Relational Psychology Group, Inc.

Relational Psychology Group, Inc. Relational Psychology Group, Inc.

is a psychotherapy practice focused in providing quality mental health care to LGBTQIA* children adolescents, adults, families, and intimate relationships.

Amiright? Btw... we can help with that!
07/24/2025

Amiright?

Btw... we can help with that!

Happy Pride! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️No matter how you're engaging with Pride this year, remem...
06/29/2025

Happy Pride! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

No matter how you're engaging with Pride this year, remember you're engaging in resistance. Whether it's with rest, dancing, creating art, connecting with community, or experiencing joy.

Happy Juneteenth! Did you know South Dakota was the last state to recognize Juneteenth as an official state holiday in 2...
06/19/2025

Happy Juneteenth!

Did you know South Dakota was the last state to recognize Juneteenth as an official state holiday in 2022? And that it wasn't an official Federall holiday until 2021?

I didn't!

ETA: This post contains misinformation. I did not check to see if the contents were fully accurate. Someone took the ti...
06/19/2025

ETA: This post contains misinformation. I did not check to see if the contents were fully accurate. Someone took the time to let me know that this post has been debunked for a long time. I haven't been on social media since the election until a couple of weeks ago, so last night was the first night I encountered this image and message.

For context, I had just spent the day in D.C. birddogging and meeting with Republican Senate staffers on an issue important to me. It was an exhausting and frustrating day. I was waiting for my ride to finally get home when I started scrolling and saw a graphic that gave me some hope, and I quickly shared it so others would have helpful info.

Someone saw it, corrected me (see comments), and I looked into it further. Trans Lifeline put out a statement about this exact image on April 28, 2025. However, the number on this image is for Canadians.

So, rather than thanking the commenter and deleting the post to stop the spread of misinformation, I'm leaving the image and this statement so that:

1) Canadians who may come across this random post can see the number for themselves and save it.
2) I can own the mistake I made (with the best intentions but not the best impact) and spread the correct information.

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Our neighbors to the north are doing some good. Add this number to your list!

Today, I had the pleasure of presenting to the staff at Haymarket Center on my favorite topic. The group today was so op...
06/11/2025

Today, I had the pleasure of presenting to the staff at Haymarket Center on my favorite topic.

The group today was so open and inquisitive. It was refreshing to have people engage in their curiosity and learn for the sake of learning.

I love connecting with the mental health community like this. Helping foster growth and acceptance in more places creates a wonderful ripple effect.

I'll be presenting again on July 19 as part of Haymarket's Summer workshop series. Check out their site for more details about their upcoming training events.

Happy 🏳️‍🌈 Pride 🏳️‍⚧️ Month! On this first day of Pride 2025, let's remember Marsha P. Johnson, the mother of q***r li...
06/01/2025

Happy 🏳️‍🌈 Pride 🏳️‍⚧️ Month!

On this first day of Pride 2025, let's remember Marsha P. Johnson, the mother of q***r liberation and leader of the Stonewall uprising.

May we continue to fight like she did and carry on her legacy.

Me as a therapist.
05/29/2025

Me as a therapist.

I had a planned termination session this morning. These sessions are always bittersweet because saying goodbye is hard, ...
05/29/2025

I had a planned termination session this morning. These sessions are always bittersweet because saying goodbye is hard, but saying goodbye because someone is no longer needing your help is so joyful and healing and ... hard!

I like to give my clients a token of our work when they depart, usually a card with my reflections of our time together and hopes for their continued work and growth.

This morning, my client gave me friendship bracelets as a token of our work together, including the phrase I've been repeating throughout our work. "Be messy."

I'm so touched that some clients will hold me on their memory after our time is done. But not enough people know what it is like for us, as helpers, to say goodbye to you. We'll wonder how you're doing but can not reach out. We'll think about the work together, but we can't share it with others. We'll hope for the very best, but (almost)never get to know the outcome. We'll hold you in our hearts, no matter how many clients we work with over the years.

And it is such a beautiful gift.

Tonight Drs. Sytsma-Ramos and Stark volunteered at the Ready, Tech, Go! event hosted by Jane Stenson Elementary's PTA. I...
04/25/2025

Tonight Drs. Sytsma-Ramos and Stark volunteered at the Ready, Tech, Go! event hosted by Jane Stenson Elementary's PTA. It was a wonderfully informative event that educated families about youth technology and social media behaviors, the impact social media and tech use have on mental health, and ways to have age appropriate conversations and boundaries about internet safety.

We were so happy to connect with so many families and engage with the community!

We're excited to announce that our team is growing! 🎉Meet Myk Merrill, PsyD, our newest Postdoctoral Fellow! Myk will be...
04/14/2025

We're excited to announce that our team is growing! 🎉

Meet Myk Merrill, PsyD, our newest Postdoctoral Fellow! Myk will begin seeing clients on May 1st and is accepting new clients for individual therapy and testing cases. He is in-network with Aetna, BCBS, and Cigna PPO plans and offers Pay What You Can arrangements for under- or uninsured clients. He sees clients remotely and at our Skokie location.

Myk's clinical interests include working with LGBTQIA2SA+ clients throughout the lifespan (children through adulthood), non-monogamy and Kink-identified clients, and Men's issues. Myk offers services in English and Spanish and practices from a Liberation and Feminist frameworks.

Please join us in welcoming Myk to our team and reach out today to set up a free consultation!

This is not a post I wanted to make, nor thought I would have to make, but here we go. My clinicians and I are being dox...
03/06/2025

This is not a post I wanted to make, nor thought I would have to make, but here we go.
My clinicians and I are being doxxed by a self-proclaimed conservative Christian clinician in Texas whose mission is to stop trans and gender diverse people from accessing affirming care and transitioning. Sadly, we are not the only ones being targeted and doxxed.
This person is focusing on providers who practice within Texas, and because I am PsyPact certified, she is now focusing her attention on my team and me.
Unsurprisingly, X(Twitter) is doing nothing about the reported posts despite the fact she is committing defamation against people, calling them "groomers" and "alienators." All of this is meant to cause direct harm to providers and their clients.
It's shocking, yet unsurprising, that this is happening now in the age of Trump 2.0. Being targeted and treated this way is nothing new to me, the people I work with, or my team.
I wanted to share this because
1) Our visibility matters and is so very important (now more than ever)
2) I will not sit idly by while people are being hurt, and I have started to take action.
3) Let our colleagues and communities know that we will not go back into the closet, discontinue this work, or stop supporting you!
4) Encourage you to take action. There is so much in the world we cannot control right now. It's hard to know what to do or where to direct your energy. But within this story, there are some small steps you can take to support your values and community.
"First, they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
—Martin Niemöller

We are excited to announce that we are now offering diagnostic assessment to our community! Assessment is a great way to...
01/06/2025

We are excited to announce that we are now offering diagnostic assessment to our community!

Assessment is a great way to clarify and rule out questions about our mental health and neurological functioning. We have three clinicians who are passionate about doing testing and are ready to help you answer your questions about your brain.

If you're curious about being tested and what that process entails, reach out today! Link in bio for our contact page.


Address

9711 Skokie Boulevard
Skokie, IL
60077

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+12243074850

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