LPC
Esther Bold, LPC
- Experience20 years
- LocationAlaska
- Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Addictions
- Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Esther
Esther Bold is an LPC with two decades of clinical experience practicing in Alaska. She has spent 20 years helping people navigate complex life transitions, manage persistent anxiety and depression, and recover from trauma and abuse.
Background and approach
Her work emphasizes understanding how personal history, identity, and cultural context shape emotional patterns and relationship dynamics. Esther blends evidence-based methods with a warm, person-centered stance to support coping with stress, addiction concerns, and challenges around intimacy and self-esteem.
She also offers help with parenting stress, career concerns, anger, and compassion fatigue, and includes attention to ADHD among the issues she addresses. Clients can expect a collaborative, strengths-oriented process that aims to build resilience and practical skills for daily life.
Known for bringing cultural responsiveness and steady clinical expertise to each case, Esther creates a space that respects individual stories while using targeted interventions to foster change. Her practice in Alaska draws on varied therapeutic tools to tailor care to each person's needs and goals.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and how early bonds influence current emotional responses. This approach can help people understand repeated interaction styles and build more supported ways of connecting with others.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a practical, goal-oriented method that examines how thoughts and behaviors interact. It is often used to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms, improve coping strategies, and change unhelpful patterns that get in the way of daily functioning.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist works collaboratively to match methods to a client's needs, goals, and preferences. Esther integrates different modalities as appropriate and involves clients in deciding which techniques best support their progress.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility for people balancing work, family, or remote locations. These formats make it easier to maintain consistency in care and use therapeutic tools between meetings, while allowing scheduling that better fits varied lifestyles.
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Experience
20+ years
Licensed
Oklahoma, Alaska
Languages
English
What Esther can help with
Esther Bold works with clients on stress and anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, and depression.
Esther works with depression, anxiety, relationship dynamics, and trauma recovery.
How Esther approaches therapy
Esther's clinical approaches include Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Gottman Method, Mindfulness Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing.
Experience and training
Esther is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Alaska, with 20 years of clinical experience.