Hi there!!
I am Tara Ryan
I’m a licensed therapist with a deep passion for supporting adults through life’s changes, challenges, and transitions. Drawing on both professional expertise and personal experience, I work with clients to navigate stress, mood shifts, burnout, and the pressures of work, relationships, or caregiving.
I specialize in helping adults manage anxiety, depression, complex trauma (CPTSD), and other emotional challenges. My approach is compassionate, collaborative, and strength-based: I support clients in setting healthy boundaries, overcoming self-doubt, rebuilding confidence, and reconnecting with their sense of purpose.
I believe life’s transitions are not crises to endure, but opportunities for growth and self-discovery—a chance to gain clarity, prioritize your well-being, and move forward with confidence, resilience, and self-trust.
“For me, becoming isn’t about arriving somewhere or achieving a certain aim. I see it instead as forward motion, a means of evolving, a way to reach continuously toward a better self. The journey doesn’t end.” —Michelle Obama
Credentials
State Licenses
Independently licensed therapist in California, Colorado, Nebraska and Texas.
Attended college at California State University, Fresno and University of Texas, San Antonio.
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Specialized Experience
Therapy for Adults
Offering extensive therapeutic experience with adults across the lifespan, and specialized training and experience with specific populations.
- Women's Issues
Specializing in women’s mental health across the lifespan, with a particular focus on menopause, hormonal transitions, and the emotional and psychological changes that often accompany them. I support individuals navigating mood changes, anxiety, depression, sleep difficulties, identity shifts, memory concerns, and challenges related to sexual health and intimacy.
- Anxiety and Depression
My work integrates mind-body awareness, trauma-informed care, and a strengths-based perspective to help clients improve emotional regulation, sleep, self-confidence, intimacy, and overall quality of life. Whether you are adjusting to menopause, struggling with anxiety or depression, redefining your identity, or healing from trauma, I am committed to supporting you with clarity, respect, and care.
- Trauma
I also specialize in working with complex PTSD and trauma, recognizing how past experiences can resurface or intensify during periods of hormonal or life transition. Therapy with me is collaborative, compassionate, and tailored to each client’s unique history, values, and goals. I aim to create a space where clients feel safe, heard, and empowered to reconnect with themselves and their relationships.
