Ryan Laverdiere, LCSW

Ryan has helped me work towards viewing my emotions in a more compassionate manner. He's kind, patient, and always makes me feel heard. I'm so grateful for the skills Ryan has taught me, I think about his advice each day and would highly recommend him to anyone seeking to understand themselves and the human brain better.

Written on Nov 21, 2023 after therapy with Ryan for 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, and compassion fatigue

Been meeting with him for about a year and some change, now.
He's fantastic, knows what he's talking about, how to help me organize myself, gives me helpful work to do (that I have requested), and doesn't make me feel like I am in an echo chamber.
He has important points of view/opposite points of view type of methods to keep me from emotionally lighting myself up. He asks important questions, but also knows when to just let me run myself and my mouth out for a little bit.
Very thankful for his expertise and understanding of the human condition.
Thank you, Ryan, for helping, teaching, and guiding me.

Written on Jul 14, 2023 after therapy with Ryan for 1 year and 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd

As someone who’s been working as a first responder, to military and just overall a busy life, I’ve experienced a lot of different difficulties that have impacted my mental health in very bad ways.

Ryan has helped me. In just 5 sessions so far, he and I, together, have found some deep rooted issues that have surfaced and he has helped me find ways to cope and control these issues appropriately.

Ryan listens more than he speaks, however when he does speak, it’s as if he has been able to appropriately determine what exactly needs to be said with professionalism and expert care.

Ryan is, by far, a man who takes his client’s needs and crafts a perfect approach to handling them.

Written on Jul 06, 2023 after therapy with Ryan for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self esteem, career difficulties, and adhd

Ryan is a great therapist, would highly recommend

Written on Apr 09, 2023 after therapy with Ryan for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and relationship issues

Ryan is a great dude. Helped me through some tough times.

Written on Apr 03, 2023 after therapy with Ryan for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd

I’ve done a lot of therapy and Ryan is my favorite. He is educated, concise and kind. I can tell that he is paying attention and is taking notes. His observations are always helpful. Highly recommend.

Written on Feb 16, 2023 after therapy with Ryan for 1 year and 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and adhd

He’s very accommodating and he displaces well knowledge & understanding in the materials he gives to work on.

Written on Feb 08, 2023 after therapy with Ryan for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, anger management, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd

Ryan is a true gem! I can't believe I was so fortunate to find him. Thank you.

Written on Feb 07, 2023 after therapy with Ryan for 1 month

Ryan is very knowledgeable and has helped me a ton!

Written on Aug 09, 2022 after therapy with Ryan for 10 months on issues concerning anger management

Ryan is empathetic and genuine. Makes me feels listened to and supported, and offers good advice as well as good questions that make me think

Written on Feb 28, 2022 after therapy with Ryan for 4 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, family conflicts, sleeping disorders, coaching, and adhd

Ryan patiently answered all my questions and gave me the feeling of being understood and cared for. We worked through many strategies and he put me back on where my focus needs to go. I feel empowered and I recognized change through these weeks we've met.

Written on Jan 27, 2022 after therapy with Ryan for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, eating disorders, and self esteem

Easy to talk to. Willing to set a pace with you and work with you on a timeline that works for you. Lighthearted demeanour and very kind. It was great working with Ryan!

Written on Dec 01, 2021 after therapy with Ryan for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety

Ryan was extremely helpful! He helped me understand my thoughts and feelings and gave me methods to counter my unconscious negative thoughts. He was very patient with me, especially when he spotted what my issues are when I didn’t recognize them myself. Thank you so much, Ryan!

Written on Nov 13, 2021 after therapy with Ryan for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and self esteem

He was very calm and we worked together to help me and what solutions would work for me!

Written on Nov 02, 2021 after therapy with Ryan for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and compassion fatigue

He is very comforting and reassuring that there are ways to get through the toughest things. He doesn't push subjects I'm not ready for and gives me methods to work on between sessions. I was hesitant at first because I wasn't sure a male therapist would understand some of my issues, but I feel very comfortable with him and glad I gave it a shot. I like that he treats me like a human being rather than a head case.

Written on Aug 08, 2021 after therapy with Ryan for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd

Ryan has a lot of compassion and wisdom and is a great communicator.

Written on Aug 02, 2021 after therapy with Ryan for 2 weeks