Ryan Rana, PhD, LPC/LMFT

Ryan is the founding Director of the Arkansas Center for EFT and is a Certified EFT Supervisor and Trainer. A former counseling/marriage and family therapy faculty member at 3 universities, he did his training in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Dr. Sue Johnson and George Faller. In 2012, Ryan founded the Arkansas EFT community (now Arkansas EFT Center). Additionally, Ryan is the CEO and cofounder of The Joshua Center in Arkansas, where he maintains a private practice. Ryan’s clinical practices include with: couples, sexuality, anxiety/depression, traumatic stress, high stress performance/recovery, team leadership dynamics and other similar areas. He provides EFT intensives with couples in Arkansas. Ryan has a passion to a contribute to a more connected world, advancing EFT via education and training in several regions.

Before becoming a trainer/therapist, Ryan was an athlete and pitching coach at the collegiate level of baseball. He also spends significant time studying military training processes and practices as well as dynamics of performance and sustainability in military and law enforcement – as well as how it relates to the process of strategies of change and healing in psychotherapy. Ryan is a civilian contractor with the US Army, US Marine Corps, and US Air Force. Additionally, Ryan is professional threat management consultant with Safehaven Security group. Ryan also has a social media presence as cofounder of The Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy podcast and www.successinvulnerability.com.