About Cole
Cole Risbon is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) who focuses on helping people with anxiety, depression, anger, and life changes. He brings five years of clinical experience and aims to make therapy approachable and straightforward for anyone feeling overwhelmed. Cole favors a collaborative, client-centered style.
He listens first, then works with each person to set clear goals and practical steps. Sessions often focus on building everyday coping skills and improving how someone manages stress and emotions.
Background and approach
He combines several therapeutic approaches to meet different needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try new behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers tools for emotion regulation and distress tolerance.
Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change. Cole also supports people coping with trauma, relationship and family concerns, parenting stress, career strain, and mood-related challenges including bipolar and seasonal mood shifts. ADHD and autism are listed among his focus areas when attention, organization, or social differences are part of the picture.
Clients can expect clear conversation and concrete strategies rather than vague theory. Cole aims for direct, simple steps that fit daily life. He works with LGBT and gender-diverse clients and seeks to create an affirming atmosphere for all identities.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's priorities. In this approach the therapist follows the client's lead, helping set goals and adapting sessions to what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and teaches straightforward skills to change patterns that cause stress or low mood.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Cole will discuss options and try methods that match a person's goals and preferences. That collaborative process helps shape the plan and can be adjusted as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick check-ins, homework support, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around work, school, or parenting demands.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
Also listed
- ADHD
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
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