Ryan Krickow

LMFT

I didn’t take a straight path into therapy. I began in the arts, earning a degree in film and working in storytelling, where I became fascinated by the emotional undercurrents behind people’s choices and the meaning we make of our lives. Over time, I realized I was even more interested in the inner stories people carry about themselves, especially around anxiety, identity, and early relationships. That curiosity led me to study Integral Counseling Psychology at CIIS and eventually become a therapist. What drew me in most was seeing how many thoughtful, high-functioning adults were quietly struggling beneath the surface. Therapy felt like a natural extension of what I had already been doing, listening deeply, noticing patterns, and helping people reshape narratives that no longer serve them.

My approach to therapy is relational, depth-oriented, and body-centered. I work with thoughtful, high-functioning adults who want to understand not just what is happening in their lives, but why it keeps happening. Together, we explore the deeper relational patterns that shape anxiety, over-performing, and relationship stress, while also paying attention to how those patterns live in the body as tension, vigilance, or shutdown. I draw from attachment-based, psychodynamic, mindfulness, and somatic perspectives, but the core of my work is creating a steady, attuned space where you can slow down, feel what is actually there, and begin to respond to yourself with more clarity, regulation, and self-trust.