Ryan Martin, LPC

Ryan Martin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Connecticut who takes a direct, personable approach to therapy. He focuses on common struggles like stress, anxiety, depression, and mood disorders. He also helps people dealing with addiction, trauma and abuse, and bipolar disorder.

Ryan uses practical, conversation-based therapy to help people name problems and try new ways of coping. He often draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thoughts and change them. He also uses client-centered and dialectical behavior ideas to help people build skills and feel heard.

His background includes four years of professional practice in mental health settings. That experience includes work with crisis situations and ongoing mood concerns. Ryan aims to meet each person where they are and tailor sessions to real-life needs.

In sessions he focuses on skills people can use between meetings. That can mean thinking exercises, emotional regulation techniques, or communication practice. He prefers chat-based sessions but offers other formats as needed and will adapt to a person’s communication style.

Ryan describes therapy as a partnership. He encourages honest conversation and gradual steps toward change. The goal is clearer thinking, steadier mood, and better tools for daily stressors.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Ryan often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice and change thought patterns that worsen mood or anxiety. CBT-style work online can include thought records, behavioral experiments, and homework tailored to daily life.

He also draws on client-centered principles, which put the person's goals and perspective first. That means sessions focus on listening, reflecting, and shaping the work around what matters most to the person. Dialectical behavior therapy elements are used to teach concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication when emotions feel intense.

Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk through goals, try different techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps. Clients and the therapist decide together which methods fit best for the issues at hand.

Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging work well for brief check-ins or when someone prefers written communication. These options make it simpler to fit sessions into a busy life and to use the format that best supports steady progress.