Ryan Mather, Psy.D.

Psychotherapy is a prime opportunity to make changes related to a number of life’s troubles, and I will support you in finding personally meaningful change.

 

My Approach

I strive to take a relational and collaborative approach in my therapeutic style. My clinical and conceptual approaches are grounded in psychoanalytic, existential, and attachment theories.

I believe openness and acceptance are central to growth, and I want you to feel comfortable discussing whatever may feel important to you—no topic is off limits. I will support you in co-creating an environment of trust and safety where we can explore and ask questions, moving toward lasting change.

If you are experiencing distress or dissatisfaction, or a sense of things not being as they should be, I believe I can help you. I look forward to empathically accompanying you in discovering greater meaning and improved life satisfaction.

I currently provide individual psychotherapy for adults, adolescents, and youth.

Treatment Areas

 

  • Anxiety

  • Bipolar Disorder

  • Depression

  • Emotional disturbances

  • Family conflict, past and present

  • Grief & loss

  • Life transitions

  • Men’s issues

  • Personality concerns

  • Queer identity & related issues

  • Relationship issues (codependence, friendships, intimate relationships, work relationships)

  • Religious & spiritual concerns, including conflict

  • Schizophrenia and psychosis

  • Self esteem

  • Self-harm/non-suicidal self injury

  • Sexual and intimacy concerns

  • Suicidal ideation

 

My Education & Training

  • Illinois License 071-010711

  • Washington State License PY 61533318

  • PSYPACT Member (currently able to provide therapy by telehealth in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington state, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming)

  • Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology, Adler University, Chicago, IL 2020

    • Dissertation - Coming Into Being: An Integrated Theory of Reproductive Fantasy, Identities, and the Erotic Pursuit of HIV.