Dr. Niki Ryser received her Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and Spanish from Austin College in 1995, and her Master of Arts degree in clinical and counseling psychology from Southern Methodist University in 1998. She earned her Doctor of Philosophy degree in clinical psychology from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas in 2002, completing her post-doctoral training in clinical psychology with Senior Connections, Inc. Throughout her professional training and career, Dr. Ryser has worked in a variety of settings, including in outpatient psychotherapy clinics, inpatient psychiatric hospitals, hospital emergency room, primary care clinics, the school system, the juvenile justice system, inpatient geriatric units/homes, and on neuropsychology consultation service. Her clinical experience has remained equally diverse, with training/work in the areas of adult assessment and psychotherapy (individual, family, and group), child/adolescent assessment (for learning disabilities and emotional disturbance) and psychotherapy, health psychology, women's issues, geropsychology, pain management, neuropsychology, crisis intervention, and forensics. She has also conducted research in the areas of childhood illness, juvenile offenders, cultural issues relative to mental health, and anxiety disorders. Dr. Ryser participates in several professional organizations, including the American Psychological Association, the Texas Psychological Association, and the Collin County Psychological Association.

Dr. Ryser's primary clinical interest is in women's issues, particularly those issues related to women's health and reproduction, including postpartum adjustments/reactions, grief and stress associated with pregnancy loss and infertility, and coping in response to female-specific illnesses (e.g., ovarian cancer, etc.).