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Tibor Baukal

Tibor Baukal, LPC

Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania LPC - Relationships and trauma

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
  • Attachment-Based Therapy
  • Emotionally-Focused Therapy

About Tibor

Tibor Baukal is a Pennsylvania Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 17 years of experience. He works with adults facing relationship stress, family conflict, trauma and abuse, and the everyday difficulties that affect mood and functioning.

He helps people who are coping with anxiety, depression, grief, substance concerns, and struggles with intimacy or self-esteem. He also works with those managing life changes, parenting challenges, and career stress. Additional focus areas include ADHD, attachment concerns, body image, and experience related to adoption and foster care.

In sessions he aims to make it straightforward to talk about what matters. He encourages honest conversation about thoughts, actions, and the feelings that follow. He avoids labels in favor of practical steps that respond to what a person brings into the room.

He draws from approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. Those methods shape how he helps people notice patterns, practice new responses, and strengthen important relationships.

People often come for help with guilt, shame, or worry that keeps them stuck. He helps them look at those feelings, understand where they come from, and try different ways of responding. To begin, clients choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

How therapeutic approaches guide online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting swept away by them. It focuses on clarifying values and taking practical steps that match what matters most, which can be useful for guilt, shame, anxiety, and life changes.

Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to patterns in close relationships and how past bonds shape current reactions. It can help with intimacy issues, attachment concerns, and family-related distress by exploring how people relate and respond to each other.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try. That collaborative process means techniques can shift as needs or circumstances change.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available online options before booking. When online sessions are offered, they can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example, a shorter check-in between tasks, conversations without travel, or sessions that work around caregiving or work schedules. Licensed professionals can also use approaches like ACT and attachment-focused work effectively through remote sessions, focusing on strategies and relationship patterns that translate across settings.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsLGBTGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyDialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

17+ years

Listed in

Pennsylvania

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does he work with?

He works with relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, parenting, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, and related issues listed in his profile.

How does he approach guilt and shame?

He uses approaches like ACT and attachment-informed work to help people notice guilt or shame, name its sources, and practice different responses without moralizing.

What is his background and experience?

He has 17 years of professional experience supporting adults with emotional and relational difficulties in Pennsylvania.

What credentials and location are listed?

He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Pennsylvania.

Does he offer sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English only.

What session formats are used?

The original biography does not specify session formats, so confirm current session options before booking.

How are costs handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with him?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete 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.

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