Preteen Therapists in 60077

Therapy can be enlightening, informative, life-changing, and sometimes even life-saving. I believe in the power of psychotherapy & human connection. More importantly though I believe in you, as a person, to have the power to access the ability for growth. My ideal client is someone who is willing to challenge themselves by digging deep & connecting the dots between how your past life experiences may be affecting your present self through your thoughts, emotions, or behaviors. I have experience in treating depression, anxiety, grief, loss, trauma, life transitions, relationship issues, addiction, and injustices in the legal system.

Life presents us with many challenges leading to stress in relationships, at work, financially, not to mention physically – all of which can be difficult to navigate. It can be tough to know where to begin. Even "starting" can lead to confusion, anger, anxiety and depression. Sound familiar? No matter life’s current stressors, I’m equipped with the expertise and experience across a broad range of focuses to help you create and sustain lifelong changes. As your advocate, I ensure you won't have to seek out and establish a new professional relationship for every curveball life throws at you.

I am a licensed professional counselor providing individual and family therapy in Polish and English language. I like to establish an open communication and trust with my clients, so we can better understand each other. Through an effective communication, I can help my clients develop guidelines for making accurate life decisions. I like working with children to help them achieve their full potential in life. I use variety of psychological testing to better understand my client's behavior, skills, thoughts, and personality. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) behavioral therapy program.

I offer you the opportunity to focus on your psychological health and well-being in a professional, confidential setting. Providing unique therapeutic approaches to living a more fulfilling life, I bring a warm, relational style to my work with adults, adolescents, children, couples, and families who are facing interpersonal, behavioral and emotional challenges. Specializing in emotional and relational wellness, I work with a broad range of issues, including anxiety, depression, interpersonal communication, anger management, women's issues, sexuality, and family dynamics. In addition to traditional counseling, we may use techniques such as mindfulness meditation, narrative therapy, and creative/play therapy.

I have extensive experience working with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. In my work, I support my clients to regain a connection with themselves by practicing self-care, mindfulness, and self-awareness in order to live from a place of authenticity and peace. As individuals find their truth and the confidence to express it in healthy ways, relationships improve, self-esteem rises, and life becomes less stressful. Using a client-centered and strengths-based approach, the goals of therapy are determined collaboratively.

I am a child, individual, family, and couple's therapist in Skokie, Illinois. That specializes in supporting clients through divorce, life transitions, sports-related anxiety, and chronic illness.

Feeling disconnected … Can’t find the right words… Your mind may understand but your body still shows signs of tension, fatigue, interrupted sleep, irritability? You’re possibly feeling out of place, looking for meaning, or relief of symptoms? Wanting to navigate your mind and body with clarity. Having questions about your identify, culture and background. I use my training to facilitate a session with an authentic and nonjudgmental space. Having grown up in a bilingual home and living in multiple countries in my formative years, I interact with cultures with openness and curiosity.

I believe that therapy can be a rewarding experience for everyone. As a practitioner, I work closely with my clients, using a strengths-based approach, to help create change and achieve their personal and professional goals. By engaging in the therapeutic process, my clients are able to identify problem areas in their lives and relationships, increase their ability to communicate effectively, find new ways of relating to themselves and others, as well as develop positive strategies for successful conflict resolution.

When we live our lives in a state of constant fight-or-flight, we can go into survival mode. Worries, phobias, panic attacks, trauma, obsessive thoughts, avoidant behavior, and/or repetitive/compulsive behaviors can make us feel hopeless and helpless. We can find ourselves overthinking, overanalyzing, and feeling powerless. If you're feeling like life hasn't been moving in a positive direction, find yourself in a state of hypervigilence due to trauma and/or frozen by fears and uncertainty, you CAN find your way out - sometimes we just need some extra support to do so.

When I begin to work with a new client, my goal is to understand each client and see his or her strengths, abilities, and positive qualities. Very often new clients, especially children or teens, are so used to thinking or hearing about their problems that they themselves seem to forget their own positive traits and attributes. I really enjoy helping foster resiliency among my clients, helping them recognize their capacities to cope, heal, and move beyond feeling stuck or powerless. My approach is very effective with individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, low self esteem, and feeling overwhelmed in life.

Cathay believes therapy is a collaborative experience and that one size does not fit all. Life is complicated and we are ever-evolving. When therapy is client-centered and there is a good fit between client and therapist, change can happen to help people improve relationships with others and themselves. Cathay is passionate about working with families, especially parents and children, and moms at all stages of motherhood including contemplating motherhood. Cathay uses play, compassion, and humor to help locate and change unhelpful patterns and behaviors.

I work holistically with clients to explore how their past, present, and future all impact their identity, self-expression, and quality of life. I work with youth, adolescents, emerging adults, and adults on mood (depression, anxiety, anger), identity development, LGBTQIA2S+ concerns, creativity difficulties (professional and expression), ADHD, and family of origin difficulties.

I specialize in working with resolving depressive and anxious symptoms related to trauma. We will work together to find resolution to the pain and allow you to lead a more fulfilling and healthy life. I understand that the effects of trauma can interfere with all aspects of our lives. We will work together to allow you to feel more capable of managing life's stressors and develop healthier relationships. I also work with couples on healing unhealthy and painful relationship patterns. In couples work, we will develop tools to learn how to resolve conflict and increase safety in the relationship.

Each and every person is born with unique strengths and vast potential to achieve. Oftentimes, though, life's challenges get in the way. It may be external stressors, traumatic experiences or our own dysfunctional thoughts and patterns of behavior that make it difficult to live a satisfying and fulfilling life. Entering into a therapeutic relationship of acceptance and trust can serve as a turning point for achieving growth and change.

I firmly believe that every individual is endowed with immense potential and innate strength. My foremost objective is to empower my clients, guide them to recognize their inherent worth, help them find purpose in their lives, and unveil the untapped potential shaping their unique selves. Whether assisting a parent of a traumatized child, supporting a teenager grappling with anxiety, helping a young adult trapped in depression, or aiding a couple seeking reconnection, I believe positive transformation is attainable.

Chances are, you have happened upon this website because you are looking for something to be different: a feeling, a relationship, a thought, a mood... Together, we will determine what needs to change by looking outside ourselves (exploring roles, rules, connection, boundaries, communication, and support) and by looking within ouselves (exploring thoughts, feelings, coping skills, internal dialogue, and how we've made meaning out of different experiences). Through the process of learning, accepting and changing, something inherently will be different...and you will feel different.

By providing an accepting and compassionate environment, we can work together to identify and work through struggles/problems and create a more meaningful life. I work with individuals, parents, and couples to help develop an understanding of inner life, cultivate connections, and develop insight. We will collaborate on an individualized approach to help build a greater sense of self-worth, perspective, and well-being.

I view the therapeutic relationship as a partnership, and find the relational aspect of therapy to be an integral piece in making strides towards meeting the clients needs and goals. Confronting the difficulties and pain in life is often challenging and uncomfortable—as such I strive to create a safe space for my clients to process authentically. I know each client is unique and work to meet the client where they are, with empathy, humor, support, challenge, and encouragement throughout our journey together. I offer services for clients ages 12+, and have experience working with a wide range of clients and in various settings.

I strive to create a nurturing environment where individuals and families feel centered, understood, and empowered. I approach therapy with a non-judgmental and empathetic attitude so clients can freely explore their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and work toward the goals that brought them to therapy.