About Ryan
Ryan Plasch is a licensed professional clinical counselor with six years of experience. He works with adults who are facing relationship struggles, grief, parenting challenges, anger, depression, anxiety, addiction, trauma, and issues with intimacy and self-esteem. Ryan takes a warm, approachable style in sessions.
He uses humor and practical ideas to help people break unhelpful thought patterns. He talks plainly about how thoughts and feelings get in the way of living in line with personal values.
How Ryan works
His work often focuses on identifying the inner critic and the recurring cognitive loops that keep someone stuck. He helps people notice those patterns, try different responses, and set goals that match their values and hopes. That can mean improving communication, rebuilding closeness, or adjusting life roles after major change.
Ryan has a particular interest in helping parents and couples reconnect after hard transitions. He addresses issues like infertility, miscarriage, postpartum challenges, and grief with sensitivity. He also brings lived experience with male infertility and parenting to his work with clients.
Sessions aim to increase emotional awareness, repair attachment and communication wounds, and create clearer family goals and values. Ryan uses a mix of approaches to fit each person’s needs and keeps the work focused on real, practical steps people can use between sessions.
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.
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Intimacy-related issues
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPCC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Minnesota |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and take action based on core values rather than getting stuck. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and problems where values and meaning matter. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying and changing patterns of thinking and behavior that maintain problems. It is often used for anxiety, depression, anger, and coping skills. Emotionally-Focused Therapy, or EFT, centers on emotions and attachment needs and is commonly used to help partners reconnect and improve communication.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean trying one approach first and adjusting as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations similar to in-person sessions. Phone sessions can be lower bandwidth and useful for check-ins. Live chat and text messaging let people send shorter updates, practice skills between sessions, or fit support into a busy day. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care while balancing work, family, and other commitments.
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