduling constraints she asks prospective clients to message if alternative times are needed. She is unable to accept clients covered under CVS/Aetna EAP because of a conflict of interest, and she currently provides individual counseling only. Please note she is not accepting new clients at this time.

Therapeutic Approaches Adapted for Online Care

Casey uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thought patterns and develop practical strategies to change them. This approach is often applied to stress, anxiety, depression, and patterns of thinking that contribute to ongoing difficulties.

She also integrates Solution-Focused Therapy, which concentrates on clear goals and building on what is already working in a person's life. This brief, goal-oriented method can be useful when clients want focused change and concrete steps forward.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Casey works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting techniques over time to support progress.

Online formats - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - allow the same therapeutic methods to be used flexibly. These options increase access to consistent care, make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, and support continuity when in-person meetings are difficult. Casey aims to offer remote sessions that feel personal and effective, adapting exercises and conversations to suit each medium.