- Addiction recovery focus
- Practical communication skills
- Strengths oriented support
About Skip
Rev. Skip Beyer is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in Indiana with 19 years of experience. He blends clinical methods with faith-informed conversation when clients want that element. He focuses on addiction recovery, anxiety, depression, and issues around self-esteem and relationship concerns. He aims to help people identify strengths and move toward practical change.
Skip uses a mix of talking, listening, and structured techniques to address problems. He draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thinking patterns. He also uses client-centered listening to let people lead the pace and focus of sessions.
He works with people facing grief, trauma, and life transitions. He supports those managing bipolar symptoms, sleep problems, anger, and compassion fatigue. He also helps with abandonment, adoption and foster care challenges, caregiver stress, chronic illness, codependency, and recovery from infidelity or divorce separation.
Sessions include practical exercises and communication skills practice for premarital concerns and relationship communication. When requested, he incorporates scripture and faith-based material alongside clinical approaches. Treatment plans are tailored to each person’s goals and situation.
Skip emphasizes encouragement and steady progress. He helps people set small, realistic steps and notices strengths along the way. If you want a counselor who blends clinical tools with spiritual language when desired, he may be a fit.
Approaches that guide online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and letting the person set the pace and topics. It helps people feel heard and clarify what they want to change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors, then practices small experiments to shift unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and substance-related habits.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try first. That collaborative process can change as needs shift during work together.
The profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and eliminate commute time. It also supports using written exercises, audio-guided mindfulness, and screen-shared worksheets during sessions when helpful. Licensed professionals can adapt sessions to what the person needs and what fits their schedule.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this counselor address?
He works with a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, grief, depression, anxiety, addictions, low self-esteem, relationship and intimacy-related issues, bipolar disorder, sleep problems, anger, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He combines client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral tools and narrative approaches, and can include mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas where helpful.
What is his background and experience?
He has 19 years of counseling experience and uses a mix of clinical and faith-informed approaches to support recovery and life changes.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is an LMHC licensed in Indiana and practices there.
Which languages are offered and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English and he is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
This profile does not specify exact session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost can vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.