About Sean
Sean Gardner is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with ten years of experience. He draws on military and first-responder background and a decade in mental health to help people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, trauma, and other struggles. He practices online and works with people who want practical steps and steady guidance.
Gardner emphasizes clear, short-term goals and steady skill building. He uses everyday language and collaborative planning so sessions feel direct and understandable.
Background and approach
Clients can expect work on coping skills for anxiety, tools for managing anger, and strategies for mood and behavior changes. His history includes service in the U.S. Navy and work as a firefighter-paramedic.
He completed a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at Arizona State University and a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Chaminade University of Honolulu. Those experiences inform his no-nonsense approach to problem solving. Over the years he has worked in inpatient settings with adolescents and in outreach roles with veterans.
For the past several years he has provided psychotherapy online, helping people manage life transitions, addiction concerns, ADHD, and challenges related to identity and intimacy. Sessions focus on what helps most in daily life. He combines evidence-based techniques with a respectful, client-centered manner.
People who want practical tools and straightforward support often find this style helpful.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and values-based action. It helps people live toward what matters even when unwanted thoughts or feelings show up. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches specific skills to shift unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and mood regulation.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sean will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match goals, preferences, and the problems at hand. That might mean trying an ACT exercise one week and practicing CBT tools the next, then adjusting based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet that fit different days and needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and deeper interaction. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging let people send notes, check in between sessions, and use therapy tools in real time. These options make it easier to fit consistent care into a busy life.
Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does Sean address?
What is his therapeutic style like?
How much clinical experience does he have?
Where is he licensed and based?
Which languages are supported for sessions?
What formats are used for online sessions?
How does payment and cost work?
How do I begin working with him?
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Hawaii, Arizona
- Languages
- English
We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you.