About Ryan
Ryan Gleason is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with ten years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, and addiction. He works with individuals who are dealing with relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, intimacy-related concerns, anger, low self-esteem, and major life changes.
He encourages people to take the first step and says that asking for help is a sign of strength. Ryan takes a straightforward, respectful approach in sessions.
How Ryan works
He treats clients as the experts on their own lives and looks for strengths to build on. Conversations focus on practical steps and clearer ways to cope with upsetting thoughts and feelings. In therapy he aims to make complex problems easier to understand.
Sessions may include learning skills for stress and emotion management, practicing ways to handle triggers from past trauma, and working through relationship or parenting concerns one issue at a time. The pace is set by the person in therapy. Ryan draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions and tailors those methods to each person’s needs.
He explains options in plain language so clients can choose what feels right. Progress is tracked through real-world changes and regular check-ins. People meet with him by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
He asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire to get started and then schedule sessions according to availability.
What Ryan works with
The areas below are the ones Ryan selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Pennsylvania |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Evidence-based approaches and online therapy options
Ryan uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and real-world change. One approach helps people learn concrete skills for managing strong emotions and stress, teaching breathing, grounding, and coping strategies that reduce overwhelm in daily life. Another approach focuses on processing difficult experiences from the past in a paced way so memories and triggers have less power over current behavior and relationships.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about symptoms, goals, and preferences, then suggest methods to try. Progress is reviewed regularly and adjustments are made together if something isn’t helping.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be used for quicker check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between scheduled meetings. These options give flexibility to fit therapy into work, family, or school routines and make it easier to stay consistent with appointments.
Start online instead of waiting
Our partner service asks a few questions about what you are looking for and matches you with a therapist for sessions from home.
Book with RyanWe will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you.
Common questions
What concerns does Ryan address?
What is Ryan's therapeutic style?
How much clinical experience does he have?
What credentials and location are listed?
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
What session formats are available?
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
How do I begin working with Ryan?
A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. Entries are not assessed or endorsed by this directory.
Other entries for stress, anxiety
Supportive LCSW helping people build strength and clarity
Practical, trauma-aware therapy for everyday life
Practical, relational therapy for life transitions