Russell Silver, LCPC

Russell Silver reduces stigma and jargon around mental health while focusing on practical, strengths-based support. He approaches counseling with gratitude for each person who reaches out and prioritizes empowering clients to process emotions, reframe thoughts and actions, and pursue more satisfying relationships. He emphasizes building on strengths rather than dwelling on problems, and encourages people to take time to find a therapist who feels like the right fit since therapy should be tailored to each individual.

Russell is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - LCPC - and a certified rehabilitation counselor, and he brings 12 years of experience as a hospital-based outpatient counselor serving rehabilitation, mental health, and substance use populations. That background informs a broad perspective on chronic disability and the systems that affect long-term functioning. He has worked with people adjusting to new disabling conditions, coping with serious mental illness such as schizophrenia, maintaining recovery from substance use, and navigating life challenges like anxiety and divorce. He also supports clients aiming for improved relationships and better performance at school or work.

His clinical approach blends client-centered care with top-down Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness techniques. He is trained in the Gottman Method for couples and is pursuing additional training in bottom-up trauma approaches, including somatic experiencing, to broaden support for trauma-related needs. Russell’s practice areas include relationship issues, self-esteem, career concerns, coping with life changes, coaching, stress, anxiety, addictions, family and parenting matters, intimacy-related issues, and a range of additional focuses such as adoption and foster care, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, fertility and pregnancy issues, infidelity, and process addictions.

Russell is a 24-year U.S. Army veteran with familiarity in military and veterans culture and with VA healthcare. He is married and part of a blended family with four children, including one child on the autism spectrum. His perspective combines clinical training and lived experience to support clients from diverse backgrounds and life circumstances.