About Ryan
Dr. Ryan Knutson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Wisconsin who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, depression, relationship struggles, and ADHD. He draws on a decade of clinical experience to offer steady, practical support for common day-to-day problems.
His style is conversational and down-to-earth, with an emphasis on useful skills rather than clinical jargon. He holds a bachelor's degree in psychology, a master's degree in mental health counseling, and a doctorate in counselor education and supervision.
Background and approach
Dr. Knutson has worked in correctional settings, outpatient clinics, group homes, and volunteered as a counselor at the Salvation Army. He has also supervised other clinicians for more than seven years and taught as an adjunct instructor in a graduate counseling program.
Sessions tend to focus on what you want to change and small steps that feel doable. He blends cognitive behavioral techniques with person-centered listening and motivational interviewing to match each person's needs. He aims to make sessions feel like a helpful conversation rather than a lecture.
People who come for help with addiction, grief, or coping with life changes often work on clearer routines, better communication, and manageable coping strategies. For ADHD-related concerns he concentrates on practical organization, time management, and reducing daily overwhelm. Dr.
Knutson offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Conversations are in English and he practices from Wisconsin. He brings a practical, flexible approach and works collaboratively to find what helps most.
Evidence-based approaches for online care
Dr. Knutson commonly draws from cognitive behavioral methods and motivational interviewing to help people tackle everyday problems. Cognitive behavioral techniques break worries and tasks into smaller steps and teach practical ways to change unhelpful thoughts and habits, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and ADHD-related routines. Motivational interviewing focuses on strengthening a person's own reasons for change and works well when a client is unsure about taking the next step.He also uses a person-centered stance that prioritizes listening and adapting to each person's pace. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process - he will work with clients to try methods, check what helps, and adjust plans based on goals and preferences rather than sticking to a single technique.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video sessions are good for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can fit tighter schedules or use less bandwidth, and chat or text options allow brief check-ins or ongoing support between calls. These formats help people fit therapy into work, school, or busy family days while keeping progress focused and practical.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English
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