Ryan approaches each session with warmth, genuineness, and empathy. He believes in meeting each individual where they are and creating an environment that is built on trust, safety, and a strong, caring relationship. Therapy with Ryan is a safe and comprehensive exploration into one’s life that focuses on growth, evolution, insight, awareness, and understanding. Therapy with Ryan is a space that allows one to unfold and make sense of life’s complexities, resulting in a life and a way of being that feels authentic and meaningful.

Ryan has a background in wellness, performance, and mind-body work, leading him to previous careers as a tennis instructor and classical pilates teacher. His passion for working with the physical and spiritual disciplines led him to the mental health field, where he graduated from Antioch University with an MA in Clinical Psychology. Ryan has previously worked in community-based mental health, working with adults, adolescents, and children from diverse backgrounds and experiences. Ryan’s work is integrative, pulling from his passion for somatic healing, and rooted in a therapeutic approach that emphasizes psychodynamic theory, depth psychology, and existential/attachment focused work. Ryan is a Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapy #135001, overseen by clinical supervisor, Jessica Longoria, LMFT. Ryan personalizes therapy to meet each individual’s unique hopes, goals, and needs.