Ryan Garza
Client-centered therapy with practical skills
LCSW Utah
- Experience
- 17 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Self esteem
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Ryan
Ryan Garza is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 17 years of clinical experience providing psychotherapy in individual, couple, family, and group formats.
Background and approach
He draws on a client-centered philosophy that places the client's needs and goals at the center of care, and he blends evidence-informed practices to tailor treatment plans to each person's situation.
His work addresses a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, addiction, intimacy-related issues, parenting and fatherhood questions, compassion fatigue, and related mood and personality challenges. He also focuses on issues such as abandonment, codependency, communication problems, caregiver stress, guilt and shame, isolation, and life purpose.
Ryan's style is compassionate, encouraging, and respectful, with room for appropriate humor when it fits. He emphasizes collaboration in setting goals and selecting techniques, using approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, motivational interviewing, mindfulness, and solution-focused strategies to create a plan that reflects each client's preferences and objectives.
Practical therapeutic approaches for online care
Ryan commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to guide online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday challenges. Dialectical behavior therapy emphasizes building emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills, which is useful for managing intense emotions and improving communication.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. He will work with clients to clarify goals, discuss different methods, and adapt techniques based on what fits each person's needs and preferences, so treatment evolves as goals and circumstances change.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for varied schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain consistency in care while accommodating work, family, or geographic constraints, and they allow therapists to apply the same goal-focused and skills-based techniques used in person.
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Experience
17+ years
Licensed
Utah
Languages
English