Ellen S Katz

Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT

Verified by Psychology Today

4 Endorsed

350 Pfingsten Road, Suite 107, Northbrook, IL 60062

I've always sought mentors to guide me through life's trials, and luckily found many along the way. Now I pass on the sum of their wisdom along with my own. Therapy, a process of healing, happens through shared presence and expanding awareness. It's a safe place where truth can be expressed and pain transformed. We typically cope with pain through distraction, intoxication or denial. Learning to be emotionally sober we can heal our relationships - with ourselves and others. "Process" addictions, loss, trauma and shame are respectfully addressed. Empowerment, clarity, healing and comfort with emotional intimacy are consequences.

My training includes cognitive/behavioral, hypnotherapy, voice dialogue, IFS, meditation and yoga therapies. I'm certified in Holographic Memory Resolution* and the Lifeline** Technique, both powerful tools for healing trauma and addiction. I also integrate multi-cultural traditional wisdom in the therapeutic process, including East-Indian & Native American.

We only know what we've been taught. Through therapy we can develop a sense of internal connection, integrity, awareness and wisdom. We can become skilled communicators with sensitivity, consciousness and confidence. This life-enhancing process involves integration of selves, mindful presence and ultimately, the recognition that we have choices.

Take the first step to help. Call or Email Ellen S Katz now - (847) 908-3702

My Practice at a Glance

Inner Balance

350 Pfingsten Road

Suite 107

Northbrook, IL 60062

(847) 908-3702

333 N Michigan Avenue

Suite 1801

Chicago, IL 60602

Available both in-person and online

I specialize in Relationship Issues, Trauma and PTSD, and Eating, Codependency, & Addictions

$185 Per Session, I accept insurance

I see individuals, couples and families

"At least you can hear my voice and get a sense of me on a typical work night - no frills! Looking forward to our meeting."

Let's Connect (847) 908-3702

My Practice at a Glance

Inner Balance

350 Pfingsten Road

Suite 107

Northbrook, IL 60062

(847) 908-3702

333 N Michigan Avenue

Suite 1801

Chicago, IL 60602

Available both in-person and online

I specialize in Relationship Issues, Trauma and PTSD, and Eating, Codependency, & Addictions

$185 Per Session, I accept insurance

I see individuals, couples and families

"At least you can hear my voice and get a sense of me on a typical work night - no frills! Looking forward to our meeting."

Finances

Fees

Individual Sessions $185
Pay by ACH Bank transfer, Check, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Paypal, Venmo, Visa

Insurance

BlueCross and BlueShield

We bill most major insurance companies if they are accessible through our software; otherwise we'll give you a super-bill to submit.

Email me or call with questions - (847) 908-3702

Ellen S Katz

Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT

We bill most major insurance companies if they are accessible through our software; otherwise we'll give you a super-bill to submit.

Email me or call with questions - (847) 908-3702

Ellen S Katz

Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT

Qualifications

Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Illinois / 166.000625
In Practice for 40 Years
Certificate from CAMFT, IAMFT
Certificate from AAMT
Attended Columbia University, Graduated 1976

Integrative psychotherapist with training in East/West psychology, somatic therapies, energy medicine, IFS and addiction recovery

Email me or call with questions - (847) 908-3702

Ellen S Katz

Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT

Integrative psychotherapist with training in East/West psychology, somatic therapies, energy medicine, IFS and addiction recovery

Email me or call with questions - (847) 908-3702

Ellen S Katz

Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

Relationship Issues
Trauma and PTSD
Eating, Codependency, & Addictions

Expertise

Addiction
ADHD
Anxiety
Child
Depression
Dissociative Disorders (DID)
Divorce
Domestic Abuse
Domestic Violence
Eating Disorders
Grief
Lesbian
LGBTQ+
Life Coaching
Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
Parenting
Spirituality
Substance Use
Thinking Disorders

Each session organically builds on previous sessions. We build a mutual sense of emotional safety, with depth, humor, insight and growth.

Email me or call with questions - (847) 908-3702

Ellen S Katz

Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT

Each session organically builds on previous sessions. We build a mutual sense of emotional safety, with depth, humor, insight and growth.

Email me or call with questions - (847) 908-3702

Ellen S Katz

Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT

4 Endorsements

Marianne Newman

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW

Ellen is a warm, caring professional who synthesizes several psychological approaches into meaningful treatment and lasting benefits.

Lauren Bondy

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Ellen Katz is a highly intuitive and insightful therapist with a tremendous gift for helping people heal and grow.

Kristin Hall Sliwicki

Counselor, MSMFT, LCPC, LMFT

Ellen is a warm, compassionate and highly skilled therapist. She brings her full self into her work with her clients. Ellen is broadly informed by, trained in and deeply grounded in a wide variety of schools of thought, including systems/family/relational ...

Deborah Meints-Pierson

Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT

Ellen is a brilliant therapist whose deep caring and insight help clients to see into the heart of an issue and want to make necessary changes. Her humor and warmth create an atmosphere of compassion and invitation to expanded thinking, feeling and being. ...

Client Focus

Age

Preteen ,

Teen ,

Adults

Participants

Individuals ,

Couples ,

Family

Communities

Bisexual Allied ,

Cancer ,

Gay Allied ,

Lesbian Allied

Ethnicity

Black and African American ,

Native American

Age

Preteen ,

Teen ,

Adults

Participants

Individuals ,

Couples ,

Family

Communities

Bisexual Allied ,

Cancer ,

Gay Allied ,

Lesbian Allied

Ethnicity

Black and African American ,

Native American

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
Coaching
Culturally Sensitive
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
Emotionally Focused
Existential
Family / Marital
Gottman Method
Hypnotherapy
Integrative
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Jungian
Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
Multicultural
Narrative
Neuro-Linguistic (NLP)
Relational
Somatic
Strength-Based
Structural Family Therapy
Transpersonal
Trauma Focused

I help clients learn to witness themselves with compassion and clarity. In doing so they can more easily access their internal wisdom, life-enhancing attitudes and generative narratives.

Email me or call with questions - (847) 908-3702

Ellen S Katz

Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT

I help clients learn to witness themselves with compassion and clarity. In doing so they can more easily access their internal wisdom, life-enhancing attitudes and generative narratives.

Email me or call with questions - (847) 908-3702

Ellen S Katz

Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT

Location

Primary Location

Inner Balance

350 Pfingsten Road

Suite 107

Northbrook, IL 60062

(847) 908-3702

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Additional Location

333 N Michigan Avenue

Suite 1801

Chicago, IL 60602

(847) 908-3702

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Neighborhoods

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Ellen S Katz

Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT

Take the first step to help. Call now - (847) 908-3702

Ellen S Katz

Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT

Last Modified: 14 Sep 2023