Ryan Garza , LCSW

Ryan Garza is a licensed clinical social worker with over 17 years of experience providing therapy in individual, couple, family, and group formats. He draws on a broad background working with concerns such as depression, anxiety, stress, trauma and abuse, grief, addiction and PTSD, personality-related difficulties, co-occurring disorders, codependency, and veteran-specific issues. His clinical work also addresses relationship and family dynamics, parenting and fatherhood questions, anger and compassion fatigue, and challenges linked to isolation, guilt, and life transitions.

As a clinician, Ryan practices in a client-centered manner, prioritizing each person’s needs and goals while offering compassionate, encouraging, and respectful support - with a bit of appropriate humor when it fits. His therapeutic style integrates tools from cognitive behavioral therapy, solution-focused work, motivational techniques, dialectical behavior approaches, and acceptance and commitment perspectives, tailoring interventions to what will best serve the individual. Treatment planning is collaborative, shaped by the client’s preferences and the goals they bring to therapy.

Ryan frames therapy as a practical investment in handling past wounds, managing present demands, and preparing for future challenges. He aims to help people build clearer direction, stronger coping skills, and greater emotional balance as they work toward meaningful change. LCSW stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, indicating his professional credential to provide clinical psychotherapy.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Ryan practices using client-centered methods that focus on understanding each person’s experience and collaborating on goals. This approach emphasizes listening, respect for clients’ priorities, and tailoring the work to what feels most helpful in everyday life.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify patterns of thinking and behavior that contribute to problems like anxiety and depression, and then practices new skills to change those patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, concentrates on building emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills, which can be useful for intense emotions, relationship strain, and coping under stress.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Ryan will work collaboratively with each client to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and will adjust the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to schedule appointments around work and family demands, maintain continuity during life transitions, and access support without geographic barriers, while still working with a licensed professional toward concrete steps and coping strategies.