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Specialties 

Therapy can be helpful for a wide range of challenges you might be facing. Throughout my years of training and practice, I have been fortunate to help many patients work through a variety of different struggles in their lives. 

Anxiety and Stress

Anxiety can show up in many ways, such as chronic worry, tension, difficulty relaxing, and challenges with concentration. In therapy, we aim to understand the roots of anxiety, as well as the patterns that maintain it. 

Trauma

Trauma can shape how you experience yourself, your relationships, and the world around you. You may notice heightened anxiety, emotional numbness, difficulties trusting others, or becoming easily overwhelmed. Therapy can help you safely explore traumatic experiences in order to reduce the control they may have on your daily life.

Burnout and Work Related Stress

Burnout often develops gradually and can involve emotional exhaustion, cynicism, reduced motivation, and detachment from things that once seemed meaningful. Therapy can help you understand how internal expectations, relational dynamics, and identity-related pressures contribute to burnout, as well as how to develop a more sustainable and value-aligned relationship to your work and life.

Men's Issues

Many men seek therapy because they feel emotionally disconnected, under pressure to perform, isolated, or unsure of how to talk about their experience. Therapy is not about changing who you are, but rather helping you expand your capacities for emotional awareness, flexibility, and connection with yourself and others.

ADHD

ADHD can present as difficulties concentrating, missing details, struggling to follow instructions, feeling restless, and struggles with impulse control. For many people with ADHD, these symptoms can lead to a number of challenges in terms of how they view themselves, as well as difficulties within their relationships with others. Therapy can help address these challenges and inform how to navigate them in a more fulfilling way. 

Depression

Depression may involve persistent sadness or decreases in energy, motivation, or the ability to concentrate, often leading to feeling disconnected from yourself and others. Therapy allows you a space to understand the underlying experiences and relational patterns that contribute to depression and to help you make sustainable change over time.

Grief and Loss

Grief can arise in response to many kinds of loss; death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, changes in health, or the loss of a hoped-for future. Instead of "just moving on," therapy can help you carry the loss in a way that allows for continued connection, meaning relationships, and engagement in your life. 

Relationship Issues 

Relationship issues are some of the most common challenges people face, whether romantic, familial, or professional. Therapy can help you address the recurring patterns, understand how they developed, and experiment with new ways of relating that feel more satisfying.

Identity Issues

Identity issues are often at the core of many people's struggles. Many people seek therapy to help them gain a better understanding of themselves such as: defining and understanding core values, integrating aspects of one's culture, planning for one's future, issues related to sexuality and relationships, etc., in order to structure their lives in ways that align better with their values and allows them to live a more fulfilling life.

Obsessive Thoughts

Obsessive thoughts can come in many forms. Some people find their minds getting caught in a loop, while others might find themselves trying to ward off intrusive thoughts. Many times these thoughts are also accompanied by different behaviors or rituals that attempt to quiet the unwanted thoughts. Therapy can help you find relief from these thoughts and behaviors and help you get back to living a more satisfying life.

Dr. Ryan Lubock Psychology

dr.ryanlubock@gmail.com

805-242-3311

555 Chorro St. Suite B

San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

©2023 by Dr. Ryan Lubock Psychology

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