Ryan Garza, LCSW

Licensed in Utah · 17 years in practice

Ryan Garza is a licensed clinical social worker with 17 years of experience.

License and registration

LCSW, Utah: 7027526-3501 · expires September 2026
NPI: 1952557605 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 17
Languages: English

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About Ryan

Ryan Garza is a licensed clinical social worker with 17 years of experience. He practices in Utah and works with adults on a variety of life challenges. He keeps sessions direct, respectful, and often lightly humorous to help people feel at ease.

He helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and the aftereffects of trauma and abuse. He also supports those dealing with addiction, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, and caregiver stress.

Background and approach

Veterans and people with mood disorders or co-occurring concerns are included in his focus areas. His style is client-centered, which means therapy is shaped around each person's needs and goals. He uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior therapies to address thoughts, emotions, and behavior.

Motivational interviewing helps when change feels hard or uncertain. Sessions emphasize joint planning and tangible steps. Clients can expect conversations that identify patterns, try new coping skills, and set small goals between sessions.

He balances encouragement with straightforward feedback to keep momentum moving. Ryan aims to help people manage current demands while also working through past hurts. Over time he focuses on building clarity, meaning, and steadier day-to-day functioning.

He invites people who are ready to make changes to take the next step toward better balance and purpose.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Ryan lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse
Self esteem
Depression
Coping with life changes
Addictions
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Parenting issues
Anger management
Compassion fatigue
Abandonment
Caregiver issues and stress
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Communication problems
Dependent personality
Drug and alcohol addiction
Fatherhood issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Men's issues
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Mood disorders
Narcissism
Personality disorders
Post-traumatic stress
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Sexual assault and abuse
Social anxiety and phobia

Approaches Ryan names

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches that translate well online

Client-centered therapy focuses on what the person wants and needs in sessions and makes the client’s goals central to the work. It helps when someone needs a respectful space to sort priorities and decide what changes to try. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions link together and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal skills, which can help with intense emotions and relationship conflicts.

Choosing an approach is often a joint decision. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they’ll try methods that match the problem at hand and adjust the plan if something isn’t helping.

Online formats here include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and skill practice. Phone sessions can fit into a busy day or use less bandwidth. Live chat and text are helpful for quick check-ins, short reflections, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to schedule sessions, stay consistent, and use therapy in everyday life.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does he help with?

He works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting stress, anger, compassion fatigue, and related concerns.

What is his basic therapy style?

Sessions are client-centered and collaborative. He combines practical skill teaching with supportive listening and straightforward feedback.

How much experience does he have?

He has 17 years of experience working as a therapist in a variety of settings.

Where is he licensed and located?

He is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - practicing in Utah.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

How are costs handled?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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