If you feel stuck, overwhelmed, uncertain about your direction, or disconnected from the person you want to be, Ryan may be the right counselor for you, your relationship, or your teen. He works with teens, adults, couples, veterans, and individuals navigating anxiety, depression, grief, relationship concerns, identity questions, and major life transitions. Ryan helps clients understand how past experiences, beliefs, and patterns shape the way they think, feel, and relate to others. His approach is thoughtful, relational, and gently challenging. He creates space for clients to slow down, make sense of what they are carrying, and move toward greater clarity, healthier relationships, and a stronger sense of purpose.
Ryan’s clinical presence feels calm, reflective, and grounded. He listens carefully, asks meaningful questions, and does not rush clients into vulnerability before trust has developed. He works especially well with clients who are unsure how to process what they are feeling or need time and support before they can begin to open up. Clients who feel guarded, ashamed, skeptical of therapy, or unsure how to explain themselves may appreciate his patient and nonjudgmental style. Ryan balances compassion with honesty, offering support while gently challenging patterns that may be limiting growth. As an 18-year U.S. military veteran, he also brings a personal understanding of military culture, high-pressure environments, transition, and the experiences carried by service members, veterans, and their families.
For clients who desire it, Ryan offers Christian counseling. He integrates faith thoughtfully and according to each client’s goals and preferences. Sessions may include Scripture, prayer, forgiveness, identity in Christ, spiritual growth, doubt, church hurt, or questions about meaning and purpose. His faith integration is biblically grounded but never imposed. Clients who prefer therapy without explicit faith integration receive the same compassionate, respectful, and clinically informed care.
If you feel stuck, overwhelmed, uncertain about your direction, or disconnected from the person you want to be, Ryan may be the right counselor for you, your relationship, or your teen. He works with teens, adults, couples, veterans, and individuals navigating anxiety, depression, grief, relationship concerns, identity questions, and major life transitions. Ryan helps clients understand how past experiences, beliefs, and patterns shape the way they think, feel, and relate to others. His approach is thoughtful, relational, and gently challenging. He creates space for clients to slow down, make sense of what they are carrying, and move toward greater clarity, healthier relationships, and a stronger sense of purpose.
Ryan’s clinical presence feels calm, reflective, and grounded. He listens carefully, asks meaningful questions, and does not rush clients into vulnerability before trust has developed. He works especially well with clients who are unsure how to process what they are feeling or need time and support before they can begin to open up. Clients who feel guarded, ashamed, skeptical of therapy, or unsure how to explain themselves may appreciate his patient and nonjudgmental style. Ryan balances compassion with honesty, offering support while gently challenging patterns that may be limiting growth. As an 18-year U.S. military veteran, he also brings a personal understanding of military culture, high-pressure environments, transition, and the experiences carried by service members, veterans, and their families.
For clients who desire it, Ryan offers Christian counseling. He integrates faith thoughtfully and according to each client’s goals and preferences. Sessions may include Scripture, prayer, forgiveness, identity in Christ, spiritual growth, doubt, church hurt, or questions about meaning and purpose. His faith integration is biblically grounded but never imposed. Clients who prefer therapy without explicit faith integration receive the same compassionate, respectful, and clinically informed care.
Adults
Couples
Teens
Young Men
Anxiety/Depression
Grief/Loss
Life Transitions and Rebuilding
Identity and Purpose
Trauma and Adversity
Military Transition
Relationships & Marriage Concerns
Parenting and Family Support
Self-Esteem
Career Direction and Burnout
Anger and Emotional Regulation
Stress and Coping Skills
Church Hurt and Spiritual Confusion
CBT Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
DBT Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
MI Motivational Interviewing
Solution-Focused Therapy
Person-Centered Therapy
Psychodynamic Therapy
Attachment Theory
Somatic Psychology
Christian Counseling
$100/hr
7522 N La Cholla Blvd Tucson, AZ 85741
Virtual/Telehealth
Thursdays Late Afternoons
Fridays Late Afternoons
Saturdays
LAC-24187 AZ Licensed Associate Counselor
MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
BS in Psychology
Under Clinical Supervision
18 Years of Military Experience
Ryan Erskine, LAC’s counseling style is calm, reflective, and unhurried. He understands that clients may arrive in therapy feeling guarded, ashamed, skeptical, or unsure how to explain what is happening internally. He does not expect clients to immediately trust him or reveal the most difficult parts of their stories. Instead, he focuses on creating a relationship where trust and emotional safety can develop naturally.
Ryan is highly observant and careful with his words. He listens for what clients are saying as well as the patterns, beliefs, and experiences beneath the immediate problem. His natural curiosity allows him to explore a client’s story without making quick assumptions. Clients who need time to think, struggle to verbalize their emotions, or are uncomfortable with an overly energetic or directive therapist may appreciate his steady approach.
Although Ryan is gentle, therapy with him is not passive. Once he understands a client’s experience, he helps the client examine beliefs, choices, and patterns that may be keeping them stuck. He balances acceptance with accountability, offering honest observations and thoughtful challenges without becoming confrontational. His goal is to help clients understand themselves more clearly and turn that insight into meaningful action.
Ryan helps clients who feel uncertain about who they are, what matters to them, or what direction to take next. He supports people navigating career changes, relationship shifts, military transitions, faith questions, and other major life changes. Ryan enjoys helping clients who are asking questions such as:
Who am I now?
What am I supposed to do next?
Why do I keep responding this way?
How did my past shape the person I became?
Can I build a meaningful life after what happened?
Ryan helps clients understand how past experiences, relationships, beliefs, and learned patterns influence the way they currently think, feel, and relate to others. He then helps them identify what they value and take practical steps toward a life that feels more intentional and personally meaningful.
He does not view adversity as automatically beneficial or minimize the pain it causes. At the same time, he believes hardship does not have to be the final definition of a person’s life. Clients can develop resilience, wisdom, confidence, and a clearer sense of purpose as they make meaning of what they have endured.
Grief can follow the death of someone important, but it can also emerge after divorce, retirement, relocation, career change, estrangement, military transition, loss of faith, or the realization that life will not unfold as expected.
Ryan offers clients space to acknowledge loss without feeling rushed to “move on.” He helps them understand the emotional, relational, practical, and spiritual effects of what has changed. Clients can explore sadness, anger, regret, confusion, guilt, or numbness while gradually rebuilding a sense of stability. His goal is not to erase grief or offer simplistic explanations. Instead, he helps clients carry what happened differently, reconnect with what remains important, and begin imagining a future that still contains meaning and hope.
Ryan works with teens navigating anxiety, self-esteem concerns, school stress, family conflict, trauma, or emotional regulation difficulties. His quiet and thoughtful style can be a good fit for teens who need time before opening up or who are uncomfortable with adults asking rapid or overly personal questions. He does not force conversation simply to fill silence. Instead, he creates room for teens to think, develop trust, and participate at a pace that feels manageable.