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I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor who recently joined the staff of SpringSource Psychological Center and have immediate availability for new clients. I obtained my Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and my Bachelor’s from the University of Washington. I have experience in working with individuals, families, and groups in various mental health settings, including inpatient, residential, PHP and IOP level of care. Through a client-centered lens, I am here to assist in processing through life struggles and work together to meet your unique goals. I am experienced in treating adults struggling with depression, anxiety, life-stressors, trauma, and issues related to gender and sexual orientation. As a queer-identifying clinician, I have a particular interest in supporting individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community. I utilize CBT, DBT, ACT, ERP, CPT and other evidence-based interventions. My goal is to create an environment of safety where clients can engage in self-exploration with compassion and non-judgment. I bring empathy and humor to the therapeutic space, so we can grow together through the challenges life often presents. I am thrilled to join the team at SpringSource, providing care in person or via telehealth.
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Therapy is an opportunity for you to gain insight, find hope, and make lasting change. I am committed to working collaboratively with you to develop increased awareness around your unique experiences and emotions and process what may be contributing to you feeling distressed, alone or in conflict. I believe the therapeutic relationship is key. As your therapist, I’ll create a safe space for you to explore your vulnerabilities while providing feedback to help you make meaning of your patterns and struggles. I’ll be there to support and challenge you as you strive to live your most authentic life. I have significant experience with people who struggle with feeling connected, people pleasing and perfectionism, anxiety, depression, and relationship issues. I have received advanced training in trauma work, and bring this perspective into working with individuals who have experiences of significant life stressors and unmet emotional needs. I am a licensed clinical social worker with diverse experience working with adults, couples, and families. I received my undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and my Master’s in Social Work from New York University. I’ve been a psychotherapist my whole career, working in non-profit and private practice settings.
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Seeking therapy can be an uncomfortable experience that takes a lot of courage. Making an initial appointment is the first step of the process of healing and becoming the best version of ourselves. Therapy allows self-reflection, support, and insight. Although the process is not linear and there may be some painful and halting moments, it is a chance to figure out what is and isn't doing you justice. I view my clients holistically and work collaboratively with them to have a better understanding of how they live their lives and how to achieve better functioning and life satisfaction. I have experience working with children, adolescents, and adults in a variety of settings with various clinical needs. I greatly enjoy working with multicultural issues, depression, anxiety, behavioral challenges, interpersonal problems, low self-esteem, trauma, emotion-regulation, social challenges, identity development, and adjustment challenges. I utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy strategies and Cultural Relational Theory in my work with clients. My goal in therapy is to provide a compassionate environment that allows clients to be the expert of their lives and find their place within their environments, identities, and their pursuits of wellness.
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I work with individuals, families, and couples. Common topics I can support you with include: navigating relationships, communication, high conflict with your partner, fighting over the same issues, family conflict and trauma, attachment and different attachment styles in your relationship, infidelity, dating, self-esteem, anxiety, depression, stress management, role of spirituality and religion in your relationship, and increasing self-awareness. I also work from a culturally sensitive stance and can help you if you're faced with racism, classism, sexism, colorism, and more. I will give you research-based information, tools, and skills and will provide support as you discover what works best for you. As you begin to uncover what you need to get where you want, I am dedicated to helping you build effective coping skills for life. I welcome anyone to reach out to me, regardless of gender, age, race, religion, and cultural background. Contact me today so I can assist you in achieving your desired relationship and life goals.
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Common problems my practice helps address: deciding who is the "right" person to marry, figuring out why you are single, if you are doing things wrong on a date, working on your anxious or avoidant attachment style, managing different partner attachment styles, healing from a break up, feeling disconnected from your partner, figuring out if you can make your relationship or marriage work (even if you are not together or separated), healing from an affair, rebuilding trust, communication & conflict, feeling unappreciated/taken for granted. The information & tools we teach are proven to be effective in making relationships successful. View 16 Photos My approach is practical and realistic. Together we figure out what's not working and what you want, and we provide you with tools and skills aimed at helping you achieve your goals. Investing time with me to learn these necessary tools can help you find or keep a healthy relationship. Whether you are single or in a relationship, I teach knowledge and skills that you need to have a healthy & happy relationship. My advice has been featured in the media and hundreds of articles including for Cosmopolitan, Oprah, Dr. Oz, The Today Show, Chicago Tribune, Harper's Bazaar, Brides, Men's Health, HuffPost, Martha Stewart Weddings and many more!
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I believe that the relationship formed between therapist and client is at the core of therapy; it is my privilege and responsibility to listen to my clients' experiences with respect and without judgment. I collaborate with my clients to help them trust their voice, honor their inner wisdom, strengthen their personal insight, listen to their bodies, access their story, bring meaning to their past experiences, and find hope for the future. Before becoming a psychotherapist I taught therapeutic dance to people of all ages. I specialize in treating both individuals and couples and stress the importance of exploring systems the client is a part of and how these potentially impact overall wellness. I have a particular interest in working with people who are exploring the development of identity and making meaning in their life. I have extensive experience working with marginalized groups, including the Jewish community; people exploring gender and sexual identity; people struggling with anxiety and depression, including postpartum depression and anxiety; childhood abuse; trauma, including medical trauma; loss; parenting; relationships; work/life balance; and family conflict.
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During these trying times, I understand how anxiety, depression, relationship woes, physical and mental health challenges, and family strife can increase as if it's under a microscope! Individuals want and need internal working systems that help them do more than cope and survive, they need the strength and awareness to grow from trials and tribulations both within and outside of one's control. View 4 Photos I am a clinical psychologist who is real and genuine when working with a couple or individual, both young and old. I provide clear, understandable interpretations and suggestions at which time the clients are able to consider, process, and then work through how life experiences and relationships have brought them to their current place in life. I approach every client and family from a strength-based, humanistic, and compassionate place; the same as I do in relationships closest to me. I work from my heart and only with the utmost respect and optimism necessary to promote a healthy, trusting therapeutic relationship with every person who reaches out to me.
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Many days we want the fighting and yelling to stop, and it just feels like it won't. No one is immune to this struggle. Families, couples, siblings, and friends can all enter in to conflict day after day when really all they want is connection and peace. I walk alongside clients experiencing anxiety, depression, grief and loss, self esteem issues, identity, parenting issues, anger, and life transitions. I enjoy working with couples and adults, as well as adolescents and children using play therapy techniques. I also have experience working with blended families, infidelity, separation, and sexual concerns. Trained as a Marriage and Family Therapist, my hope is that the therapy experience is different from anything an individual, couple or family has ever tried before. I bring a warm, calming presence to the therapy room, hoping for clients to accept themselves and their pain as they work through it. Reaching out to get started can be difficult and you are brave to do so! Change is possible. So is peace, patience, and joy in your home, relationship, and yourself. No matter the storm you are facing, I encourage you to schedule an appointment today.
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I utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), along with influences of Client-centered therapy and Humanistic philosophy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) as well as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and am trained in Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). I have worked with individuals and groups on a variety of topics, issues and concerns ranging from depression, anxiety, ADHD, anger management, abandonment, attachment, sexual and physical trauma, alcohol and substance abuse to relationship struggles, parent-child relationships, and work-place performance. In my personal life, I've known and felt the devastation, isolation and stigma of depression and anxiety and can attest to the strength and resilience needed to face mental illness head-on and fight day in and day out.
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Ever board a flight on a dark, dreary day, only to find yourself minutes later above the clouds in a clear sky? The truth is, the sun is always shining; it's just that at times, we can't see it. It's easy to loose track of the simple facts. I see therapy as a chance to remember or awaken some of the basic truths we may have known at one time, but through the ups and downs of life, have lost track of. Once reoriented to our truths, life feels more balanced and stable. Allowing ourselves to be who we genuinely are is what healing is all about. Living authentically, we become more fully alive and are able to accept support from others. For over 20 years, my work has been described as intuitive, challenging, respectful. The warm, comforting environment I offer, supports the process of self-discovery and change. Andersonville location.
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Known for our dynamic treatment of trauma, violence and the effects of abusive behaviors, we base our therapeutic process on a unique treatment, The Collaborative Stage Model (CSM). Co-created by Mary Jo Barrett, MSW, the founder of the Center for Contextual Change, CSM is a solution-focused, three-stage model aimed at facilitating change through collaboration between the client and therapist; the client will experience positive shifts in their internal, relational, and environmental worlds.
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Chicago Pride Center is committed to providing lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer and gender expansive folx and their allies a road to recovery in a safe, affirming environment through evidence-based substance use, sexual health, and mental health treatment. Our highly trained, skilled and culturally sensitive staff understands the complexities of experience and identity in the LGBTQ/GE communities and is committed to helping our clients live happy, healthy and expansive lives. We offer hope- a pathway to overcome addiction and behavioral health issues by acknowledging the complex connection between the social environment, behavioral health and substance use, freeing our clients to enjoy a greater sense of connection and empowerment with meaning and purpose in their lives. View 4 Photos Hugh has over 10 years of experience working with LGBT, gender expansive and HIV impacted adolescents and adults in individual, relationship, family and group therapy. He specializes in helping people move out of stuck places, healing trauma and loss, and changing destructive behavior patterns in an empathic, relational and strengths-based context. He values the uniqueness of each person and tailors the therapy to the specific needs and preferences of the individual in an environment that is direct and transparent, yet gentle and supportive. Whether you are struggling with substance use, depression, anxiety, discontent in a relationship or lonely without one, change is possible. Hugh provides a safe healing environment for freeing your potential. You will have a partner and advocate on your side who brings a depth of experience, anti-oppressive frameworks and training to work for you. Kurt has 15 years of experience working as a licensed clinical social worker specializing in LGBTQ substance abuse and mental health. He can help you through a process of change and guide you to a more satisfying peaceful way of living. Kurt offers a warm safe environment where you can take time to focus on yourself. His approach is empathic, supportive and relational. His work challenges old destructive thinking patterns to make space for stronger, more positive cognition. His specializations include addiction/alcoholism, compulsive behaviors, depression/anxiety, loss/death and people struggling with growing older. If you are at a point where you are considering change, his work can open up new possibilities.
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Trauma, loss, struggles with identity and belonging, overwhelming emotions, sensitivities, and not feeling confident may interfere with feeling fully alive. Longing to feel more belonging, ease, and being and becoming fully you? Its possible. Youre not alone. All of you is welcome - seen and unseen. View 5 Photos I offer a supportive, strength-based, trauma-informed approach to therapy integrating mindfulness, somatic, mind-body approaches and parts-work. Discover ways to approach your life journey — with compassion, non-judgment, and without pathologizing. Let's co-create what works for you. More about me on my website www.christinamariesprayberry.com Finding the right therapist is important and I am happy to help in that journey. You can also check out my website. Please send an email as I dont always get calls - let’s connect.
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I believe therapy is an opportunity to help people discover their authentic selves and guide them through their process of growth. Through the therapeutic experience, we learn how to accept all parts of ourselves, allowing us to build a deeper sense of self-compassion, courage, and confidence. My clinical style is built on mutual trust. I focus on building connections through empathy, warmth, humor, and honesty. As your therapist, I strive to help you identify and build upon the strengths you already have in order to create the change you’re seeking. View 4 Photos My clinical interests involve working with individuals experiencing infertility and reproductive health issues, perinatal mental health, as well as grief, trauma and anxiety. In my practice, I resonate most with Psychodynamic, Acceptance and Commitment, Internal Family Systems, and Emotion Centered theories, using a holistic approach in our work together. This approach enables us to uncover recurring patterns in your life and relationships and wholeheartedly embrace the full spectrum of emotions that come alongside the human journey. I enjoy using mindfulness, movement and breath work as part of my practice. I earned my master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling from Northwestern University.
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Just because no one else can heal or do your inner work for you doesn't mean you can, should or need to do it alone. - Lisa Olivera. Together we can build a safe and collaborative space that fosters growth. Life can be messy, even demanding; we will have hard days; and that’s okay. I approach therapy with authenticity, compassion, and humor. Each individual requires a personalized therapeutic approach and I aim to cultivate that early on in our time together. I use an integrative approach to therapy with a focus on Acceptance and Commitment therapy, decolonizing and anti-oppressive therapy modalities. As a queer clinician, I strive to create and maintain a judgment free zone. Some areas of my focus include childhood trauma, relational trauma, religious deconstruction, attachment theory, anxiety, depression, stress management, and life transitions. In my free time, I love creating new memories and laughing until no sound comes out. When the weather isn't bad, you can find me by the lake with a good book, or tending to my outdoor garden. You can always find me listening to disco music, going to concerts, or cooking in my kitchen. Life is what we make of it.
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Welcome! I'm "Dr. Ed" a Ph.D.-Diplomate in Clinical Social Work from the University of Houston and GSU. In our multicultural world, therapy is a safe place to respect your values and honor your strengths! √ I'm 4.6 rated with 60+ reviews on HealthGrades, United Health, Aetna. My specialty is working with adults, families, college learners and pre-teens dealing with rejection, anxiousness, and painful situations in life. I have a great appreciation for listening to the adult male voice in families. Learning ways to bridge the gap in communication styles between men and women and parents and children, is important work-?832-233-2791. Let me bottom line this-Mental Health Is Essential! To schedule-please call 312-525-3065 and accepting the following insurances: Aetna, Cigna, Optum, Blue Cross, and United, Oxford, Anthem, Beacon and Oscar Health. Outside of work, I enjoy traveling to the Caribbean islands, San Juan, Belize, KAY Fraternity, Cubs and Sox, Bears, Coach Prime and SEC fan! Engaging in therapy shifts our values to have empathy for self and others in making desirable changes in one's well-being.). Nationally PESI-Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Training: Cognitive Processing Therapies in Treating PTSD and Related Conditions. If I'm not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be-Maya Angelou..
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Currently, Dr. Francesca Giordano is the principal partner of Veduta Consulting, LLC. Her clinical practice specializes in relationship restoration and helping clients feel they are living life with authenticity. She is also a very experienced career counseling and helps clients with career transitions and job search strategies. It is my hope that my clients will also benefit from my 25 years of experience teaching and supervising counselors-in-training. Being a counseling professor keeps my skills updated and my perspective fresh and innovative. If you are interested in continuing our conversation, please contact me. Veduta is the Italian word for ‘vista’ – Veduta means a sweeping vision, and the inspiration to see in a new way. I believe therapy will help clients to be able to see themselves with a new perspective. To reflect my belief in the transformational change of therapy, I called my practice Veduta Consulting. I believe my clients experience a warm and connected relationship with me. They experience my commitment to helping them change. By encouraging them to reflect on their past and their present, we work together to look for patterns and identify needs for new styles of emotional expression and behaviors.
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When you are in psychological distress and someone really hears you without passing judgement, without trying to take responsibility, without trying to mold you, the impact can be profound. I strive to be authentic, accepting, and empathetic in the therapeutic relationship to provide a safe space that allows for you to be truly heard. My ideal client is one who is open to doing the difficult work. Yes, if we do the work then life becomes an opportunity to love, and live. As a therapist, my focus is schizophrenia/psychosis and personality disorders. However I have worked with adults experiencing difficult life transitions, stress, anxiety, depression, & identity issues. I have experience with helping individuals develop skills in such areas as, mindfulness, emotional regulation, interpersonal awareness, & relapse prevention. I practice from a client-centered/multi-cultural perspective, fostering a space for you to be open and genuine as I am with you. I am also versed in cognitive behavioral interventions, having completed my training at Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital. Change is never easy, but always possible.
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Does it sometimes feel like you are not living the life you thought that you would? Or that you could be more content with your situation? Or perhaps you are having trouble making decisions about what to do next? If so, therapy can help you clarify what is important to you and what is causing you to feel stuck. I am happy to work together with you to better understand your past while also finding new ways of moving forward in a meaningful way. I am experienced in addressing issues related to anxiety, worry, role transitions, loss, anger, parenting, relationship difficulties, and career contentment. I enjoy learning about each client's individual strengths and values and using those as a focus of treatment rather than solely focusing on what is "wrong" or in need of fixing. Sometimes a specific issue is causing difficulty and sometimes it seems as if something is just not "right." Maybe you have sought treatment before or maybe this is the first time you are contacting a counselor. That's ok. Therapy can help you define what is bothering you and together we can explore solutions to help you feel confident and productive again.
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Many of us move through life wishing for bright days and glowing nights that flow with comfort and ease. Yet, achieving even a moment of balance in mind, body, and spirit often remains elusive. Life may throw us off, placing challenging blocks in our path. I endeavor to bring a gentle curiosity to the therapy space we co-create. My approach to the work of therapy is depth oriented, emotion focused and client driven. Our time together is likely to involve facilitated contemplative exploration, experiential intervention and an ongoing summoning of creativity in the service of generating a life more reflective of your authentic self. I'm a "well-seasoned" cis-gender woman and mother to a neurodivergent teen. I am a queer, neurodivergent, disabled therapist, deeply rooted in holistic and anti-oppressive ideologies. I am passionate about working with members of these communities as well as young adults and others who seek to experience more peace in their lives. With extensive experience working with college students, the LGBTQIA community, and neurodivergent people, I find I resonate deeply with other therapists, healers, artists, and creatives. Contact me for a complimentary 15-minute phone consultation. It's an opportunity for you to ask questions and determine if we're a good fit for your therapeutic journey.
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As a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor my goal is to create a warm and compassionate space in which individuals, couples and families can develop and improve meaningful relationships. In offering safe, affirming therapy I work to provide an atmosphere for self-exploration. I seek to support and guide the client in changing negative patterns, transforming emotional pain, and increasing inner peace. Clients are empowered to change, heal and develop a greater level of self-acceptance.
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My style of therapy is best suited towards clients who hope to develop a meaningful therapeutic relationship that can be used to better understand and address uncomfortable feelings and problematic relational patterns. By helping clients talk about disappointing and hurtful relationships throughout their lives, I have been amazed to see how well clients can make sense of what once seemed confusing and disorienting, ultimately moving forward with greater confidence. Additionally, I have a deep respect for the healing process that ensues when people can express their feelings and thoughts free of fear or inhibition. My clinical work draws heavily from my training in psychoanalytic theory and technique; to this end, I encourage dream interpretation, analysis of the unconscious, and expression of repressed emotions as avenues towards change. I also lean upon my lifelong experiences as a musician to help people access their intuition and foster creativity in their lives. As the assistant director of The Center for Grief Recovery, I specialize in clinical work with loss, grief and trauma. I am the author of Personal Grief Rituals, which explores how bereaved individuals can create unique expressions of grief and more meaningful acts of mourning to heal after a loss.
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Dr. Bedi is the clinical director and co-owner of New Insights Behavioral Health Services. She is a licensed clinical psychologist with over 10 years of specialized training in providing therapy and assessment services to children, adolescents, adults, and their families. She has worked in community mental health centers and hospital settings, in both clinical and supervisory positions. Dr. Bedi has also held adjunct faculty positions at Alder University, and the Chicago School of Professional Psychology, and has published several papers regarding the impact of childhood trauma in adulthood. She has experience in treating individuals with histories of trauma, as well as those suffering with anxiety, low self-esteem, work stress, ADHD, depression, and grief & loss. Dr. Bedi has expertise in health psychology, & works with clients diagnosed with medical conditions regarding their adjustment to diagnosis, treatment adherence, and needle phobias. Dr. Bedi strongly believes in utilizing evidence-based therapies & relational techniques in her treatment approach. She has experience in providing cognitive behavioral therapy, child-parent psychotherapy, ARC, TF-CBT, cognitive processing therapy. In addition, her warmth & empathy are natural qualities that help clients feel safe and understood.
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A certain level of disillusionment exists when your external world doesn't match your internal one. Restless and intrusive thoughts may be hindering your everyday joys or harsh flashbacks affecting your presence and sense of safety. A certain level of growth is wanted, but the pathway how to get there may seem unclear or too difficult. I can help by building upon your already-existing skills and resilience to decrease your shame-narrative with a healthier mental paradigm. I incorporate somatic and experiential techniques into sessions to aid in addressing and processing chronic and pervasive trauma. We will increase your awareness of how your current reactions were once useful and thus adaptive and work on (re)instating a sense of safety within your body and mind. We will also work to reframe your symptoms as understandable remnants of past abusive environments/relationships and work to increase your agency and sense of healthy self-control. I specialize in childhood trauma/Complex PTSD/PTSD, dissociation/dissociative disorders, depression, anxiety, anger/rage, as well as self-esteem/shame. Healing from childhood trauma is most effective in the context of a compassionate and safe therapeutic relationship. Only if you wish, I can weave in faith-based, Christian aspects into our work.
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I am an LCSW focusing on anxiety, attachment, trauma, depression and OCD. I work with kids and youth to navigate the difficult emotions and pressures that come with growing up and to build positive coping skills. I work with parents on developing parenting skills, reducing personal stress and building positive relationships in the home. I work with adults to handle challenging life transitions and explore relationships and family dynamics. My approach is to understand your current challenges and pain. By utilizing a strengths-based approach, each client feels confident to overcome their hardships and reach their full potential. I specialize in CBT to challenge negative thoughts and strengthen coping skills, and in attachment therapy to strengthen relationships. I have experience in trauma-informed therapies to uncover how past traumas affect current functioning. I also utilize psychotherapy, play therapy, mindfulness, and ERP to ensure each client receives individualized care. If you, your child or family are struggling to cope with new adjustments, behavioral challenges, peer and family relationships, anxiety, depression, OCD or past traumas, please reach out to begin an opportunity for change.
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