About Ryan
Ryan Derico is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, ADHD concerns, and the strain of life changes. He also supports people facing career stress, compassion fatigue, and LGBT-related issues. Ryan practices from Florida and brings seven years of clinical counseling experience to sessions.
He approaches work in a straightforward, respectful way. Sessions focus on what a person wants to change and build on their existing strengths.
Background and approach
Ryan listens without judgment and helps clients set realistic goals they can try between meetings. Ryan uses practical tools grounded in cognitive behavioral ideas to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. He couples that with a client-centered stance that keeps the person’s priorities central.
Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or unsure about making changes. In sessions he often breaks problems into small steps. He helps people develop coping strategies for panic, impulsivity, phobias, or repetitive behaviors like trichotillomania.
For those on the autism spectrum he focuses on concrete, achievable adjustments rather than abstract advice. People can expect clear language, structured planning, and collaborative decision making. Ryan encourages small experiments that build confidence over time.
He supports clients as they try new ways of managing symptoms and life demands.
How these approaches work online
Ryan uses client-centered therapy to follow the person’s lead, listen closely, and focus on what matters most to them. This approach helps clarify priorities and makes sessions more personal and practical.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is used to spot unhelpful thoughts and test different behaviors. It works well for anxiety, phobias, stress, and symptoms linked to ADHD by breaking problems into concrete steps and experiments.
Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels unsure or stuck about change. It uses open questions and reflective listening to boost motivation and identify small, doable next steps.
Ryan treats finding the right approach as a team effort. He will discuss goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. The process is collaborative and iterative, with regular check-ins to see what’s working.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules or limited travel options. Video calls let sessions feel close to in-person meetings, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into work breaks, and live chat or text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins or ongoing support between longer sessions.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- ADHD
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Impulsivity
- LGBT
- Phobias
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Florida, Indiana
- Languages
- English