Heath Ridenbaugh, LPCC

Heath Ridenbaugh is an LPCC (Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor) in Ohio with three years of clinical experience. He focuses on common struggles such as anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, relationship strain, grief, and parenting challenges. Heath speaks English and describes a straightforward, practical way of working that aims to reduce stress and improve daily functioning.

He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside client-centered and solution-focused methods. That means sessions often look at unhelpful thoughts and patterns, try out small behavior changes, and set clear short-term goals. Mindfulness techniques may be added to help with moment-to-moment coping and stress regulation.

Heath emphasizes building a reliable working relationship first. He aims for direct conversations about what’s causing difficulty and what steps to try next. Sessions tend to focus on specific problems, measurable changes, and skills people can practice between meetings.

He has experience supporting people with co-occurring substance concerns and mood issues. His background includes work with children, adolescents, and adults, and he notes experience with trauma and grief. The practical emphasis is on improving communication, managing strong emotions, and reducing patterns that make life harder.

To begin, readers are encouraged to use the site’s matching process and schedule an initial session. The approach is pragmatic: notice what’s not working, try a different response, and check whether it helps.

How Heath uses CBT, client-centered work, and mindfulness online