Riley Gramza, MA, LMFT

About

Marriage & Family Therapist in Chicago, IL. Works with Relationship Issues, Anxiety and Life Transitions. Sees clients in person and online. Takes Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and United Healthcare. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Relationship Issues
• Anxiety
• Life Transitions
• Depression
• Divorce
• Family Conflict
• Grief
• Parenting
• Peer Relationships
• Self Esteem
• Stress Management
• Trauma and PTSD

Types of therapy

• Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)Helps people make room for difficult thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them, and commit to actions that fit what matters to them.
• Attachment-basedLooks at early bonds with caregivers and how they shape relationships and emotions now, and works toward a greater sense of safety and connection.
• Compassion FocusedHelps people who are hard on themselves to build warmth and compassion toward themselves, as a counterweight to shame and self-criticism.
• Culturally SensitiveTakes a person's culture, identity, background and values into account, and shapes the work so it fits their life.
• Emotionally FocusedTreats emotions as a guide to change. Often used with couples, to understand patterns of conflict and rebuild a secure bond.
• Family / MaritalTherapy with couples or families together, focused on communication, conflict and the patterns between people.
• FeministConsiders how gender, power and social context affect a person's life and well-being, and aims for an equal relationship between client and therapist.
• Gottman MethodA couples therapy built on research into what makes relationships last. Works on friendship, handling conflict and shared meaning.
• HumanisticA family of approaches, including person-centered and Gestalt therapy, that emphasize growth, self-awareness and a person's capacity to choose.
• Internal Family Systems (IFS)Sees the mind as made of different 'parts', and helps people understand and care for them from a calm, compassionate core 'Self'.
• Person-CenteredA warm, non-directive approach: the therapist listens with empathy and without judgment, and trusts the person to find their own direction.
• PsychodynamicExplores how past experiences, relationships and feelings outside awareness shape how a person thinks and acts today.
• RelationalSees relationships as central to well-being. The relationship with the therapist is used to understand and change patterns in other relationships.
• Strength-BasedFocuses on the strengths, skills and resources a person already has, and builds on them to meet challenges.
• Trauma FocusedTherapy for people affected by trauma. Puts safety and pacing first, and helps process painful memories so they have less hold on daily life.

More details

Sessions

Both in-person and online

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Relationship Issues, Anxiety, Life Transitions, Codependency, Depression, Divorce, Family Conflict, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, LGBTQ+, Marital and Premarital, Parenting, Peer Relationships, Polyamory & ENM, Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum, Self Esteem, Sex-Positive & Kink Friendly, Spirituality, Stress, Trauma and PTSD, Women's Issues

Insurance

Aetna, BlueCross and BlueShield, UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH

Fees

Individual sessions $170, couple sessions $185

Payment methods

Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa, Zelle

Works with

Individuals, Couples

Communities

Bisexual Allied, Gay Allied, Lesbian Allied, Non-Binary Allied, Queer Allied, Racial Justice Allied, Sex Worker Allied, Single Parent, Transgender Allied

Languages

English

Gender

Female

Education & qualifications