About Cole
Cole Risbon is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who focuses on helping people manage anxiety, depression, anger, sleep problems, and major life changes. He takes a straightforward, compassionate approach and aims to make therapy feel approachable for people who are nervous about starting.
Cole works to create an affirming space for clients from diverse backgrounds, including LGBT people and those facing trauma or identity questions. Cole draws on several practical methods to help people build coping skills and solve problems.
Background and approach
He uses client-centered work to listen closely and make goals that matter to each person. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a frequent tool he uses to address unhelpful thinking and change behaviors that feed anxiety or low mood.
For people who struggle with strong emotions or relationship stress, Cole may include Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills to teach emotion regulation and communication strategies. He also uses motivational interviewing when someone is weighing changes like career moves or lifestyle shifts, helping them find their own reasons to act.
With five years of clinical experience, Cole helps people process trauma, navigate parenting and family stress, and face mood disorders such as bipolar or seasonal affective disorder. He also supports people managing ADHD, autism or Asperger syndrome, and life concerns like divorce, money stress, or midlife questions. Cole practices in Pennsylvania and conducts sessions in English.
He focuses on collaboration, clear goals, and practical steps that fit each person's day-to-day life.
How these approaches work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building goals that matter to the client. Online sessions let the therapist follow the client's lead while shaping sessions around their priorities and pace.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and helps people try different responses. In video or phone sessions, CBT uses short exercises and homework to tackle anxiety, sleep issues, and low mood in everyday life.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for handling intense emotions and improving communication. DBT skills work well through brief check-ins, text-based practice, and focused video sessions when people need hands-on tools.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That plan can change as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility: video calls for full face-to-face conversation, phone sessions if bandwidth is limited, live chat for quick check-ins, and text messaging for ongoing support between meetings. These options help people fit therapy around work, caregiving, or other commitments while keeping treatment practical and goal-oriented.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
Also listed
- ADHD
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English