About Ryan
Ryan Foley is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in New York. He helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, and depression. Ryan meets clients where they are and focuses on practical steps they can use day to day.
He draws on several approaches to tailor care to each person. Sessions are meant to be open and nonjudgmental so thoughts and feelings can be talked through honestly.
Background and approach
Ryan aims to set clear goals and track small changes over time. Clients can expect a mix of skills work and reflective conversation. He uses strategies to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and to build better emotion regulation.
He also pays attention to how past relationships and attachment patterns affect present-day choices and feelings. Ryan has five years of clinical experience working in a mental health clinic setting. He works with people dealing with relationship difficulties such as commitment problems, communication struggles, and family-related stress.
He also supports those facing issues like abandonment, guilt, shame, isolation, and questions about life purpose. In sessions he focuses on clear, practical tools alongside deeper self-understanding. The goal is to leave people better equipped to manage symptoms and move toward valued goals.
Ryan is available weekdays and maintains a direct, compassionate style that many people find approachable.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship so people can share what matters most and decide their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and teaches practical skills to change them, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ryan will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and what feels comfortable. That means trying skills-based exercises, exploratory conversation about attachment, or a mix of both depending on progress and preference.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video lets people work face to face when that helps, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text can fit quick check-ins or shorter timeslots. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and to maintain continuity when schedules change.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English