Adam Gleason

Adam Gleason is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) based in Washington with 16 years of experience. He helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, and life changes. He aims to make the first step easier by offering a calm, nonjudgmental place to talk through difficult feelings.

Adam keeps his approach flexible. He can offer concrete tools for managing strong reactions or take a slower, talk-based route depending on what a person needs. Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings as well as clearer ways to understand what fuels their anger or anxiety.

He draws on methods from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to shape the work. That means helping people notice unhelpful thoughts, test them against experience, and try behaviors that match their values. It also means building simple skills for handling panic, overwhelm, and stress in the moment.

Adam has worked across a range of concerns including body image, caregiver stress, chronic pain and illness, gender dysphoria, veteran issues, multicultural concerns, panic attacks, and post-traumatic stress. His background gives him experience responding to both everyday struggles and complex stressors.

People who reach out can expect a down-to-earth style. Adam talks plainly, offers practical options, and adapts to what each person wants to accomplish in therapy.

How ACT and CBT Shape Online Work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people identify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when strong emotions show up. It often focuses on changing the relationship with thoughts instead of fighting them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems like anxiety and anger going, and teaches new strategies to respond differently.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide whether ACT, CBT, or a mix feels most useful based on a person's goals and preferences. Sessions can shift as needs change so the approach matches what someone wants to work on.

Confirm current session options before booking to know which formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, reduce travel time, and allow quicker check-ins between appointments. It can also be helpful when someone wants work focused on skill practice, managing panic or anger in daily moments, or steady progress toward coping with stress.