Holistic Jungian therapist specializing in trauma and relationships
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.
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Ryan Lisman is a licensed professional clinical counselor practicing in California with five years of clinical experience. He currently works as a psychotherapist and as a drama therapist within the Huntington Hospital mental health unit in Pasadena, California.
Ryan’s clinical focus includes stress and anxiety, LGBT-related concerns, trauma and abuse, motivation, self-esteem and confidence, depression, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, anger management, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue.
He primarily follows a humanistic, client-centered approach that emphasizes unconditional positive regard and supports clients in directing the course of therapy. Ryan is trained in a range of therapeutic modalities and invites clients to indicate which styles or techniques they would like to explore. He is also registered as a Drama Therapist, offering embodied and creative options as part of treatment.
Ryan acknowledges the courage it takes to begin therapy. Having been a long-term therapy client himself and experienced profound personal change through the process, he is deeply committed to supporting others in their growth.
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