Most people experience anxiety or fear at some point in time, but the last three years have been especially difficult. The pandemic, natural disasters, and a rise in the cost of living are just a few examples of stressors that have taken a toll on our body, mind, and spirit. Therapy can lead to healing by helping you to work through difficult emotions, to learn new coping strategies, and to build confidence in your ability to manage life’s challenges.
Licensed Professional Counselor, Doctor of Psychology, Licensed Psychotherapist, Certified Hypnotherapist, EMDR
Anxiety and fears are learned response behaviors, usually stemming from past traumatic experiences. Our subconscious creates warning signals which are directly connected to our limbic system, which is involved in our Fight/Flight mechanism. THere is also evidence that some anxieties run in famillies, creating a predisposition. Those individuals who have experienced a lifetime of anxiety and fears can benefit from psychotherapy, hypnotherapy and EMDR, to rewire the brain.
I have over four years of experience helping people manage anxiety. I work with you to help find the root of the anxiety and help you find tools that work for you in helping you feel less anxious.
Pre-Licensed Professional, Professional Counselor Associate (OR), LMHCA (WA)
Ryan is a Person-Centered and Humanistic counselor. This means that Ryan believes each one of us has greatness inside of us and the ability to live a healthy and happy life, regardless of our past, present, or future adversities. Ryan believes in helping his clients achieve optimal wellness. This views health as more than just the absence of disease, but as a state of optimal well-being. Ryan’s goal in counseling is to facilitate healing in his clients through an ongoing integration of physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual healing
practices. Ryan’s services are designed to provide clients an integrated solution for their mind, body, spirit, to help them live the healthier and happier life that they deserve.
Anxiety can be paralyzing. Phobias can limit healthy functioning. Both of these can be addressed with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (my specialty), and with creating and developing the tools to change the way the brain processes emotional landmines. I work with a number of approaches to move through the place of fear into a healthy life.
Are you tired of dealing with uncertainty, feeling overwhelmed by the fear of losing control and never feeling safe? Allow me to help you feel safe, secure and more confident so that you can embrace all that life has to offer. I can support you in living your life driven by your values not limited by your fears.
Does it feel like you're living your life on anxiety's terms? Let's work together to build your anxiety coping skills and resiliency in the face of anxious thoughts. Let's work together to reach your fullest potential and live life on YOUR terms.