Ryan is the director of Empire Psychotherapy, founding the clinic after 8 years of work with couples. His focus is attachment based relationship work with adult individuals and couples, emphasizing the connection between attachment strategies and mental health.
Ryan is a member of the Ontario Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, the International Association for the Study of Attachment, and the European Family Therapy Association.
Outside of his clinical work, Ryan maintains ongoing therapeutic training, conducts research on the topic of attachment strategies, and manages the development of Empire. He also co-hosts the psychology podcast “What Brings You In?”, provides consulting services for therapy clinics, and is an advocate for the integration of attachment principles into the education, healthcare, and justice systems. In 2024, Ryan founded Journey Psychedelic Institute to promote harm reduction services for people using psychedelic medicine.
Session Information
Accepting
I have a limited number of openings for new clients
Clinical Focus
Attachment (relationship patterns) and how this impacts mental health issues in adulthood
Schedule
10 AM-1 PM
Monday to Friday
Soonest Appointment
Call for earliest availability
My Rates & Benefits
Individuals
$300 + HST
Benefits
Not covered – out of pocket private payment only
Get to Know…
I enjoy spending time with friends and family, and being a father to my son.
I feel most alive when I’m somewhere new exploring – trekking lava fields, kayaking through bioluminescence, swimming with stingrays. Currently, I’m working on a couples retreat to combine my love of adventure travel with my passion for relationships.
I’m a first generation Canadian, and hold the world title for the worst ratio of free time to number of hobbies. Car racing is a big one for me. I enjoy racing at all levels of motorsport, from Karting to Formula 1600 to virtual simulators like iRacing.
When I first tried therapy, it really sucked.
I felt uncomfortable going and found it mostly unhelpful. The wispy voiced “How does that make you feel?” approach just wasn’t for me. After trying several therapists I concluded that either 1) I must be really messed up, or 2) what I want is hard to find.
What did I want?
Someone down to earth. Less “I am honoured to share this space with you right now” and more “Hey, how was your week?”
Someone really familiar with my particular concerns. This was challenging, because specialists don’t exist in therapy like they do in medicine.
Problems worth solving.
I was so frustrated with the state of mental health care that I decided to do something about it. I went to school for psychology, and ever since, I have focused my career entirely on understanding relationships and developing more effective therapeutic treatments by studying how our family relationships and experiences contribute to the mental health issues we experience in adulthood.
In 2019, I founded Empire Psychotherapy to build a team of down to earth, relatable therapists with specialist level expertise. Since 2019, we have continued to grow, develop our skills, and have fun practicing therapy together.
You don’t have to carry this on your own.
Start Feeling Better.
