About Ryan
Ryan Forbes is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) based in Utah. He has about 10 years of counseling experience and offers a calm, straightforward approach for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, mood concerns, and ADHD. He emphasizes practical steps and clear conversation to help people start feeling more capable in daily life.
Forbes views each person as the expert on their own story and looks for strengths to build on.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on concrete goals like improving mood, managing impulsivity, or rebuilding confidence. He uses simple tools to help people notice patterns and make workable changes. His background includes work across a variety of clinical settings, which informed his interest in mood disorders, relationship struggles, and caregiver stress.
That experience also shaped his preference for brief, focused interventions when they fit a person's needs. He draws on methods that help with thought patterns, emotional regulation, and problem-solving. In session, he favors a direct and collaborative tone.
He listens for what matters most and then suggests small, doable steps between meetings. He also helps people practice skills in-session so they feel ready to use them outside therapy. Forbes offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules.
To begin, a prospective client completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules an initial appointment through the site.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Client-centered work means meetings are guided by what matters most to the person. The therapist listens closely and helps set goals that fit each person's life, which is useful for concerns like motivation, self-esteem, and relationship problems.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking and behaving. It helps with anxiety, depression, impulsivity, and many ADHD-related challenges by teaching clear skills to handle difficult moments.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, brings practical skills for regulating emotions and improving communication. It can be helpful when mood swings, strong anger, or intense reactions are getting in the way of daily life.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped in the past, then recommend options and adjust the plan as progress is made. That collaborative process helps match methods to your needs.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which give flexibility for different schedules and situations. Video lets you use face-to-face conversation; phone calls work when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed; live chat and messaging make brief check-ins, homework review, or ongoing support easier between sessions. These options make it possible to keep therapy consistent while fitting it into busy lives.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self-love
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Utah
- Languages
- English
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