Justin Cipkala-Gaffin, LPC
Practical, person-focused counseling for everyday struggles
Book with Justin- Years in practice
- 7
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Grief
About Justin
Justin Cipkala-Gaffin is a Licensed Professional Counselor with seven years of experience helping people manage stress and anxiety. He focuses on practical support for everyday struggles like grief, depression, and parenting concerns. He aims to make the first step easier for people who are nervous about starting therapy.
He creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through difficult thoughts and feelings. Sessions focus on clear goals and steady progress rather than jargon or long lectures.
Background and approach
Conversations are straightforward and paced to what each person needs. Justin uses approaches that help people notice what matters and take small steps toward it. He draws on techniques that teach skills for handling strong emotions and changing unhelpful thinking patterns.
He also uses person-centered listening to follow what the client says is most important. His background includes work with stress, family conflict, and caregiver strain, along with mood disorders and trauma-related concerns. He also supports people facing career stress, relationship problems, sleep difficulties, and issues tied to ADHD or autism traits.
This range comes from diverse clinical settings over his seven years in the field. In sessions he helps people build tools they can use outside the room. That may mean practicing new ways to respond to anger, setting small routines for better sleep, or working on how to communicate needs with others.
The aim is steady, practical change that fits each person’s life.
What Justin works with
Everything Justin lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Justin helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
- ADHD
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Approaches Justin lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches shape online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify their values and take small steps toward them even when emotions are strong. It is useful for worries, low mood, and managing stress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. It often involves short exercises and at-home practice. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches skills for emotion regulation and safer ways to cope when feelings feel overwhelming, which can help with impulsivity and intense reactions.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to decide what methods match a person's goals and daily life. This means checking in, adapting techniques, and mixing approaches when helpful so work in therapy fits real life.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skills coaching and deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth or getting on camera is difficult. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, or quick skill practice between sessions. These options make it easier to fit counseling into busy days and to continue progress even when schedules change.
Questions people ask about Justin
What concerns does Justin commonly address?
He works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, parenting concerns, and related issues such as ADHD, trauma, sleep problems, and caregiver stress.
What style of therapy can I expect in sessions?
Sessions blend person-centered listening with practical skills from approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy.
What kind of experience does he have?
Justin has seven years of professional experience at the masters level working with a range of mood, stress, and relational concerns.
Where is he licensed and based?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, and he is available to work with international clients as well.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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