Therapists in 60124

We all possess the ability for healing, growth, and self-development. Sometimes our efforts toward improvement need helpful nudges. As a therapist, I hope to join you on your journey in the here and now, walking alongside you, the challenges you face, and the growth you hope to experience. Of course, self-healing can be done alone, yet sometimes a therapist can be a helpful addition.

My name is Vicki and I have a Masters degree in Community Health and a Masters degree in Clinical Social Work. As my farmer friend would say "I am "awfully" educated! I have clinical experience in all dimensions of mental health, in inpatient, community settings and office practice. I have met with people in schools, libraries, restaurants, churches, ER's, hospitals, in the home, at bedsides and parks. Wherever they were comfortable. I have used telephone and computer to provide treatment. Counseling and therapy are very personal process and it takes time to feel trust and comfortable in a therapeutic relationship.

Our world has changed radically in a very short time. The pandemic has created new problems and magnified existing ones. Our interactions with others, even within our families, have changed out of necessity. We live with uncertainty, fear, and anxiety. The "normal" that we knew before, has changed. Stress has taken on bigger proportions. Our mental health, our sense of security may be severely taxed. For this reason, I provide telehealth sessions through Zoom No need to come to an office for counseling when we can still "meet" face-to-face. Call to set up an appointment. I look forward to hearing from you!

Are you open to trying new things to improve your life? I believe you have the ability to find your own solutions if you have a supportive counselor and an environment where you feel safe. We can work together to find your solutions and lasting change. Many of my clients have experienced difficult life transitions, are working through a past or recent trauma, and/or working on building a hopeful and confident future.

I have extensive experience working with children, adolescents and families. I understand life can be hard. When things get tough we all need some extra guidance and support. I believe in meeting my client where they are; not where others think they should be. I strive to validate my clients' feelings and assist them in gaining insights into their behaviors and choices.

I strive to provide a warm, safe, and supportive environment for clients to foster greater self-acceptance, develop healthy coping strategies, and maximize their strengths. I use an integrative approach to help individuals grow and expand their strengths as well as cultivate intentions such as kindness, patience, compassion, strength, and responsibility. Change happens when we gain awareness and learn to connect our bodies and emotions. Through this process, clients can identify their challenges, set attainable goals, and move into an empowered sense of wellness.

Kairos Family Center is a private, not-for-profit agency dedicated to providing quality, affordable, family centered counseling and psychotherapy to individuals, couples and families. Our agency offers both short term and long term therapy in English and Spanish.

As a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, I work with adults and children with a variety of issues in conjunction with or separately from family therapy/consultation. My focus is on clarifying and addressing the issues that bring each individual into counseling and creating a partnership and treatment plan that will support change and growth. I believe that the relationship between client and therapist is crucial to creating the environment needed for change. Social and emotional difficulties rarely emerge in isolation, but rather from a variety of experiences and interactions.

Life can be difficult through the different seasons of life. Grief, Depression, Addiction, Social Skills, Communication, Parenting, Dating, Marriage and other issues seem to come up out of nowhere or we have just chosen to stuff the issues because we didn't know how to deal with them and now we cannot manage it anymore. I offer Biblically sound and professionally competent counseling for those that may be struggling or just feel that something may just not be right. I want encourage you take a step in faith and ask for the help you need.

I bring 20 years of clinical experience to many clients seeking therapeutic assistance learning to manage life transitions in major life areas. I work with individuals, couples, families, marriages, and groups. I encourage and foster pattern recognition in others thought, emotional and behavioral systems and focus on teaching skills to create options and facilitate change. It's important to provide a safe environment for self exploration of ones human experiences and support to take small risks toward ability to create healthy lifestyle changes. Offer learning effective communication styles to increase functioning in daily living.

I work collaboratively with my clients to expand their insight into all the relevant factors and/or influences that are keeping them from reaching their full potential. These factors often include, but are not limited to; the identified stressor(s) that brought them into therapy; the effectiveness (or lack of effectiveness) of their current coping strategies; the influence past experiences and physical discomfort can have on their decision making and behavior; and increasing his or her awareness of their individual strengths and weakness. Simply put, I systematically help my clients make appropriate changes needed to meet their identified treatment goals.

I believe we all need someone to talk to who will listen and accept us. I provide clients with a warm, non-judgmental environment- a safe place to explore real life issues. If you're ready to commit to making positive changes, I encourage you to take the first step. I work with individuals, couples and families of all ages to manage and reduce anxiety, depression, stress and trauma that is interfering with everyday life and relationships.

I Have worked in the areas of substance abuse and mental health for the past 29 years. I work with clients between the ages of 16 and 60. I have a strong interests in addictions, impulse control and personality disorders. I have sucessfully guided both individuals and couples through very difficult times in their lives and have seen many of them reach their highest potential in life. I put Jesus Christ at the center of my life and find a strong spiritual life helps in the healing process. I look forward to helping you reach your highest potential.

I value the importance of the client-therapist relationship and strive to assist clients in gaining insights into their behavior. I attentively listen to each client empathetically, to help identify and define target problems, and together we develop the therapeutic treatment plan to best meet their unique needs and goals. I collaborate with schools, doctors, and other sources to assist in advocating for my clients. In addition, I provide tools, strategies, and resources to increase my clients’ coping and problem-solving skills that can be of life long benefit to my clients.

I am passionate about helping individuals navigate through the healing process of trauma and the different symptoms that trauma brings to an individuals’ life, such as depression, PTSD, anxiety disorder, low self-esteem, and substance abuse, to name a few. If you are struggling with the journey of infertile and infant loss, please know that you are not alone and that there is help for you and your family.

I am a licensed clinical professional counselor who is focused on cultivating wellness, personal empowerment, and happiness in my clients. My twelve years of experience encompasses individual and family counseling, and I work closely with adolescents (as young as 12 years of age) and with adults of all ages struggling with a range of mental health issues. These issues include, but are not limited to, anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, codependency, and anger management.

I believe that when families are doing doing well, all of its members benefit. The quality of our relationships, in particularly with our family members, have a strong impact on our development. Reflecting on patterns and letting go of those that are no longer working is of key importance in our work together. This is best done when families feel physically and emotionally safe with each other. Regardless of who is involved in the family work, a change in one member, or some members as in the case with couples, can impact the family status quo.