About Ryan
Ryan Glathar is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California with 17 years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical steps people can take to feel better and move past what’s holding them back.
Background and approach
She aims to build a respectful, trustworthy relationship so clients can speak honestly and start making changes. Ryan helps people who are coping with relationship struggles, grief, depression, anxiety, trauma and addiction.
She also supports those dealing with parenting strain, intimacy concerns, anger, low self-esteem and major life transitions. Her additional focus includes attachment and abandonment wounds, codependency, communication problems, and issues tied to family of origin.
Her approach is flexible. She draws from client-centered methods that put the person’s needs first.
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also incorporates Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills, motivational interviewing, and psychodynamic ideas when they fit the client’s goals.
Sessions are practical and goal-focused. Clients can expect straightforward conversations about current struggles and small, repeatable steps to try between meetings.
Ryan pays attention to how patterns in relationships and past experiences shape daily life. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time and costs vary by location and therapist availability. To begin, select the Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire to schedule your first appointment.
How therapy approaches work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person’s experience. The therapist follows the client’s lead, reflects what’s been said, and helps people clarify what they want to change or keep. This approach is useful for people who want a collaborative, empathetic space to sort through feelings and choices.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It breaks problems into manageable steps and teaches practical techniques to shift unhelpful thinking and behaviors. CBT is often chosen for anxiety, depression, stress, and patterns that repeat in relationships.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, provides concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. These skills can help when emotions feel overwhelming or when relationship conflicts keep repeating.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together the person and therapist decide which methods to try and adjust them as needed in ongoing sessions.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and reading nonverbal cues. Phone calls take less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat or text messaging lets someone check in between meetings or use written reflection when that feels easier. These options make it possible to schedule care around work, parenting, or busy days.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English