About Ryan
Ryan Treuhaft is a therapist who helps people dealing with depression, anxiety, stress, relationship strain, and the effects of trauma. He meets each person where they are and focuses on practical steps to ease daily life. His straightforward style aims to reduce overwhelm and build coping skills that fit into busy schedules.
He has 14 years of clinical experience and holds an ME LCPC, which is the credential used in Maine for licensed clinical professional counselors.
Background and approach
He uses that background to guide focused, respectful conversations about what matters most to each client. Sessions often address problems like panic, anger, communication breakdowns, and grief after divorce or separation. Ryan also helps people work through deeper patterns such as attachment wounds, abandonment fears, shame, and difficulty forgiving themselves or others.
He supports those facing mood disorders, substance use concerns, and the particular stresses caregivers or veterans may face. Many clients come to him seeking clearer direction and steadier moods. In sessions he aims for clear goals and concrete strategies.
That can mean learning tools to manage strong emotions, practicing new ways to communicate, or changing routines that contribute to low mood. He emphasizes collaboration, so treatment plans evolve from the client’s needs and pace. People looking to start will find a practical, calm approach focused on habits, thinking patterns, and real-life changes.
Ryan’s work centers on helping people regain balance and a clearer sense of self over time.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Ryan uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional regulation. One common strand involves skills-based work for anxiety and mood management, teaching breathing, behavioral routines, and thought strategies to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. These tools are useful for panic, generalized worry, and low mood.He also focuses on attachment and relationship patterns. This work looks at how early connections shape current behavior and communication, and then practices new ways of relating and setting boundaries. That approach helps with repeated relationship conflicts, abandonment fears, and feeling isolated.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will collaborate with each client to identify goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. He adjusts pace and techniques as progress develops so the work stays relevant and doable.
If you are interested in online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example it can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a break, or avoid needing video when bandwidth is limited. Talk with the therapist about practical arrangements and the best way to integrate sessions into your routine.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Maine
- Languages
- English