About Ryan
Ryan Plasch is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) in Minnesota who helps people manage relationship strain, anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, and parenting stress. He works with adults who want practical help making changes in their lives. His style is warm and straightforward, and he uses a bit of humor when appropriate to put people at ease.
Ryan draws on a mix of methods to match what each person needs.
Background and approach
He helps clients spot thought patterns that keep them stuck and teaches skills to shift those patterns. He also focuses on emotional connection and communication for people wanting to improve relationships. In sessions he looks for concrete steps people can try between meetings.
That might mean practicing new ways to talk, setting small goals, or experimenting with different routines. He pays attention to values and life roles, so changes fit what matters to the person. Ryan has six years of clinical experience and holds the LPCC credential.
He has worked with adults facing a range of life challenges, including fertility loss, parenting stress, and career shifts. He brings personal insight into some of these areas, such as male infertility and miscarriage. People who choose him can expect a collaborative approach.
He balances practical tools with attention to feelings and relationships. Sessions aim to reduce overwhelm and build clearer next steps that feel doable.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify their values and take small, committed steps toward them while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. It can be useful for stress, anxiety, ADHD-related struggles, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which helps with depression, anxiety, and managing day-to-day functioning. Emotionally-Focused Therapy centers on emotional experience and communication patterns in relationships to help people reconnect and repair attachment wounds.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, concerns, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people use face-to-face time for in-depth work, phone sessions can fit into a short break or when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for quick check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and maintain continuity when life gets hectic.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Intimacy-related issues
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Minnesota
- Languages
- English
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