Ryan Smith

Ryan Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who helps people manage anger, stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and identity questions. He works with individuals facing grief, parenting strain, addiction concerns, eating issues, mood disorders such as depression and bipolar, and intimacy or self-esteem struggles. He also supports people navigating LGBT-related challenges and identity questions.

He began his career focused on anger management and has 13 years of experience in counseling. Over that time he has worked extensively with parents and people dealing with family conflict. He uses straightforward, goal-oriented work to help people see practical change in their daily lives.

Ryan adapts his approach to each person’s needs. He often uses client-centered methods to focus on what matters most to the client. He also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and DBT skills to manage strong emotions.

Sessions are guided by the client’s goals and pace. He will listen, reflect, and suggest tools that can be practiced between sessions. Religion-informed counseling can be included when requested, and he is equally open to people who are not religious.

Ryan welcomes conversations about adoption and foster care, attachment and abandonment issues, body image and eating concerns, codependency and communication problems. He encourages prospective clients to describe their main concerns so he can tailor a plan to meet those goals.

How his therapeutic approaches work online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on what you want to change. The therapist listens closely and follows your priorities, helping you set clear goals and work at your own pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches practical skills to change them, which can help with anger, anxiety, and low mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving distress tolerance and communication in relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Ryan will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. That collaborative conversation guides which methods get used and how sessions are structured to fit individual needs.

The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm session options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. These practical benefits can help people sustain momentum toward their goals while balancing everyday life.