Dr. Ryan Gillia

cALM

Connection

Attunement

curiosity

exploration

collaboration

creativity

genuineness

healing

Aloha!

My name is Dr. Ryan Gillia (he/him). I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in Hawai’i who is deeply committed to helping our local island community. Born and raised on O'ahu, I hold deep appreciation for Hawaii’s unique history, culture, and values. I strive to create a therapeutic space that is grounding, calm, and welcoming of people of any race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, class, ability, language or cultural background.

I embrace a trauma-responsive, holistic therapeutic approach that is compassionate and non-pathologizing. I believe that human connection, curiosity, exploration, collaboration, and creative problem solving are integral to the healing process. In psychotherapy, I integrate strategies supported by research on brain-body connection, somatic processing, attachment science, sound healing, and parts work. I am certified in Brainspotting and IFS-informed to help my clients re-process and re-integrate trauma and adverse lived experiences (individual, collective, and historical) in healthier and more helpful ways, and to facilitate the release of tension and survival response patterns stored in their bodies.

For self-care, I enjoy outdoor activities, traveling, cooking, and spending time with family and friends. Dogs, fish, and plants also make me happy.

Licenses

Hawai’i Board of Psychology #PSY-1811

Education

Punahou School

B.A., Bowdoin College

M.A., Psy.D., Hawai’i School of Professional Psychology

Trainings

Brainspotting, Certified

Internal Family Systems (IFS), Level 1

Emotion Focused Therapy, Levels 1 & 2

Somatic Embodiment & Regulation Strategies, Level 1

professional Memberships

National Register of Health Service Psychologists