About Justin
Justin Cipkala-Gaffin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with seven years of clinical experience. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and ADHD in a straightforward, practical way. He aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable for someone who is nervous or unsure.
He creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through thoughts and feelings. Sessions focus on short-term strategies and long-term skills that fit daily life.
Background and approach
He pays attention to how mood, sleep, and relationships affect day-to-day functioning. Justin blends several approaches to match each person's needs. He uses methods that help people notice their values, change unhelpful patterns, and build emotion regulation skills.
The goal is to leave clients with tools they can use between sessions. He has worked with people facing family strain, caregiving stress, trauma, and issues like impulsivity or isolation. He also supports those dealing with career questions, anger, self-esteem, and life transitions.
His experience includes helping people who are exploring neurodiversity concerns such as autism and Asperger syndrome. Sessions are offered in English and Justin can work with international clients. He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
To begin, clients complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most and take action toward those values, even when difficult thoughts or feelings arise. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression. Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on the client's experience, using empathy and listening to help people feel heard and understood.Choosing the right approach happens together. The therapist will ask about your goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Then he blends techniques from these methods to create a plan that fits your needs and daily routines.
Online sessions offer flexibility to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let you work face to face when that is helpful. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when you want a shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging support ongoing coaching-style contact and quick coping reminders between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent across work, travel, or caregiving responsibilities.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
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