Founder · Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Joe Gryzbek, PsyD
Founder of Gryzbek Therapy & Psychological Services — specializing in psychological evaluations and therapy services
Dr. Gryzbek is a licensed clinical psychologist and the founder of Gryzbek Therapy & Psychological Services. He works with adults navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, difficult family situations, substance use, identity concerns, grief, and life transitions — in person on N Mill Street in Naperville and by secure telehealth.
Illinois School of Professional Psychology, Chicago — Class of 2013.
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, State of Illinois.
Illinois Psychological Association.
Authorized for telehealth across 40+ states — the only clinician on the team who holds it.
His Story
The Psychologist Who Stayed a Generalist
Joe Gryzbek earned his PsyD from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology in Chicago in 2013 — and then did something most psychologists eventually stop doing: he stayed a generalist. Anxiety, depression, trauma, difficult family situations, grief, identity, male psychology, life transitions. Instead of narrowing to one niche, he kept building depth across the problems that actually walk through a therapy office door.
That range is why he built Gryzbek Therapy & Psychological Services the way he did — a deliberately small Naperville practice where five licensed clinicians coordinate care instead of working in silos. Every clinician on the team is licensed. When a client’s needs sit outside his own strengths, there is a colleague down the hall whose strengths they sit squarely inside.
His clinical stance is plain: therapy should be evidence-based, honest about timelines, and accountable to the goals you set in the first session. For most adults, that work runs 6 to 9 months — long enough to change something real, structured enough that you always know why you’re there.
He is LGBTQ+-affirming, experienced in male psychology and substance use, and one of the few clinicians in DuPage County offering sports performance counseling built on his work with collegiate athletes. He also administers psychological and ADHD testing — the practice’s doctoral-only diagnostic service.
His Approach
Evidence-Based, Collaborative — and Honest About the Work
First sessions are for mapping what’s actually keeping you stuck — not just what hurts, but what holds the pattern in place. From there you build a plan together: concrete goals, an approach matched to the problem, and regular check-ins on whether it’s working.
Individual sessions run 55 minutes (60 minutes for telehealth). Most courses of therapy run 6 to 9 months — and we don’t drag work out artificially. When the work is done, it’s done.
Trauma care at the practice — delivered through CPT, Prolonged Exposure, and trauma-focused CBT: a deliberately structured, evidence-based approach to trauma treatment. Learn more on the trauma therapy page.
What He Treats
Areas Dr. Gryzbek Works With
Each specialty below links to a full guide — what treatment involves, who it fits, and how the practice approaches it.
Anxiety Therapy
Worry, panic, and overthinking — CBT and exposure-based work that gives you traction.
Depression Therapy
Behavioral activation and CBT for low mood, low motivation, and the weight that won’t shift.
Trauma Therapy
Structured, evidence-based trauma treatment built on CPT, Prolonged Exposure, and trauma-focused CBT.
OCD Therapy
ERP — the gold-standard behavioral treatment for obsessions and compulsions.
Grief & Bereavement
Space to carry loss without being told how fast to move through it.
Life Transitions
Career shifts, divorce, relocation, identity — steady support when the ground moves.
LGBTQ+-Affirming Therapy
Affirming care for identity, relationships, and coming out — at your pace.
Sports Performance Counseling
A collegiate-athlete specialty: performance pressure, slumps, and identity beyond the sport.
PSYPACT Telehealth
Therapy That Travels With You
Dr. Gryzbek holds PSYPACT credentials — an interstate compact that authorizes licensed psychologists to provide telehealth across 40+ participating states. He is the only clinician on the team who holds it.
In practice, that means clients who start with Dr. Gryzbek in Illinois can keep their sessions when life moves — a student leaving for college, a career that lives on planes, a relocation mid-treatment. The work continues; the state line doesn’t decide.
Learn About PSYPACT TelehealthSports Performance
Counseling for Competitive Athletes
Sports performance counseling is one of Dr. Gryzbek’s defining specialties — and one of the rarest in DuPage County. Built on his work with collegiate athletes, it treats the athlete as a whole person: the performance and the identity carrying it.
The work covers performance pressure and pre-competition anxiety, slumps and confidence blocks, injury recovery, perfectionism, and the transition out of competitive sport — the part nobody prepares athletes for.
Explore Sports Performance Counseling- Performance pressure & competition anxiety
- Slumps, blocks & lost confidence
- Injury recovery & the identity that takes the hit with it
- The transition out of competitive sport
Practical Details
Insurance, Office & Hours
In-Network Insurance
Aetna · BlueCross and BlueShield · Medicare · UnitedHealthcare
Coverage is verified at intake, so there are no billing surprises.
Office & Hours
1979 N Mill Street, Suite 204
Naperville, IL 60563
Mon–Thu 9 AM–7 PM · Fri 9 AM–5 PM
Saturday by appointment only
Telehealth
Secure 60-minute telehealth sessions across Illinois — and in 40+ states through Dr. Gryzbek’s PSYPACT credential.
Independent Verification
Verified Across Third-Party Directories
Dr. Gryzbek’s licensure and professional identity are verifiable through authoritative sources independent of this website.
IDFPR License Lookup
Licensed Clinical Psychologist — Illinois License #071.009076, verifiable through the Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation.
Verify the license →Psychology Today
Dr. Gryzbek’s verified professional profile on the largest independent therapist directory.
View the profile →Zocdoc Client Reviews
The practice holds a 4.67★ average across 23 verified client reviews on Zocdoc.
Practice LinkedIn
Gryzbek Therapy Services, PLLC maintains a verified organization profile on LinkedIn.
View on LinkedIn →The First Step Is the Hardest. We’ll Meet You There.
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