Therapists in 61701
John Lorio
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MSW
Verified Verified
Bloomington, IL 61701
Waitlist for new clients
Lorio Counseling Services, LLC provides mental health counseling to a variety of populations using up to date evidenced based therapeutic techniques to help clients face whatever problems they may be facing. Please check my website for more information: Loriocounselingservices.com
Lorio Counseling Services, LLC provides mental health counseling to a variety of populations using up to date evidenced based therapeutic techniques to help clients face whatever problems they may be facing. Please check my website for more information: Loriocounselingservices.com
Matthew P Coston
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
Bloomington, IL 61701
As a therapist specializing in career, relationships, internal struggles, and family conflicts, I bring a passion for evidence-based tools and a strength-based perspective to my practice. With a person-in-environment approach, I aim to understand my clients within the context of their unique circumstances and backgrounds. In addressing career concerns, I help individuals navigate challenges such as job dissatisfaction, career transitions, and work-life balance issues. By drawing on evidence-based techniques, I assist clients in identifying their strengths, values, and goals to create fulfilling career paths.
As a therapist specializing in career, relationships, internal struggles, and family conflicts, I bring a passion for evidence-based tools and a strength-based perspective to my practice. With a person-in-environment approach, I aim to understand my clients within the context of their unique circumstances and backgrounds. In addressing career concerns, I help individuals navigate challenges such as job dissatisfaction, career transitions, and work-life balance issues. By drawing on evidence-based techniques, I assist clients in identifying their strengths, values, and goals to create fulfilling career paths.
Justin Cody
Counselor, LCPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Bloomington, IL 61701 (Online Only)
Life is full of twists and turns and ups and downs. I am here to help you through the peaks and valleys of your journey through life. Oftentimes we find life being unmanageable, I strive to create a compassionate, non-judgmental space to begin healing. Whether it is exploring difficult emotions, planning for the future, or working through the past, together we will work toward being the person God created you to be.
Life is full of twists and turns and ups and downs. I am here to help you through the peaks and valleys of your journey through life. Oftentimes we find life being unmanageable, I strive to create a compassionate, non-judgmental space to begin healing. Whether it is exploring difficult emotions, planning for the future, or working through the past, together we will work toward being the person God created you to be.
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Adoption Therapists
Does my adopted child need therapy?
Not every adopted child needs therapy. However, many can benefit from seeing an adoption-informed therapist, especially if they were victims of abuse or neglect, appear withdrawn or disconnected, have behavioral or developmental issues (which may or may not be related to their adoption), are struggling with feelings of grief or loss surrounding their birth parents, or find it difficult to establish an identity, a challenge that often becomes most apparent during adolescence.
When should adoptive parents seek therapy?
Prospective parents can benefit from therapy even before an adoption—for example, to voice worries and fears; to reconcile infertility struggles, if relevant; or simply to prepare themselves for parenthood. After the adoption, parents who are struggling to bond with their child; are unsure how to talk about adoption or related issues, such as race; or whose child is dealing with developmental, behavioral, or psychiatric concerns can address these and other issues with the help of an adoption-competent therapist.
Is family therapy appropriate for adoptive families?
Family therapy can be invaluable for strengthening the bond between adoptive parents and children, helping the latter feel more secure in their place in the family. Family therapy can also help adoptive families navigate complex communication issues—for example, parents who feel uncomfortable discussing race with their child, who in turn feels invalidated by their silence, or a child who has questions about his birth parents but avoids asking them out of fear of hurting his adoptive parents’ feelings.
What therapy is not appropriate for adoption issues?
A discredited therapy known as “attachment therapy” (sometimes called “holding therapy” or “rebirthing therapy”) should not be used to treat adopted and foster children, though it was largely designed for this population. Attachment therapy involves restraining, coercing, and punishing the child in order for them to “release” negative emotions and attach to their new caregivers—techniques that are abusive and dangerous and have even proven fatal in some cases.