The following reflects the experience many of our patients describe before finding their way here. If it sounds familiar, you’re not alone.
Maybe it’s anxiety, depression, ADHD, or a habit you can’t quite get a handle on, something you keep telling yourself you’ll rein in, but it keeps winning. Eventually, you stop trying to power through and decide to talk to someone.
If you’ve done this before, you already know what comes next. If you haven’t, here’s the usual playbook: you book an appointment hoping for something that feels human and useful. Instead, you get a rushed visit with a provider who walks in, sits down, and flips open a laptop like a shield between you. It’s a checklist of predetermined questions, lots of typing, minimal eye contact, no warmth, and no real sense that anyone is trying to understand you.
Then comes the quick conclusion: “Probably anxiety,” or “Let’s try this.” A prescription gets sent to your pharmacy with barely an explanation of what it’s for or why it makes sense for you. And before you’ve even finished saying what brought you in, the appointment is over.
You leave feeling processed, not heard, still responsible for figuring out your own mind, except now you’ve got a prescription and even fewer answers.
Why I Built This Practice
I created Method Psychiatry because I got tired of watching people get rushed through a system that treats mental health like an afterthought. This practice was built to offer the kind of care I’d want for my own family: respectful, unhurried, and genuinely personalized.
My career started in 2010 as a Firefighter/EMT, showing up on people’s worst days with the honor of being able to help. The years I spent on a firetruck and ambulance taught me that good care means bringing calm to chaos, acting methodically, and never losing sight of the person in front of you.
Here, a 60 to 90 minute initial evaluation is the standard, because you deserve enough time to tell your story and I need enough time to understand the real context of what’s going on. That first visit is where we slow down. I learn about your life, your work, your relationships, your goals, what you’ve already tried, and what you’d like to be different. From there, we build a plan together that fits you and adjust it as we learn more.
A core value of this practice is helping you become an active participant in your own care. When you understand what’s happening in your nervous system, the process stops feeling mysterious and starts feeling workable. The goal is confidence and self-trust, so you can respond to life with intention rather than just reacting to symptoms. When medication is part of the plan, it’s used responsibly and explained clearly, so you leave every appointment feeling informed and in control.
What’s Possible
Progress looks different for everyone. Sometimes it’s realizing the gray cloud that’s been following you around has finally lifted. Sometimes it’s getting motivated again, tackling the things you’ve been putting off, showing up at work with confidence, giving the presentation without your heart racing. Sometimes it’s sleeping through the night. And sometimes it’s simpler than all of that: you just start to feel like yourself again.
Life still has hard days. But you won’t be navigating them alone. You’ll have support and a plan.
The shared goal is getting you back to your people, your work, and the things that give your life meaning.
Meet Ryan
My road to this work wasn’t a straight line.
Before becoming a mental health practitioner, I spent years as a firefighter and then as a nurse, including through some of the hardest stretches of the COVID pandemic. I’ve seen stress and trauma up close, in some of the most demanding environments imaginable. What I kept witnessing, regardless of the setting, was the same underlying struggle: modern life moves fast, and our minds and bodies are paying the price. The constant noise, pressure, and pace takes a toll on all of us.
That lived experience is what brought me here. I work with adults navigating all kinds of challenges, and my background gives me a particular window into the world of first responders, military, healthcare workers, and high performers, people who are used to being strong for everyone else and rarely make time for themselves.
When I’m not working, I’m cooking something new, training at the gym, or out on the golf course. I split my time between Michigan, Arizona, and Washington, and at every stop, there’s a good chance I’m also fostering a dog that my wife and I swear we aren’t going to adopt.
We always adopt them.
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