Therapist profile
Ricci Oppenlander, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor - anxiety and family concerns
Continue with RicciAbout
- Anxiety and depression
- Family and parenting
- Acceptance and CBT
About Ricci
Ricci Oppenlander is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan with eight years of experience. She works mainly with adults who are coping with depression, anxiety, and the everyday pressures that follow. Her practice also addresses relationship strain, family and parenting concerns, grief, addictions, and career stress.
Ricci emphasizes clear, goal-focused work. She helps people notice personal values and take practical steps toward them. Sessions are straightforward: identify what matters, name obstacles, and try small changes that fit real life.
Her approach draws on several methods, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She also uses attachment-informed ideas and existential reflection to look at meaning and connection. This mix is chosen to match what each person needs in the moment.
Ricci often helps people who are navigating major life changes, workplace strain, and issues tied to identity, including LGBT concerns. She also supports those dealing with compassion fatigue, cancer-related stress, and young adult challenges. Conversations cover both practical coping and deeper questions about purpose.
She asks for openness and honesty in sessions and frames therapy as collaborative problem solving. People can expect direct conversation about goals, concrete strategies, and follow-up on what was tried between meetings.
How sessions work
How Ricci’s approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what they value and take small, meaningful steps toward those values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and decisions about parenting or work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing practical changes in behavior. It often helps with worry, low mood, and habits that affect daily life. Attachment-informed work looks at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions and helps people try new ways of relating when under stress.Choosing an approach is part of the work together. Ricci will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels workable. She uses the conversation to decide which methods to try and checks in as things change so adjustments can be made collaboratively.
Confirm the therapist's current session options before booking because the biography does not list specific formats. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so appointments are simpler to attend. Ricci aims to match practical session lengths and rhythms to the client's day-to-day life rather than promising a fixed model.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Illinois, Colorado, Michigan, Arizona, Washington, Oregon
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she help with related to family life?
She helps people with relationship strain, communication problems, family and parenting concerns, and issues like infidelity and forgiveness.
What kind of therapy style does she use?
Her work is goal-oriented and practical, drawing on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, attachment ideas, and existential questions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor working with adults on depression, anxiety, and related life concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds LPC credentials in Michigan and practices from that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What formats are available for sessions?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.