Ryan Huling, LPC

Ryan Huling is a Licensed Professional Counselor who offers calm, practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. He writes simply and directly, and aims to meet clients where they are. His style is straightforward and focused on helping people find workable next steps.

He brings six years of clinical experience and a background in clinical mental health counseling from Western Michigan University. He is based in Michigan and balances his work life with being a husband and father of three. Outside of therapy he enjoys the outdoors and hard rock music.

In sessions he treats therapy as a relationship that grows over time. He encourages honesty and openness and works alongside clients to build self-awareness. He uses clients' strengths to tackle problems and set practical goals.

Ryan draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and habits. He also uses client-centered ways of listening and mindfulness techniques to slow down strong emotions. Motivational interviewing and psychodynamic ideas may appear when useful to address motivation and long-standing patterns.

People can expect a collaborative approach that emphasizes small, achievable changes. He aims to help clients reduce symptoms, improve communication, and rebuild hope after loss, trauma, or life shifts. The tone is encouraging and down-to-earth, focused on what the person needs right now.

How therapy approaches fit into online care

Ryan commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors that reduce anxiety and depression. CBT scenes in online sessions often include setting small experiments and practicing skills between meetings. He also uses client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening closely and reflecting what a person says to help them feel understood and make their own choices.

Mindfulness therapy is used to bring attention to the present moment and reduce reactivity to strong emotions. Simple guided exercises or short practices are introduced and can be done between sessions to build tolerance for distress. The therapist works collaboratively to choose which approach or mix of approaches fits a person’s goals and comfort level, and he adjusts methods as work progresses.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so people can pick what works best for them. Video is helpful for face-to-face conversation and teaching skills, phone calls can be used when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can support quick check-ins or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make scheduling easier and let therapy fit into work, parenting, or busy days.