Dr. Ryan Maher, PsyD

he/his, ryan@logansquaretherapist.com

In listening and providing space across my time in practice, I’ve found there is infinite potential when two people share a room and earnestly attempt to heal. In my experience, this difficult world can become so much more palatable when there are kind people willing to listen to your story and aid in a journey of insight. It is a supreme privilege to be a person who gets to help others open up their world to more choice and greater possibility. 

I hold a PsyD and MA in clinical psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. As a practitioner I have found particular aptitudes in working with adults who have experienced traumas, anxiety and depression, concerns with substance use, and people looking to find greater meaning in their lives. That said, I am passionate about providing empathetic care to all who come to sit across from me seeking care.

I practice with an overarching focus on the therapeutic relationship that grows and builds during the on-going conversation of therapy. My approach is formulated within Existential/Humanistic practices and deepened by the inclusion of other methods from traditions such as: Object Relational and Interpersonal Psychodynamics, Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), stress-reduction and relaxation techniques, and Narratively-focused therapies. I find that this flexibility in application allows me to offer clients an individually tailored experience that values their goals, identities, and struggles as equally important and influential. By working collaboratively with the different aspects of self, history, and current circumstances that people bring to therapy, I seek to assist in piecing together a more cohesive overall understanding. 

In my training I’ve been fortunate to have a wide breadth of experience across many different care settings. These include: a schizophrenia treatment site, a crisis and emergency psychiatric hospital, private practice, community mental health, a residential substance use treatment center, and a rural VA behavioral health center. Each has served to deepen my appreciation for the capacity for hope, survival through adversity, and shared human connections. In my work, I’ve been a part of priceless conversations about living and dying, the spectrum of joy and despair, sexuality in its many forms, the extraordinary and unusual, and questions about overcoming the past in order to live a fulfilling future.

Dr. Maher is supervised by Dr. Mark Sciarrino, PsyD, and provides individual therapy services in-office or via telehealth. He can be reached to schedule an appointment any time by clicking the link below, or by emailing ryan@logansquaretherapist.com.