Therapists in Swansea, IL

I provide therapy/counseling services for individuals age 12 and older, couples, and families. I have over 9 years of experience providing clinical services to both adults and adolescents in residential, inpatient, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient settings. I have experience treating eating disorders, anxiety, trauma, obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression, bipolar disorder, interpersonal/relationship issues, existential concerns/life transitions, as well as other concerns/issues.

Hello, my name is Rocky Mays and I am currently accepting new clients. I have a sliding scale depending on household income ranging from $80-$130. I offer in-person and virtual appointments in the afternoons, evenings, and Saturdays. I specialize in working with teens, adults, parents, veterans, seniors, and couples on a wide range of identified concerns. I am currently a counselor for the Federal Government. My experiences also include working with youth in the justice system, providing clinical services for treatment centers, and working with veterans and their families struggling with various conditions.

When choosing a therapist it is important to consider many different perspectives. First and most importantly, is this someone that you will be comfortable working with? Education and experience are other considerations? However, when it comes right down to it, it's about connecting. All the great tools that a therapist may have will be useless if you do not connect with them. I have heard from many of my clients about negative experiences in the past with therapists and how they feel like nothing really happened.

I believe that people need to be heard, and can find and articulate their own truth, their own path to health with compassion, empathy, and time-to tell their story, feel appreciated, to heal, and to change. I have worked to include spirituality, creativity, and the ability to accompany someone on their journey-so that our brief connections can have impact through the week, and through life. I value family input and involvement, social supports, and evidence-based methods, but more so I value my client's individual personal journey. I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, and Certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor.

I believe that people need to be heard, and can articulate their own truth, their own path to health with compassion, empathy, and time. Clients and their families need time to tell their story, feel appreciated, to heal, and to change. I have worked to include spirituality, creativity, recovery principles from various traditions, and my knowledge of Family Systems to accompany families on their journey, so that our brief connections can have impact through these weeks, and through life. I value family input and involvement, social supports, and evidence-based methods, but more so I value my client's individual personal journey.

Are you happy with your life? What are your best hopes and dreams? The ideal client in my practice is one who wants to explore possibilities rather than problems. They are people who want to create novelty in there lives and avoid the rut of more of the same.

My counseling style is family-centered, and blends a variety of therapeutic elements. Goals in therapy include self-actualization - setting & achieving personal goals that will help you realize your full potential. As a Veteran, I also specialize in PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) and in Men’s issues. I enjoy creating a safe space where men can explore and share emotions/feelings. I work with individuals experiencing a range of symptoms: addiction, anxiety, chronic stress, depression, grief, impulse control, obsessive-compulsive, sleep disturbances, and relationship issues.