About Ryan
Ryan Glathar is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in California with 17 years of experience. She focuses on helping people untangle relationship struggles, manage strong emotions, and move past painful experiences. Ryan aims to create a respectful, trusting working relationship where clients feel heard and understood.
Her approach is practical and adaptable. She listens first, then tailors strategies to what each person needs. Sessions often include talking through patterns, learning new ways to handle stress, and trying small experiments between meetings.
How Ryan works
Ryan draws on several evidence-informed methods to address issues like depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, addiction, grief, and problems with intimacy or communication. She also helps people dealing with parenting strain, family-of-origin concerns, and life transitions. Her work includes attention to abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, jealousy, and forgiveness.
People can expect a mix of supportive listening and hands-on skills work. That might look like identifying unhelpful thoughts, practicing emotion regulation skills, or setting concrete goals for change. Ryan also uses motivational techniques to help people find what matters most and take steps toward it.
She offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Therapy is provided in English and follows a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, clients use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire to schedule sessions.
Ryan lists 6 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.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 17 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and helping people find their own solutions. It emphasizes respect and empathy, which can help when someone is rebuilding trust or exploring painful feelings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It uses concrete exercises to change unhelpful thinking patterns and to practice different behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and relationship conflicts.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches skills for managing intense emotions and improving communication. It includes techniques for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness that many people find useful during big life changes.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ryan will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. Together they review what helps and adjust the plan as needed to make steady progress.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions happen. Video calls work well for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick updates, journaling between sessions, or ongoing accountability. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while using the chosen therapeutic approaches.
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