Ryan Chriscoe on Let's Start Here

Let's Start Here: LifeCare Counseling and Coaching

Our Hosts:

• YOLANDI RAUSE, MS, LCMHC - Counselor
  • As a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Associate, Yolandi has a heart for students and young adults. She has experience in the school system, working alongside families and educators by compassionately processing life's hardships and moving towards holistic healing and growth.
• STEVEN PRICE, MA, LCMHC - Counselor
  • Steven is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor committed to understanding each person's story. Steven seeks to engage in past memories of struggle and pain to make sense of the whole person and work towards healing individually and in relationships. Steven has experience in many therapy areas, but he also offers to coach as life has many transitions and sometimes hard changes.
• CAROLINA AGUILAR, MA, LCMHCA, TRCC - Counselor
  • As a bilingual Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate, Carolina enjoys working with clients on their specific goals and aims to incorporate her psychotherapy training and/or theological approaches to therapy. She hopes to provide a safe and empowering space and give understanding to each client's story.
• RYAN CHRISCOE MA, NCC, LCMHCA
  • Ryan is a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) through the National Board for Certified Counselors. He holds a Master of Arts degree in clinical mental health counseling from Liberty University, where he graduated with high distinction honors.

In today's episode:

• Ryan shares his story of how he decided to become a counselor. He started attending counseling after experiencing the value of therapy.
• Ryan shares his perception of therapy as a male. For Ryan, the depression had reached the point where he felt he needed it.
• He worked as a real estate agent for about a decade before pursuing his dream of becoming a therapist.
• We discuss what it felt like the first time sitting down with a client as a therapist. It can be very intimidating going from books to boots on the ground.
• We talk about the importance of having a therapist or counselor as a presence to experience your emotions with you instead of just trying to fix or comfort you.
• Ryan loves to work with couples and help them achieve the unity meant to be a picture of Christ and the Church.
• He also enjoys working with people in ministry and helping them stay in the fight.