About Ryan
Ryan Gay is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who offers virtual individual therapy for adults. He often works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and major life changes. His style is calm and personable, aiming to create a welcoming space where clients can talk without judgment.
He focuses on both understanding what is happening and learning practical ways to cope. Sessions include talking through difficult thoughts and feelings, building awareness, and practicing small action steps that match a person's values.
Background and approach
Ryan often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as tools in sessions. Ryan brings nine years of experience to his work and holds LPC credentials in Minnesota and other states. He describes his approach as collaborative - he and the client decide together which strategies fit best.
The emphasis is on skills people can try between sessions as well as insights that help with longer-term change. He also gives space to explore guilt, shame, life purpose, and self-love when those issues come up. Sessions are aimed at helping people notice unhelpful patterns and try different ways of responding to them.
The tone of therapy is intended to be kind and straightforward. To get started, a person chooses the Start Therapy button, completes a short matching questionnaire, and schedules based on the therapist's availability. Sessions are offered in English and are delivered online through a mix of formats.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Ryan commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors. It helps with anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching practical skills to change how someone reacts to thoughts and situations.He also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which encourages noticing thoughts and feelings without fighting them and taking action toward personal values. This approach is useful for people who want to reduce the impact of distressing thoughts while building a meaningful life.
Choosing the best approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences, try methods that seem likely to help, and adjust plans based on how things go. Collaboration guides which techniques get used and how they are practiced between sessions.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for in-depth conversations and practicing skills together. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for quick check-ins, brief reflections, and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and access licensed professionals from different locations.
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What this therapist works with
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- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Minnesota, Washington, Alaska, Wisconsin
- Languages
- English
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