Casey Unger , LPC

Casey Unger is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who has worked in the mental health field since 1994 and has held her counseling license since 2002. Her career spans public mental health, private practice, inpatient psychiatric care, diagnostics and assessment, crisis intervention, anger management, and employee assistance programs. She brings extensive experience working with people facing chronic mental illness as well as those navigating trauma, grief, addiction, relationship difficulties, and the stresses of caregiving.

Her primary clinical orientation is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - a structured method that helps identify negative thought patterns and unconscious schemas, trace how they formed, and teach practical skills for reframing and moving forward. She also incorporates Solution-Focused Therapy to help clients set achievable goals and build on strengths. Casey describes herself as analytical and skilled at recognizing patterns and providing clear direction when clients feel overwhelmed.

Casey is particularly experienced in serving people who feel bullied, marginalized, or dismissed, and she draws on personal experience surviving trauma and disaster to inform her work. In an initial session she asks targeted questions to understand a person’s history, beliefs, and goals and collaborates on a plan for change. She aims to be approachable and responsive and makes telephonic and televideo sessions as personal as face-to-face meetings. She provides individual counseling only and is unable to accept clients covered under CVS/Aetna EAP due to a conflict of interest. Her schedule can be limited because of other roles, but she is willing to discuss alternate times when feasible.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Casey Unger

Casey integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy into her online practice. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing negative thought patterns and unconscious schemas that influence emotions and behavior; it is often used to address anxiety, depression, and maladaptive coping habits. Solution-Focused Therapy centers on clarifying goals and leveraging a person’s existing strengths to create practical, forward-looking steps; it is useful when clients want concrete progress and problem-solving strategies.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Casey works with each person to understand their needs, goals, and preferences and tailors techniques accordingly, combining methods when that best supports progress. She emphasizes a partnership model so clients help shape the plan and pace of work.

Online sessions via video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer flexibility for people balancing work, caregiving, or mobility limitations. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, schedule appointments that fit busy lives, and access a licensed professional from a convenient location, while still focusing on meaningful therapeutic outcomes.