Ryan is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of St. Thomas in Houston. She spent several years working at a psychiatric hospital where she specialized in trauma and suicidality. Ryan went on to work as a school-based therapist for adolescent survivors of violent crimes and as an individual therapist. She also worked in a community setting with adolescents and adults in the LGBTQIA+ community and with those coping with relationship and sexual issues.

Ryan is trained in EMDR, IFS, Somatic Experiencing, and has experience teaching Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). Ryan got her undergraduate degree in photography and enjoys working with people doing portrait photography. Some of her interests are reading, meditation, thrifting, and exploring the vegetarian food scene in Austin.