Ryan Berkompas
LPC (MS#2862)
Ryan is a Licensed Professional Counselor. In college, Ryan discovered a passion for hearing peoples’ stories, which led him to serve in college ministry and earn a Master of Arts in Counseling from Reformed Theological Seminary. As a counselor, he offers individual, couples, and premarital counseling, helping individuals and couples as they navigate transitions and relationships, seek healing from past experiences, and cope with stress, worry, and anxiety. Ryan wants to create a space where clients can express their entire selves and be seen and heard.
When working with individuals, Ryan uses multiple therapeutic methods, depending on the needs of his clients. He has training in Emotionally Focused therapy and ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), where he compassionately collaborates with his clients to help them become more aware of their emotions, leading to increased healthy engagement of emotion. Ryan also utilizes narrative therapy—helping clients tell their stories in order to give their experiences meaning, and relational therapy—helping clients understand the roles of relationships in their experiences.
In his work with couples, Ryan’s approach is rooted in his training in utilizing the Gottman Method and relational therapy. The Gottman Method, developed by Drs. John Gottman and Julie Schwartz Gottman, is an evidence-based method that seeks to help couples with communication and conflict resolution, while deepening intimacy, respect, and affection between partners.
- Anxiety and Emotional Regulation
- Depression
- Grief and Loss
- Chronic Illness
- Procrastination and Perfectionism
- Stress, Life Transitions and Life Changes
- Shame and Self-Worth
- Trauma and Abuse
Individual Counseling
When working with individuals, Ryan uses multiple therapeutic methods, depending on the needs of his clients. He has training in Emotion-Focused therapy, where he compassionately collaborates with his clients to help them become more aware of their emotions, leading to increased emotional regulation. Ryan also utilizes narrative therapy – helping clients tell their stories in order to give them meaning – and relational therapy – helping clients understand the roles of relationships in their experiences.
Couples Counseling
In his work with couples, Ryan’s approach is rooted in his training during graduate school, specifically utilizing the Gottman Method and relational therapy. The Gottman Method, developed by Drs. John Gottman and Julie Schwartz Gottman, is an evidence-based method that seeks to help couples with communication, conflict resolution, and deepen intimacy, respect, and affection between partners.
Emotion-Focused Therapy
Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps clients become aware of emotions and emotional experiences and learn to welcome, accept, regulate, and describe their emotions. Later in therapy, clients will identify whether emotions are helpful or unhelpful in order to use helpful emotions to guide decisions and actions and transform unhelpful emotions.
Using EFT has helped Ryan to combine all of his training in various modalities into one cohesive method of helping. When a client brings an issue into therapy, they often need assistance with expressing and coping with emotions; changing emotions can have a lasting impact beyond each session.
Premarital Counseling
Ryan is also Prepare-Enrich certified, which is the main therapeutic approach he uses with couples during premarital counseling. In premarital counseling, he helps couples assess a clear picture of their relationship so that they can build a strong foundation for marriage.
- Emotion-Focused Therapy Level 1
- Gottman Therapy Level 2
- Prepare and Enrich Certified
- Anxiety and Emotional Regulation
- Depression
- Grief and Loss
- Chronic Illness
- Procrastination and Perfectionism
- Stress, Life Transitions and Life Changes
- Shame and Self-Worth
- Trauma and Abuse
Individual Counseling
When working with individuals, Ryan uses multiple therapeutic methods, depending on the needs of his clients. He has training in Emotion-Focused therapy, where he compassionately collaborates with his clients to help them become more aware of their emotions, leading to increased emotional regulation. Ryan also utilizes narrative therapy – helping clients tell their stories in order to give them meaning – and relational therapy – helping clients understand the roles of relationships in their experiences.
Couples Counseling
In his work with couples, Ryan’s approach is rooted in his training during graduate school, specifically utilizing the Gottman Method and relational therapy. The Gottman Method, developed by Drs. John Gottman and Julie Schwartz Gottman, is an evidence-based method that seeks to help couples with communication, conflict resolution, and deepen intimacy, respect, and affection between partners.
Emotion-Focused Therapy
Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps clients become aware of emotions and emotional experiences and learn to welcome, accept, regulate, and describe their emotions. Later in therapy, clients will identify whether emotions are helpful or unhelpful in order to use helpful emotions to guide decisions and actions and transform unhelpful emotions.
Using EFT has helped Ryan to combine all of his training in various modalities into one cohesive method of helping. When a client brings an issue into therapy, they often need assistance with expressing and coping with emotions; changing emotions can have a lasting impact beyond each session.
Premarital Counseling
Ryan is also Prepare-Enrich certified, which is the main therapeutic approach he uses with couples during premarital counseling. In premarital counseling, he helps couples assess a clear picture of their relationship so that they can build a strong foundation for marriage.
- Emotion-Focused Therapy Level 1
- Gottman Therapy Level 2
- Prepare and Enrich Certified
Ryan enjoys stories in almost every medium – books, movies, TV shows, games, podcasts, and more. He also loves making and eating tacos, swimming, taking walks, and spending time with his wife and their community in Jackson.
"I have learned now that while those who speak about one’s miseries usually hurt, those who keep silence hurt more."– C.S. Lewis Book a Session