Ryan Lisman , LPCC

Ryan Lisman is a California-licensed psychotherapist with five years of professional experience, offering clinical work grounded in both humanistic principles and creative practice. He holds the LPCC credential, which stands for Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, and is licensed in California as CA LPCC 11464. Ryan practices as a Psychotherapist and as a registered Drama Therapist at the Huntington Hospital mental health unit in Pasadena, California, bringing both clinical training and embodied, creative methods to his work.

Ryan supports people facing a wide range of concerns, including stress and anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, LGBT-related challenges, self-esteem and motivation, relationship and family issues, grief and intimacy-related struggles, addictive behaviors, and coping with life changes. He also attends to more specific areas such as attachment and abandonment wounds, codependency, communication problems, body image, and dissociation, tailoring his focus to each individual’s needs.

He primarily uses a humanistic, client-centered stance that invites the client to guide the therapeutic process, offering nonjudgmental engagement and collaborative goal-setting. As a registered Drama Therapist he integrates embodied and creative approaches when helpful, and he is trained in a variety of modalities so clients can explore different styles and techniques. Ryan speaks from personal experience as a long-term therapy participant and brings that lived understanding to his commitment to supporting others on their paths to growth.

Integrating Humanistic and Creative Approaches Online

Ryan brings a humanistic, client-centered approach to online work, which emphasizes listening, empathy, and supporting the client in guiding the pace and focus of therapy. This style is useful for people seeking a collaborative, strengths-based environment to explore goals, values, and personal growth.

He also offers drama therapy in an adapted form for remote sessions, using creative, embodied exercises and expressive techniques to help clients access emotions and try out new ways of relating. These methods can be helpful for trauma processing, identity work, and situations where experiential expression complements talk-based work.

Alongside those approaches, Ryan draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to the client's presenting concerns, blending methods that best address symptoms like anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. Choosing the right mix is a collaborative process - Ryan works with each person to identify their goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, adjusting strategies as therapy progresses.

Online sessions via video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer flexibility for scheduling and make it easier to maintain continuity of care from different locations. These formats can reduce barriers to access and allow therapy to fit more readily into varied routines while supporting meaningful therapeutic work.