Works with
How Ryan works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPCC
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 5
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Ryan
Ryan Lisman is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) practicing in California with five years of experience. He uses a humanistic, client-centered approach that puts the person in charge of the pace and focus. Ryan aims to create a respectful space where someone can talk through worries and find practical ways to cope.
He works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and grief, and supports those dealing with trauma, substance concerns, and relationship struggles.
Background and approach
Anger and issues around intimacy and self-esteem are also part of his focus. Ryan has experience with LGBT-related concerns and a wide range of identity and attachment issues. Ryan also draws on drama therapy as a creative option for people who prefer embodied or expressive methods.
That approach can help when words alone feel stuck or when exploring role, identity, and emotional expression is useful. He combines talk and creative work to match what each person needs in the moment. At Huntington Hospital's mental health unit in Pasadena he works as a psychotherapist and drama therapist, gaining practical experience with people in clinical settings.
Outside of the hospital he applies a straightforward, human-centered style that helps people build coping skills and clearer communication habits. Ryan says his own experience in long-term therapy shaped his work, so he tends to emphasize growth over time. He invites people to name goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan as progress and needs evolve.
What Ryan works with
Everything Ryan lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Ryan's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- 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, and 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
Practical approaches for online therapy and expressive work
Ryan blends humanistic, client-centered work with creative drama therapy tools to help people manage emotions and build new habits. Humanistic, client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and helping the person set their own goals; it helps with anxiety, low self-esteem, and life transitions. Drama therapy uses role, movement, or storytelling to access feelings that are hard to name and can be useful for trauma, identity work, or processing intense emotions like anger.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Ryan collaborates with clients to try techniques, review what helps, and adjust the plan based on goals and comfort. That means starting with what matters most and adding expressive or practical tools as needed.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different rhythms and needs. Video sessions let people see facial cues and practice interactions. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a break. Live chat or text messaging can work for brief check-ins, ongoing support, or people who prefer writing. These options offer flexibility to keep therapy consistent when life is busy.
Questions people ask about Ryan
What kinds of concerns does Ryan address?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, anger, intimacy issues, body image, and related struggles.
How would you describe his therapy style?
Ryan uses a humanistic, client-centered approach that lets the client guide the pace and focus while offering practical coping techniques and expressive options.
What experience does he bring to sessions?
He has five years of professional experience and works as a psychotherapist and drama therapist at Huntington Hospital's mental health unit in Pasadena, California.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is an LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - practicing in California.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Ryan offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as ways to meet.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on therapist availability.