Therapists in 60608
Are you feeling disconnected from your body, your partner, or your sense of desire? You may be experiencing stress or anxiety related to sex, intimacy, or relationships - whether that shows up as low desire, difficulty with arousal, challenges communicating your needs, or patterns of avoidance and shame. Perhaps you want to better understand your relationship to sex, love, and attachment, or you're seeking a space that affirms your identity and sexual well-being. In therapy, you can begin to feel more at ease, more confident, and more connected to yourself and others.
Are you feeling disconnected from your body, your partner, or your sense of desire? You may be experiencing stress or anxiety related to sex, intimacy, or relationships - whether that shows up as low desire, difficulty with arousal, challenges communicating your needs, or patterns of avoidance and shame. Perhaps you want to better understand your relationship to sex, love, and attachment, or you're seeking a space that affirms your identity and sexual well-being. In therapy, you can begin to feel more at ease, more confident, and more connected to yourself and others.
I believe in the idea of exploring home within ourselves to lead us toward compassionate self-love that transcends into our relationship with others and our community. As a trauma-informed art therapist, I'm committed to listening and meeting you where you are to support you on your journey. Whether you have had previous art experience or none at all, I believe that you have the potential to express and engage with your inner world through creativity. Through my clinical experiences, I've learned that collaboration and storytelling through creativity, humor, imagination, and play helps bring new perspectives to troubling times.
I believe in the idea of exploring home within ourselves to lead us toward compassionate self-love that transcends into our relationship with others and our community. As a trauma-informed art therapist, I'm committed to listening and meeting you where you are to support you on your journey. Whether you have had previous art experience or none at all, I believe that you have the potential to express and engage with your inner world through creativity. Through my clinical experiences, I've learned that collaboration and storytelling through creativity, humor, imagination, and play helps bring new perspectives to troubling times.
I work with adolescents, adults, and couples navigating PTSD, complex trauma, bipolar disorder, and borderline personality disorder. Whether you're struggling with intense emotions, mood instability, relationship challenges, or the lasting effects of trauma, I can help you find greater stability, healthier relationships, and a stronger sense of self. My approach is practical, goal-oriented, and focused on helping you develop tools that continue to serve you long after therapy ends. I help clients identify what’s keeping them stuck and create clear, achievable steps toward the life they want.
I work with adolescents, adults, and couples navigating PTSD, complex trauma, bipolar disorder, and borderline personality disorder. Whether you're struggling with intense emotions, mood instability, relationship challenges, or the lasting effects of trauma, I can help you find greater stability, healthier relationships, and a stronger sense of self. My approach is practical, goal-oriented, and focused on helping you develop tools that continue to serve you long after therapy ends. I help clients identify what’s keeping them stuck and create clear, achievable steps toward the life they want.
Our authentic connections to one another sustain us as human beings. Often past harms and invalidation make us further disconnected from ourselves and each other. By moving beyond binaries created and sustained by capitalism and other constructs of oppression, I pathologize systems and not people. I work to create an environment that affirms a person’s complex humanity with a sense of compassion that is free from judgment or imposed expectations. When we establish secure, honest, and affirming relationships, we have the ability to embrace our full selves and the numerous possibilities of transformation.
Our authentic connections to one another sustain us as human beings. Often past harms and invalidation make us further disconnected from ourselves and each other. By moving beyond binaries created and sustained by capitalism and other constructs of oppression, I pathologize systems and not people. I work to create an environment that affirms a person’s complex humanity with a sense of compassion that is free from judgment or imposed expectations. When we establish secure, honest, and affirming relationships, we have the ability to embrace our full selves and the numerous possibilities of transformation.
I am an experienced (28+ years) licensed clinical psychologist working with individuals seeking to improve their capacity to meet daily demands, goals, choices, and opportunities, with regard to their relationships, education, career, and identity. I specialize in individual psychotherapy with later age adolescents and adults, from an integrative, trauma and multiculturally informed, solution focused approach - engaging cognitive, behavioral, interpersonal, and developmental interventions to help identify and then understand challenges and underlying resilience, to facilitate desired mood, behavior regulation, and cognitive change.
I am an experienced (28+ years) licensed clinical psychologist working with individuals seeking to improve their capacity to meet daily demands, goals, choices, and opportunities, with regard to their relationships, education, career, and identity. I specialize in individual psychotherapy with later age adolescents and adults, from an integrative, trauma and multiculturally informed, solution focused approach - engaging cognitive, behavioral, interpersonal, and developmental interventions to help identify and then understand challenges and underlying resilience, to facilitate desired mood, behavior regulation, and cognitive change.
Marlene Arteaga
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC, MA
1 Endorsed
Chicago, IL 60608
Waitlist for new clients
Life can feel overwhelming and complex, especially when navigating relationships, cultural expectations, intergenerational experiences, or identity in a world that can feel demanding or divisive. I’m here to create a safe, respectful, and compassionate space where you feel understood, not judged, and heard for who you truly are.
Whether you prefer to speak in English, Español, or a blend of both, you are welcome here. Your language, culture, and lived experience are strengths, not barriers. As a bilingual therapist, I value cultural context and how it shapes your story, your relationships, and your goals for growth.
Life can feel overwhelming and complex, especially when navigating relationships, cultural expectations, intergenerational experiences, or identity in a world that can feel demanding or divisive. I’m here to create a safe, respectful, and compassionate space where you feel understood, not judged, and heard for who you truly are.
Whether you prefer to speak in English, Español, or a blend of both, you are welcome here. Your language, culture, and lived experience are strengths, not barriers. As a bilingual therapist, I value cultural context and how it shapes your story, your relationships, and your goals for growth.
¡Hola! Before anything else, I want to acknowledge the strength it takes to reach out for support. Caring for your mental health isn’t always easy—especially in our Latinx community, where seeking help can still carry stigma. As a fellow Latina, I understand how heavy that can feel. But there is truly nothing to be ashamed of. We all deserve support, and we all need it from time to time. Most importantly, you don’t have to navigate any of this on your own. I’m here to walk alongside you.
¡Hola! Before anything else, I want to acknowledge the strength it takes to reach out for support. Caring for your mental health isn’t always easy—especially in our Latinx community, where seeking help can still carry stigma. As a fellow Latina, I understand how heavy that can feel. But there is truly nothing to be ashamed of. We all deserve support, and we all need it from time to time. Most importantly, you don’t have to navigate any of this on your own. I’m here to walk alongside you.
Amalia Salmerón
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LSW, MA, CTP
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Waitlist for new clients
I believe that healing takes place in relationship. As a Queer Latine therapist, my therapeutic approach is reflective, humanist, and conversational. I work through Relational-Cultural, Feminist and Person-Centered theoretical frameworks. We will work together to create a space of healing that is non-judgmental and grounded in self-directive, goal-oriented, and strengths-based work. There is not a one-size-fits-all approach to the therapeutic relationship, so our work together will be tailored to best address your needs as you identify them. I’m happy you’re here and really looking forward to meeting you.
I believe that healing takes place in relationship. As a Queer Latine therapist, my therapeutic approach is reflective, humanist, and conversational. I work through Relational-Cultural, Feminist and Person-Centered theoretical frameworks. We will work together to create a space of healing that is non-judgmental and grounded in self-directive, goal-oriented, and strengths-based work. There is not a one-size-fits-all approach to the therapeutic relationship, so our work together will be tailored to best address your needs as you identify them. I’m happy you’re here and really looking forward to meeting you.
I aim to meet every client where they are at, regardless of their circumstances. I work with people who struggle with substance use, depression, anxiety, PTSD, relationship issues, or any other topics that may be presenting issues in their life. My approach is to help you understand and identify what things may be causing you difficulties in your life, while simultaneously eliciting the motivation that already lies within you to make the necessary changes in your life. I have experience working in grief & loss counseling, and as a CADC, my primary area of expertise is in the field of substance use.
I aim to meet every client where they are at, regardless of their circumstances. I work with people who struggle with substance use, depression, anxiety, PTSD, relationship issues, or any other topics that may be presenting issues in their life. My approach is to help you understand and identify what things may be causing you difficulties in your life, while simultaneously eliciting the motivation that already lies within you to make the necessary changes in your life. I have experience working in grief & loss counseling, and as a CADC, my primary area of expertise is in the field of substance use.
We face many obstacles in life, but our most significant accomplishment is finding peace during our storms. Our most notable achievement is recognizing that there is always room to grow and improve and be better than where we were the day before. As we live our daily lives, I aim to help people identify their strengths and superpowers to help them overcome the many obstacles and barriers. My duty is to ensure that there is always a safe space with my clients so that clients can always feel safe while welcoming laughter and humor.
We face many obstacles in life, but our most significant accomplishment is finding peace during our storms. Our most notable achievement is recognizing that there is always room to grow and improve and be better than where we were the day before. As we live our daily lives, I aim to help people identify their strengths and superpowers to help them overcome the many obstacles and barriers. My duty is to ensure that there is always a safe space with my clients so that clients can always feel safe while welcoming laughter and humor.
The Importance of Mental Health is just as vital as physical health, yet it’s often overlooked. Your well-being impacts how you think, feel, and navigate life’s challenges, influencing relationships, work, and even physical health. When mentally well, you handle stress, make healthy choices, and build strong connections. Struggles can make even simple tasks overwhelming, which is why prioritizing mental health is essential—not a luxury. Seeking support, challenging stigma, and practicing self-care empower you to thrive, not just survive. And you deserve to thrive.
The Importance of Mental Health is just as vital as physical health, yet it’s often overlooked. Your well-being impacts how you think, feel, and navigate life’s challenges, influencing relationships, work, and even physical health. When mentally well, you handle stress, make healthy choices, and build strong connections. Struggles can make even simple tasks overwhelming, which is why prioritizing mental health is essential—not a luxury. Seeking support, challenging stigma, and practicing self-care empower you to thrive, not just survive. And you deserve to thrive.
Bienvenidos/Welcome.
Your healing journey is truly a brave step towards the new you, the one you have always dreamed of and the one that already lives inside of you. I am here to offer support and guide. Together we can honor this space to finally heal and find joy.
Su viaje a sanarse es uno de los pasos más valientes, lo cual ya sabemos existe adentro de ud. Este viaje tal como el de nuestros ancestros require apoyo y guías. Estoy aquí para apoyar, guiar y honrar este tiempo contigo donde mereces alcanzar lo que siempre imaginaste.
Bienvenidos/Welcome.
Your healing journey is truly a brave step towards the new you, the one you have always dreamed of and the one that already lives inside of you. I am here to offer support and guide. Together we can honor this space to finally heal and find joy.
Su viaje a sanarse es uno de los pasos más valientes, lo cual ya sabemos existe adentro de ud. Este viaje tal como el de nuestros ancestros require apoyo y guías. Estoy aquí para apoyar, guiar y honrar este tiempo contigo donde mereces alcanzar lo que siempre imaginaste.
I help people achieve healing and wellness in their lives by focusing on positivity and internal strengths. I believe the mind and the body connect and affect one another. This is why I believe therapy can help people who are feeling overwhelmed with big emotions, having difficulties with life transitions, struggling with past traumas, feeling anxieties over the future, repair or create healthy connections or relationships with others and obtain inner peace.
I help people achieve healing and wellness in their lives by focusing on positivity and internal strengths. I believe the mind and the body connect and affect one another. This is why I believe therapy can help people who are feeling overwhelmed with big emotions, having difficulties with life transitions, struggling with past traumas, feeling anxieties over the future, repair or create healthy connections or relationships with others and obtain inner peace.
Good therapy happens best within the context of a strong trusting relationship between client and therapist. I use an eclectic trauma-informed approach to pull skills from cognitive behavioral therapy, person-centered therapy, harm reduction, brief solutions focused therapy, and motivational interviewing to cater interventions to each person's unique set of symptoms, goals, and readiness for change. I am experienced in treating anxiety disorders, PTSD and trauma, depressive disorders, mood disorders, and substance abuse & addiction. Looking for a cozy space to process and plan? I'm ready to join you!
Good therapy happens best within the context of a strong trusting relationship between client and therapist. I use an eclectic trauma-informed approach to pull skills from cognitive behavioral therapy, person-centered therapy, harm reduction, brief solutions focused therapy, and motivational interviewing to cater interventions to each person's unique set of symptoms, goals, and readiness for change. I am experienced in treating anxiety disorders, PTSD and trauma, depressive disorders, mood disorders, and substance abuse & addiction. Looking for a cozy space to process and plan? I'm ready to join you!
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I provide a supportive and nonjudgmental space where you can show up as your full, authentic self. I have nearly seven years of experience working with adults navigating a range of mental health challenges, including anxiety, depression, burnout, and relationship concerns. I specialize in Motivational Interviewing and Strengths-based approaches. I take an individualized approach to therapy, meeting you where you are and tailoring each session to your unique needs. Using motivational interviewing and strengths-based techniques, I aim to help you feel more confident, capable, and empowered.
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I provide a supportive and nonjudgmental space where you can show up as your full, authentic self. I have nearly seven years of experience working with adults navigating a range of mental health challenges, including anxiety, depression, burnout, and relationship concerns. I specialize in Motivational Interviewing and Strengths-based approaches. I take an individualized approach to therapy, meeting you where you are and tailoring each session to your unique needs. Using motivational interviewing and strengths-based techniques, I aim to help you feel more confident, capable, and empowered.
I am a bilingual Spanish-speaking Therapist. I have worked in the field for over a decade supporting mothers, children, and their families, and was part of one of the first perinatal programs in the Midwest. I provide counseling services to women experiencing various mental health concerns, including perinatal mood disorders, postpartum depression, anxiety, grief, bereavement, trauma, sexual abuse, interpersonal partner violence, and many more areas. My passion is working with women on their journey into motherhood, empowering them to acquire tools to decrease daily stressors and adjust to new roles and routines.
I am a bilingual Spanish-speaking Therapist. I have worked in the field for over a decade supporting mothers, children, and their families, and was part of one of the first perinatal programs in the Midwest. I provide counseling services to women experiencing various mental health concerns, including perinatal mood disorders, postpartum depression, anxiety, grief, bereavement, trauma, sexual abuse, interpersonal partner violence, and many more areas. My passion is working with women on their journey into motherhood, empowering them to acquire tools to decrease daily stressors and adjust to new roles and routines.
I help others actualize the change they desire. I believe all humans possess inherit worth and value and I use a person-first lens with clients. Therapy is a place to feel heard, connect in a genuine way, and practice relational living with a supportive professional. Are you a parent needing help because your teen is struggling? Maybe you are a teen who is questioning their identity, or an adult looking for help through life transitions. My hope for clients is they come as they are, be honest about what they need, and reconnect with their truest self for long-lasting change.
I help others actualize the change they desire. I believe all humans possess inherit worth and value and I use a person-first lens with clients. Therapy is a place to feel heard, connect in a genuine way, and practice relational living with a supportive professional. Are you a parent needing help because your teen is struggling? Maybe you are a teen who is questioning their identity, or an adult looking for help through life transitions. My hope for clients is they come as they are, be honest about what they need, and reconnect with their truest self for long-lasting change.
Doesn't looking through all these therapist profiles make you want to puke? Do you wish you could just fast forward to being connected with a therapist? One that you actually like? Who knows their stuff, but isn't pompous? One that provides a relatable, friendly approach and maybe even has a sense of humor? Well, that's me! I enjoy working with clients who are ready for change. Those who know something isn't right, but don't know what to do about it. I most enjoy helping clients struggling with family of origin issues, those navigating through loving someone with a personality disorder as well as relationship issues.
Doesn't looking through all these therapist profiles make you want to puke? Do you wish you could just fast forward to being connected with a therapist? One that you actually like? Who knows their stuff, but isn't pompous? One that provides a relatable, friendly approach and maybe even has a sense of humor? Well, that's me! I enjoy working with clients who are ready for change. Those who know something isn't right, but don't know what to do about it. I most enjoy helping clients struggling with family of origin issues, those navigating through loving someone with a personality disorder as well as relationship issues.
Gloria M Cockerill
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, RPT-S, PMH-C
1 Endorsed
Chicago, IL 60608
Not accepting new clients
My career has focused on working with children from birth through their teen years and their families. Whether impacted by trauma and attachment issues, behavioral concerns or managing difficult emotions, my goal is to help you and your family get back on track sharing laughter, joy and connection.
My career has focused on working with children from birth through their teen years and their families. Whether impacted by trauma and attachment issues, behavioral concerns or managing difficult emotions, my goal is to help you and your family get back on track sharing laughter, joy and connection.
Do you struggle with feeling unseen or misunderstood in your relationships or within yourself? Are you exhausted from always holding it together, at work, in your family, in your partnership, while battling burnout or self-doubt? Do you wonder if there’s a way to feel more confident, more connected, and more grounded?
Many Black women, couples, and individuals feel overwhelmed by people-pleasing, unhealed wounds, or the pressure to be perfect. Ignoring these struggles can lead to anxiety, disconnection, and low self-worth. At Encourage Counseling, we believe healing, thriving, and real connection are possible—and within reach.
Do you struggle with feeling unseen or misunderstood in your relationships or within yourself? Are you exhausted from always holding it together, at work, in your family, in your partnership, while battling burnout or self-doubt? Do you wonder if there’s a way to feel more confident, more connected, and more grounded?
Many Black women, couples, and individuals feel overwhelmed by people-pleasing, unhealed wounds, or the pressure to be perfect. Ignoring these struggles can lead to anxiety, disconnection, and low self-worth. At Encourage Counseling, we believe healing, thriving, and real connection are possible—and within reach.
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Number of Therapists in 60608
200+
Average cost per session
$150
Therapists in 60608 who prioritize treating:
| 92% | Anxiety |
| 92% | Social Anxiety |
| 92% | Health Anxiety |
| 92% | Driving Anxiety |
| 85% | Depression |
| 78% | Self Esteem |
| 74% | Relationship Issues |
Average years in practice
9 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
| 96% | BlueCross and BlueShield |
| 82% | Aetna |
| 50% | Cigna and Evernorth |
How Therapists in 60608 see their clients
| 53% | In Person and Online | |
| 47% | Online Only |
Gender breakdown
| 84% | Female | |
| 11% | Male | |
| 5% | Non-Binary |