Ryan Thomas Neace holds a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy, and has a comprehensive background in mental health, entrepreneurialism, and education that spans several states and over 20 years. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the State of Missouri, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the state of California. He also holds the most advanced credential offered by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as a Board Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor (CCMHC).

Ryan is the Founder of Change, Inc., a psychotherapy practice in St. Louis, Missouri, which he opened in August of 2013 with no employees, 3 empty offices, and the couch from his basement. True story! In the years which have passed since, Change, Inc. has around 20- staff and is now conducting over 1200 sessions per month. In July of 2019, Ryan announced his plans to take an indefinite sabbatical from his full counseling caseload to focus full-time on his role as CEO at Change, Inc., a move he executed upon fully by June of 2020.

In that role, it’s his job to make major company decisions, manage overall operations and resources, and act as the organization’s main source of global vision and development.