Ryan Giles, LCSW

Ryan Giles is a licensed clinician in Utah with 18 years of professional experience supporting children, adolescents, adults, families, and groups. He centers his work on helping people build emotional balance, strengthen resilience, and move toward the goals that matter to them. Ryan has worked with a broad range of concerns, including faith crises, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, and depression, and brings personal understanding of how overwhelming these challenges can feel.

He meets clients where they are and fosters clear communication while emphasizing a strengths-based perspective that honors each person as the author of their own life. Ryan helps identify existing resources and capacities and then uses those strengths to support meaningful, lasting change. His clinical toolbox includes cognitive-behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices, and trauma-informed care, applied in ways that fit each client’s needs. Ryan holds an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - a professional credential indicating advanced training in clinical social work and therapeutic practice.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Ryan Giles uses a mix of evidence-informed approaches to help clients address immediate concerns and long-standing patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression and to build practical coping skills. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and nonreactive attention, which can ease stress and improve emotional regulation in daily life. Trauma-Focused Therapy attends directly to the impact of traumatic events, helping people process painful memories and develop strategies to reduce triggers and increase safety in everyday functioning.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Ryan works with each person to explore which methods fit their goals, preferences, and life context, and adjusts the plan as progress unfolds. This shared decision-making helps ensure the work stays relevant and useful.

Online therapy options - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - make it easier to access care around work, family, or other commitments. These formats offer flexibility in scheduling and allow licensed professionals to provide consistent, goal-focused support even when in-person visits are not possible.