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Dr. Carson Ryner

About Carson

#ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS | COUPLES Carson employs a client-centered, strength-based eclectic approach in working with clients, drawing from various therapeutic modalities. He has received training and supervision in cognitive-behavioural therapy, brief solution-focused approaches, and couple counselling methods, with years of supervision enhancing his expertise. Carson holds certificates in Conflict Resolution, Critical Incident Debriefing, and Separation Mediation, reflecting his commitment to continued professional development. Over his twenty-five-year career in Ontario, Canada, as a registered social worker, Carson primarily worked in community-based counselling agencies and mental health teaching centers, specializing in anxiety, depression, and PTSD. His PhD research focused on group work, particularly in teaching forgiveness within stress and anger management groups. Carson earned his Master of Social Work from the University of Toronto, where he was awarded a University Fellowship scholarship and completed his placement at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health within the forensic division. In recent years, Carson has transitioned to providing clinical supervision, mentoring MSW Social Workers and counsellors in Master programs. His experience includes serving as a clinical manager and supervisor of counsellors and addiction support workers. Carson's diverse interests extend to conflict resolution, mediation, substance use recovery, and addressing challenging family of origin issues. Currently pursuing ministry and theology in a MDiv program, Carson has received an entrance scholarship and is completing a ministry student placement at a local church. Additionally, he remains active in his community by delivering sermons at various local churches, with a particular passion for integrating theology and psychology.

Often treats: AbuseAddictionADHDAdjustment disorderAdoptionAgingAlcohol AbuseAngerAnger Management
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Antisocial Personality disorderAnxietyAsperger's SyndromeAutismBehavioral IssuesBinge eating disorder (eating disorders)Bipolar DisorderBody ImageBorderline Personality Disorder (BPD)BullyingChronic Pain or IllnessCodependencyCommunicationCompulsive gamblingConduct Disorder (CD)Conversion disorderDeliriumDepressionDissociative DisordersDivorceDomestic Abuse or ViolenceDrug AbuseDual DiagnosisEating disordersElderly Persons DisordersEmotion RegulationEmotional AbuseExcoriation disorderFamily planningFears / PhobiasGambling AddictionGeriatric CounsellingGrief, loss, bereavementHistrionic personality disorderHIV/AIDSImpulse Control DisordersInfertility or AdoptionInfidelityInsomniaIntellectual DisabilityInternet AddictionLearning DisabilitiesLonelinessMedical DetoxMen's IssuesMental DisordersMood disordersMunchausen syndrome by proxyNarcissistic Personality DisorderObesityObsessive- Compulsive (OCD)Oppositional Defiance (ODD)Panic disorderParanoid personality disorderParentingPersistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymic Disorder)Personality DisordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stress Disorder (PTSD)Pregnancy, Prenatal, PostpartumPsychosisQuiet Borderline Personality DisorderRacial IdentityRejection Sensitive DysphoriaRelationship IssuesSchizophreniaSeasonal Affective DisorderSelf EsteemSelf-harming or suicidal behaviorSex, sexuality, intimacySexual AbuseSexual AddictionSleep DisorderSocial Anxiety DisorderSocial IsolationSomatic symptom disorderSpiritualityStopping SmokingStressSubstance AbuseSubstance UseSuicidal ThoughtsSuicideThinking DisordersTourette SyndromeTraumaTraumatic Brain Injury (TBI)Video Game AddictionWeight LossWomen's IssuesWorkplace stress
Sees: Adults (18+) · Couples · Seniors (65+) · Teens (13-17)
Trained at: REGISTERED SOCIAL WORKER (#P6923), ALBERTA COLLEGE OF SOCIAL WORKERS · DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PH.D), NEWBURGH INDIANA · MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK (M.S.W.), UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO · BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK (B.S.W.), YORK UNIVERSITY
Credentials: Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) · Master of Social Work (MSW) · Registered Social Worker (RSW)
Member of: MEMBER OF THE ALBERTA COLLEGE OF SOCIAL WORKERS (ACSW) · PAST MEMBER OF ONTARIO COLLEGE OF SOCIAL WORKERS & SOCIAL SERVICE WORKERS (OCSWSSW) · QUALIFIED HEALTHCARE PROVIDER, WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BOARD (WCB) · COMMUNITY SUPERVISION WITH SEX OFFENDERS, CLARKE INSTITUTE · THE PSYCHOLOGY OF MEN WHO BATTER, DR. DUTTON · BRIEF SOLUTION FOCUSED THERAPY, HINKS- DELLCREST CENTRE · BRIEF SOLUTION FOCUSED THERAPY WITH PROBLEM DRINKERS, HINKS-DELLCREST CENTRE · POWER AND CONTROL/EQUALITY WHEEL TRAINING, ELLEN PENCE · EMOTIONALLY FOCUSED THERAPY WITH COUPLES, PROF. SMITH · CHANGE WAYS, COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY