Maryke van Zyl, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and practice owner with an international scope of work. She owns and operates a United States-based private practice with a focus on men’s mental health, adult ADHD assessment and treatment, and relationship functioning. In parallel, she leads a Europe-based company offering relationship-focused services grounded in attachment theory, helping individuals and couples strengthen emotional connection and relational resilience across cultures.

Until recently, Dr van Zyl worked for several years within the San Francisco Veterans Administration, where her clinical and programmatic work centered on suicide prevention, crisis intervention, and the treatment of chronically and acutely suicidal patients. She played a key role in pioneering tele mental health services for rural and underserved veterans, while leading program development, systems improvement, and clinical training initiatives focused on bridging gaps in mental health access.

Dr van Zyl has conducted international research on suicide risk and resilience, including cultural adaptations of the Reasons for Living Inventory and studies examining protective and risk factors among LGBTQ+ individuals. She has published and presented on suicide prevention, cultural differences in risk and resilience, and community-informed approaches to mental health care.

Her earlier work includes clinical and public health roles in diverse global contexts, including work in a leprosy colony in India and serving as project lead for a campus-wide HIV and AIDS awareness campaign in South Africa. Dr van Zyl holds a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and a doctorate in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Diversity and Community Mental Health. Her clinical specialization includes attachment-informed psychotherapy, trauma-recovery, suicide prevention, and work with individuals navigating complex relational and identity-based stressors.