Ryan Savino
Hi, I’m Ryan! I'm a psychotherapist with 9 years of experience and an academic. For five of those years, I’ve worked extensively with therapy clients who are actively pursuing highly specialized training and completing high-stakes projects (e.g., dissertations, books, films). I've also helped people to feel more comfortable in social situations and helped clients to challenge patterns of procrastination and perfectionism.
First session
My approach to therapy integrates cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) as well as psychodynamic and person-centered therapy principles. Therapy with me is tailored to your specific needs but is always based in a supportive therapeutic relationship. This can include developing new coping skills and working to disrupt frustrating interpersonal patterns.
Strengths
I understand firsthand the pressures that come with professional life — the long hours, the high expectations, and the strain of navigating hierarchy. Over the past five years, I've supported high-achieving clients as they work through the fraught dynamics that can arise between supervisors and trainees. I bring warmth, sincerity, and, when appropriate, a bit of irreverence to that work.
Ideal clients
Many of the clients I work with are addressing longstanding patterns of perfectionism and procrastination. These patterns often start to affect their personal and professional lives, particularly as they work to complete high-stakes projects or pursue advanced training programs. They come to treatment looking not only to build new insights, but also to develop new strategies for addressing these challenges.
Treatment methods
Acceptance and commitment (ACT)
ACT encourages a mindful awareness of painful emotions and thoughts in order to engage in the pursuit of one's values.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
CBT teaches us to develop more helpful thoughts and effective behaviors to improve our moods.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
DBT encompasses four modules: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. By building skills in these domains DBT teaches us to build a life worth living.
Motivational Interviewing
MI helps us to foster change by rolling with the ambivalence that we naturally feel in many situations.
Person-centered (Rogerian)
Rogerian techniques help us to experience what it is like to speak to someone who we feel truly listens and understands us.
Location
Virtual sessions
Top specialties
Other specialties
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Licensed in
- New JerseyLicense 44SC06345400
- New YorkLicense 096080