About Jeffrey
Jeffrey Riskin is a licensed independent social worker (LISW) with 39 years of clinical experience. He helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, addictions, and trauma. He speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps a person can use right away.
He begins by listening to what matters most. He looks for strengths you already have and the obstacles that get in the way. Sessions aim to be clear and goal-oriented so progress feels visible week to week.
Background and approach
Jeffrey uses methods drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy and brings trauma-focused work when it’s needed. That means he helps people notice unhelpful patterns, build coping skills, and practice new ways of handling strong feelings. The work is active and collaborative rather than only talking about the past.
His background across many years includes helping people with relationship strain, parenting concerns, career stress, mood disorders, obsessive and compulsive behavior, and compassion fatigue. He also supports clients dealing with first responder issues, hospice and end-of-life matters, and family of origin struggles. Sessions are offered in English and are available to people inside and outside the United States.
Jeffrey blends straightforward feedback with practical homework and coaching-style guidance when useful. The goal is steady, manageable change that fits a person’s life and values.
How specific approaches translate to online care
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on noticing thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and practicing small, concrete changes. It’s useful for anxiety, depression, ADHD-related challenges, and patterns that interfere with daily life. DBT, or Dialectical Behavior Therapy, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills. It is often used when strong emotions or repeated crises make it hard to meet goals. Trauma-Focused Therapy pays attention to how past events affect current reactions and safety, and it uses targeted strategies to reduce the impact of those memories.Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will review your goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try. Together you’ll adjust the plan over time based on what helps most, blending skill-building, coaching, and trauma-focused work as needed.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs. Video is helpful for deeper work and skill practice. Phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to fit brief coaching or between-session support into a busy day. These options increase flexibility and make it simpler to stay consistent with therapy.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 39 years
- Licensed
- Ohio
- Languages
- English
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