- Client-centered care
- Skills-focused work
- Affirming approach
About Cole
Cole Risbon is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who focuses on helping people manage anxiety, depression, anger, stress, and life transitions. He uses a collaborative, client-centered style that emphasizes respect and inclusion. Cole creates an affirming space for people who identify as LGBT and for those facing questions about gender and identity.
Cole draws from a mix of approaches to build practical coping skills. He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and DBT skills to teach emotional regulation and distress tolerance. He also brings psychodynamic ideas when people want to understand long-standing patterns and motivations.
Sessions often include goal-setting and skill practice. Cole helps clients work on sleep problems, irritability, mood swings, attention and focus concerns, and life stressors like job changes or separation. He also supports people dealing with trauma, domestic violence histories, and parenting challenges.
Money and financial issues are part of the concerns he addresses, including anxiety about finances and the stress money causes in daily life. He also helps people facing career decisions, midlife questions, or struggles with purpose and identity.
With five years of experience in Pennsylvania, Cole aims to walk alongside clients rather than direct them. He encourages collaboration, practical strategies, and steady progress at a pace that fits each person.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and supporting the person as they set goals and priorities; it helps when someone needs an accepting space to talk through identity, stress, or life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) involves identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and money-related stress by breaking problems into small, manageable steps. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication, useful for anger, mood swings, and high stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to pick methods that match goals, needs, and comfort. That means trying different techniques and adjusting as progress is reviewed together.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and offering flexibility around work or family schedules. Licensed professionals can use skill exercises, thought records, and homework tasks between meetings so progress continues between sessions.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Cole commonly address?
He helps people with anxiety, depression, anger, sleep problems, stress, trauma, relationship and parenting struggles, and money and financial issues among other concerns.
What is Cole's therapy style like?
His approach is collaborative and client-centered, combining practical skills work with exploration of patterns people bring from their past.
How much clinical experience does he have?
Cole has five years of professional experience working with a range of mood, anxiety, and life-change issues.
What credentials and region are listed?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work together?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are session fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are required to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.