Ryan Curtiss, LCSW is an Honorably discharged Marine Sergeant who was medically retired following OIF-1. Ryan went to The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg, Texas, where he earned his Master of Social Work degree in 2015 and his Bachelor of Social Work degree in 2014. Ryan was a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) in Texas from 2015-2022 and is currently a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Texas since 2022. Ryan has been a licensed therapist for over 7-years. Ryan specializes in stress and anger management, anxiety, trauma/PTSD, obsessions/compulsions, ADHD, phobias, depression, and substance use. Ryan holds the following certifications: Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional (CCATP), Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP), Cognitive Processing Therapy Certification (CPT), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Certification (TF-CBT), and Exposure Response Prevention Certification (ERP (CCATP)). Ryan has worked physically in the Rio Grande Valley and San Antonio metro areas of Texas along with virtual/telehealth throughout the entire United States as a licensed clinical therapist. Ryan has treated children, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics with mental health issues, acute/chronic disorders, substance use/abuse, end of life issues, chronic pain, medical illnesses, hospice, grief/loss, military and combat related issues, relationship and family issues, personality disorders, conduct and impulse control issues, and so much more in inpatient behavioral, hospitals, primary care, hospice/palliative care, and private practice settings with civilians, Veterans, Military, and Law Enforcement clients.

What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?

WHAT IS TACTICAL TRAUMA THERAPY? A precise, tactical, approach to therapy that is Holistic and targeted to Activate your Parasympathetic Nervous System and Deactivate your Amygdala immediately in your body and brain with immediate benefit, thus, a reduction Anxiety & Trauma Symptoms and Reactions. "Trauma comes back as a reaction, not a memory" - Bessel van der Kolk We'll share with you some powerful and amazing lessons that will help you be the healthiest and best version of you by improving your ability to cope and self-regulation while healing stuck-points, wounds, losses, and traumas from your entire life and career. We'll will teach you about the science behind these life changing lessons as well as four key coping skills that work immediately in the body system and will drastically improve your daily sense of well-being by reducing your: Anxiety, Avoidance, Irritability, Stress, Panic Attacks, Hypervigilance, & Physiological and Trauma Reactions. We utilize Eye-Movement (EM) modalities to clear wounds, psychological (emotional) pain, and reduce feelings of loss and grief. These techniques also reduce the turmoil caused by abuses, assaults, and traumas. We can help you lessen phobias and heal negative self-thoughts or core beliefs. You do not need to tell us your wounds or traumas for us to desensitize your wound using Eye-Movement (EM) modalities derivative from EMDR (Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing modality); we guide your brain to heal itself! The 4 coping skills we will teach you, work immediately in the body and will make an impact on your health and life daily. See website below for more information and to see Testimonials for other clients who have benefited from this approach to treatment.

Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.

Do you have a time where you felt overwhelmed due to emotional pain, loss, abuse, trauma, war, natural disaster, assault, neglect, car accident, witnessing danger/violence/loss, etc.? How would your life change if this was resolved and no longer able to impact your present and your future? Would you want to have no reaction or negative emotions/symptoms when you think about or discuss this/these events from you past? If so, I can help with teaching you 4 coping skills that work immediately upon use and an eye-movement modality to resolve/heal trauma in your brain and body... Make today the last day you live with unresolved ____ in your life; be set free and become the best version of you today.

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