Ryan Lisman, LPCC

Ryan Lisman is a California LPCC with five years of professional experience. He helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and LGBT-related concerns. He also works with people facing addictions, coping with life changes, and challenges tied to self-esteem and motivation.

Ryan practices using a humanistic, client-centered approach. That means he invites clients to shape sessions and prioritizes listening with respect. He also works with drama therapy methods, bringing movement, role work, and creative exercises into talk-based therapy when that fits the person’s goals.

In clinical practice he draws on several evidence-based techniques alongside embodied, creative work. Sessions may include practical skills for emotion regulation, grounded exercises to notice patterns, and role-based work to try out different responses. He pays attention to attachment, abandonment, and communication issues when those themes come up.

Ryan’s work at a hospital mental health unit in Pasadena, California, complements his private practice perspective. That setting informs how he approaches trauma, co-morbidity, and crisis-affected presentations in a calm, straightforward way. He offers therapy in English and uses his clinical experience to help people clarify what matters next.

People who come to Ryan often want concrete steps forward rather than abstract theory. He encourages clear goals, regular check-ins about progress, and collaboration on which techniques feel most useful. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

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