01 · Who Jeffrey works with

Jeffrey works with stress, Anxiety, relationship issues and family conflicts

Jeffrey lists 17 specialisms and 18 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Jeffrey chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In Jeffrey's own words

What Jeffrey says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

Hi. I’m a licensed clinical social worker with over 35 years of practice in providing therapy.

My core belief is that we have an underlying wellness that can be obscured by the obstacles we encounter. Much like a piece of of silver, our value can be hidden under a layer of tarnish. But also like that piece of silver, our beauty and brilliance lies just underneath.

I have been trained in a variety of techniques including CBT, EMDR, and DBT. My approach is get to know a little so I can see understand both your strengths and your struggles l, so I can help you map out the route on your journey to wellness

Jeffrey Riskin, on the BetterHelp listing · read 8 Nov 2026

03 · How Jeffrey works

The 3 approaches Jeffrey lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Jeffrey lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Jeffrey's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how Jeffrey runs a session.

Cognitive Behavioural TherapyCBT

Structured, present-focused work on the loop between what you think, how you feel and what you then do. Usually means noticing a thought pattern in the room, testing it against evidence, and practising something different between sessions. Among the most heavily researched talking therapies for depression and anxiety.

Dialectical Behaviour TherapyDBT

A structured skills-led adaptation of CBT built around holding two things at once: accepting yourself as you are and working to change. Teaches concrete skills for distress tolerance, emotion regulation and relationships. Developed for people whose feelings arrive at overwhelming intensity, and strongest-evidenced there.

Trauma-Focused TherapyTF-CBT · trauma-informed

CBT adapted for people whose difficulty is rooted in a frightening or overwhelming event. Pacing is the point: safety and stabilisation come first, the memory itself is approached gradually and only when you are ready, and the aim is that recalling it stops hijacking the present.

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Jeffrey practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Jeffrey's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

   BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Jeffrey at this point.

2. Naming Jeffrey specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Jeffrey is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Jeffrey.

3. If the caseload is full

   You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

4. The first conversation

   A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

5. If the fit is wrong

   Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

05 · Before you commit

3 questions worth asking Jeffrey

Built from what Jeffrey actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Jeffrey's - Jeffrey has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

• “How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”

  Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.

• “With 39 years in, what has changed most in how you work?”

  Long experience is only an advantage if it has been examined. This tends to surface whether it has.

• “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

  On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

06 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential

LISW

Licensed in

Ohio

Licence

OH LISW I.0005349-SUPV

Licence number

I.0005349-SUPV

Licence expires

22 May 2027

NPI

1073599379

Years in practice

39

Gender

Male

Languages

English

International clients

Accepted

Listed since

9 Jun 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Jeffrey's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 8 Nov 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

Maker Therapy is not BetterHelp, does not take bookings, and has not met Jeffrey. There are no reviews or ratings on this page because we have no way to verify one. If you start therapy through a link here, we may be paid a commission - it does not change your price and it does not affect who appears here or in what order.

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