Justin Cipkala-Gaffin, LPC

Justin Cipkala-Gaffin is a licensed professional counselor who uses practical, evidence-informed methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, and depression. He aims to make sessions straightforward and focused so clients can notice useful changes sooner.

He brings seven years of experience working at the master’s level in Pennsylvania. That time includes helping people cope with grief and loss and working through family conflict. He also supports people facing mood challenges, ADHD, sleep problems, anger, and life transitions.

In sessions he fosters an open, nonjudgmental space for talking about thoughts and feelings. He listens first and then works with clients to try small, doable steps between sessions. The goal is to make daily life feel more manageable and purposeful.

Justin blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered approaches, Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills, and existential ideas to fit each person’s needs. He explains tools plainly and practices them together with the client so they are easier to use outside of sessions.

People often come for help with relationships, parenting strain, caregiver stress, trauma reactions, or finding direction after big changes. Justin helps people name priorities, reduce unhelpful patterns, and build skills they can rely on going forward.

Practical approaches for online care

Justin uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, aiming to reduce symptoms like anxiety, panic, and low mood through clear, actionable steps. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is used to help people accept difficult feelings while clarifying values and committing to meaningful action, which can be useful for grief, life transition, and chronic stress. Client-Centered Therapy provides a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the person leads the pace and subject of sessions while the therapist offers empathy and support.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Justin collaborates with each person to choose techniques that match their goals and comfort level. He reviews what is helping and adjusts methods so the plan stays practical and relevant.

Online sessions make using these approaches more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face discussion and shared exercises, phone sessions are useful when a shorter check-in or lower bandwidth is needed, and live chat or text-based messaging supports brief check-ins, coaching, or questions between sessions. These formats help fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily routines.