Dr. Ryan Hale, LPC, LCPC

Dr. Ryan Hale is an LPC and an LCPC with 11 years of clinical experience. He practices in Kansas and works with adults on common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, and parenting strain. He also supports people facing relationship and family problems, addictions, grief, and issues with sleep and eating.

He draws on practical, goal-focused methods in session. He balances direct guidance with reflective listening and adjusts that balance to what the person needs in the moment. That approach is helpful for people who want clear steps as well as those who need time to make sense of feelings.

Ryan uses methods that include client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, and elements of dialectical behavior therapy. He also uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies when the situation calls for them. Together these approaches aim to address thinking patterns, coping skills, and concrete problem solving.

Before counseling he worked in college athletics and as a trainer. That background shaped his interest in behavior change and in working with people who face performance pressure or recovery from injury. He has experience supporting first responders and athletes in addition to general adult concerns.

Sessions typically look at current problems and practical next steps. Ryan helps people set manageable goals, try new skills between sessions, and reassess progress. He encourages straightforward conversation about what is working and what needs to change.

How Ryan’s approaches translate to online sessions