About Jeffrey
Rev. Jeffrey Bischoff is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) based in Ohio. He has worked in counseling and ministry for three decades and brings experience from both church-based pastoral care and clinical social work.
He has a calm, approachable manner that helps people talk about hard topics. He began his professional life in ministry and has been an ordained Lutheran pastor since 1989.
Background and approach
In the mid-1990s he shifted into social work and worked with adolescents in residential care, then moved into outpatient settings offering mental health and substance use disorder services. That mix of pastoral and clinical experience shapes his day-to-day work. His practice focuses on common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, and grief.
He also works with trauma and abuse issues, PTSD recovery, domestic violence, and addictions. Other areas he helps with include parenting, anger, relationship and family problems, career questions, ADHD, and midlife concerns. Rev.
Bischoff uses several practical approaches in sessions, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Client-Centered therapy, and Solution-Focused therapy. He keeps a non-directive stance and adjusts how much spirituality is part of the work based on each persons preference. People meet him for straightforward talk, coping skills, and steps they can try between sessions.
He aims to work collaboratively to set goals and check progress over time.
Approaches that guide online counseling sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then commit to actions that match their values; it can be useful for anxiety, stress, and生活 transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying small behavior changes to reduce symptoms like low mood or anxiety. Client-Centered therapy emphasizes an accepting, listening stance where the persons own goals direct the work and the therapist offers empathy and reflection.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to pick methods that match each persons goals, needs, and preferences. He may blend techniques from different approaches and check in regularly to see what helps and what to change.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels. Video is helpful for face-to-face conversation and observing body language. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a quieter setting is easier. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, quick problem-solving, or people who prefer writing to speaking.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Ohio, Michigan
- Languages
- English
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