Ryan Boyer (he/him)

Ryan Boyer, M.Ed., PATGC, CCC

Ryan is a son, brother, father, husband, and friend. He comes from Celtic, Norse, Slavic, and Cherokee ancestry on his mother's side, and Celtic and Norse ancestry on his father's side. Ryan currently lives and works on the unceded territory of the Snuneymuxw First Nation. He is grateful to be a learner on these lands, and honours those who have cared for these lands since time immemorial. Ryan holds a Master’s Degree in Education specializing in counselling psychology. He also recently completed a graduate certificate in the Psychedelic Assisted Therapy program through Vancouver Island University. He has been heavily influenced by transpersonal, existential, and non-dual teachings.

Ryan also believes in working with the technology of the body through trauma informed somatic awareness practices. Ryan has spent the majority of his career working in the realm of mental health and addictions. Most recently, he worked as a Mental Health Manager for a local First Nation.

In hindsight, Ryan has been preparing for healing work even before he sought out a career in counselling. Early life trauma, along with the painful loss of both of his parents at a young age was a perfect storm that contributed to his use of drugs and alcohol to self-medicate. This numbing and escapism ultimately led to active addiction for many years of his life. Once he stopped self-medicating, space opened up to embrace his own healing journey. This has included counselling therapy, reparative relationship, connecting to nature, earth medicine ceremonies, various transpersonal ceremonial experiences, and re-connection to ancestral ways.

Ryan has learned that by sitting with our own darkness and shadow aspects, we are then able to hold supportive space for others to face their own. He is passionate about helping others heal in the ways that he has, and is.