Ryan Glode M.a., Lmhc

Ryan Glode, M.A., LMHC has a diverse work experience in the field of mental health. Ryan currently holds the position of Director of OCD Services at RICBT, where they have been working since 2018. In this role, they are responsible for overseeing the organization's OCD services. Prior to this, from 2017 to 2022, Ryan served as the President and Founder of OCD Rhode Island, a non-profit affiliate of the International OCD Foundation. Their role involved raising awareness, increasing access to effective treatment, and ending the stigma associated with mental health issues.

Ryan's previous experience includes working as a Home Based Cognitive Behavior Therapist at Massachusetts General Hospital from 2017 to 2018, and as a Behavior Therapist at McLean Hospital from 2015 to 2018.

Before their hospital experience, Ryan worked as a Milieu Therapist at Bradley Hospital from 2012 to 2015. Ryan facilitated exposure and response prevention therapy for patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Ryan's early work experience includes completing their internship at Butler Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island, where they provided psychotherapy to patients with various mental health disorders. Ryan also worked as a Research Assistant at Assumption College and Tufts University, where they contributed to studies on emotion regulation and cognitive biases.

Overall, Ryan Glode, M.A., LMHC has extensive experience in the field of mental health, with a focus on OCD treatment, advocacy, and research.

Ryan Glode holds a Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Counseling Psychology, which they obtained from Assumption University from 2012 to 2014. Prior to that, they completed their Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Psychology from the same institution between 2008 and 2012. Ryan has also acquired additional certifications as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor from the Rhode Island Department of Health in March 2018, and from the Massachusetts Board of Allied Mental Health and Human Service Professionals in December 2017.