Biography
Ryan J. Glode, M.A., LMHC, is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Founder and Past President of OCD Rhode Island, an official affiliate of the International OCD Foundation and the founder of the OCD and Related Disorders Lecture Series.
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Ryan received his Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts where he was trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). He completed his post graduate training at the Child and Adolescent OCD Institute at McLean Hospital where he specialized in the treatment of children and adolescents with severe, treatment-refractory OCD and anxiety utilizing Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
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Ryan specializes in the treatment of children, adolescents and adults with OCD and related disorders. His approach is based on current principles of evidenced-based practice using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
Licensure
2018-Present
2017-Present
Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) - Rhode Island
Licensing Body: Rhode Island Board of Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists
License Number: MHC 00932
Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) - Massachusetts
Licensing Body: Massachusetts Board of Allied Mental Health and Human Service Professionals
License Number: 10472
Education
2012-2014
2008-2012
Assumption College
Master of Arts (M.A.), Counseling Psychology
Worcester, Massachusetts
Assumption College
Bachelor of Arts, (B.A.), Psychology, Minor: Philosophy
Worcester, Massachusetts
Post Graduate Training
2015-2018
Child & Adolescent Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Institute (OCDI)
McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School Affiliate
Middleborough, Massachusetts
Practicum/Internship
2013-2014
Adult General Treatment Unit
Butler Hospital, Brown Alpert Medical School Affiliate
Providence, Rhode Island

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Neal Donald Walsch