Theresa Farello , LPCC

Theresa Farello is an Ohio-based Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) with five years of experience helping people navigate trauma, major life transitions, and times of overwhelm. Her professional background includes work as a school counselor, serving as a director of social services, and teaching as a part-time adjunct professor, bringing diverse perspectives from educational, clinical, and administrative settings.

Theresa focuses on supporting adolescents and young adults as they move through pivotal stages, as well as individuals and families coping with breakups or divorce, ADHD, autism spectrum concerns, and parenting challenges. She also has experience assisting people with complex PTSD, anxiety, depression, recovery from addictions, narcissistic abuse, loss of motivation, and issues related to confidence and coping with life changes. Her style centers on creating an open, warm environment where clients can practice vulnerability and speak freely about their thoughts and feelings.

Committed to accompanying clients through healing, growth, and understanding, Theresa emphasizes practical steps and collaborative work to help people move forward. She views therapy as a process in which small steps accumulate into meaningful change and aims to walk alongside each person on that journey.

Approaches and Access for Online Therapy

Theresa integrates client-centered therapy by offering empathy, active listening, and a nonjudgmental stance that encourages clients to explore their values and personal goals. This approach is helpful for people seeking greater self-understanding, emotional processing, and stronger relationships.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which focuses on identifying and adjusting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to improve mood and daily functioning. CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression, and developing practical coping skills.

Theresa may draw on Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) to address patterns in close relationships and to help clients build emotional connection and repair. EFT can be especially relevant for intimacy-related issues and couples work.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Theresa partners with clients to determine which methods align with their needs, goals, and preferences, adapting techniques as progress unfolds. Licensed professionals tailor the work to each person rather than using a one-size-fits-all model.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to fit care into busy schedules and to maintain continuity across life changes. These options support regular engagement and make it possible to access therapeutic support from a range of settings.