Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
How Riley works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LISW
- Licensed in
- Ohio
- Years in practice
- 3
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Riley
Riley Henderson is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) based in Ohio who uses straightforward, practical methods to help people handle strong emotions. She focuses on everyday problems like stress, anxiety, anger, and relationship strain. Riley writes short, clear plans people can try between sessions.
Riley draws on three years of experience working across homes, schools, and the court system. That work included helping people cope with loss, family conflict, and sudden life changes.
Background and approach
Her background includes supporting people through trauma, grief, and parenting challenges. In sessions she keeps the tone calm and nonjudgmental. Riley uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts and actions connect and then builds different habits.
She also blends practical coaching techniques to set small, achievable goals. Riley often helps people who struggle with self-esteem, body image, addiction, or feeling isolated. She offers ways to communicate better, manage control issues, and deal with guilt or shame.
She pays particular attention to concerns common in LGBT communities and to compassion fatigue for caregivers. Her style emphasizes doable steps over long explanations. Sessions aim to reduce immediate distress and build skills for life after therapy.
Riley encourages people to try techniques between visits and to adjust the plan as they go. To begin, Riley asks people to describe one or two problems they want to change. From there she helps set clear short-term goals and a simple plan to reach them.
What Riley works with
Everything Riley lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Riley's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Riley lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How CBT and online sessions can help manage intense emotions
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. Riley uses CBT to help people spot unhelpful thoughts, test them, and replace them with more useful behaviors. This approach is often helpful for anxiety, panic, anger, and mood concerns.Riley also uses brief coaching techniques to set clear, realistic goals. These steps make change feel manageable by breaking larger problems into small actions. That approach supports work on things like communication problems, control issues, and building self-esteem.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. Riley works with clients to decide which methods fit their needs and preferences. She adjusts strategies as goals shift, and she helps people try different tools until they find what works.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy lives. Video calls let people use visual cues and run longer sessions, while phone sessions require less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for short check-ins, quick skill practice, or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options make it easier to fit consistent therapy into a workday, a caregiving schedule, or other commitments.
Questions people ask about Riley
What kinds of concerns does Riley help with?
Riley works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, anger, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, addictions, eating issues, and career or life change challenges.
What is Riley's therapeutic style like?
She uses a calm, nonjudgmental approach that focuses on practical steps. Sessions combine Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with coaching-style goal setting to build new habits and reduce distress.
What experience does Riley bring?
Riley has three years of experience working in homes, schools, and the court system supporting people through crises, loss, family conflict, and transitions.
What are Riley's credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Independent Social Worker, listed as OH LISW, and practices from Ohio.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Riley offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and billing work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with Riley?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.