Hello, I’m Ryan Cheney, LMSW, and I’m dedicated to helping you navigate life. This page will give you more information about my therapy style and what I specialize in. I want to help you figure out if we would be a good match, and I hope we get to work together soon. I love supporting folks as a therapist and I view the work as a great privilege. I hope one day to start a therapy collective that integrates psychotherapy with body-based practices like yoga, meditation, fasting, silence, and nature solos.
Ryan Cheney, LMSW
LMSW (he, his)
- Manage Medications: No, provides therapy only
Therapy is a partnership in which we take the time to slow down together and look compassionately at what’s happening inside of you and in your relationships. It’s a courageous act in service of becoming a fuller version of you.
I work with individuals (ages 13+), couples, and families. I’ve trained in several frameworks, and my favorite is Internal Family Systems (IFS). I work to be practical and results-oriented. I’m intentional about the extent to which we draw upon and integrate the influences of feeling, thinking, felt body sensation, and behavior.
All of your humanity is welcome in our time together. Our goal is the fullest, most natural expression of you.
Credentials
Education
Master of Science in Social Work, UT Austin’s Steve Hicks School of Social Work (2023)
IFS – Completed Level 1 Training at IFS institute
Somatic Experiencing – Completed Beginner 1, 2, and 3 trainings with Somatic Experiencing International
Coherence Therapy – Completed Level 1 Training with COHERENCE PSYCHOLOGY INSTITUTE
In-network and Self Pay
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna
- Cigna/Evernorth
- Medicare
- Partners Direct Health
- Sana Benefits
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialities
Relationship Issues, Anxiety, Depression
Expertise
- Academic Issues
- ADD / ADHD
- Addiction
- Aging
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Issues
- Anxiety
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Attachment Trauma or Insecurity
- Autism
- Bipolar Disorder
- Borderline Personality
- Boundaries / Assertiveness
- Career Counseling / Professional Growth
- Childhood Abuse or Neglect
- Chronic Illness
- Codependency
- Conflict with Friends
- Cultural Identity / Acculturation Stress
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce / Breakup
- Domestic Abuse
- Eating Disorders
- Executive / Business Coaching
- Existential Issues
- Family Conflict
- Fear of Rejection
- Gambling
- Gender Identity (LGBTQ)
- Hoarding
- Impulse Control Issues
- Infidelity / Cheating
- Internet Addiction
- Lack of Emotional Awareness
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Loss or Grief
- Marital Conflict / Partner Conflict
- Men's Issues
- Mood Swings
- Narcissistic Personality
- Not Happy or Satisfied with life
- OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
- Open Relationship / Polyamory
- Overeating
- Pain Management
- Panic Attacks
- Parenting
- Postpartum Depression or Anxiety
- Religious Trauma
- Self-Harm
- Sexual Assault
- Trauma / PTSD
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Accelerated Experiential Dynamic (AEDP)
- Attachment-based
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Coherence Therapy
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Depth Therapy
- Existential
- Family / Marital
- Gottman Method
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Interpersonal
- Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB)
- Mindfulness-Based Interventions
- Motivational Interviewing
- Nonviolent Communication
- Person-Centered (Rogerian)
- Psychobiological Approach to Couples (PACT)
- Relational Therapy
- Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
- Somatic
- Somatic Experiencing (SE)
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
Locations
Client Focus
- Age Groups Served: Teen, Adults
- Participant Types: Individuals, Couples, Family
- Language Spoken: English