Stanley Schleifer, LPC

Stanley Schleifer is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Colorado with 33 years of experience. He works primarily with adults and older adults on common life struggles such as depression, anxiety, stress, and anger. He also helps people facing grief, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, and challenges tied to career or addictions.

Most of his work has been in outpatient behavioral health clinics. He uses practical, talk-and-skill focused methods drawn from cognitive-behavioral approaches and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. He shares observations and suggestions directly, so clients can consider different ways of handling problems. Sessions tend to focus on concrete skills people can try between meetings.

Stanley describes his style as client-centered and humanistic while still offering structured tools. He often addresses communication problems and the strains that come with major life changes. He also works with aging and geriatric issues, adapting interventions so they fit older adults' goals and routines.

When people bring anger or mounting resentment, he looks at triggers, patterns, and practical ways to respond differently. For stress and anxiety he uses skills to manage intensity and rebuild daily rhythms. For grief and loss he balances space to talk about what happened with steps toward restoring day-to-day functioning.

Stanley invites a collaborative approach. He helps clients decide which techniques fit their life and adjusts his work as needs change.

DBT and CBT approaches for online work