- CBT techniques
- Client-centered work
- Motivational interviewing
About Ryan
Ryan Glathar is a California-licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 17 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing relationship strain, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, and other concerns including addictions and grief. Ryan lists guilt and shame among her focus areas and often addresses those feelings alongside issues of attachment, abandonment, and codependency.
She favors practical conversations that get to what is blocking progress. Sessions tend to look like clear, direct talk about patterns, behaviors, and moments that matter. Ryan draws on several approaches to help people notice what’s happening, test small changes, and build different ways of relating to themselves and others.
Her background includes long experience with parenting stress, domestic violence, and family-of-origin problems. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts, client-centered methods to follow the person’s lead, and elements of psychodynamic and motivational interviewing to uncover deeper patterns and motivation.
Ryan describes therapy as a collaborative process. She and the client work together to choose methods that fit the person’s goals and circumstances. That may mean short-term problem solving, longer conversations about patterns, or combining approaches over time.
Sessions are offered in English and are based in California. Cost varies by location and Ryan uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the site’s booking flow.
How Ryan integrates therapeutic approaches in online work
Ryan commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow the person’s priorities and to make space for their perspective. That approach focuses on listening, clarifying what matters to the client, and shaping sessions around their immediate concerns.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify specific thoughts and behaviors that sustain distress. CBT involves noticing thinking patterns, testing them with small experiments, and practicing different responses to reduce symptoms like anxiety or depressive thinking.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ryan will collaborate with each client to choose methods that match their goals and circumstances. That means trying options, checking what helps, and adjusting plans together rather than sticking to one fixed method.
Session formats should be confirmed before booking since the original biography does not list specific options. Ask about which formats are available when you complete the matching questionnaire. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into daily life by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and letting people join from different locations to keep consistent appointments.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
17+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with relationship problems, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, addictions, grief, and related issues such as codependency, attachment, and guilt and shame.
How does she approach guilt and shame?
She uses practical conversations to identify thinking and behavior patterns that keep guilt and shame active and then tests small changes to reduce their hold.
What is her professional background?
She has 17 years of clinical experience as a Marriage and Family Therapist working with a wide range of relational and personal concerns.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is an LMFT licensed in California and practices from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are provided to those in the stated region.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin sessions with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.