About Ross
Ross Lafleur is an Illinois-licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, trauma, bipolar challenges, and life transitions.
Background and approach
He brings nine years of direct clinical experience across independent practice and hospital settings, and tailors conversations and treatment plans to each client’s circumstances. He emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in collaborative work.
Ross uses a broadly cognitive-behavioral framework with strong roots in mindfulness-based methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). He also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Client-Centered strategies, and the Gottman Method where relevant.
His background includes an MS in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and practical experience supporting people with a wide variety of needs, including concerns common to those in the performing arts. He invites prospective clients to take the first step when they are ready and offers flexible online options to make starting therapy more accessible.
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care
Ross blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as core elements of his online practice. ACT focuses on helping people clarify personal values and build psychological flexibility through mindful action, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life transitions. CBT targets the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills for managing distress and changing unhelpful patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Ross treats selection of methods as a collaborative decision. He will work with clients to assess needs, preferences, and goals, then tailor techniques and the treatment plan so the approach fits each person's situation and evolves as progress is made.
Online therapy with Ross is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase accessibility and flexibility. These formats make it easier to fit regular sessions into busy lives, allow ongoing skill practice between meetings, and provide multiple ways to stay connected when in-person visits are not practical. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT and CBT interventions effectively in remote formats to support consistent progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Men's issues
- Personality disorders
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English