Ryan Urzen
I'm a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and founder of Altered Mind, where I provide telehealth therapy for adults throughout Florida. With nearly 10 years of experience in mental health, I enjoy helping people navigate anxiety, depression, ADHD, stress, grief, trauma, and life's unexpected challenges. My approach is warm, down-to-earth, and practical. I believe therapy should feel like a genuine conversation, not a lecture or a checklist of questions. I want you to feel comfortable being yourself, talking openly, and knowing that you're being heard without judgment.
Whether you’re facing stress, overthinking, ADHD, grief, or major transitions, I create a space where you feel understood and supported while also being challenged to grow.
My goal is to help you better understand yourself, develop tools that actually work in your everyday life, and make meaningful progress toward feeling better.
First session
In our first session, my goal is to create a safe, supportive space where you can start sharing what brought you to therapy. We’ll spend time getting to know each other, exploring your story, and identifying what feels most important to you right now. I’ll ask some questions to better understand your background, challenges, and goals—but there’s no rush or pressure; you can share at your own pace. Together, we’ll begin outlining what you hope to gain from therapy and how I can best support you. By the end of our first meeting, you’ll have a clearer sense of what our work together may look like and how we can start moving toward the changes you’d like to see.
Strengths
I bring warmth, humor, and genuine care into my sessions. I want therapy to feel like a place where you can be yourself, talk openly, and feel understood. I’ll support you, but I’ll also challenge you when it’s helpful. We’ll work together to find practical tools that actually fit you and your life.
Ideal clients
Adults who may seem high-functioning on the outside but feel overwhelmed, anxious, burned out, or stuck internally. Many of the clients I serve are responsible, insightful, and motivated people who are used to pushing through stress, yet still find themselves struggling with overthinking, emotional exhaustion, ADHD-related challenges, grief, or major life transitions. Common concerns I help with include anxiety, chronic stress, burnout, racing thoughts, perfectionism, people-pleasing, difficulty setting boundaries, low motivation, and feeling mentally drained. I also work with clients who are navigating relationship stress, career pressure, identity shifts, loss, or unresolved experiences that continue to affect their mood, confidence, and daily functioning. My clients are often looking for more than just a place to vent. They want therapy that feels supportive, practical, and focused on meaningful progress. Many want to better understand themselves, learn tools they can actually use in everyday life, and create healthier patterns that feel more manageable and sustainable. Therapy goals often include reducing anxiety and overwhelm, improving emotional regulation, strengthening boundaries, increasing self-awareness, improving focus, building coping skills, and feeling more confident in handling life’s challenges. For many clients, the goal is not just symptom relief, but creating a life that feels more balanced, intentional, and emotionally sustainable. My approach is warm, collaborative, and down-to-earth, while also being goal-oriented and practical. I aim to help clients feel understood while also equipping them with strategies they can use outside of session to support real-life change.
Treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I use a practical, goal-oriented approach that focuses on the connection between your thoughts, feelings, and actions. Together, we’ll look at patterns that may be keeping you stuck—like overthinking, negative self-talk, or avoidance—and practice strategies to shift them. This often includes simple tools and exercises you can use between sessions, so progress continues outside of therapy. My goal is to make this work feel approachable and tailored to your needs, giving you both insight into why challenges show up and concrete steps to move forward with more clarity and confidence.
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Virtual sessions
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- FloridaLicense MH18942