- Focus on depression
- Skills and coping
- Collaborative approach
About Ivan
Ivan Resto is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 15 years of experience. He focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by depression, anxiety, stress, anger, grief, or the fallout from trauma. Ivan aims to create a calm place to talk and to set clear, practical steps forward.
He draws on several approaches to tailor care to each person. Client-centered work keeps the conversation grounded in the person's own goals and values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaches tools to change them. Dialectical Behavior Therapy and mindfulness skills help people regulate strong emotions and reduce reactivity.
Ivan has worked in Virginia across multiple care settings during his career. He brings a straightforward, respectful style and focuses on what will make daily life easier. Sessions often include skill coaching, problem-solving, and time to process painful experiences.
For people managing mood disorders, panic, social anxiety, or the effects of past trauma, he offers step-by-step strategies alongside space to grieve and repair. He also helps with parenting stress, communication problems, career strain, and questions around forgiveness.
If you want a practical, conversational approach that centers your goals, Ivan can help you sort priorities and try concrete strategies. He guides clients toward small changes that add up to better functioning and clearer direction.
He draws on several approaches to tailor care to each person. Client-centered work keeps the conversation grounded in the person's own goals and values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaches tools to change them. Dialectical Behavior Therapy and mindfulness skills help people regulate strong emotions and reduce reactivity.
Ivan has worked in Virginia across multiple care settings during his career. He brings a straightforward, respectful style and focuses on what will make daily life easier. Sessions often include skill coaching, problem-solving, and time to process painful experiences.
For people managing mood disorders, panic, social anxiety, or the effects of past trauma, he offers step-by-step strategies alongside space to grieve and repair. He also helps with parenting stress, communication problems, career strain, and questions around forgiveness.
If you want a practical, conversational approach that centers your goals, Ivan can help you sort priorities and try concrete strategies. He guides clients toward small changes that add up to better functioning and clearer direction.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.