Ryan D. Grady is a counselor in Los Angeles, CA specializing in counseling.
3217 Ettrick Street
Los Angeles, CA 90027
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He has a state license in California.
Licensed In: California
Ryan D. Grady has an average of 1.25 out of 5 stars based on 8 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Ryan D. Grady from all over the web to help you find the right in Los Angeles, CA.
This place looks great from the outside, however, they are NOT familiar with dual diagnoses patients. Without ever doing a suicide assessment (which I know how to do because I am a social worker), they called the police who took me away in handcuffs to the Emergency Psychiatric Center. Then they called my husband and LIED to him that they were afraid of me. HuH??? I have never in my life been violent; I was not only not violent I didn't even address it or mention it. I was going through a Depressive Episode because I'd just read that I would have to spend 4 months in jail for a DUI. I even told the psych. tech. (or whoever she was) in the middle of my tirade to not take it personally; I was going through a very hard time and Ryan Grady was the only staff there (and I was the only patient). He has lots of degrees but apparently not enough experience to even recognize a Depressive Episode. Just as other young professionals they are so afraid that they'll get into trouble (it's the same as with child abuse reporting), that all they care about is protecting themselves. Or perhaps it was because I didn't have insurance for this program so I was paying in cash and they lowered the price because they were desperate for clients. I would avoid Ryan Grady he is very unexperienced.
I had been seeing Ryan Grady for almost a year. I accidentally missed an appointment nd he demanded to be paid and was not sympathetic to my known issues. He was very gold and angry at me and yelled at me. I think there's something specially horrible about making things hard to work through, especially when I'm suffering from poor mental health. I never went to see him again. He seems nice on the surface but when he believes you've wasted his time he will beat it on your head. Also, he's 39 and only been in business two short years. Very inexperienced.
Ryan Grady is dangerous. He injects toxic and cruel judgments that I believe will inflict lasting suffering and harm. I beseeched him to listen compassionately and slow down. I requested he offer moments of stillness and mindful guidance. Rather he continued to assert impulsive and strident opinions. I repeatedly begged him to provide nurturing and compassionate therapeutic communication. I have everything in writing. I wish I had read more about him online. After six months and over thousands of dollars in fees, he remained incapable of compassionate listening and insightful guidance and caring to prompt personal discovery and a path to wellness. People in pain are vulnerable and he strikes at the jugular. " He insisted that I must refrain from speaking to my best friend. When I shared my concern, he replied boldly, "go ahead and call him; it will be like a heroin fix." Weeks later, he said, "he is nothing." He added, " He is a mirror of you." He reveled in his own clever pun on his name. His words typify a rant (haranguing me) while driving on speaker phone from the office to his home office. He said, "he should pay back gifts I gave him with interest." I hope he pays me back with interest! He is the least experience LCSW and not a license therapist. I would avoid him.
I was referred to this Ryan Grady via my friend who is as crazy as he is. He paled in comparison to other therapists. He was not a good listener. He would often interrupt with some weird statement like "I wonder how many squirrels there are in the world" or something equally head scratching. On my first visit, I arrived 15 minutes early and sat in the waiting room for half an hour with his two dogs who smelled horrible, browsing on my phone. I finally noticed there was a row of lighted buttons on the wall. I deduced that I should find one that alerts him to my presence and press it. I did that. He came out about 10 minutes later and told me that yeah, that's how it works. Thanks for the heads up you moron. He didn't give me the extra time at the end of the session. On my second visit I arrived 15 minutes early and pressed the button immediately. After 25 minutes, I walked up to his office and the door was closed and it sounded like he had a patient in there. I waited another 20 minutes, and it was 30 minutes after my scheduled appointment time. I was getting ready to leave when his patient left. He didn't realize he had gone overtime so much on the previous appointment. Again, my insurance/employer paid for a full session and he delivered half of one. On my 3rd visit, he continued to interrupt with inane, inquisitive snippets that were pretty much unrelated to what we were talking about, similar to the first 2 visits. I honestly believe he is mentally not there. Also, he would ask questions about things I had answered already - simple questions about family that I had elaborated on previously. Did you listen to Anything or take any notes? The 4th visit was like the 3rd, and I told him that I expected us to be going much deeper than we were at this time. He said it was going to take many many visits just to get started (yeah right!), and he went on about his qualifications in case I had concerns. Little did he know I was well aware of his past at that point and the other complaints he has received. OK, so I only wasted 4 visits on this guy. Never again!
Apparently, Mr. Ryan Grady suggested to my previously unfaithful husband that he should meet women online to get used to the idea that we might get divorced. Thanks Ryan Grady. We are getting divorced now since he has a new girlfriend. How in the world did the state give you a license? Instead of helping you destroy.
I met with Ryan Grady LCSW for 45 minutes after he had provided my spouse with approx. 10+ hours (over recent years) of therapy for work and marriage issues. During the meeting, Ryan Grady did not make me feel welcome nor did he seem truly interested in my side. He appeared to have no empathy whatsoever for my concerns and factual observations. He is someone I definitely would not recommended.
Ryan Grady LCSW is a nice man but I really think going to therapy with him is as effective as conversing with a stranger on a city bus. He is a very inquisitive man (a trait I normally applaud but when it means he will go on a 20 minute detour asking questions about the features of an iPhone, I'm not appreciative.) He also has some difficulty accepting untraditional gender roles (he was confused and argued with me, stating that men should pay for everything while dating.) I don't think he's a misogynist but if you don't follow traditional gender roles, he may act like really trivial things are a huge deal- like I was explaining a situation, mentioned I paid for dinner and he was very upset because he believed my boyfriend should have paid. He acted like I was being mistreated.... Our therapy session got completely derailed discussing such an irrelevant topic and wasted 30 minutes. Ryan Grady was also late for my appointments about 50% of the time cause he's either taking to his husband or another client during my time! He also goes on a lot of distracted detours- I think he confuses therapy with average conversation. If you are lonely and want someone to talk to, he's fine but I'm not looking for that and if I were, riding in public transit and talking with strangers is a lot cheaper. the sessions I spent with him were a waste of my time and money! I'm giving him 2 stars because he is very nice and for someone who just wants to go to therapy as a way of chatting with someone, he's fine but don't fool yourself, you won't make much progress.
I spent a grand total of 45 minutes with Ryan Grady discussing my difficulty in committing to relationships, career and creative pursuits. At the end of the session he told me that therapy wouldn't help me and that I'd have to "hit rock bottom" and end up broke and alone before anything would ever change. I'm still thinking about his UNPROFESSIONAL, irresponsible, premature, unproductive, demoralizing pronouncement 2 years later. I can't fathom why someone in a healing profession would say something like that to a person in crisis who had come to them for help.
Mr. Ryan Grady's specialty is counseling. Mr. Grady has a 1.0 out of 5 star average patient rating.