About Riley
Riley Henderson is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) based in Ohio who uses practical, skill-focused therapy to help people manage anxiety and stress. She speaks plainly and offers a calm, steady presence for conversations about worries, relationships, and difficult life changes. Riley draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which means sessions often include looking at patterns of thinking and testing new behaviors.
She helps people break problems into small steps, try different ways of coping, and notice what works.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative and geared toward real-life changes rather than long lectures. Her experience includes working in homes, schools, and the court system. That background shaped a flexible style that fits people in many life circumstances.
Riley has three years of clinical experience helping people move through grief, family conflict, and crises that feel overwhelming. She has a strong interest in LGBTQIA+ issues, mindfulness, and relationship struggles. She also supports people dealing with depression, panic attacks, addictions, and challenges with self-esteem or body image.
Sessions will often include straightforward tools for managing symptoms day to day. Riley offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make counseling fit a client's schedule. She invites those seeking change to complete a short matching questionnaire to begin the process.
CBT and practical strategies for online care
Riley uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in ways that translate well to remote sessions. CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thought patterns, testing new behaviors, and practicing small changes that reduce anxiety and panic over time. This approach is useful for panic attacks, social anxiety, and everyday worries.She emphasizes a collaborative process to find the right approach. The therapist and client will talk about goals, try methods together, and adjust the plan based on what helps. That way the selected strategies fit the client's needs, pace, and preferences rather than being fixed from the start.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people work face to face when convenient, phone calls work well with lower bandwidth or for quick check-ins, chat can be a shorter way to process between sessions, and messaging supports ongoing reflection outside scheduled times. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and to maintain momentum between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Ohio
- Languages
- English
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