Andrea Bray Ryan, LPC

Andrea Bray Ryan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with six years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, and a range of life changes. Andrea also lists family of origin issues among her focus areas and notes experience with trauma-related difficulties and substance concerns.

She uses practical, evidence-based methods in sessions. Andrea draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. She incorporates Emotionally-Focused Therapy strategies for relationship and attachment matters and uses mindfulness practices to build moment-to-moment coping skills.

Her background includes work in a behavioral hospital with both inpatient and outpatient clients and time in independent counseling practice. That mix gives familiarity with more acute presentations and ongoing therapeutic work. She has completed additional study in traumatic stress through The Trauma Center at JRI with Bessel van der Kolk’s program, and she lists trauma-focused approaches among the methods she uses.

In sessions Andrea focuses on practical skill building such as relaxation, self-regulation, and coping techniques. She also supports people in looking at patterns coming from early family life and how those patterns affect current relationships and choices. Conversations are described as collaborative and focused on what can be done differently moving forward.

People who want straightforward, skills-based work about mood, anxiety, addiction, grief, parenting strain, or family of origin patterns may find this approach useful. To start, clients typically complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial appointment through the online options button.

Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions work