Ryan Dillon

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Ryan Dillon, LPC, is a psychotherapist in Austin, TX, who specializes in gender and sexual orientation development, working with teenagers and young adults. Ryan is passionate about educating other mental health and sexual health professionals through workshops such as Bye Bye Binary, Transgender and Non-Binary Youth 101, and Developing Identity: Queer Youth. They helped create a social justice-oriented, culturally responsive therapist listserv, Inclusive Therapists, to connect marginalized populations with skilled therapists. Ryan also serves on the board of the Central Texas Transgender Health Coalition and helped plan and implement their first conference and health fair expo.

Ryan was a facilitator, parent coach, trainer, and author with UN|HUSHED. They co-authored their first book, Introduction to Sexuality Education: A Handbook for Mental Health Practitioners, in 2018, and have since trained mental health practitioners in Philadelphia, Nebraska, and Texas.