- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
About Raphael
Raphael Alfaro is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with eight years of experience. He works with adults carrying stress, anxiety, anger, depression, compassion fatigue, and concerns tied to family life. Raphael also helps people facing addiction, isolation, body image struggles, and feelings of guilt and shame.
He focuses on setting realistic goals and breaking problems into manageable steps. Sessions tend to look like straightforward conversations about what’s causing distress, followed by practical strategies to change patterns. Raphael uses a mix of approaches to suit what an individual needs at the time.
Raphael has worked with people who have experienced different kinds of trauma, including sexual abuse and medical trauma. He also supports those coping with chronic illness, cancer, and process addictions such as pornography and gaming. His work includes helping people manage panic, mood disorders, and issues tied to culture or identity.
In therapy he pays attention to habits of thinking and reacting, and to skills that help people regulate intense emotion. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing often appear alongside cognitive and behavioral techniques. The focus is on practical tools you can use between sessions.
People who reach out can expect direct, goal-focused sessions that balance reflection with exercises and skill practice. If someone is unsure where to begin, Raphael helps map out the first steps and clear short-term objectives.
How Raphael uses therapy methods online
Raphael uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, panic, mood concerns, and responses linked to guilt and shame.He also uses Mindfulness Therapy to teach simple awareness practices. Those techniques help people recognize intense feelings without getting swept away by them, which can feel useful when worry or shame flare up.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Raphael will talk through your goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try first. That decision is collaborative and can change as you learn what helps most.
Confirm the therapist's available session formats before booking, since this profile does not list specific online or in-person options. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow for brief check-ins when a full session is not possible. Therapists often adapt exercises and homework so they work in remote sessions and match your daily routine.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, compassion fatigue, and related concerns such as addiction, isolation, body image, and guilt and shame.
How does he approach feelings of guilt or shame?
He combines discussion about how those feelings started with practical strategies to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Skills practice and short exercises are used between sessions.
What is his background and experience?
He has eight years of clinical experience and has worked with people who experienced sexual abuse and medical trauma, as well as various addictions and chronic illness.
What credential does he hold and where is he based?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) registered in Pennsylvania.
Does he work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with him?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions structured and what formats are offered?
Confirm current session options before booking, as the profile does not list specific formats. The therapist will outline the logistics when you schedule.
How are fees handled and how do I start?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, fill a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.