Therapists in 60060
Life presents us with a series of opportunities and challenges. Having someone trained to come alongside can help you meet the challenges and make the most of your opportunities. I bring my compassion, knowledge, experience, and the counseling process as resources for you. Working together, we will form an overview of your situation and choose a path forward toward greater health and a fuller life, leveraging your strengths, skills, and resources.
Life presents us with a series of opportunities and challenges. Having someone trained to come alongside can help you meet the challenges and make the most of your opportunities. I bring my compassion, knowledge, experience, and the counseling process as resources for you. Working together, we will form an overview of your situation and choose a path forward toward greater health and a fuller life, leveraging your strengths, skills, and resources.
Often, life leads you to a point where you feel stuck. The same strategies that might have worked before are no longer effective. Maybe this is because of life transitions, relationship challenges or just a sense that you want something more. If you feel overwhelmed by work, school, family or relationships, consider how processing those feelings and developing new insights and skills might give you the self-awareness to live a peaceful and more purpose driven life.
Often, life leads you to a point where you feel stuck. The same strategies that might have worked before are no longer effective. Maybe this is because of life transitions, relationship challenges or just a sense that you want something more. If you feel overwhelmed by work, school, family or relationships, consider how processing those feelings and developing new insights and skills might give you the self-awareness to live a peaceful and more purpose driven life.
I have over 30 years of experience working with individuals, adults, and families that have emotional distress and mental health issues. I have also worked in the foster care system with the Department of Children and Family Services and the court systems. Tengo más de 30 años de experiencia trabajando con personas, adultos y familias que tienen angustia emocional y problemas de salud mental. También he trabajado en el sistema de cuidado de crianza con el Departamento de Servicios para Niños y Familias y los sistemas judiciales.
I have over 30 years of experience working with individuals, adults, and families that have emotional distress and mental health issues. I have also worked in the foster care system with the Department of Children and Family Services and the court systems. Tengo más de 30 años de experiencia trabajando con personas, adultos y familias que tienen angustia emocional y problemas de salud mental. También he trabajado en el sistema de cuidado de crianza con el Departamento de Servicios para Niños y Familias y los sistemas judiciales.
One of my greatest joys in life is helping others. It hurts my heart to see others in pain believing something is wrong with them. I want you to know you are not alone. Life is full of commitments, work, stress, transitions, and other people. It is often hard to take time for ourselves. I work with clients experiencing a broad range of issues from anxiety and depression to managing grief or navigating divorce/separation. I strive to treat each client as an individual, meeting every client where they are along their life journey.
One of my greatest joys in life is helping others. It hurts my heart to see others in pain believing something is wrong with them. I want you to know you are not alone. Life is full of commitments, work, stress, transitions, and other people. It is often hard to take time for ourselves. I work with clients experiencing a broad range of issues from anxiety and depression to managing grief or navigating divorce/separation. I strive to treat each client as an individual, meeting every client where they are along their life journey.
I am licensed (LPC) to provide in-person/telehealth office visits in Arizona and licensed (LCPC) to offer telehealth sessions to clients located in Ilinois, and have done so for over 25 years. I have worked with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families with varying diagnoses and issues (i.e. depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, self-harm, ADHD, trauma/PTSD, oppositional defiant disorder, personality disorders, marriage/divorce, and alcoholism/addiction).
I am licensed (LPC) to provide in-person/telehealth office visits in Arizona and licensed (LCPC) to offer telehealth sessions to clients located in Ilinois, and have done so for over 25 years. I have worked with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families with varying diagnoses and issues (i.e. depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, self-harm, ADHD, trauma/PTSD, oppositional defiant disorder, personality disorders, marriage/divorce, and alcoholism/addiction).
Don't settle for a generic drug and alcohol therapist. You deserve help that actually helps you feel happy again. (And, that's in-network with your insurance).
Don't settle for a generic drug and alcohol therapist. You deserve help that actually helps you feel happy again. (And, that's in-network with your insurance).
I provide a safe, compassionate space where you can explore challenges, and create lasting change that leads to psychological and emotional well being. Coming to counseling takes courage, but can lead to an increase in your overall quality of life, help you gain insight into recurring problems, and provide skills to reduce anxiety, depression and other painful symptoms. With over 25 years in the field of psychotherapy and clinical psychology education, I am versed in traditional theory and treatment, as well as the use evidenced-based alternative treatments based on client's needs.
I provide a safe, compassionate space where you can explore challenges, and create lasting change that leads to psychological and emotional well being. Coming to counseling takes courage, but can lead to an increase in your overall quality of life, help you gain insight into recurring problems, and provide skills to reduce anxiety, depression and other painful symptoms. With over 25 years in the field of psychotherapy and clinical psychology education, I am versed in traditional theory and treatment, as well as the use evidenced-based alternative treatments based on client's needs.
My ideal client is any person who contacts me for a session. I am person who is built to help. When I am helping I gain energy and hope for the future. I am too humble to think I can fix cure treat each person who contacts me but I am confident enough to say I can help. Whether I make a connections with a potential client we decide to work together or we meet and decide their is someone or something better for the client. I truly want all my clients future current and past to have better if better is available. That is why I can honestly my ideal client is a client who is ready to call and begin to explore how I can help them.
My ideal client is any person who contacts me for a session. I am person who is built to help. When I am helping I gain energy and hope for the future. I am too humble to think I can fix cure treat each person who contacts me but I am confident enough to say I can help. Whether I make a connections with a potential client we decide to work together or we meet and decide their is someone or something better for the client. I truly want all my clients future current and past to have better if better is available. That is why I can honestly my ideal client is a client who is ready to call and begin to explore how I can help them.
Cherry Hill Counseling is one of the longest-standing counseling practices in the Northwestern suburbs of Chicago. Cherry Hill has seven locations including: Lake Zurich, Vernon Hills, McHenry, Deer Park, Chicago, Grayslake, and Wheaton. Our counseling services include: individual therapy, family therapy, counseling for children and adolescents, marital and premarital therapy, group therapy, and psychological testing.
Cherry Hill Counseling is one of the longest-standing counseling practices in the Northwestern suburbs of Chicago. Cherry Hill has seven locations including: Lake Zurich, Vernon Hills, McHenry, Deer Park, Chicago, Grayslake, and Wheaton. Our counseling services include: individual therapy, family therapy, counseling for children and adolescents, marital and premarital therapy, group therapy, and psychological testing.
Making your first appointment can be one of the most challenging steps in your mental health journey. At LifeStance, we make it simple by offering both online and in-person therapy and psychiatry services, covered by major insurance plans.
Making your first appointment can be one of the most challenging steps in your mental health journey. At LifeStance, we make it simple by offering both online and in-person therapy and psychiatry services, covered by major insurance plans.
Currently providing in-person and/or virtual sessions for all Medicaid plans and Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) PPO. Offices located in Park Ridge and South Barrington.
Are parts of your life starting to feel overwhelming or unmanageable? You're not alone—and change is possible. Together, we'll identify what's getting in the way, build on your strengths, and create a plan that moves you toward real, lasting change. Whether you're dealing with stress, negative thoughts, addiction, mental health symptoms, or a sense of imbalance, I offer a tailored approach to help you feel more in control and confident in your life.
Currently providing in-person and/or virtual sessions for all Medicaid plans and Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) PPO. Offices located in Park Ridge and South Barrington.
Are parts of your life starting to feel overwhelming or unmanageable? You're not alone—and change is possible. Together, we'll identify what's getting in the way, build on your strengths, and create a plan that moves you toward real, lasting change. Whether you're dealing with stress, negative thoughts, addiction, mental health symptoms, or a sense of imbalance, I offer a tailored approach to help you feel more in control and confident in your life.
Currently providing in-person and/or virtual sessions for all Medicaid plans and Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) PPO. Offices located in Park Ridge and South Barrington. My goal is to create a warm, supportive space where you can feel truly seen and heard. Together, we’ll explore your thoughts and emotions at your own pace, helping you build greater self-awareness, confidence, and practical tools for coping with life’s challenges. Whether you're feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or simply seeking more balance, we'll work through it together.
Currently providing in-person and/or virtual sessions for all Medicaid plans and Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) PPO. Offices located in Park Ridge and South Barrington. My goal is to create a warm, supportive space where you can feel truly seen and heard. Together, we’ll explore your thoughts and emotions at your own pace, helping you build greater self-awareness, confidence, and practical tools for coping with life’s challenges. Whether you're feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or simply seeking more balance, we'll work through it together.
Mark Branson is a Licensed Social Worker in Illinois. He has a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Iowa and an MSW from Aurora University. Mark offers a person-centered approach that incorporates cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavioral therapy to help people who experience challenges ranging from anxiety to depression to daily stressors that are interfering with their happiness and the actualization of their potential. Mark utilizes a variety of modalities to help people struggling with a great number of mental health challenges, including anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, and addictions.
Mark Branson is a Licensed Social Worker in Illinois. He has a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Iowa and an MSW from Aurora University. Mark offers a person-centered approach that incorporates cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavioral therapy to help people who experience challenges ranging from anxiety to depression to daily stressors that are interfering with their happiness and the actualization of their potential. Mark utilizes a variety of modalities to help people struggling with a great number of mental health challenges, including anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, and addictions.
Ron Villejo is a clinician, who has been practicing since 1981. He graduated from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago with a PhD in clinical psychology. Ron believes in understanding the underlying reasons for one's mental health struggles, which may be described as psychodynamic or insight-oriented therapy. At the same time, it's also important to look at practical ways to feel better, such as reframing how one looks at these struggles, part of a cognitive-behavioral approach.
Ron Villejo is a clinician, who has been practicing since 1981. He graduated from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago with a PhD in clinical psychology. Ron believes in understanding the underlying reasons for one's mental health struggles, which may be described as psychodynamic or insight-oriented therapy. At the same time, it's also important to look at practical ways to feel better, such as reframing how one looks at these struggles, part of a cognitive-behavioral approach.
People deserve to feel seen and have space to show up as their most authentic selves. In my therapeutic approach, I prioritize building a safe, compassionate, and honest environment that empowers clients to create meaningful change, foster resiliency, and utilize practical tools to navigate trauma and stressors in daily living. With that, I also encourage laughter, directness, and connection- I want to ensure that therapy feels supportive and real. Healing is not a linear process, and I strive to walk alongside my clients with empathy and transparency, meeting them where they are while challenging them to grow.
People deserve to feel seen and have space to show up as their most authentic selves. In my therapeutic approach, I prioritize building a safe, compassionate, and honest environment that empowers clients to create meaningful change, foster resiliency, and utilize practical tools to navigate trauma and stressors in daily living. With that, I also encourage laughter, directness, and connection- I want to ensure that therapy feels supportive and real. Healing is not a linear process, and I strive to walk alongside my clients with empathy and transparency, meeting them where they are while challenging them to grow.
Being disconnected from yourself or stuck in a joyless existence is not something you must simply endure. The lingering effects of trauma caused by overwhelming events can prevent you from experiencing the present fully or anticipating the future with hope. Imagine living life without the frenzy of distraction, the seduction of escape or the public relations campaign of always being “fine”. How would it feel to no longer be controlled by another person or event? What would it be like to be in relationships without anxiety, fear or intimidation? What if you laughed more, worried less, and interacted with yourself compassionately?
Being disconnected from yourself or stuck in a joyless existence is not something you must simply endure. The lingering effects of trauma caused by overwhelming events can prevent you from experiencing the present fully or anticipating the future with hope. Imagine living life without the frenzy of distraction, the seduction of escape or the public relations campaign of always being “fine”. How would it feel to no longer be controlled by another person or event? What would it be like to be in relationships without anxiety, fear or intimidation? What if you laughed more, worried less, and interacted with yourself compassionately?
During our journey through life, it is easy at times to feel lost, stuck, caught in a crossroads, and overwhelmed. And unfortunately for us, life never came with a roadmap. My job as a counselor is to walk alongside you as we work through the obstacles of life together. I provide a safe, compassionate space for self-exploration, collaborative problem-solving, personal healing, and growth. My client-centered and accepting style puts the therapeutic alliance front and center as you set the agenda for our work.
During our journey through life, it is easy at times to feel lost, stuck, caught in a crossroads, and overwhelmed. And unfortunately for us, life never came with a roadmap. My job as a counselor is to walk alongside you as we work through the obstacles of life together. I provide a safe, compassionate space for self-exploration, collaborative problem-solving, personal healing, and growth. My client-centered and accepting style puts the therapeutic alliance front and center as you set the agenda for our work.
Every one of our clients is a unique and valued individual - which is why we take great care to treat you with respect and thoughtful intention. Instead of just addressing symptoms, we’ll go deeper—engaging your mind, heart, and spirit with holistic and compassionate care.
Every one of our clients is a unique and valued individual - which is why we take great care to treat you with respect and thoughtful intention. Instead of just addressing symptoms, we’ll go deeper—engaging your mind, heart, and spirit with holistic and compassionate care.
Everyone brings beauty & meaning to the world, but some people have trouble discovering it. I work with pre-teens, adolescents, and adults of all ages. Frequent mental health challenges that I often work with include but are not limited to anxiety, depression, anger, low self-esteem, shame, grief, stress, pornography addiction, & boundaries. I enjoy also helping with communication & empowering clients to make positive changes. I implement a variety of counseling theories and also use CBT, tailoring my approach to what I believe the client needs. The most important aspect in the therapeutic rapport. I also offer Christian counseling.
Everyone brings beauty & meaning to the world, but some people have trouble discovering it. I work with pre-teens, adolescents, and adults of all ages. Frequent mental health challenges that I often work with include but are not limited to anxiety, depression, anger, low self-esteem, shame, grief, stress, pornography addiction, & boundaries. I enjoy also helping with communication & empowering clients to make positive changes. I implement a variety of counseling theories and also use CBT, tailoring my approach to what I believe the client needs. The most important aspect in the therapeutic rapport. I also offer Christian counseling.
I have 32 years of experience in the behavioral health field working with children, teens, adults, and couples. In my practice, I like to create a comfortable environment supporting relief and healing of stressful life circumstances. Tengo 32 años de experiencia en el campo de la salud del comportamiento trabajando con niños, adolescentes, adultos y parejas. En mi práctica, me gusta crear un ambiente cómodo que apoye el alivio y la curación de las circunstancias estresantes de la vida.
I have 32 years of experience in the behavioral health field working with children, teens, adults, and couples. In my practice, I like to create a comfortable environment supporting relief and healing of stressful life circumstances. Tengo 32 años de experiencia en el campo de la salud del comportamiento trabajando con niños, adolescentes, adultos y parejas. En mi práctica, me gusta crear un ambiente cómodo que apoye el alivio y la curación de las circunstancias estresantes de la vida.
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Number of Therapists in 60060
100+
Average cost per session
$150
Therapists in 60060 who prioritize treating:
| 99% | Anxiety |
| 97% | Depression |
| 74% | Relationship Issues |
| 73% | Life Transitions |
| 72% | Coping Skills |
| 70% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 69% | Self Esteem |
Average years in practice
14 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
| 95% | BlueCross and BlueShield |
| 72% | Aetna |
| 61% | Cigna and Evernorth |
How Therapists in 60060 see their clients
| 77% | In Person and Online | |
| 23% | Online Only |
Gender breakdown
| 72% | Female | |
| 28% | Male |