Ryan Lisman, LPCC

Ryan Lisman is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) based in California with five years of clinical experience. He works from a humanistic, client-centered stance that encourages people to guide their own therapy. He uses a warm, accepting approach and brings creativity into sessions through his background in drama therapy. He helps people manage stress and anxiety and addresses depression, self-esteem, motivation, and confidence. He also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, addictions, and compassion fatigue. Ryan lists work with LGBT-related issues and a wide range of relationship and identity topics among his focuses. Ryan brings hands-on experience from work at a hospital mental health unit in Pasadena, California. That setting shaped his ability to respond to complex problems and work alongside other care providers. He combines talk-based methods with embodied, expressive techniques when they fit a person’s needs. In sessions he aims to follow each person's lead while offering tools and options. He discusses therapy styles and techniques with clients and tailors the pace to individual goals. He emphasizes collaboration and practical steps that people can use between appointments. Ryan speaks English and practices in California as an LPCC. If you are considering therapy, he asks prospective clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to his availability by using the Start Therapy button.

How therapeutic approaches work in online care

Ryan primarily uses humanistic, client-centered methods that focus on listening, following a person's goals, and offering flexible options. This approach emphasizes the person's own values and choices and can help with anxiety, depression, self-esteem, and navigating life changes.

He also brings drama therapy into his work, which uses movement, role play, and creative expression to uncover feelings and try new ways of relating. Those embodied and expressive techniques can be useful for people who prefer doing as well as talking and who want different ways to process trauma, grief, or identity questions.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to identify which methods fit the client's needs, goals, and comfort level. He discusses options together and adjusts techniques as progress is made.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm available options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can adapt talk-based and creative techniques for remote work, helping people practice skills between appointments and bring therapy into everyday life.