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Esther Bold

Compassionate counselor with practical tools

LPC Alaska

Experience
20 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
Approaches
Gottman Method, Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages
English

About Esther

Esther Bold is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 20 years of clinical experience based in Alaska. She focuses on helping people who are overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, and relationship or intimacy concerns.

Background and approach

Esther aims to make therapy feel straightforward and doable for busy caregivers and adults facing big life changes. Esther uses common-sense, evidence-informed methods to help people spot patterns that cause pain and build practical ways to cope.

Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. She listens for the life events and family patterns that shape how someone thinks, feels, and reacts, then works with them to try new responses.

Many clients come with concerns such as parenting strain, career stress, anger, low self-esteem, or grief over separation and loss. Esther also supports people dealing with chronic illness, addictions, first responder stress, and codependency.

She helps people set clear, realistic goals and take steady steps toward change. Her style blends relational work with tools for emotion regulation and thought management.

That can mean addressing attachment wounds, practicing new communication skills, or using behavior-focused techniques to break unhelpful cycles. Esther explains tools plainly and focuses on what will work in everyday life.

People who are looking for steady guidance and practical exercises often find this approach useful. Her practice is geared to adults living in Alaska who prefer a mix of talk, skill-building, and problem-solving.

How Esther’s Approaches Work Online

Esther draws on the Gottman Method to help people improve communication and reduce conflict without blaming each other. That approach emphasizes practical exercises and clearer ways to speak and listen, which can be practiced during sessions and at home.

She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. This helps people understand why they react a certain way and learn new, more supported ways of relating. Additionally, her use of Client-Centered Therapy keeps sessions focused on the person’s own goals, with the therapist following the client’s pace and perspective.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Esther will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as progress is made.

Online therapy with Esther can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for longer sessions and practicing communication skills, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, chat can be a quick check-in, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep work moving week to week.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does Esther commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and relationship or intimacy issues, plus parenting and career concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is conversational and goal-focused, blending relational insight with skills for emotion regulation and thought management.
What is her clinical background and experience?
Esther is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 20 years of clinical experience working with adults on a range of mental health challenges.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed as an LPC and practices with clients in Alaska.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Esther provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging formats.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsDepression

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

20+ years

Licensed in

Oklahoma, Alaska

Languages

English