About Ryan
Ryan Garza is a licensed clinical social worker with 17 years of experience. He draws on a long history of helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and addiction in individual and group work. He keeps sessions practical and focused on what matters to the client.
He listens first, then helps set clear goals and steps. He uses plain language and a respectful, encouraging tone, and will sometimes use light humor when it fits.
How Ryan works
Ryan combines client-centered care with tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. He also uses mindfulness and motivational interviewing techniques when those fit a person's goals. Treatment is shaped around each person's needs, values, and life situation.
Sessions aim to build skills for managing strong emotions, improving relationships, and handling life changes. He works with issues like codependency, communication problems, caregiver stress, fatherhood concerns, abandonment, and mood disorders as part of that larger focus. Ryan practices in Utah and carries the LCSW credential.
He offers a straightforward approach for people who want clear steps, practical skills, and a collaborative plan to move forward.
Ryan lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Ryan works with
The areas below are the ones Ryan selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 17 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Utah |
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Online support options
How Ryan’s Approaches Work Online
Client-centered therapy focuses on the client's priorities and goals. The therapist listens closely, offers feedback, and helps shape a plan that fits each person's life. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. Dialectical behavior therapy adds emotion regulation tools and techniques for managing intense feelings and improving relationships.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss options and try methods that match the client's needs and preferences. Together they set goals and adjust the plan as progress is made or new issues come up.
Online sessions offer flexibility in how people connect. Video calls let people work face to face when a fuller interaction is helpful. Phone sessions can be a good alternative when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep work moving forward.
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