Ryann Diaz (she/her/hres)

My lived experiences involve how my family and I have navigated being part of the LGBTQ+ community in the world today. Gender Identity, coming out, transitioning, and navigating work places are a few of the topics I love to assist clients with.

I love working with older adults, the aging population, and their caregivers. I have extensive work experience in chronic illness. Often coupled with medical concerns are the feelings that go along with it- anxiety, grief, loss, stress.

Everyone has experienced anxiety at some point in their life- We are not alone! As daunting as it sounds when you're in the middle of a panic attack or caught up in negative thought patterns, anxiety is something we can manage together! I believe cognitive therapy helps to modify our thoughts, and mindfulness exercises helps soothe our body when in states of anxiety.

Feel stuck with anxiety? Depression? Poor sleeping? Mindfulness exercises teach us how to lower our stress levels by getting in touch with our body. Deep breathing, body scans, even taking a walk.

CBT works by helping you become aware of negative thought patterns and how they impact your feelings and actions. I heavily use CBT from a trauma focused lens. It's important to find out what we're thinking, but also why we are thinking it. This includes a lot of talk therapy, questions, and thinking. I ensure a relaxed and safe space for us to explore how you feel. I hold additional certification in Trauma Focused CBT.

I use this type of therapy, even on myself! Trouble reaching goals, or setting them? Difficulty looking into future plans? Are there things you wish to accomplish and you just do not know how to go about it? SFBT lets us determine concrete steps together to help you achieve your goals! I love using this method because we are able to look back each week and see where progress has been made, and what direction you want to go in.