Arthur (AJ) Spoerner
Practical strategies for stress, mood, and life changes
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed in
- Indiana
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Arthur
Arthur (AJ) Spoerner is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with two decades of experience. He practices in Indiana and brings steady, practical support for adults and adolescents facing trauma, impulsivity, anger, ADHD, and related struggles. AJ focuses on clear skills and step-by-step strategies rather than long lectures.
He emphasizes tools that help reduce painful thinking and improve daily functioning. Sessions use straightforward methods to address mood, anxiety, stress, and addictive patterns.
Background and approach
AJ also offers help for people coping with chronic pain, serious illness, cancer-related distress, disability, and end-of-life concerns. AJ structures sessions so clients leave with something usable. He starts with a 45-minute first session and then offers 30-minute follow-ups.
He communicates by checking messages once a day, typically in the evening, and responds the next day to messages left after 8:30 pm. His approach draws from several therapy styles, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Client-Centered methods. That mix lets him work on thoughts, emotions, and practical behaviors depending on what matters most to each person.
People who reach out should expect a respectful, calm clinician who values clear goals and steady progress. If urgent help is needed, AJ directs people to call 1-800-273-8255, call 911, or go to a local emergency room for immediate assistance.
Practical therapeutic approaches for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without letting them drive behavior. It focuses on clarifying values and taking small actions toward a meaningful life, which can help with anxiety, depression, and chronic stress.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going. It teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful thoughts and build healthier routines, useful for mood, anxiety, and anger issues.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. AJ collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and day-to-day needs, adjusting as progress is made. This keeps therapy practical and tailored rather than one-size-fits-all.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls and phone sessions allow real-time conversation, while live chat and text-based messaging offer brief check-ins and ongoing support between meetings. These options increase flexibility and let people keep momentum even when schedules are tight.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.
Client-Centered Therapy
The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Anger management
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Somatization
- Stress, Anxiety
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Indiana
- Languages
- English
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