Depression Therapists in Neoga, IL

Welcome, parents! Dive into understanding and guiding Children and Early Teenagers through emotional development. Join us in fostering resilience, emotional intelligence, and positive relationships for a thriving family and academic life. We're a perfect match if you're a wonderful client between 7 to 11 years old, navigating the adventure of understanding and expressing your emotions. Together, we'll create a cozy space to work through any challenges you might be facing at home or school. I work well with trauma, attachment, family, relationships, anger, emotional regulation, adoption, PTSD, foster care, and self-harm.

Are you looking for a judgement-free, compassionate therapist to partner with through the therapeutic process? I offer a safe and supportive environment where we can explore your thoughts and feelings, gain insight into behaviors and improve your overall well-being. My theoretical orientation is individualized, with a foundation of client-centeredness and strength-based psychology. I am committed to fostering an inclusive environment that respects and celebrates diversity in all its forms.

I have been working with families with children, adolescents, and young adults for ninteen years. I specialize in working with children, adolescents, and families that seek treatment for emotional and behavioral issues including depression, anxiety, anger and stress management, grief and loss, and self-harm and aggressive behaviors. Many times, both adult and young members of a family need therapeutic support when emotional and behavioral issues are present. I also have experience working with clients to increase age appropriate communication and social skills in order to develop and maintain positive relationships. I am able to see clients with or without the members of their families.

I enjoy working with teenagers, young adults, and couples. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma, domestic violence and ADHD.

I have experience working with clients who struggle with a variety of issues including those related to anxiety, depression, life changes, problems with peers, school, or family, or a history of trauma. I partner with each client to create a treatment plan that is based on their individual needs with evidence based interventions.

My hours are 10:30AM to 5:15PM Sundays And 12:15PM to 6:15 PM on Wednesdays and Thursdays, but contact me anytime. I know it can be overwhelming to pick the right person and make the first phone call or email, and I want to make it easy for you. I work primarily with teens and adults. I connect well with teenagers that may be hesitant to attend therapy. I also have a lot of success working with men and women dealing with relationship issues.

Take your first step to wellness. I believe in providing a place of compassion and confidentiality where you can share your personal concerns and struggles. I provide assistance to help you improve on those areas that seem to be holding you from living a fulfilled and happy life. With over 20 years of experience working with children, adolescents, adults and families, I will assist you in reaching your goals for a better future.

I am a therapist who helps adults and couples who are struggling with life’s hurtful problems: single parenthood, relationship conflicts, divorce, difficulties at college, depression/anxiety, a partner or parent’s alcoholism, mental illness in the family, stress at work, news of a serious disease or financial reversal, caring for aged parents, overcoming a traumatic childhood, “empty nest syndrome,” the special pressures on military families, and so forth. Our work together would begin by focusing on the here-and-now, so that you can experience some immediate feelings of being heard and of moving forward.

Now accepting new clients. I work with clients who struggle with self-esteem, relationship issues, anxiety & depression. I help them gain insight into how their past experiences effect how they interact with the world as well as overcome trauma, gain healthier coping skills, & improve their overall sense of self & live their healthiest, happiest, most authentic life. At Still Waters Counseling, we have added a team of wonderful clinicians & that means we accept children, couples & family counseling to our practice! Still Waters is a practice designed to be your safe space. Schedule with us today.

I help my clients reconnect with themselves and get back on track to where they want to be, both emotionally and physically. I have experience working with clients who have struggled with depression, anxiety, trauma, stress, and sexuality. I focus on goals that my clients want to work towards. I remind them we work at their pace, and I'm here to guide them.

Do you feel like life has gotten harder and you’re just overwhelmed by it all? Do you feel like you’re living in a different world, and it seems angrier and lacking compassion? I am here to help you navigate your feelings of being lost. I'm a trained Christian counselor, and believe spirituality and faith can help you through these challenging times. If faith is a part of your journey I can include that as part of your healing process. There's no magic button or pill that can take these stressful feelings away, but I walk alongside you every step of the way.

Denise Goff is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with over 20 years of experience in helping to facilitate positive change in clients who have mental health concerns and/or addiction problems. She received her Masters Degree in Clinical/Counseling Psychology from Illinois State University in Normal, IL. Denise believes in an individualized treatment approach, and she utilizes a variety of evidence-based approaches to match the person's needs. She provides therapy in a safe, supportive environment, and works with clients to develop effective coping strategies.

Starting a new year can be an exciting and motivational time. Starting the journey of building a new you or changing your life to be more authentic. My counseling approach focuses on helping you better understand you, your life, to find clarity, and purpose. This can help you become more genuine and deepen your relationships with those you care most about. I see couples, families, and individuals with a keen interest in teenagers and those experiencing transitions in their life, especially with grief. I am accepting and welcoming of different spiritual views, gender, gender expression, sexualities, etc.

I work with people who often have an issue or problem which prevents them from fully functioning in life, which affects their ability to be happy. This might be a relationship issue, a personality problem which has bothered them from childhood, or a bio-psycho-social issue like depression or anxiety. I seek to help people by developing a relationship in which we can work in a therapeutic modality that is appropriate for them.

Navigating through the various stages of life can be challenging; especially when you are struggling with feelings of worthlessness, hopelessness, and having anxious thoughts. Pressure from family, social media and relationship issues can also be challenging. Let me help guide you through this difficult period in your life.

I am passionate about working with women that struggle with symptoms of anxiety and depression. Navigating motherhood, work and balancing all that life throws our way can be challenging. I provide a safe space for individuals to be their authentic self, teach methods of coping with emotions and support setting healthy boundaries to increase overall self-confidence. I also enjoy working with adolescents/teens and young adults that struggle with impulsivity, identifying and managing emotions, and learning ways of coping with challenges that they may face in school, at home or in the community.

If you are having feelings of insecurity, fear or impulsive, if others have noticed you are irritable, angry or having feelings of depression, anxiety, negative beliefs and difficulties in relationships at school, home or on the job. Do you want to be able to recognize triggers, stop avoiding issues and gain coping skills. Do you want to be happier, feel more capable, gain confidence and knowledge about how you have gotten to this point? As a trauma informed therapist I can help you build solution focus skills to address trauma symptoms and understand how ACES’s (Adverse Childhood Experiences) affect your actions today.

Dr. Poppy’s approach to psychotherapy develops client-centered foundations of empathy, acceptance, and support with clients to facilitate cognitive-behavioral and family systems therapies. His assessment interest areas include attention, mood, personality, developmental disorders, autism, and learning. His interest areas for therapy include child behavior, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, trauma, life adjustment, and couple and family relationships. He welcomes opportunities to recognize and support diversity.

All of us struggle at one time or another. Whether it is with low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, stress, parenting, relationship issues, or trauma, when we acquire a fresh perspective our lives change. Together we will navigate the pitfalls of existence.