Ryan Lisman is an LPCC practicing in California with five years of professional experience. He uses a humanistic, client-centered style that lets clients set the pace and focus for sessions. He also brings experience from hospital-based mental health work and holds registration as a Drama Therapist.
Ryan helps people who are dealing with stress and anxiety, depression, self-esteem concerns, trauma and abuse, and LGBT-related issues. He also supports people with relationship and family problems, grief, addiction concerns, eating and body image struggles, anger, and bipolar-related challenges. He often works on difficulties that relate to attachment, abandonment, codependency, and communication problems.
In sessions he emphasizes a conversational, person-focused approach. Clients steer the topics while he offers empathy, reflection, and practical options to try. He can introduce creative and embodied methods drawn from drama therapy when people want a more experiential way to process feelings and memories.
Ryan’s background includes work as a psychotherapist and drama therapist at a hospital mental health unit in Pasadena, California. That experience informs his comfort with complex presentations and grief, trauma, and crisis-related concerns. He draws on a mix of techniques to match what each person needs.
If you prefer a therapist who centers your perspective and offers both talk-based and creative options, he may be a fit. He encourages people to name their goals and test approaches in session. To begin, use the site’s Start Therapy flow to match and schedule time with him.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Ryan uses a humanistic, client-centered approach that focuses on the person's priorities and lived experience. That means the therapist listens, reflects, and helps people name goals and next steps rather than following a strict protocol. This approach is useful for addressing self-esteem, relationship concerns, stress, and grief because it centers what matters most to the individual.
He also integrates drama therapy methods, which bring creative, embodied activities into the work. In practice this might include role play, movement, or storytelling to access feelings and rehearse new ways of relating. These techniques can be helpful for people who find talk alone feels limiting or who want a more experiential way to process trauma, identity questions, or body image issues.
Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, comfort with different techniques, and what feels most useful. Together they can try conversational techniques first and add creative practices if that better fits the person’s needs and preferences.
Session format options are not specified in the biography, so confirm current session choices before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people try different approaches and see what helps without committing to a single method up front.
AbandonmentAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBody imageCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMood disordersNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryYoung adult issues
Experience
5+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Ryan address?
He works with stress and anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, self-esteem concerns, and LGBT-related issues, among other areas like grief, addiction, and relationship problems.
How would you describe his therapy style?
He uses a humanistic, client-centered approach where the person guides the process. He offers empathy, reflection, and practical options to try between sessions.
What experience does he bring to sessions?
He has five years of professional experience and works as a psychotherapist and Drama Therapist at a hospital mental health unit in Pasadena, California.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He holds the LPCC credential and practices in California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with him?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to start therapy with him?
Select the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
