Your Unique Story
Counselling is about support. It is also about getting something different from life in the hope of alleviating suffering. My philosophy of counselling is that it’s our (both client and counsellor) job to explore your landscape together from a place of shared curiosity
It’s important in the early stages of working with my clients to focus on relationship; a process which typically involves working with you in a very open way, getting to know you as the person you are and trying to understand your story in broad terms. It’s my job to create and maintain a safe space in which you can harness skills and insights into the self that can facilitate improvements in quality of life.
About Ryan
Education and Skills Training
Ryan has earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Psychology from McGill University in Montreal Quebec, and a Masters of Arts (M.A.) in Counselling Psychology from the City University of Seattle. In addition to his formal education, Ryan has completed a number clinical skills trainings in modalities which include; Motivational Interviewing (MI), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Trauma Informed Therapy Approaches
Since 2008, Ryan has participated in a multitude of activities within the mental health space including; program development, clinical and non-clinical group facilitation, 1-1 health care professional coaching and the provision of counselling and psychotherapeutic services to individual clients and clients in groups. Additionally, Ryan is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (R.C.C.) and a member in good standing with the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC). For more information about the significance of the R.C.C designation as it pertains to your process of finding a qualified counsellor, please visit the BCACC website
In his free time, Ryan can be found spending time with his wife and two young sons in Squamish B.C. having fun outdoors and wishing there were more “blue squares” around.
“Life requires overcoming challenges and obstacles of many types. Battling our struggles and our fears determines who we are.”
DAVID WEATHERFORD