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Judi Fischer

Therapist · Ohio

Judi FischerLPCC

Experienced Ohio counselor focused on practical change

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  • Experience23 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • SessionsOnline
  • Practical coping skills
  • Values-guided work
  • Relationship focus

About Judi

Judi Fischer is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) in Ohio who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, relationship struggles, and major life changes. She uses a practical, down-to-earth approach so clients can make steady progress toward clearer goals. Judi writes and listens in a straightforward way that many people find easy to follow.

Her background includes work as a school teacher, bereavement specialist, business owner, ballroom dance instructor, and mental health therapist. Those roles shaped her practical style and her focus on everyday coping skills. She has 23 years of experience in the field and brings that perspective to each session.

Judi draws on cognitive behavioral tools to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior. She also uses attachment-informed ideas to look at how early patterns affect current relationships. Client-centered and acceptance-based strategies help people set values-guided goals and make choices that fit their lives.

Session work often focuses on concrete skills like time management, setting boundaries, coping with caregiver stress, and navigating blended family dynamics. Judi also supports people facing grief, career transitions, compassion fatigue, and intimacy-related concerns. The aim is useful, manageable steps rather than jargon-filled therapy.

She invites people to think of therapy as a collaborative process. Sessions are oriented around clear goals and real-life changes, from improving communication to handling overwhelming emotions. Judi emphasizes steady progress and practical tools clients can use between sessions.

How Judi's Approaches Translate to Online Work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify what matters to them and take small actions that match those values. It often includes simple exercises to notice thoughts, commit to goals, and build routines that support change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people spot unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. CBT work usually involves practical homework like tracking thoughts and testing new responses. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at relationship patterns formed early in life and how they show up in current partnerships and parenting; it helps people notice those patterns and practice different ways of connecting.

Finding the right approach is part of the process, and Judi works together with each person to choose what fits best. She takes the client’s goals, life situation, and preferences into account and may combine elements from different methods to create a clear plan for sessions.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and attachment-focused work to virtual sessions so clients can practice skills between meetings and apply them in daily life.

License and NPI

  • LPCC Ohio · No. E.0004315-SUPV

NPI1992857197

As shown on the therapist's profile. You can check a license with the state board and an NPI with the national registry.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGriefCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepressionCoaching

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

23+ years

Credentials

Ohio

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Judi commonly help with?

Judi helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship issues, parenting challenges, compassion fatigue, and life transitions among other concerns.

What is her general therapeutic style?

Her style is practical and collaborative, using clear goals and simple skills to address everyday problems and emotional struggles.

How much experience does she have?

She has 23 years of experience working in mental health and related roles, including teaching and bereavement support.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is an LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - licensed in Ohio and practices from that state.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people from other countries work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How does someone get started?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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