Ryan Foley, LCSW

Ryan Foley is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in New York with five years of clinical experience. He helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, and depression. He also focuses on abandonment and attachment issues, caregiver stress, communication problems, and questions around life purpose and identity.

He practices in a straightforward, conversational way. Sessions are aimed at making daily life more manageable. He listens to what is happening now, and then uses practical strategies to address symptoms and patterns that get in the way of functioning.

Ryan draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach skills for mood and emotion regulation. He also uses Internal Family Systems ideas to help people understand different parts of themselves and how those parts interact. Solution-focused techniques are used when clients want concrete steps and faster problem solving.

In sessions he will work with clients to identify priorities, try strategies between appointments, and adjust the plan as needed. He explains tools in plain language and practices them together with the client when helpful. He aims to make therapeutic work fit around everyday responsibilities like work and family.

Ryan has worked in a mental health clinic setting and is familiar with common struggles people bring when life feels overwhelming. He provides direct, practical support and helps clients build skills to manage symptoms and move forward.

How Ryan’s approaches translate to online work