About Ryan
Ryan Huling greets visitors with a straightforward message: seeking help is a hard step, and he aims to make the next ones easier. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, based in Michigan with six years of clinical practice. He is a husband and father of three who enjoys the outdoors and hard rock music.
Ryan meets people where they are and focuses on practical progress. He listens first and works alongside each person to build self-awareness.
How Ryan works
Sessions often focus on using strengths to solve problems and finding small, doable steps forward. His work covers common struggles such as stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, grief, and coping with life changes. He also helps with relationship concerns, parenting strain, anger, career questions, and addiction-related issues.
Additional areas include attachment and abandonment concerns, communication and commitment issues, family of origin problems, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. Ryan uses a mix of approaches to match what the person needs. He draws on Client-Centered Therapy to create a respectful, listening space.
He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behaviors. Mindfulness techniques are offered for grounding and stress management, and Motivational Interviewing can help where change feels stuck. He also integrates Psychodynamic ideas about patterns linked to early relationships.
Therapy with him emphasizes honest conversation, steady progress, and practical skills. He aims to help people find hope and clear next steps, even when change feels slow or difficult.
Ryan lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Michigan |
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Online support options
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful relationship. Online sessions with this approach let the therapist follow the person's lead while offering empathy and reflection. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns; it transfers well to video or text-based work where homework and quick check-ins help track progress.Finding the right approach often evolves over time. The therapist will collaborate with the person to choose methods that fit their goals and comfort level, and will adjust techniques as needs change. This is a shared process that prioritizes the person's priorities and pace.
Online formats offer flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and conduct deeper conversation. Phone sessions work well for shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief updates, tracking progress, and staying connected between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between appointments.
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