Ria Rajkarnikar Escober
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, ALMFT
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My clients are people who have spent a long time moving between worlds - cultures, identities, languages, families - translating themselves for every room they walk into. They carry grief that doesn't have a name, patterns inherited across generations, and complexity that most systems ask them to simplify. They may be navigating immigration, identity, relational rupture, or trauma that lives in the body long before it finds words. They come to therapy ready to stop managing and start understanding, and they are looking for someone who already gets it. Sessions available in English and Nepali.
I specialize in intergenerational trauma, identity development, immigration stress, and relational conflict, working with individuals, couples, families, and adolescents. Drawing from Narrative Therapy, IFS, and Bowenian family systems, I offer therapy that is contextual, non-pathologizing, and grounded in the full complexity of your life.
If you've ever felt like your story was too layered, too cultural, or simply too much for the therapy rooms you've been in before, you're in the right place. You don't have to arrive with the right words or a tidy explanation. Just bring what you have. I would love to hear from you.
Call or Email Ria Rajkarnikar Escober now for a free 15 minute consultation - (708) 847-9417
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $145
- Couple Sessions $160
Payment Methods
American Express, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, VisaInsurance
- Aetna
- Aetna Better Health
- Anthem
- Blue Cross
- Blue Cross community
- Blue Shield
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Cigna and Evernorth
- Meritain Health
- Optum
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- Out of Network
Ria Rajkarnikar Escober
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, ALMFT
Check fees and, if listed, ask to verify your insurance coverage. Email or (708) 847-9417
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Illinois / 208.011640 Ria Rajkarnikar Escober
- In Practice for 4 years
- Attended University of Louisiana Monroe, MA, Graduated 2023
- License: State Of Illinois 208.011640 / 2026
- License: Colorado Department of Professions and Occupations MFTC.0014469 / 2023
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Ria Rajkarnikar Escober
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, ALMFT
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. Email or (708) 847-9417
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Life Transitions
- Family Conflict
- LGBTQ+
Expertise
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Issues
- Bisexual
- Career Counseling
- Codependency
- Depression
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Lesbian
- Marital and Premarital
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Parenting
- Polyamory & ENM
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Sex-Positive & Kink Friendly
- Sexual Abuse
- Suicidal Ideation
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
- Women's Issues
Ria Rajkarnikar Escober
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, ALMFT
Do these issues align with your needs? Email or (708) 847-9417
Client Focus
Age
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Asian ,
South Asian
I also speak
Nepali ,
Newari
Age
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Asian ,
South Asian
I also speak
Nepali ,
Newari
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Cognitive Processing (CPT)
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Emotionally Focused
- Experiential Therapy
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Feminist
- Gottman Method
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative
- Structural Family Therapy
- Trauma Focused
Ria Rajkarnikar Escober
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, ALMFT
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (708) 847-9417
Location
Additional Location
Balanced Life Counseling
1748 North Kimball Avenue
Suite 206
Chicago, IL 60647
(708) 847-9417Nearby Areas
Cities
Counties
Ria Rajkarnikar Escober
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, ALMFT
Call for a free consultation now - (708) 847-9417