Ryan Gleason
Practical support for family and parenting challenges
- Credentials
- LPC
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Ryan
Ryan Gleason is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Pennsylvania who works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, relationship and family challenges, grief, intimacy concerns, parenting issues, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. He emphasizes a straightforward, supportive approach and respects that each person knows their own story best.
Ryan encourages small, practical steps that build on existing strengths. He aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable and dignified.
Background and approach
Ryan uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people process difficult experiences and develop clearer ways to cope. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on skills that can be used between meetings. He listens for what matters most to each person and tailors sessions to those priorities.
Conversations are direct but calm, with attention to safety and pacing. Over the past 10 years Ryan has worked in clinical settings where he supported people through traumatic events and ongoing stress. He draws on that background to offer steady, practical guidance.
He avoids one-size-fits-all plans and instead works with clients to set realistic goals. Sessions can include talk, strategy building, and practice of coping skills. Ryan aims to help people leave sessions with clearer next steps and manageable tools for daily life.
He encourages curiosity about change and honors progress at every stage.
Practical therapy approaches and flexible online care
Two evidence-based approaches Ryan often uses are trauma-informed care and skills-based cognitive strategies. Trauma-informed care means paying close attention to what happened, how it affects daily life, and adjusting pace so the person feels understood and not overwhelmed. Skills-based cognitive strategies focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and practicing concrete skills to manage stress, mood, and anger so symptoms feel more manageable in daily life.Finding the right approach is a shared process. Ryan discusses goals and preferences with each person and adjusts methods over time. He treats therapy as a collaboration, mixing listening, skill practice, and goal-setting until a workable plan emerges.
Online sessions make it easier to fit care into a busy life. Video calls let people have face-to-face conversation from home, while phone sessions offer a simpler option when video is not convenient. Live chat and text-based messaging provide shorter, flexible check-ins and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options help people access therapy in ways that match their schedule and comfort level.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
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