Ryan Sheehan
Supportive LCSW for stress, identity, and life transitions
LCSW Illinois
- Experience
- 6 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Self esteem
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Ryan
Ryan Sheehan is an LCSW who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, substance use, ADHD, grief, and identity-related issues.
Background and approach
He brings six years of clinical experience and a strengths-based outlook, viewing each person as the expert of their own story while offering professional support as they navigate change. Ryan also works with clients facing career strain, parenting challenges, compassion fatigue, and a range of additional concerns such as attachment wounds, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and sexuality-related topics.
His approach blends practical, evidence-informed methods with an emphasis on individual values and resilience. Clients can expect collaborative work that draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques, emotionally focused practices, and client-centered listening.
Licensed in Illinois (LCSW) and with experience across diverse presenting issues, he frames therapy as a partnership aimed at building tools, increasing self-awareness, and moving toward a more fulfilling life.
Ryan offers services in English and supports people who are ready to take the step of starting therapy, recognizing that seeking help is a meaningful act of courage and change.
Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care
Ryan integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy into online work, offering straightforward techniques and values-focused exercises. CBT helps identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns and behavior cycles, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress management. ACT emphasizes clarifying personal values and learning skills to act toward those values even when difficult thoughts or feelings arise, often supporting people coping with life transitions or persistent distress.He approaches treatment as a collaborative process, exploring which methods fit a client’s needs and goals. Together the client and therapist will consider preferences, symptom patterns, and practical constraints to choose strategies and adapt them for an online setting, with the understanding that the approach can evolve as therapy progresses.
Online therapy with him is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care during busy times or when in-person visits are difficult, while still focusing on building skills, increasing self-awareness, and working toward meaningful change.
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Experience
6+ years
Licensed
Illinois, Virginia
Languages
English