Guiding Purpose Counseling, LLC - Ryan Sargent MSEd., LPCC

You've spent your life showing up — for the mission, the team, the company you built, or the family depending on you. From the outside, your life may look fine. Inside, something feels off. The purpose that once pulled you forward has gone quiet. You may be more irritable, sleeping less, feeling disconnected, or wondering why work and life no longer fit. Whether this is a crisis, a season, or a slow drift, the work starts here. I work with men whose outside life and inside life no longer match — including veterans, Guard and Reserve members, first responders, founders, and other high-responsibility men. I also work with thoughtful adults navigating burnout, identity shifts, conflict, and transitions that go deeper than a diagnosis alone. My approach is structured, direct, and focused on meaningful change. Symptom relief matters, but the work goes deeper than symptom management alone. I integrate evidence-based therapy with work around identity, relationships, values, and purpose. The primary approaches I draw from include existential therapy, ACT, and Gottman-informed relationship work, with CBT and mindfulness as supporting tools. I also bring two clinical frameworks developed through years of practice: the Reflective Reality Framework, centered on language, communication, and conflict, and the Meaning-Oriented Counseling Model, which helps clients reconnect with what matters. I spent 12 years in the Ohio National Guard as an Army Combat Engineer, five years as a firefighter/EMT, and 16 years in corporate life before becoming a therapist. I have worked in environments where people were expected to carry more than was reasonable, keep going under pressure, and hide what was happening internally. That experience shapes how I work. I also own SGT Coffee Co., a veteran-owned coffeehouse in Gahanna's Creekside District. I am Star Behavioral Health Providers (SBHP) Tier 3 trained, with training focused on military culture and work with veterans, along with experience helping adults build clarity, stability, and direction when life no longer feels aligned.