Hope Hartz, LPC

Hope Hartz is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in West Virginia with 25 years of clinical experience. She combines long-term experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, addiction, anger, low self-esteem, and depression with a practical focus on helping clients build motivation and confidence for more fulfilling lives.

Her background includes extensive work with the addiction population, serving adolescents and adults and participating in juvenile and adult drug court programs. She has also provided care for individuals living with mood disorders including major depression and bipolar disorder. Over the years she has developed particular expertise addressing caregiver stress, codependency, communication and control issues, impulsivity, isolation, and the challenges that follow divorce and separation.

Hope currently serves as both a practicing therapist and the clinical supervisor at her place of employment, bringing hands-on clinical work together with leadership in training and oversight. Her approach centers on evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to each person she meets, with attention to practical strategies for coping and long-term recovery. She provides services in English and practices throughout West Virginia.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Care

Hope Hartz uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skill-building and recovery. One approach centers on skills-based therapy that helps clients learn concrete tools for managing anxiety, anger, and stress - skills such as breathing and grounding strategies, emotion regulation, and problem-solving that can reduce day-to-day distress and improve coping. Another common focus is addiction-informed counseling that emphasizes motivation, relapse-prevention planning, and strategies to support sustained recovery - this work addresses cravings, triggers, and the behavioral patterns that maintain substance use. She also integrates supportive, goal-oriented therapy to address mood disorders and life transitions, helping clients clarify values, rebuild confidence, and reconnect with a sense of purpose.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process. Hope collaborates with each client to identify which techniques align with their needs, goals, and personal preferences, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for her practice - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging make it easier to fit care into busy schedules and to access help from home or other convenient locations. These options increase flexibility and can make consistent engagement with therapy more achievable for many people.