Lark Ryan


Portland, Oregon 97232 United States

About

Ready for change? We can choose to grow past the limitations that keep us stuck. In my practice I listen carefully to your dreams and fears, and work to release you from the wounds of the past, and resolve inner conflicts. I tailor therapy to each unique individual to help you reach your goals. My therapy style is warm, direct, compassionate, and collaborative. I foster the growth process through challenging old patterns and helping new possibilities emerge. My work is grounded in the mind-body connection and mindfulness.

I've provided EMDR for over 25 years, and have become a Certified EMDR Practitioner. I foster healing the traumatic wounds that limit you, using EMDR and IFS ego state work to release what keeps us stuck. I empower you to draw on your inner resources. "Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you." Jean-Paul Sartre

My specialty is PTSD, especially freeing clients up from sexual trauma. I'm a feminist and sex positive therapist. I prioritize clients with alternative sexual expression (i.e. polyamory, BDSM, sex work), BIPOC clients, and therapists. My practice is informed by Buddhist wisdom/practice and social justice. I also work with performance anxiety.

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Qualifications: University of Michigan
Academic Suffixes: LCSW
Expertise: Body Positivity, Codependency, Coping Skills, Depression, Dissociative Disorders, Divorce, Emotional Disturbance, Infidelity, Open Relationships Non-Monogamy, Peer Relationships, Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, Sex-Positive, Kink Allied, Sexual Abuse, Sleep or Insomnia, Stress, Transgender, Trauma and PTSD, Veterans, Women

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