William Teese, LCSW

William Teese is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience helping adults manage stress, anxiety, addiction, and trauma. He works with people across many stages of life and focuses on practical steps that make daily life easier. He emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and a straightforward approach in sessions.

Over his career he spent seven years at a residential substance abuse treatment facility working directly with addiction, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, and anger issues. He also worked three years as a crisis counselor for Military OneSource and supported people through brief, urgent concerns. His background includes work with a major medical insurer’s Special Needs Program assisting clients on Medicare and Medicaid to develop coping skills and improve day-to-day functioning.

Sessions emphasize real skills and clear goals. He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that get in the way. He also uses Mindfulness Therapy to teach simple techniques for staying grounded during stress.

William typically works with adults and asks people to expect a collaborative plan tailored to their needs. He encourages small, manageable steps and tracks progress together. He recognizes that starting therapy takes courage and aims to make the process practical and understandable.

Clients can expect direct conversation about current challenges, coping strategies for grief and life changes, and focused work on relationship or workplace concerns. He invites people to begin by describing what they want to change and then builds a plan that fits their life.

How CBT and Mindfulness Translate to Online Work

The therapist uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify patterns of thought that increase distress and to practice different behaviors that reduce symptoms. CBT sessions focus on clear goals, homework between meetings, and measurable steps toward change.

He also draws on Mindfulness Therapy to teach attention skills and simple breathing or grounding practices that reduce reactivity. Mindfulness is useful for anxiety, stress, grief, and trauma-related symptoms when learning to notice the present moment without judgment.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about symptoms, daily routines, and goals, and then suggest which methods to try first. Together they adjust the plan based on what helps most and what feels realistic for the client.

Session formats are not listed here, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Therapists can adapt CBT worksheets and mindfulness practices for remote sessions so people can practice skills between meetings and bring concrete progress back to sessions.