Cole Risbon is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who focuses on helping people cope with anxiety, depression, anger, stress, and major life changes.
01About Cole
Cole Risbon is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who focuses on helping people cope with anxiety, depression, anger, stress, and major life changes. He offers direct, respectful care and aims to make sessions practical and understandable for each person. He uses a client-centered approach to create an affirming space.
That means conversations are shaped by the person's goals and experiences. He also draws on cognitive behavioral strategies to identify unhelpful thinking and build new coping habits.
Background and approach
Dialectical behavior therapy skills appear in his work when people need tools for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels stuck and wants to make a change but needs clarity and direction.
Cole has five years of clinical experience working with concerns such as trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, LGBT and gender dysphoria matters, parenting challenges, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and sleep problems. He also addresses life purpose, career questions, money stress, and mood disorders in straightforward terms.
Sessions are offered in English and are available through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. He practices in Pennsylvania and uses a subscription model for sessions that can be canceled at any time. People who want to begin meet the process online: complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule based on the therapist's availability.
The first meetings focus on immediate concerns and practical next steps.
02Credentials
- LPC (Pennsylvania)
- License PC018971 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1700543667 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Cole lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- ADHD
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Cole names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Cole names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the person's goals. The therapist reflects back what matters to the client and helps them find their own solutions, which can be useful for people navigating identity, family stress, or life changes.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It teaches simple exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and build different habits, which helps with anxiety, depression, and sleep problems.
Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions and tolerating distress. Those tools can be useful for anger, mood swings, and improving day-to-day coping.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work together with the client to choose methods that match goals, needs, and preferences. Early sessions often try a few strategies to see what fits best and then focus on the most helpful ones.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging for flexibility. Video works well for deeper conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or a lower-bandwidth option. Live chat and messaging let clients send updates or brief check-ins between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, school, or parenting commitments.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does this therapist address?
Cole helps with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, sleeping issues, trauma and abuse, and life transitions. He also works with concerns like ADHD, bipolar disorder, relationship and family problems, and gender dysphoria.
What is his therapeutic style like?
His style is collaborative and client-centered, with practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. Sessions focus on clear skills and steps you can try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has five years of experience providing counseling to people with a range of mood, trauma, and life-change concerns.
Where is the therapist based and what credential does he hold?
He practices in Pennsylvania and holds the LPC credential, listed as PA LPC.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does the payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a time based on the therapist's availability.
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