Hello, my name is Ryan Lisman and I am licensed in California with 5 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, LGBT-related issues, trauma and abuse, & motivation, self esteem, and confidence among many other categories. I currently also work as a Psychotherapist and Drama therapist at the Huntington Hospital's mental health unit in Pasadena, California. I primarily utilize a humanistic therapy approach that aims to be client-centered, allowing you to guide the therapy process with unconditional positive regard and cater to your therapeutic needs. I'm trained in a variety of modalities, so please feel free to let me know what therapy style and techniques you would like to explore with me. I am also registered as a Drama Therapist, which allows for an embodied and creative approach to Therapy. I want to commend you for taking the brave steps to pursuing therapy. As a long-term therapy client myself, my therapy process transformed my life in a profound way and I'm deeply passionate about helping to give others that same opportunity for growth.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Anger management, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, Abandonment, Attachment issues, Avoidant Personality, BDSM, Kink, Alternative Sex Culture, Body image, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Communication problems, Control issues, Dependent Personality, Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Emptiness, Family Problems, Forgiveness, Gender Dysphoria, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Mood disorders , Narcissism, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality Disorders, Post-traumatic stress, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Self-Harm, Self-love, Sex Addiction, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Traumatic Brain Injury, Young Adult Issues
CA LPCC 11464
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My therapy sessions with Ryan are always effective as I always came out understanding a bit more about myself and my past traumas.
His approach to diving deep into one's issues and questioning one's own beliefs about such issues has helped me overcome past trauma, trauma that had kept me from growing as a person for so long.
His guided meditation assisted me in taking the first steps into the new me, shedding away old beliefs and becoming comfortable with my new self. Thank you Ryan.
Written on Oct 25, 2022 after therapy with Ryan for 3 months on issues concerning relationship issues, and parenting issues
Ryan has been instrumental in my quest to improve myself and to re-center my life. I reached out to therapy for a very specific problem, but he has helped me to reach beyond the surface and find why I was responding so poorly to specific events in my life and why I was triggered so easily. He's been nothing but encouraging, non-judgmental and helpful.
Written on Sep 14, 2022 after therapy with Ryan for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and anger management
Ryan listens to me and provides provoking questions that help me to think about my issues and resolve them.
Written on Aug 29, 2022 after therapy with Ryan for 1 month on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, family conflicts, and coping with life changes
Ryan is very relatable, down-to-Earth, and understands when to come in with questions. He values everything you say instead of reading into just one part. Really great!
Written on Aug 01, 2022 after therapy with Ryan for 2 weeks on issues concerning intimacy-related issues, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
Talking to Ryan has started my healing process that has been much needed
Written on Jul 15, 2022 after therapy with Ryan for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, self esteem, career difficulties, and adhd
Ryan is flexible, empathetic, and very knowledgeable. I appreciate his sincere feedback and guidance helping me navigate life
Written on Jun 15, 2022 after therapy with Ryan for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, and adhd