Female Therapists in Chicago, IL
I am committed to helping women put their problem drinking behind them and build a happy, satisfying life.
Are you concerned about your drinking? Have you tried quitting or cutting back on your own, but feel you are just spinning your wheels? Are you trapped in a cycle of determination and resolve followed by the discouragement of slipping back? You've probably tried everything you know how to do but it just doesn't seem to be working. I am glad you are here because I would like to help. Working with an experienced, compassionate expert may be the answer you are looking for.
I am committed to helping women put their problem drinking behind them and build a happy, satisfying life.
Are you concerned about your drinking? Have you tried quitting or cutting back on your own, but feel you are just spinning your wheels? Are you trapped in a cycle of determination and resolve followed by the discouragement of slipping back? You've probably tried everything you know how to do but it just doesn't seem to be working. I am glad you are here because I would like to help. Working with an experienced, compassionate expert may be the answer you are looking for.
My passion is assisting individuals in recovering from their past traumas and experiences. I’ve worked with teenagers dealing with social anxiety and social anxiety, young adults dealing with depression and individuals dealing with substance-use. While in my sessions I like to incorporate mindfulness meditation to help with anxiety and daily life stressors. I've dealt with clients from a variety of backgrounds, and I welcome those who are LGBTQIA. Leaving you with the skills you need to feel more self-assured and confident in your daily life is my goal for you as you leave therapy!
My passion is assisting individuals in recovering from their past traumas and experiences. I’ve worked with teenagers dealing with social anxiety and social anxiety, young adults dealing with depression and individuals dealing with substance-use. While in my sessions I like to incorporate mindfulness meditation to help with anxiety and daily life stressors. I've dealt with clients from a variety of backgrounds, and I welcome those who are LGBTQIA. Leaving you with the skills you need to feel more self-assured and confident in your daily life is my goal for you as you leave therapy!
Rebecca Powers
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Chicago, IL 60646
I work with clients of all ages who are experiencing challenges related to anxiety, depression, life transitions, and other concerns that are impacting well-being or life functioning. Providing a safe and supportive environment is important to me as we work together to navigate stressors and build new insight and skills. In working with children, I work closely with parents as well to support families in improved communication and functioning. I am passionate about working with the LGBTQIA+ community.
I work with clients of all ages who are experiencing challenges related to anxiety, depression, life transitions, and other concerns that are impacting well-being or life functioning. Providing a safe and supportive environment is important to me as we work together to navigate stressors and build new insight and skills. In working with children, I work closely with parents as well to support families in improved communication and functioning. I am passionate about working with the LGBTQIA+ community.
Psychotherapy is a safe space to focus on yourself and to improve your self-esteem. Together, we will work to understand the best way to make you feel better. I specialize in generalized anxiety, social and performance anxiety, panic attacks, developmental trauma, complex PTSD, depression, attachment disorders, attachment issues in romantic relations, body image issues, and low self-esteem. Additional focus chronic occupational stress, academic and professional development.
Psychotherapy is a safe space to focus on yourself and to improve your self-esteem. Together, we will work to understand the best way to make you feel better. I specialize in generalized anxiety, social and performance anxiety, panic attacks, developmental trauma, complex PTSD, depression, attachment disorders, attachment issues in romantic relations, body image issues, and low self-esteem. Additional focus chronic occupational stress, academic and professional development.
Grace is a Licensed Social Worker with over 7 years of experience specializing in Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Grief/Loss, ADHD, and Life Transitions/Adjustments. Grace has extensive experience counseling individuals, across the lifespan, including couples, families, and groups, in both clinical and outpatient settings.
Grace is a Licensed Social Worker with over 7 years of experience specializing in Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Grief/Loss, ADHD, and Life Transitions/Adjustments. Grace has extensive experience counseling individuals, across the lifespan, including couples, families, and groups, in both clinical and outpatient settings.
Mariel F Gardiner
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LCPC
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Chicago, IL 60647
Are you often questioning yourself in relationships? Have you been struggling to communicate and connect with others? Are you feeling overwhelmed, depressed, or anxious? I have experience assisting clients in navigating life transitions, healing from relational trauma, creating and maintaining healthy relationships, and coping with anxiety and depression. I also assist clients in building self-esteem, setting healthy boundaries, and exploring identity to find true fulfillment.
Are you often questioning yourself in relationships? Have you been struggling to communicate and connect with others? Are you feeling overwhelmed, depressed, or anxious? I have experience assisting clients in navigating life transitions, healing from relational trauma, creating and maintaining healthy relationships, and coping with anxiety and depression. I also assist clients in building self-esteem, setting healthy boundaries, and exploring identity to find true fulfillment.
Shannon Lengerich Suffoletto
Counselor, CMPC, LCPC, BC-DMT
Verified Verified
Chicago, IL 60657 (Online Only)
Shannon Suffoletto is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC), Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and Board-Certified Dance/Movement Therapist (BC-DMT). Shannon specializes in working with athletes and performing artists to remove mental and emotional barriers in service of strengthening peak performance and reaching their fullest potential.
Shannon Suffoletto is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC), Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and Board-Certified Dance/Movement Therapist (BC-DMT). Shannon specializes in working with athletes and performing artists to remove mental and emotional barriers in service of strengthening peak performance and reaching their fullest potential.
The therapeutic process is a space where we explore with empathy, curiosity and kindness. We’ll work together to understand your feelings, thoughts, and behaviors, and how all this impacts your day-to-day experiences and how it may impact your ability to function at your fullest capacity.
The therapeutic process is a space where we explore with empathy, curiosity and kindness. We’ll work together to understand your feelings, thoughts, and behaviors, and how all this impacts your day-to-day experiences and how it may impact your ability to function at your fullest capacity.
You may feel stuck, lost, lonely, or unsure how to move forward. Therapy can assist you to break through persistent patterns and give you clarity. For almost two decades, I have been helping others through a variety of life challenges including trauma, grief/loss, depression, anxiety, life transitions, family and relationship concerns. As an immigrant, I understand struggles of adjustment and acculturation process. I value working with people who want to grow through their relationships, career, undergrad/grad school or personal self-discovery. This includes exploration of how social identities and systemic forces impacts us.
You may feel stuck, lost, lonely, or unsure how to move forward. Therapy can assist you to break through persistent patterns and give you clarity. For almost two decades, I have been helping others through a variety of life challenges including trauma, grief/loss, depression, anxiety, life transitions, family and relationship concerns. As an immigrant, I understand struggles of adjustment and acculturation process. I value working with people who want to grow through their relationships, career, undergrad/grad school or personal self-discovery. This includes exploration of how social identities and systemic forces impacts us.
Are you experiencing feelings burdening your daily living, are you feeling exhausted with anxiousness, are you occupied by unhelpful thoughts, or do you need a space to feel heard? I am here to honor your courage, your stories, and your willingness to change. I work from a person-centered, cultural relational framework that promotes safety and collaboration. I utilize art therapy and/or Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) in addition to talk therapy. Trust and connection are essential foundations to the therapeutic process, my goal is to facilitate an open space where progress, set backs, and feedbacks are valued and acknowledged.
Are you experiencing feelings burdening your daily living, are you feeling exhausted with anxiousness, are you occupied by unhelpful thoughts, or do you need a space to feel heard? I am here to honor your courage, your stories, and your willingness to change. I work from a person-centered, cultural relational framework that promotes safety and collaboration. I utilize art therapy and/or Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) in addition to talk therapy. Trust and connection are essential foundations to the therapeutic process, my goal is to facilitate an open space where progress, set backs, and feedbacks are valued and acknowledged.
The Therapist Baddie
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Chicago, IL 60622 (Online Only)
As I work on becoming an independent woman who loves herself, in real time, I welcome each client to join me on that journey.
Every therapist has a niche and mine is all the girlies who are going through it. I specialize working with women of all ages. As women, we are told what our identity is or what it should be. We are told we are too emotional, dramatic, and anxious. We are told we should be less dependent, suffocating, and problematic. Within all this, we have no space to breathe. We begin to internalize these messages, confusing reality with fact. Ultimately, we lose ourselves. Together, we first reclaim and affirm your identity. Next, we learn how to confidently present the inner baddie, who is defined by you and ONLY you, to the rest of the world.
As I work on becoming an independent woman who loves herself, in real time, I welcome each client to join me on that journey.
Every therapist has a niche and mine is all the girlies who are going through it. I specialize working with women of all ages. As women, we are told what our identity is or what it should be. We are told we are too emotional, dramatic, and anxious. We are told we should be less dependent, suffocating, and problematic. Within all this, we have no space to breathe. We begin to internalize these messages, confusing reality with fact. Ultimately, we lose ourselves. Together, we first reclaim and affirm your identity. Next, we learn how to confidently present the inner baddie, who is defined by you and ONLY you, to the rest of the world.
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I am passionate in supporting individuals, families, and adolescents from diverse backgrounds. As a Chicago native, I have had the privilege of interacting and immersing myself in different cultures. I seek to provide a holistic, culturally competent, and client-centered attitude.
I am passionate in supporting individuals, families, and adolescents from diverse backgrounds. As a Chicago native, I have had the privilege of interacting and immersing myself in different cultures. I seek to provide a holistic, culturally competent, and client-centered attitude.
As a therapist, I aim to deeply comprehend the intricate dynamics that shape the lives of my clients. I believe that within each individual lies inherent strengths waiting to be harnessed through the therapeutic relationship. These strengths can serve as a source of empowerment and a guide through life's challenges. I view my role as that of a facilitator on the journey of self-discovery, acknowledging that my clients possess the capacity for healing and transformation.
As a therapist, I aim to deeply comprehend the intricate dynamics that shape the lives of my clients. I believe that within each individual lies inherent strengths waiting to be harnessed through the therapeutic relationship. These strengths can serve as a source of empowerment and a guide through life's challenges. I view my role as that of a facilitator on the journey of self-discovery, acknowledging that my clients possess the capacity for healing and transformation.
Lauren Freier
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, MA, LCPC
Verified Verified
Chicago, IL 60614
I believe that just because we can navigate life’s challenges alone, doesn’t mean we should have to. It takes strength and courage to seek support, and in my style of genuine and empathic connection, I actively engage individuals in an insight-oriented therapeutic experience. Together we will build tools to navigate daily challenges, as well as draw connections to past experiences and how they impact your present. My goal is to help you access and trust your internal compass, strengthen resiliency, and find growth and fulfillment.
I believe that just because we can navigate life’s challenges alone, doesn’t mean we should have to. It takes strength and courage to seek support, and in my style of genuine and empathic connection, I actively engage individuals in an insight-oriented therapeutic experience. Together we will build tools to navigate daily challenges, as well as draw connections to past experiences and how they impact your present. My goal is to help you access and trust your internal compass, strengthen resiliency, and find growth and fulfillment.
I can help you get off that annoying wire hamster wheel you've been running around in, watching the wheels spin faster and yet going nowhere, staying stuck. When we get caught up looking for answers and solutions, we feel hopeless. It's easy to forget that we humans are strong, brave, and resilient beings, capable of growth and change. In treatment, I will join you in facing the challenge of letting go of the search for answers or a quick fix, in favor of finding freedom and fulfillment in life.
I can help you get off that annoying wire hamster wheel you've been running around in, watching the wheels spin faster and yet going nowhere, staying stuck. When we get caught up looking for answers and solutions, we feel hopeless. It's easy to forget that we humans are strong, brave, and resilient beings, capable of growth and change. In treatment, I will join you in facing the challenge of letting go of the search for answers or a quick fix, in favor of finding freedom and fulfillment in life.
I specialize in individual therapy for depression, anxiety, stress related to family and relationships dynamics, eating disorders, and trauma-related stressors. Engaging in a therapeutic process requires vulnerability and courage; I admire and respect you for making the decision of going through the journey to your inner world.
I specialize in individual therapy for depression, anxiety, stress related to family and relationships dynamics, eating disorders, and trauma-related stressors. Engaging in a therapeutic process requires vulnerability and courage; I admire and respect you for making the decision of going through the journey to your inner world.
Morgan Sparks
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Chicago, IL 60647 (Online Only)
You want to live a life free from the heaviness of anxiety. You deserve to feel secure and empowered to make decisions that align with your values. You are curious about a life that exists outside of the rules, limitations, and expectations that do not reflect your authentic self. Together, we will create a non-judgmental space for self-exploration.
You want to live a life free from the heaviness of anxiety. You deserve to feel secure and empowered to make decisions that align with your values. You are curious about a life that exists outside of the rules, limitations, and expectations that do not reflect your authentic self. Together, we will create a non-judgmental space for self-exploration.
Caroline Quintanilla
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Chicago, IL 60601 (Online Only)
I specialize in treating clients who struggle with eating disorders, relationship issues, issues pertaining to sexuality, women's issues, issues with self esteem, various forms of anxiety, depression, and stress within life transitions.
You spend a substantial amount of time pretending to have it all figured out, but inside you struggle with feeling flawed, unusual, or broken, and you imagine that no one around you can really understand what this feels like. It might look like despising the body that you exist in and feeling like your only option is to change it. It might look like feeling like your insecurities are crushing you, and impacting how you interact with others. It might look like struggling after hearing your partner had an affair, not knowing how you will emotionally recover. You want a therapist who can hold your hand and remind you of your own light.
I specialize in treating clients who struggle with eating disorders, relationship issues, issues pertaining to sexuality, women's issues, issues with self esteem, various forms of anxiety, depression, and stress within life transitions.
You spend a substantial amount of time pretending to have it all figured out, but inside you struggle with feeling flawed, unusual, or broken, and you imagine that no one around you can really understand what this feels like. It might look like despising the body that you exist in and feeling like your only option is to change it. It might look like feeling like your insecurities are crushing you, and impacting how you interact with others. It might look like struggling after hearing your partner had an affair, not knowing how you will emotionally recover. You want a therapist who can hold your hand and remind you of your own light.
Heal your connection with yourself and feel like yourself again. I am a licensed clinical social worker and certified yoga therapist with over 12 years combined experience working with adolescents and adults in several settings (community mental health, healthcare, schools and private practice) coping with anxiety-related disorders, depression, PTSD, ADHD, trauma and general life stress. Personally, I enjoy helping clients develop an accepting and empowering relationship with themselves so they can feel more connected to themselves and others. I am committed to an integrative approach that reflects the client’s needs and goals.
Heal your connection with yourself and feel like yourself again. I am a licensed clinical social worker and certified yoga therapist with over 12 years combined experience working with adolescents and adults in several settings (community mental health, healthcare, schools and private practice) coping with anxiety-related disorders, depression, PTSD, ADHD, trauma and general life stress. Personally, I enjoy helping clients develop an accepting and empowering relationship with themselves so they can feel more connected to themselves and others. I am committed to an integrative approach that reflects the client’s needs and goals.
Kalea Abernathy
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, CMNCS
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Chicago, IL 60657
I specialize in working with children, adolescents, and their families. I view my clients through a holistic approach and believe that the key aspects of counseling are empathy, collaboration, and unconditional positive regard. With these foundational pieces, I work with my clients to create a trusting therapeutic relationship where individuals feel safe to process their past and present and feel empowered to achieve their goals. My clients and I work together not only to achieve their mental health goals but all of their wellness goals.
I specialize in working with children, adolescents, and their families. I view my clients through a holistic approach and believe that the key aspects of counseling are empathy, collaboration, and unconditional positive regard. With these foundational pieces, I work with my clients to create a trusting therapeutic relationship where individuals feel safe to process their past and present and feel empowered to achieve their goals. My clients and I work together not only to achieve their mental health goals but all of their wellness goals.
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Female Therapists
Does it matter what gender my therapist is?
In general, this is not an important factor, as there is no relationship between a therapist’s gender and their efficacy. Some clients, however, prefer to see therapists of a particular gender, whether due to their own past experiences with men and women, or ingrained beliefs about how people of different genders think and behave. Exploring the roots of such preferences and considering what one wants to address in therapy can help someone determine whether their therapist’s gender truly matters to them.
Should I see a female therapist?
Many people—not just women—prefer to see a female therapist, either because they believe that a woman will be able to relate to their specific challenges (for example, sexism in the workplace) or because they imagine feeling more comfortable disclosing sensitive information to a woman. Such beliefs may not turn out to be accurate, however, and adhering too rigidly to a gender preference can at times hinder a client from finding the best therapeutic match.
Do therapists get specific training to help with women’s concerns?
Therapists are trained to provide care to clients of any gender. However, some therapists—both men and women—may pursue additional training in feminist therapy, gender-specific issues, or women’s mental health. Female clients may wish to ask prospective therapists whether they have received specific training in the client’s primary area(s) of concern, or whether they have worked extensively with women on issues similar to their own.
How can I inquire about a therapist’s experience in treating women?
It’s OK—even encouraged!—to ask a therapist directly whether and how often they have treated women in the past, or whether they have treated women dealing with the client’s most prominent concern(s). Competent therapists will be happy to share their educational background, preferred treatment modalities, and prior client experience to help an individual find the therapist best suited to their needs.