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Ryan Urzen

Calm-focused skills and compassionate guidance

LMHC Florida

Experience
10 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Self esteem
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages
English
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About Ryan

Ryan Urzen is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with ten years of clinical experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship concerns, and life transitions.

Background and approach

He helps clients address issues such as self-esteem, career challenges, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and intimacy-related difficulties, and offers focused attention on areas like caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, communication problems, and the emotional effects of military service.

His style emphasizes practical skills and personal values, combining cognitive behavioral techniques with mindfulness and acceptance-based strategies to reduce distress and build more flexible thinking. Attachment-informed work and client-centered principles guide his efforts to strengthen relationships and improve communication patterns.

Ryan frames therapy as collaborative coaching toward clarity, resilience, and purposeful action rather than passive advice. Clients can expect a direct but empathic approach that balances evidence-informed tools and individualized support.

He integrates skill-building around coping, problem solving, and emotional processing so people can better navigate divorce, midlife concerns, financial stress, or the lasting impacts of trauma and loss. Ryan maintains an affirming stance for LGBT individuals and works to tailor interventions to each person’s goals and values.

Online approaches that combine skills and values

Ryan integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in online work to help people change unhelpful thought patterns and build actions aligned with their values. CBT involves identifying and testing thoughts and practicing behavioral experiments to reduce anxiety or depressive patterns, while ACT emphasizes accepting difficult feelings and committing to meaningful behavior changes which can help with stress, chronic pain, and life transitions.

He also draws on attachment-informed strategies to explore how relational patterns affect current functioning and to strengthen communication and connection in important relationships. Throughout the process he treats finding the right approach as collaborative, working with each person to determine whether cognitive techniques, acceptance-based practices, or attachment-focused work best match their goals and preferences.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for busy schedules or limited mobility. These options make it easier to maintain continuity during life changes and to access regular skill-building and coaching from a licensed professional without rearranging daily routines.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Ryan commonly help with?
He supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, ADHD, and career or life transition challenges.
What therapeutic approach does he use in sessions?
Ryan blends cognitive behavioral techniques with acceptance and mindfulness-oriented methods, attachment-informed work, and a client-centered stance to tailor treatment to each person’s needs.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has ten years of practice working with a range of concerns including compassion fatigue, first responder and veteran-related issues, caregiver stress, and chronic illness.
Where is Ryan licensed to practice?
He is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with the credential FL LMHC MH18942.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, and he is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences.
How does pricing and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyGriefSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

CancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommunication problemsDivorce and separationFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English