- Years in practice
- 17
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Anger management
- Focus
- Depression
About Colby
Colby (CJ) Green is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Missouri who helps people facing parenting challenges, anxiety, depression, and stress. He focuses on practical support for everyday struggles like anger, relationship issues, and coping with life changes. Colby writes plainly and aims to make conversations feel straightforward and useful.
Colby brings 17 years of clinical experience from both inpatient and outpatient settings. He has spent much of his career helping adolescents and adults navigate mood concerns, behavior problems, and the ripple effects of trauma and grief.
Background and approach
That background informs his direct, coach-like approach in sessions. His style is warm and adaptable. He listens first, then offers tools and feedback tailored to each person's situation.
Colby balances encouragement with honest guidance and adjusts plans as needs change. Colby uses a mix of methods to match the problem at hand. He draws on client-centered techniques to follow a person’s pace, cognitive behavioral tools to change unhelpful thinking and behavior, and elements of dialectical skills for emotion regulation.
He also integrates emotionally-focused and existential ideas when goals call for deeper meaning work. People can expect clear, concrete steps to try between sessions along with ongoing check-ins. Colby frames himself as a guide, coach, and teacher who aims to expand a person’s toolkit.
He accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.
What Colby works with
Everything Colby lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Colby helps people with.
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches Colby lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How these approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy centers conversations on the person’s concerns and priorities, helping the therapist follow the client’s pace and goals. This approach is useful for people who want supportive listening and collaborative planning. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression. It works well when someone wants concrete steps and homework to practice between sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, adds skills for managing intense emotions and improving stress tolerance, which can help with anger, addiction issues, and overwhelming stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Colby will talk through goals and preferences and then suggest which methods to try first. The plan can change over time, and he treats the process as collaborative - client and therapist decide together what helps most.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and visual cues, while phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or when a quieter check-in is needed. Chat and messaging let people send short updates or ask quick questions between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family life or when travel is difficult.
Questions people ask about Colby
What kinds of concerns does Colby help with?
He supports people dealing with parenting challenges, anxiety, depression, stress, anger, addictions, relationship or intimacy issues, grief, and related concerns listed in his specialties.
How would you describe his therapy style?
His style is welcoming and adaptable. He listens, offers direct feedback, and gives practical tools while adjusting to each person's needs.
How much clinical experience does he have?
Colby has 17 years of experience working in both inpatient and outpatient settings with adolescents and adults.
What credentials and location are listed?
He holds a Licensed Professional Counselor credential (LPC) and practices from Missouri.
Which languages and international options are offered?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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