Ryan Lisman, LPCC

Ryan Lisman is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) practicing in California with five years of clinical experience. He takes a humanistic, client-centered approach and invites clients to shape the pace and focus of therapy. He also brings creative methods into sessions through his registration as a drama therapist.

Ryan helps people who are coping with stress, anxiety, depression, and challenges around self-esteem and motivation. He also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, addiction-related struggles, and issues related to LGBT identity. Jealousy and attachment concerns are among the topics he addresses in therapy.

In sessions he emphasizes listening, validation, and a collaborative process. Clients can expect conversations that explore feelings, patterns, and practical steps for change. Where helpful, he includes embodied or creative exercises drawn from drama therapy to open new ways of working through difficult material.

Ryan currently works as a psychotherapist and drama therapist at a hospital mental health unit in Pasadena, California. That clinical work informs his practice and how he responds to crises or complex presentations. He approaches therapy as a long-term, personal process and often draws on his own lived experience of therapy when supporting others.

He asks new clients to consider what therapy style they prefer and to raise any specific techniques they'd like to try. Those who are interested in scheduling are invited to use the site process to begin matching and arranging sessions.

How his approaches guide online work

Ryan blends a humanistic, client-centered approach with creative, embodied methods that come from his drama therapy registration. The humanistic approach focuses on listening, respect, and helping people name what matters to them; it fits issues like anxiety, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Drama therapy brings movement, role-play, and creative expression into sessions to help people access feelings and try new interactions in a different way.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. He will work with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, needs, and comfort level, and will adjust methods as therapy progresses. Clients help set priorities and decide whether conversation, creative exercises, or a mix of both will be most useful.

The therapist's profile does not list specific remote session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Many people find online sessions helpful because they can fit therapy into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Others appreciate being able to use different kinds of activities that suit their energy and environment. Talk with the therapist during the match process about how you want to use online time and which exercises you prefer.