- Family and parenting focus
- 25 years experience
- LMFT in Utah
About Adam
Adam Poll is an LMFT with 25 years of clinical experience helping people navigate stressful life changes. He focuses on stress, anxiety, addiction recovery, family concerns, parenting challenges, and anger. He aims to listen first and work alongside each person to find practical next steps.
He helps with communication problems and family-of-origin wounds that keep patterns repeating. He supports people wrestling with guilt, shame, forgiveness, and questions about life purpose. He also works with issues around substance use, smoking cessation, and eating-related concerns.
Adam sees adults across the lifespan and addresses attachment patterns, mood challenges, and aging-related transitions. He often supports clients dealing with divorce and separation, control issues, and the social anxiety that makes everyday interactions hard. Fatherhood issues and men’s concerns are part of his practice focus as well.
His style centers on building a genuine connection and using straightforward problem-solving. Sessions tend to focus on concrete strategies you can use between meetings as well as the feelings that drive behavior. He aims to meet people where they are, without judgment, and to collaborate on realistic change.
For parents, his work emphasizes improving communication within the household and managing parenting stress. He addresses family dynamics that affect daily life and helps people clarify priorities and practical routines. This approach is intended to reduce conflict and increase functioning at home.
Approaches that guide online work and practical change
Adam uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that combine emotional understanding with hands-on tools. One approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and patterns and then trying different behaviors to see what changes in daily life. This helps with anxiety, low mood, and many stress-related problems.Another common emphasis is on improving communication and family interactions through structured practice and clearer boundaries. This kind of work is useful for parenting concerns, family conflict, and situations where patterns repeat across generations.
Finding the right approach is part of the collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then try methods that fit those aims. That plan can be adjusted as progress is made and new needs arise.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow for brief check-ins when a full session is not needed. These practical benefits help people keep consistent care while working on communication, addiction recovery, parenting stress, and other priorities.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Utah
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Adam focus on?
He helps with stress, anxiety, addictions, family and parenting concerns, and anger, plus related areas like communication problems, fatherhood issues, and life purpose.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
His approach emphasizes genuine connection and practical problem-solving, with collaborative sessions that identify concrete steps to try between meetings.
What is his clinical background?
He has 25 years of experience working with adults on issues such as addiction recovery, mood challenges, aging transitions, and family-of-origin wounds.
What credential does he hold and where is he based?
He is an LMFT, which stands for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and practices from Utah.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can you work with clients outside the United States?
He is not currently accepting international clients.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.