Ryan C. Van Wyk, PsyD, LP (he | him | his)
My professional path has moved across clinical psychology, trauma treatment, behavioral health leadership, military service, leadership development, and organizational wellbeing. While these roles have taken different forms, they have increasingly brought me back to the same questions: What helps people remain connected to themselves and one another under stress? What conditions allow teams and organizations to function well? And how can leaders help create environments in which people can flourish?
I began my career as a clinical psychologist working with trauma, addiction, eating disorders, and complex mental health concerns. Over time, my work expanded from supporting individuals to leading clinical programs and multidisciplinary teams, developing trauma-informed systems of care, and helping organizations navigate change, workforce wellbeing, and culture.
Alongside my civilian career, I have served for more than two decades in the Army National Guard, first as a chaplain candidate and later as a behavioral health officer and clinical psychologist. My military roles have included supporting Soldiers in deployed and operational environments, advising commanders on behavioral health and readiness, developing leaders, supporting team cohesion, and leading behavioral health services across the Minnesota Army National Guard.
More recently, my work has increasingly focused on the intersection of leadership, human wellbeing, and organizational culture. Through leadership development, executive coaching, consultation, and training, my work has focused on how self-awareness, nervous system regulation, psychological safety, communication, and relational trust shape the environments in which people live and work.
Education & Licensure
Education
Fuller Theological Seminary
Doctor of Psychology (PsyD), Clinical Psychology
Master of Arts (MA), Clinical Psychology
Master of Arts (MA), Theology
St. Olaf College
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Psychology and Religion
Professional Licensure
Licensed Psychologist
Minnesota Board of Psychology
Training & Professional Formation
My work has been shaped by formal education, advanced clinical training, leadership development, and more than two decades of military service. The following are selected areas of training that have been particularly influential in how I understand people, leadership, resilience, and organizational life.
Clinical Psychology & Trauma
Certificate in Mindfulness & Psychotherapy — Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy
Compassionate Bereavement Care Certification — Center for Loss and Trauma
Certification in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy — Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute
Professional Training Program in Mind-Body Medicine — Center for Mind-Body Medicine
Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR) — Center for Justice and Peacebuilding
Leadership & Organizational Development
Certificate in Conversational Leadership — Invitas: The Institute for Conversational Leadership
Leadership Principles — Harvard Business School Online
Trauma Informed Leadership — Workplace Peace Institute
Trauma Effective Leadership — Center for Practice Transformation
Military Education & Service
More than 22 years of military service, including progressive leadership and professional military education in organizational leadership, operational planning, military decision-making, and behavioral health.
Selected specialized training includes:
Aeromedical Psychology
Combat Operational Stress Control
Traumatic Event Management
Beyond the Professional Roles
Alongside my professional work, I am a longtime student of contemplative practice and Zen. I write regularly about the intersections of psychology, leadership, attention, care, and the ordinary experiences through which we come to understand ourselves and one another.
Across these different parts of my life, I continue to return to a shared question: How might we meet ourselves, one another, and the circumstances of our lives with greater presence, wholeness, and care?