Therapists for Teens in 60609

Our focus is to help individuals heal, energize, and become aware of their inner strengths. We achieve this by providing a neutral safe space, listening to your concerns, and customizing a treatment plan.

As a licensed clinical social worker, I believe it is important to start where the patient (or family) is in their therapeutic journey. I can help you explore and understand the emotional barriers in life and reach your full potential utilizing patient-centered and strengths-based approach to care.

Are you or your adolescent/young adult child going through a major life transition and finding it challenging to move forward? Maybe you are simply feeling stuck, like you lost your road map? I am here to help you find that map and guide you on your healing journey. I specialize in anxiety, life transitions, and simply helping you navigate through life’s sometimes rocky terrain. In order to regain your footing, we will work together to identify root causes, roadblocks, and sources of stress and/or fear that can stop you in your path and hinder your progress.

I enjoy working with people of all ages and have additional training specialized in working with children and adolescents. I am very interested in play and creativity as tools in promoting wellness and healing. This can look like using art materials to explore emotions or guided visualizations to process and get to the root of an experience or issue.

We all function in the context of relationships: with our partners, families, or larger systems such as school, work, church, and other environments. I want to get to know you and your story. I work with adolescents and adults to get a holistic understanding of the issue of concern and address it within the context of your story. I work with individuals, couples, and families to address a variety of issues from anxiety, depression, and communication challenges, to larger family issues that seem “too big” to figure out.

I am passionate about empowering people to thrive and fulfill their potential as well as achieve greater life satisfaction. I have worked with many people who are navigating difficulties to be able to gain greater levels of confidence and growth. I use a collaborative and goal-oriented approach in therapy. I seek to help clients build on their strengths and ultimately to be able to experience life more fully.

Do you ever feel like someone else is narrating your story and you have little control of what your future holds? I am excited to walk with you on a journey toward a better version of yourself. I will work with you to create a blueprint for what you want your life to look like. Together we will find the things that add value to your life and let go of the barriers that are holding you back.

Usted es Latino, habla solamente Espanol, o es bilingue pero se expresa mejor en el idioma natal, sobre todo cuando desea expresar sus emociones; temores, tristezas, estres, angustia, ansiedad, depression o cualquier otro estado emocional negativo. Los problemas emocionales asi como los problemas de salud fisicos requieren atenderse, no sienta pena y hable con un professional de la salud mental que le escuche, entienda e interprete adecuadamente lo que usted quiere decir porque no solamente habla su idioma, entiende ademas su cultura.

Antonio J. Wheeler Jr., Licensed Clinical Social Worker & Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor, is a humble servant facilitating the space for change and resilience. Mr. Wheeler's focus is to understand what has happened to you and empower individuals to reach self-actualization and sustain being anchored in wellness. Antonio J. Wheeler Jr., started his professional career over a decade ago in 2009 in the Mental Health field as a substance abuse counselor. He is committed to providing the highest quality of resilience focused behavioral based therapeutic outpatient services. His purpose is to facilitate the space for change.

Hi, my name is La Shaun Dumas, I am a licensed clinical social worker. My approach to therapy includes implementing active listening skills and providing positive regard in an effort to establish a rapport that will may allow for genuine information sharing. Areas of focus include, trauma-informed engaging, childhood developmental stages awareness, competencies regarding LGBTQ+, dating violence/abuse, anxiety disorders, mindfulness, and emotional wellness.

Everyone has a story, they just need a safe place to share it. My goal is to empower people and provide that safe space for them to process and find their hope restored. I am passionate about equipping individuals to make intentional decisions to improve overall wellness. I use an individualized and collaborative approach in therapy. For those who choose to incorporate faith, we will honor that by seeking truth, wisdom, and discernment from the Holy Spirit through Prayer and Scripture.

As seen on Univision, Telemundo, and La Ley Radio. Currently accepting clients for psychological and mental health evaluations for immigration cases. If you are petitioning for a U Visa, VAWA, Asylum, or Hardship (Perdon), please contact me to conduct the required mental health evaluation. Receive a comprehensive report that includes a biopsychosocial biography, clinical assessments, and treatment recommendations as well as other information pertaining to your particular case. Interviews done online.

We are a practice committed to: Hope and Acceptance, Love and Compassion, Healing and Growth. We specialize in cognitive behavioral therapy and trauma informed care with the goal of finding resolution and peace to issues and concerns which are getting in the way of living your happiest life.

Hello. I am Monique Heilemeier and I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Illinois and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in Iowa. I have been in practice for 24 years in both private and community mental health practices both in person and through telehealth. My focus is helping clients to heal from a variety of traumatic experiences from childhood to adulthood, providing resources and tools to reduce suffering, increase self-compassion and self-acceptance, and improve daily functioning and my approach to therapy is to be a guide and partner throughout the healing process.

Hello, my name is Carrie L. Ryberg, MA, LCPC, NCC, and I have been practicing counseling for 13 years. Typically, I work with clients that have anxiety, depression, or previous trauma. Then, I will work with using an approach that would best help you with your needs. I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness Techniques, and Solution Focus. I believe that sometimes we need some support during difficult times to help us cope and find the silver lining.

Datrese Bradley, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. We will discuss your goals and identify barriers as we explore alternate methods of handling stressors. I focus on thinking and behavior patterns that affect your functioning. I will provide support and rebuild boundaries and decision making while exploring a person’s past trauma. I work with clients from various backgrounds. I specialize in trauma, depression, anxiety, and relationships. I am comfortable treating any of the above listed symptoms as well as obsessive and personality disorders.

Hola, my name is Karina Rodriguez. I am a Licensed Clinical Social worker (LCSW), fluent in English and Spanish, with a background of working with adolescents and families in various situations including inpatient and partial hospitalization, residential facilities, private practice, and DCFS. I use a combination of cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, and acceptance and commitment therapy. I explore thoughts and their relationship to their emotions, believing that our interpretation of events creates our reality and contributes to the development of feelings that cause discomfort and distress.

I am Michelle Barraco Hatchett, a masters level psychotherapist, licensed clinical professional counselor(LCPC) and certified drug and alcohol counselor (CADC). In my 15 years of clinical experience, I have worked with children, adolescents and adults challenged with a variety of mental health and life concerns including but my limited to depression, anxiety, mood disorders, trauma and substance use. I strive to create an emotionally supportive, non-judgmental and safe environment while providing clinical insight to guide my clients through treatment.

"Should I stay or should I go?" This is the age old question asked to me, for the last 10 years by just about every couple experiencing distress that I've sat with. If you are reading this, my guess is that you asked yourself the exact same question at some point...Stay? Or Go? If you are struggling to find the right path for you in this relationship - I can help. As Psychologist, Clinical Therapist & an expert in the science of love, I specialize in helping people rebuild their attachment w/ each other, reduce conflict, repair trust, create positive feelings, and take control of emotional & physical symptoms that hold you back.