About Ryan
Ryan Giles is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Utah with 18 years of clinical experience. He supports people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, career challenges, and major life transitions. He aims to make therapy straightforward and practical for people who feel overwhelmed.
He uses a strengths-based approach and starts by listening to where a person is right now. Sessions focus on identifying concrete skills and resources a person already has.
Background and approach
Conversations are down-to-earth and goal oriented, with room to process feelings and make small changes that add up. Ryan draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help people spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. He also uses mindfulness practices to build calm and resilience during stressful moments.
Narrative ideas help people rewrite painful stories so they feel less stuck. Over nearly two decades he has supported people through grief, trauma, caregiver stress, commitment and communication difficulties, and midlife questions. He pays attention to real-life pressures such as fatherhood concerns, work stress, isolation, and guilt that can interfere with daily functioning.
Ryan emphasizes collaboration and clear steps. Clients who want practical tools, regular check-ins, and a calm space to process may find this approach fits their needs. Therapy aims to increase coping, reduce anxiety, and help people move toward goals they care about.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Ryan commonly uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior changes. CBT is often useful for anxiety, stress, and mood problems because it focuses on clear steps and measurable progress.He also uses mindfulness practices to build moment-to-moment calm and increase tolerance for uncomfortable feelings. Mindfulness exercises can be brief and work well in between sessions to reduce reactivity and improve focus.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. He will listen to a person’s goals and preferences and then suggest which methods to try first. The plan can be adjusted over time based on what helps most, making the process collaborative and flexible.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer different practical benefits. Video calls approximate an in-person visit when visual connection matters. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a break in the day. Live chat and messaging support shorter check-ins, ongoing progress notes, and quick skill practice between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while working on stress, anxiety, trauma recovery, and other goals.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Utah
- Languages
- English
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