Christen Ryan

LPCA, NCC, MA
Accepting Clients

Integrative Wellness Counselor and Licensed Psychotherapist

Associate Professional Clinical Counselor in NORWALK, CT

Services
  • Individual
  • Couples
  • Family
  • Child
  • Adolescent/Teen
  • Group

About My Clients

I work with children, teens, adults, couples, and families across all stages of life who want to feel better, function better, and be understood without judgment. Clients come to me for anxiety, depression, burnout, relationship stress, and life transitions—and leave with more clarity, structure, and momentum. In-person sessions are in a private, rustic cottage setting, or outdoors on secluded property with walking trails, river access, and animal-assisted therapy with certified therapy dogs.

My Background and Approach

My style is warm, grounded, and practical, and I use humor when appropriate to support connection and coping. I take an active, whole-person approach to mental health. I also integrate lifestyle and wellness factors when relevant, and have begun leaning into the healing powers of peptides. I collaborate with my clients together where we focus on insight and self-awareness and build toward real, lasting change.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

Humor is an underrated powerful coping tool!

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) Coaching Wilderness Therapy
Other Techniques
  • Attachment Theory
  • Coaching
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Couples Counseling
  • Dance / Movement Therapy
  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • Family Systems
  • Family Therapy
  • Harm Reduction Therapy
  • Holistic Therapy
  • Integral Therapy
  • Intervention
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Solution Focused Brief Therapy
  • Wilderness Therapy
  • Person-Centered (Rogerian)
  • Integrative Therapy
  • Internal Family Systems
  • Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT)
  • Lifespan Integration
  • Relationship Counseling
  • Reality Therapy

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Anxiety Depression Women's Issues
Other Issues
  • Aging Concerns
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment
  • Bipolar
  • Body Image Issues
  • Burnout
  • Career Counseling
  • Codependency
  • Depression
  • Insomnia
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harm
  • Spirituality
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Teen Issues
  • Women's Issues

At A Glance

  • Experience: 9 years of practice
  • Languages: English, Español
  • Rate: $175 - 175/session

Info

Email Christen
249 Chestnut Hill Road no
NORWALK, CT 06851-1412

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