William Rusnak

William Rusnak is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with six years of clinical experience. He works with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, and people coping with life changes. He also helps with attachment issues, communication problems, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, and questions around life purpose.

William uses an attachment-based focus in sessions and brings in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills. He describes counseling as a process and works alongside clients to set goals and develop a plan. He does not promise outcomes but helps people search for answers that fit their situation.

Before counseling, William worked in defense and telecommunications. He cared for his wife during the final six years of her life after she developed a rare form of dementia. That experience informs his understanding of caregiving, grief, depression, and restarting life after loss.

In sessions he blends practical skills and discussion. That can include looking at patterns of connection, practicing behavioral changes, and learning emotion-regulation tools. He may also offer a Christian and Biblical perspective when it is useful to the client.

William is licensed as an LPC in Texas and Arkansas. Sessions are provided in English and he does not take international clients. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

How William applies therapy approaches online

William commonly uses an attachment-based focus and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy during sessions. Attachment work looks at how patterns of connection affect current relationships and helps people notice and change unhelpful interaction cycles. CBT breaks thoughts and behaviors into clear pieces and teaches strategies to test beliefs and try different behaviors.

He also integrates Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance when needed. DBT techniques are practical skills people can use between sessions to manage intense feelings or improve communication.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. He will collaborate with each person to decide which techniques to emphasize based on the client's goals, needs, and preferences. That choice can shift over time as goals change and new challenges arise.

Session formats were not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow for shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time. Licensed professionals can still teach behavioral tools, practice communication skills, and work on attachment patterns through remote sessions.