Ryan M. Sheade, LCSW

11/18/2025

One more from the Athena Awards… with the inimitable , founder of .for.compassion hugging Brandie Reiner after she won the Young Professional Athena Award! What a day!!

11/16/2025

Tonight Dr Erica and I found ourselves sitting in a room that felt alive. Legends 2025. Echoes of Excellence. Harlem Nights energy woven with history, beauty, and a kind of pride you can feel in your chest.

There is something powerful about being surrounded by people who carry their legacy with intention. People who know the path they are walking because they know the shoulders they stand on. It slows you down. It reminds you who you are. It pulls you back into the truth that excellence is never an accident. It is built, tended, cared for, lived.

Erica and I just sat there taking it in. The artistry. The elegance. The community. The strength. Nights like this refill your soul a little. They remind you that we are part of something bigger than our own story.

Honoring the legacy. Inspiring the future.

11/15/2025

Yesterday Dr. Erica and I had the joy of standing in the crowd for someone who means a lot to me. Brandie Reiner received the Athena Award for young professionals, and watching her walk up there felt like watching a story come full circle.

She was my student back when she was earning her MSW in 2014 or 2015. Even then she had this spark… that rare mix of grit, heart, and something steady that you can’t really teach. Seeing where she is now, and how she carries her work, is the kind of thing that reminds you why any of us do what we do.

And look… the award was incredible, but her speech? Absolutely unreal. Honest, strong, grounded in who she is. One of those moments where everyone in the room leans in a little closer.

Proud doesn’t even touch it. Grateful to be part of her cheering section. Grateful to witness her rise.

11/13/2025

Therapists, ready to level up in 2026?

11/13/2025

Therapists, ready to level up?

11/10/2025

The world doesn’t punish your mistakes. You do. The ocean just waits for your return.

Perfection was never the point.

Presence was.

Courage was.

Getting back up was.

The world when you mess up and the world when you nail it are the same wave.

So ride it again. Fall hard. Rise stronger. You were never meant to be perfect. You were meant to live. As you. Authentically, unabashedly, YOU.

11/04/2025

Arizona didn’t change the clocks. We stayed steady.

While the rest of the country jumped ahead or fell back,
we just kept walking in the same sun.

So if we seem a little off on time this week,
just know we’re out here doing the math in real time,
trying to meet you wherever your clock landed.

Our time didn’t change and we’re just rolling with it. Maybe that’s the lesson.

11/04/2025

Next weekend (11/14-11/15) I will be teaching the 6- and 12-hour Clinical Supervision for Supervisors classes IN PERSON at the IMHA offices on roughly Via de Ventura and Hayden in Scottsdale... if you need the 6-hour refresher, that is Friday only. If you need the 12-hour initial training, that is Friday and Saturday together.

My training has been updated with the newest Board rule changes, including those going into effect as late as 2027.

We purposely keep our trainings small and intimate, so there are only two more spaces remaining. See you there?

https://www.aziapt.com/events

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween, spooky people!

10/30/2025

It’s hard to work on your peace when your fridge is empty.

Starting November 1, SNAP benefits are ending for many families, and people right here in our community will feel it.

From October 30 to November 30, Integrated Mental Health Associates is running a Food Drive to help fill that gap.

Every can counts. Every bit of care helps.
Let’s make sure no one goes hungry. 🧡

📍 Integrated Mental Health Associates
8079 N 85th Way, Scottsdale, AZ 85258
📦 Drop off non-perishables during office hours

10/30/2025

There’s still time to join us in January, February, and March at early-bird prices!

If you’ve been wanting to take your Cognitive Behavioral Therapy skills beyond theory and into confident, real-world application—this is your moment. Join Ryan M. Sheade, LCSW, for the 2026 CBT Intensive, a practical, interactive training designed to help clinicians strengthen their ability to c...

10/29/2025

The world doesn’t really change when you win or lose.

It’s the same sunset. The same sky. The same rhythm beneath it all.

But you change.
How you see it.
How you show up in it.
How much of it you actually let yourself feel.

Failure doesn’t dim the world, it just reveals where your light’s coming from.