Alan Warner, LISW, LCSW

Alan Warner is a Licensed Independent Social Worker and Licensed Clinical Social Worker with three decades of practice. He helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and other life changes. He also supports people dealing with parenting strain, anger, self-esteem struggles, bipolar mood concerns, and issues tied to sexual orientation and identity.

He trained as a Chemical Dependency Counselor in 1995 and earned a Master of Social Work in Clinical Social Work from The Ohio State University in 2002. He has been an Ohio Licensed Independent Social Worker since 2005 and also holds a Pennsylvania Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential. Much of his work has been with adults and some teenagers, particularly around mood disorders and anxiety.

Alan describes counseling as client-driven. Sessions focus on the specific problems a person brings and on practical steps they want to take. He takes a broad view of mental wellness that includes lifestyle choices alongside talk therapy. In practice this means talking through patterns of thinking and everyday habits that get in the way of change.

His approach often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. He also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Solution-Focused ideas to help people adjust goals and act on what matters to them. Motivational Interviewing is used when someone needs extra help finding reasons to change.

Alan is trauma-informed and has experience addressing grief and family of origin issues. He works with people from the LGBT community and helps clients explore life purpose, coping skills, and steps toward greater personal empowerment.

How these approaches guide online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts without getting stuck in them and focus on actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and struggles around life purpose. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, mood concerns, and habit change. Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes small, concrete steps and building on what already works to reach immediate goals.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and daily routines to decide which methods fit best. This is a collaborative process and can change as progress is made.

The biography does not list specific online or in-person session formats, so confirm available formats before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let sessions happen from different places when schedules change. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and Solution-Focused techniques to an online setting so the focus remains on changing thoughts and everyday habits and taking manageable steps toward the goals you set.