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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.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Esther work with?
She addresses a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting, anger, self-esteem, career challenges, and ADHD among other focus areas.
What is her therapeutic approach and style?
The practice combines client-centered warmth with evidence-based techniques such as CBT, DBT, EMDR, and attachment-informed work to create a collaborative, skills-focused process tailored to each person's goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Esther brings 20 years of clinical experience working with individuals facing complex life changes and trauma, applying a range of therapeutic modalities accumulated over her career.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is an LPC practicing in Alaska and holds licenses with the following details: AK LPC 194756 and OK LPC LPC05008. Her listed location for this profile is Alaska.
Does she offer services in multiple languages or accept international clients?
Sessions are provided in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
In what formats are sessions available?
Esther offers several online session formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and exact pricing depends on those factors.
What are the steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsDepression

Also works with

Trauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

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

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.