Sojourn Psychotherapy, PLLC

"Dr. Ryan Shackelford is very compassionate and very non-judgmental. He is in the field to truly help and has helped me make breakthroughs that I haven't been able to make with many others mental health providers. Dr. Shackelford professionalism and ethics are superb.. He has seen me literally at my worst to assisting me to getting to a state of being that I have longed for, for over a decade.I've seen Dr. Shackelford for a year of therapy and the it feels good that others have seen the changes I've made from his support and ISTDP therapy. I will say ISTDP therapy is not an easy type of therapy. It's not going in to simply vent. This type of therapy gets to the real emotional states that keep one stuck. In sessions with I give a brief description of what topic I need to process and then he and I process the emotional states of the topic. In the the early stages of working with Dr. Shackelford this therapy was so hard but I will tell you it's vital to do the emotional work with D. Shackelford. ISTDP therapy has been a life changer for me. Thank you Dr. Shackelford"

"I have known Dr. Shackelford for the last few years and continue to work with him as part of a weekly peer supervision group. He is an outstanding therapist and human being. I have had the privilge of witnessing his work and find him to be extremely attuned, knowledgeable and caring with his clients. It is rare to find a Psychiatrist these days that also does effective psychotherapy like him. I often reach out to him for his expertise when I have complex clinical situations and have never been disappointed. I highly recommend him without reservation."