Bobbi Cleary
Skilled therapist combining practical tools and compassion
- Credentials
- LPC
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed in
- Alaska
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Bobbi
Bobbi Cleary is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who blends practical therapy tools with a holistic view of wellbeing. She emphasizes learning concrete skills that people can use between sessions. Her style is described as eclectic, drawing from multiple methods to meet a client’s needs.
She approaches each person as unique and tailors techniques to fit individual goals and situations. Cleary trained at Alaska Pacific University, earning a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology in 2005.
Background and approach
Her background includes work in psychiatric inpatient and residential settings, providing group, family, and individual therapies as well as intake assessments. She has also practiced in outpatient agencies and independent practice settings. She uses reflective - Rogerian - approaches to build connection and trust.
Cognitive-behavioral strategies are applied to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Mindfulness and self-compassion practices are taught to reduce reactivity and increase self-care. Her clinical toolkit also includes self-regulation techniques and elements of the Gottman approach for relationship concerns.
Cleary values empowering clients to find their own strengths and to practice new skills until they feel natural. Her way of working focuses on making therapy understandable and useful in everyday life. Raised in Homer, Alaska, she brings a grounded perspective shaped by time living abroad and studying language and culture.
That mix of local roots and wider experience informs a gentle, pragmatic approach to emotional challenges.
Practical approaches delivered online
Bobbi Cleary uses evidence-based techniques in straightforward ways that translate well to remote sessions. Cognitive-behavioral methods focus on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Mindfulness and self-compassion practices teach attention and kindness toward difficult feelings, which can reduce reactivity and improve daily coping. Reflective - Rogerian - methods center on empathetic listening and building a trusting connection that allows other tools to work.Finding the right mix is part of the work together. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose approaches that match their goals, preferences, and life situation. That shared planning helps tailor exercises and homework so they fit the client’s routine and needs.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for busy schedules or remote locations. Video lets for face-to-face conversation, while phone or chat options can be useful between appointments or when meeting in person isn’t possible. These options make it easier to practice skills consistently and to check in when challenges arise.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Alaska
- Languages
- English
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