About Ryan
Ryan Giles is a licensed clinical social worker in Utah with 18 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and major life changes. He also supports people working through career questions, feelings of emptiness, loneliness, caregiving strain, and issues around fatherhood and commitment. He writes plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use right away.
He meets people where they are and starts by listening closely to what feels most urgent.
Background and approach
Sessions tend to focus on clear goals and small, manageable changes. He draws on approaches that help people change unhelpful thoughts, calm the body, and tell their story in a different way. Ryan uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to spot patterns that keep problems going.
He brings mindfulness techniques to help people steady attention and reduce overwhelm. When trauma is part of the picture, he includes trauma-focused strategies to address painful memories and reactions. He takes a strengths-based stance and works collaboratively.
That means he helps people identify what already works in their lives, then builds from there. Practical tasks, short-term plans, and real-world practice are common parts of sessions. Ryan’s style is straightforward and supportive.
He aims to help people feel more able to cope, make decisions, and move toward goals. People who want concrete tools and a calm, steady guide may find his approach helpful.
Using practical approaches online
Ryan commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness as core parts of online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on spotting and changing thought and behavior patterns that keep problems going, which can help with anxiety, depression, and problem-solving. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce stress and increase focus, useful for overwhelm and emotional reactivity.He also uses narrative ideas to help people reframe their life stories. Narrative work involves looking at the story people tell about themselves and trying out different perspectives to open up new choices and meaning. These approaches are chosen to match the person and the issue, not as a fixed plan; the therapist will work together with each client to find the best fit based on needs, goals, and preferences.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful for in-depth sessions and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, follow-ups, or practicing skills between sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible and help people fit therapy into busy lives.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Utah
- Languages
- English