About Ryan
Ryan Martin is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people through hard times. He works with adults facing depression, anxiety, stress, relationship trouble, anger, and trauma. He aims to make the room feel respectful and nonjudgmental from the first session.
He focuses on patterns that can cause repeated pain, like codependency, control issues, and family-of-origin wounds. He also helps people dealing with separation and divorce, infidelity, and questions about identity and life purpose.
Background and approach
Sessions often look at communication habits and how shame or guilt affect choices. Ryan draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide the work. He uses straightforward conversations to build insight and practical moves clients can try between sessions.
The goal is to strengthen relationships, manage strong feelings, and regain a clearer sense of self. He has three years of professional experience and holds the LPC credential, Licensed Professional Counselor. He practices in Louisiana and conducts sessions in English.
People looking to begin are asked to start with the site's matching process and then schedule according to his availability. Ryan aims to meet people where they are with authenticity and respect. He emphasizes collaboration, helping clients set manageable goals and learn new ways to handle stress, anger, and relational conflict.
How therapeutic methods translate to online work
Ryan uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions. These approaches focus on identifying unhelpful patterns and trying practical changes. For example, he may use structured conversational techniques to help people spot communication habits that fuel conflict and practice new ways of speaking and listening that can reduce tension and misunderstandings.He also uses approaches that address painful emotions like shame, guilt, and grief by helping people name those feelings and take small steps toward acceptance and self-compassion. This kind of work can help with depression, anxiety, and the aftermath of relationship wounds or trauma.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Ryan works collaboratively to figure out what fits each person’s needs, goals, and preferences. He invites clients to try methods, give feedback, and adjust the plan as progress and challenges appear.
The specific session formats supported by his practice are not listed here, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make therapy easier to fit into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people join sessions without travel time. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework to remote sessions so progress continues between meetings.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana
- Languages
- English