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About Dr. Ryles:
Dr. Bryan Ryles is a California Board of Psychology licensed psychologist, specializing in working with relational issues, depression and anxiety, and consultation for, and treatment of behavioral addictive disorders. He is also a Board licensed Marriage Family Therapist, and has worked with couples successfully for over 30 years.
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Dr. Bryan Ryles has worked in almost every therapeutic milieu possible. He holds three clinical licenses, and two certifications: Licensed Psychologist in California and Georgia (inactive status), and Licensed Marriage Family Therapist in California. APA certified in treatment of addiction, and a certified QuitSmart trainer in smoking cessation.
EXPERIENCE:
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Humana West Hills Hospital (West Hills, California): Primary senior staff therapist, worked in an inpatient residential CareUnit facility, treating adults with alcohol/substance use disorders. Individual/couple/family therapy, with multi-family therapy facilitation. 1987-1990
Private Practice (Woodland Hills, California): Worked as a licensed Marriage Family Therapist, and later (1997) as a clinical psychologist, with individuals, couples and families treating relational issues, affective disorders, and specializing in alcoholism/drug treatment on an outpatient basis. 1989-2001 Center for Psychological Services (Van Nuys, California): Worked with various cultural/ethnic/racial diverse adolescents/adults in an outpatient, community based therapy setting. Psychological testing and assessment. 1992-1993 California State University, Northridge (Northridge, California): Worked as a doctoral intern with a student population comprised of culturally/ethnic diverse young adult/adult students on an outpatient basis. Trained in critical stress debriefing by the American Red Cross and involved in emergency services post-Northridge earthquake in 1994. 1993-1994 San Fernando Valley Community Mental Health Center-Macdonald Carey East Valley Mental Health Center (North Hollywood, California): Worked as Assistant Program Director, Mental Health Clinician II, performing supervision of staff, extensive individual/group psychotherapy and case management, with outpatient treatment of chronically mentally ill individuals. Comprehensive interface with medical staff. 1994-1997 AllCare Behavioral Health Services (Encino, California): Psychological and Psycho-Educational assessment with children, adolescents, and teenagers, ages six to seventeen, in various L.A. County group homes and at Van Nuys Hospital Children's inpatient unit. 1998-1999 Medical Board of California Physician's Diversion Program (Sherman Oaks, California): Treatment/support group facilitator for the Medical Board's Diversion Program for impaired physicians, dentists, pharmacists, veterinarians, and other medical professionals, dealing with substance use disorders/mental health issues in a long term outpatient basis. 1998-2001 Private Practice (Athens, Georgia): Worked as a Georgia licensed Psychologist on an outpatient basis, treating individuals, couples and families with mental health/substance use disorders and consulted with private industry on work/peer relations in a corporate setting. 2001-2005 University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia): Worked handling referrals of students from the UGA on-campus counseling center, assisting students with adjustment issues, depression and anxiety and alcohol/drug substance use disorders. 2001-2005 Private Practice (Westlake Village, California): Psychotherapy with adults and couples, specializing in alcoholism/substance use disorders treatment, depression and anxiety disorders, and relationship therapy. Organizational consultation and critical incident debriefing for workplace/industrial business. 2006-Current State Bar of California Lawyer's Assistance Program ( Woodland Hills, California): Treatment/support group facilitator for the State Bar's Lawyer's Assistance Program, working with impacted attorneys/Committee of Bar Examiner applicants. Assisting legal professionals dealing with primary alcohol/substance use disorders and/or mental health issues, primarily affective disorders. Long term outpatient program involving support group facilitation, monitoring, case consultation and committee review. 2007-Current |