Ryan Plasch, LPCC

LPCC in Minnesota with six years of experience, Ryan Plasch works with adults on relationship concerns, parenting, grief, mood and anxiety issues, addiction, trauma, and related life stresses. He helps individuals and couples untangle patterns that get in the way of daily life and connection. Ryan also supports people facing fatherhood issues, caregiver strain, workplace stress, and midlife challenges.

Ryan uses practical conversation, direct feedback, and occasional humor to keep sessions straightforward. He looks for recurring thought patterns he calls "cognitive loops" and helps clients notice how those thoughts steer behavior. That leads to concrete steps to change how people respond to difficult feelings and situations.

In couples work he focuses on repairing attachment and communication breakdowns. He helps partners talk about painful transitions like infertility, miscarriage, postpartum changes, and grief. He also guides couples in clarifying family goals, improving emotional closeness, and addressing intimacy concerns.

Ryan draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Existential Therapy, and the Gottman Method to match techniques to the issue at hand. He works with men and women in individual sessions and with couples seeking reconnection.

Clients can expect clear explanations of each approach and practical exercises to use between sessions. Ryan aims to help people align daily choices with their stated values and long term goals. He asks about past attempts to change and plans specific next steps together.

How his approaches translate to remote work