Ryan Waller, LMFT
Practical help for relationship and family challenges
About Ryan
Ryan Waller uses a practical, evidence-focused approach to help people navigate relationship and family challenges. He is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, practicing in Texas with four years of professional experience.
Background and approach
His style is direct and approachable, aimed at making the first steps into therapy feel manageable. Ryan helps people talk through relationship strain, family conflict, grief and loss, and struggles with self-esteem and motivation.
He also addresses concerns tied to parenting, sexuality, and identity in LGBTQ+ contexts. His work includes support around blended family issues, divorce and separation, and infidelity.
Sessions are designed to be straightforward. Ryan focuses on clear goals and small, practical changes people can try between meetings.
He favors plain language and keeps conversations focused on what matters most to each person. In the room he aims to create a nonjudgmental space where people can share difficult feelings without pressure.
He listens for patterns in relationships and offers ways to shift interaction and thinking that often get in the way of feeling better. Ryan also works with concerns such as hospice and end-of-life counseling, first responder issues, midlife transitions, and polyamory or non-monogamous relationship questions.
He encourages people to move at a pace that suits them and to set realistic steps toward their goals.
Evidence-informed approaches and online care
Ryan focuses on practical, evidence-based techniques that help people change how they relate and cope. One common approach looks at patterns in relationships and communication and teaches clearer ways to express needs and set boundaries. This helps with conflict, infidelity, and blended family issues. Another set of techniques targets mood and motivation by breaking problems into smaller steps and practicing new behaviors between sessions, which can help with depression and low self-esteem.Finding the best fit is a collaborative process. The therapist works together with each person to try approaches that match their goals and preferences, and adjusts the plan based on what is most helpful. Clients are encouraged to set pacing and objectives that feel realistic to them.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules. Video calls let conversations feel more like in-person meetings. Phone sessions can be a good option when shorter check-ins or lower bandwidth are needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow for brief updates, check-ins between sessions, or a way to work through smaller problems without scheduling a full call. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, and travel.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also works with
- Blended family issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- LGBT
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English