Hey there, fellow human!
My name is Ryan.
I have a few different roles in the field of psychotherapy. I work as a therapist within different modalities, I teach therapy at different levels of skill and practice, and I write and facilitate mental health training and education for businesses.
The world in general has changed quite dramatically since I first qualified and this is something I find important to not ignore in my work. Life has become progressively harder, and in many ways, I feel therapeutic journeys have become more existential than they used to be, because there is a feeling that there is more at stake now that our lives are impacted daily by global dynamics, uncertainty, and algorithms. Questions and hard truths around purpose, meaning, love, and direction run deeply and pervasively through most people’s lives that I encounter. What could your current experiences be telling you about what you need and want in life?
More and more, I have come to believe that the real work of therapeutic journeys revolves around effort, consistency, compassion, and patience. It doesn’t matter what the themes or focus of therapy might be, without proactive reflection, action, and integration, grounding and sustainable change will not occur.
My motivation is then to help people heal and connect to their inner wisdom and autonomy. To help them connect the dots between personal, professional, social, cultural, and spiritual aspects of life. To help everyone and anyone I work with to feel less shame and overwhelm, to feel more self-compassion and self-alignment, to engage in more open, honest, and communicative relationships, and to embody more creativity and aliveness in their daily lives.
I believe therapy and therapeutic journeys are not just a treatment option for mental health difficulties but are also a tool for personal development, growth, and connection. It’s about grounding us to our own humanity, and then to each other’s humanity. I believe and engage with therapeutic wisdom and practice as a continuous, never-ending process of growth, as a healing and living continuum.
Are you ready to start and take the next step?
Therapeutic Areas of Expertise
Sex therapy: influence of social and cultural dynamics in our personal choices, desires, and narratives; sexual and gender identities; sexual wellbeing and health; desire and arousal; intimacy; processing and healing from sexual shame; recovery from sexual trauma; living with HIV; navigating new diagnoses.
Relationship therapy: influence of social and cultural dynamics in our personal choices, desires, and narratives; understanding meaning, nuance, and clarity in communication styles; managing conflict; dating and seeking new relationships; going beyond monogamy and engaging with consensual non-monogamy.
LGBTQ+ wellbeing: gay men’s lived experiences; intersectional identities; gender fluidity; impact of systemic and cultural oppression; challenges and joys of community dynamics; supporting families and parents to affirm, accept, and nurture their LGBTQ+ children and young people; navigating shame.
Contemporary integrative therapy: surviving and thriving in an unstable world; navigating living losses and collective grief; life transitions and changes; shifts in world view and unlearning old narratives; mid-life shifts in identity and purpose.
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.”