What's Your Superpower?
'The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure.'
- Joseph Campbell
'The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure.'
- Joseph Campbell
My main goal within therapy is to help a client find her or his innate strength and passion in life. What is the sometimes hidden force that can carry someone through troubling times?
What is your superpower?
-Who have I worked with? I have been in the mental health industry for over 12 years, working with issues such as crisis, suicide intervention and prevention, end of life care for all ages, sexual identity, depression, anxiety, anger, trauma, grief, eating disorders, addictions, bipolar, schizophrenia, as well as several combinations of the above. I have worked with all ages, and I have a passion for working with young adults, aged 14 and up, as well as their families.
-My Therapeutic View: My view is that every person and family has the innate capacity and strength to live a life based on their values. Difficulty arises when we get stuck in old patterns of engagement, and it is through therapy that we can discover new and more workable ways of living our lives and relating to those we care about. I have found this view particularly useful in working with young adults as values exploration and developing healthy attitudes and practices become vital as they enter into adulthood.
I specialize in helping young adult clients explore various symbols in conjunction with therapeutic techniques to assist in both moving through difficult patterns, as well as highlighting new and more helpful ways of living one's life. These personal symbols, such as the superhero and superpowers, can become a set of tools for achieving one's goals and healing from past traumas, as well as helping to develop common language for working through family issues.
-Education and Psychotherapy Training: Ryan received his Master's in Psychotherapy from Naropa University in 2007. He has had training in Virginia Satir's Conjoint Family Therapy style, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, as well as Contemplative Psychotherapy. His therapy style is based in mindfulness, a body-centered approach, as well as a unique symbolic approach to modern pop-culture. He also holds that the main agent of change within a therapeutic engagement is the relationship between client and therapist.
What is your superpower?
-Who have I worked with? I have been in the mental health industry for over 12 years, working with issues such as crisis, suicide intervention and prevention, end of life care for all ages, sexual identity, depression, anxiety, anger, trauma, grief, eating disorders, addictions, bipolar, schizophrenia, as well as several combinations of the above. I have worked with all ages, and I have a passion for working with young adults, aged 14 and up, as well as their families.
-My Therapeutic View: My view is that every person and family has the innate capacity and strength to live a life based on their values. Difficulty arises when we get stuck in old patterns of engagement, and it is through therapy that we can discover new and more workable ways of living our lives and relating to those we care about. I have found this view particularly useful in working with young adults as values exploration and developing healthy attitudes and practices become vital as they enter into adulthood.
I specialize in helping young adult clients explore various symbols in conjunction with therapeutic techniques to assist in both moving through difficult patterns, as well as highlighting new and more helpful ways of living one's life. These personal symbols, such as the superhero and superpowers, can become a set of tools for achieving one's goals and healing from past traumas, as well as helping to develop common language for working through family issues.
-Education and Psychotherapy Training: Ryan received his Master's in Psychotherapy from Naropa University in 2007. He has had training in Virginia Satir's Conjoint Family Therapy style, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, as well as Contemplative Psychotherapy. His therapy style is based in mindfulness, a body-centered approach, as well as a unique symbolic approach to modern pop-culture. He also holds that the main agent of change within a therapeutic engagement is the relationship between client and therapist.