Emotionally Focused Therapists in River North, Chicago, IL
I specialize in working with adults aged 18 or older who are grappling with anxiety, trauma, disordered eating, and body image issues. They often feel overwhelmed and isolated, seeking a safe space to explore their feelings and challenges. Motivated and ready to make meaningful changes, their primary goal is recovery and healing—learning effective coping strategies, discovering self compassion, fostering a healthier relationship with themselves and their bodies, and creating space for what they truly desire in life.
I specialize in working with adults aged 18 or older who are grappling with anxiety, trauma, disordered eating, and body image issues. They often feel overwhelmed and isolated, seeking a safe space to explore their feelings and challenges. Motivated and ready to make meaningful changes, their primary goal is recovery and healing—learning effective coping strategies, discovering self compassion, fostering a healthier relationship with themselves and their bodies, and creating space for what they truly desire in life.
I believe healing can happen within the therapeutic relationship and aim to create a space grounded in trust and authenticity to facilitate this process. My relational approach is infused with compassion and a touch of humor, and is most effective with individuals who are curious about their life experiences.
I believe healing can happen within the therapeutic relationship and aim to create a space grounded in trust and authenticity to facilitate this process. My relational approach is infused with compassion and a touch of humor, and is most effective with individuals who are curious about their life experiences.
Are you feeling disconnected from your partner(s)? Or from yourself? Do you and your partner(s) have the same arguments over and over again? Has the conflict in your relationship(s) escalated recently? We can help. If a big life transition is creating new challenges in your relationships or you're having trouble adjusting, you don't have to navigate it alone. And there's hope if you've lost your either your confidence or your belief in your own worthiness leaving you doubting you'll ever have the life and relationships you yearn for.
Are you feeling disconnected from your partner(s)? Or from yourself? Do you and your partner(s) have the same arguments over and over again? Has the conflict in your relationship(s) escalated recently? We can help. If a big life transition is creating new challenges in your relationships or you're having trouble adjusting, you don't have to navigate it alone. And there's hope if you've lost your either your confidence or your belief in your own worthiness leaving you doubting you'll ever have the life and relationships you yearn for.
I want to help you to live your best life with inner peace. I know that life experiences and mental health issues can impede that progress. It is never too late to change and be better. A gift that comes with seeking therapy is that it gives you permission to feel safe in your own skin and to feel worthy and good enough. I can confidently say that good therapy works. Good therapy includes increasing your self-awareness, forgiveness, unburdening, unconditional love, connection, and self-compassion.
I want to help you to live your best life with inner peace. I know that life experiences and mental health issues can impede that progress. It is never too late to change and be better. A gift that comes with seeking therapy is that it gives you permission to feel safe in your own skin and to feel worthy and good enough. I can confidently say that good therapy works. Good therapy includes increasing your self-awareness, forgiveness, unburdening, unconditional love, connection, and self-compassion.
Accepting new clients in IL, AZ, IN, and NJ! Managing with Mindfulness offers a safe and judgement-free environment to unravel life’s greatest stressors, utilizing a variety of treatment methods to best serve your goals. We work primarily with adults struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, and addiction. We will work together to gently examine how your mind, body, and soul are interconnected. We will also assess how your current environment, work/school, and relationships impact your mental health. We plan to meet you where you are, in the present moment, regarding your goals and intentions.
Accepting new clients in IL, AZ, IN, and NJ! Managing with Mindfulness offers a safe and judgement-free environment to unravel life’s greatest stressors, utilizing a variety of treatment methods to best serve your goals. We work primarily with adults struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, and addiction. We will work together to gently examine how your mind, body, and soul are interconnected. We will also assess how your current environment, work/school, and relationships impact your mental health. We plan to meet you where you are, in the present moment, regarding your goals and intentions.
Every person has the potential to live with more freedom, joy, ease, and love, and therapy supports us to realize this potential. Many of my clients have experienced various forms of relational trauma — including wounding that has occurred in intimate relationships or in childhood — and yearn to heal from these experiences and find healthier ways of dealing with addiction or problematic substance use, stress, anxiety, depression, compulsive behaviors, relationship difficulties, and other challenging emotions. My goal is to help you live with more peace, acceptance, autonomy, confidence, satisfaction, intimacy, and joy.
Every person has the potential to live with more freedom, joy, ease, and love, and therapy supports us to realize this potential. Many of my clients have experienced various forms of relational trauma — including wounding that has occurred in intimate relationships or in childhood — and yearn to heal from these experiences and find healthier ways of dealing with addiction or problematic substance use, stress, anxiety, depression, compulsive behaviors, relationship difficulties, and other challenging emotions. My goal is to help you live with more peace, acceptance, autonomy, confidence, satisfaction, intimacy, and joy.
IS THE LIFE YOU ARE LIVING NOW THE LIFE THAT WANTS TO LIVE IN YOU? If not, I can help! Create the reality you want. Dare to dream. Find your passion. Change directions. Discover your untapped potential. Celebrate relationships. Enrich your spirit. Live your best life by being your BEST self! With a collaborative counseling/coaching style, I offer guidance, support, education and strategies to empower you to achieve your goals and live a healthy, balanced life. Working together will provide you with opportunities to grow and learn to:
Accept Accountability for your
Choices, Actions & Reactions
IS THE LIFE YOU ARE LIVING NOW THE LIFE THAT WANTS TO LIVE IN YOU? If not, I can help! Create the reality you want. Dare to dream. Find your passion. Change directions. Discover your untapped potential. Celebrate relationships. Enrich your spirit. Live your best life by being your BEST self! With a collaborative counseling/coaching style, I offer guidance, support, education and strategies to empower you to achieve your goals and live a healthy, balanced life. Working together will provide you with opportunities to grow and learn to:
Accept Accountability for your
Choices, Actions & Reactions
Life’s journey takes us through diverse landscapes where clarity and security often intersect with uncertainty and confusion. My goal is to walk alongside clients, meeting them where they are, while providing a warm and supportive presence to foster a sense of safety and security. I firmly believe everyone deserves to discover their authentic selves and strive to become the best version of who they are. We will explore cultural identity, fulfilling hobbies, coping strategies like meditation and journaling, and strategies for empowerment to navigate challenges with confidence.
Life’s journey takes us through diverse landscapes where clarity and security often intersect with uncertainty and confusion. My goal is to walk alongside clients, meeting them where they are, while providing a warm and supportive presence to foster a sense of safety and security. I firmly believe everyone deserves to discover their authentic selves and strive to become the best version of who they are. We will explore cultural identity, fulfilling hobbies, coping strategies like meditation and journaling, and strategies for empowerment to navigate challenges with confidence.
Are you seeking meaningful change and healing in your life? Whether you’re struggling with grief or feeling overwhelmed by life transitions, I’m here to help. I offer more than just a listening ear, I provide practical tools to facilitate profound transformation. I have a master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Chicago State University. I work under the guidance of an LCSW supervisor. I utilize narrative and existential frameworks to help you build awareness and understanding of your own thoughts and emotions.
Are you seeking meaningful change and healing in your life? Whether you’re struggling with grief or feeling overwhelmed by life transitions, I’m here to help. I offer more than just a listening ear, I provide practical tools to facilitate profound transformation. I have a master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Chicago State University. I work under the guidance of an LCSW supervisor. I utilize narrative and existential frameworks to help you build awareness and understanding of your own thoughts and emotions.
Megan Griesel Psy.D is a pre-licensed clinical psychologist. She works with clients in helping them to discover how they can live a meaningful and healthy life. Dr. Griesel is client centered and strength based. She views clients as being the experts of their lives and strives to provide a safe space where clients can learn and grow. She has experience in working with a broad range of diverse, multicultural populations and with individuals across the life span. She also has experience in treating a range of different mental health conditions including depression, anxiety, trauma, substance use, and co-occurring medical conditions.
Megan Griesel Psy.D is a pre-licensed clinical psychologist. She works with clients in helping them to discover how they can live a meaningful and healthy life. Dr. Griesel is client centered and strength based. She views clients as being the experts of their lives and strives to provide a safe space where clients can learn and grow. She has experience in working with a broad range of diverse, multicultural populations and with individuals across the life span. She also has experience in treating a range of different mental health conditions including depression, anxiety, trauma, substance use, and co-occurring medical conditions.
Are you feeling disconnected from your body, your sexuality and relationships? My clients come to me struggling with pain, shame, guilt and/or the pressure to perform. In every first session I reassure my clients, as I will reassure you now, you don’t have to navigate this journey alone. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in reproductive and sexual medicine, I support individuals and partnership/s cultivate authenticity within themselves, their sexuality and within their relationships.
Are you feeling disconnected from your body, your sexuality and relationships? My clients come to me struggling with pain, shame, guilt and/or the pressure to perform. In every first session I reassure my clients, as I will reassure you now, you don’t have to navigate this journey alone. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in reproductive and sexual medicine, I support individuals and partnership/s cultivate authenticity within themselves, their sexuality and within their relationships.
I am passionate about helping individuals, couples, and families manage the stressors associated with having children. I focus on all phases of the process including infertility, miscarriage, pregnancy, pre/post-partum emotional struggles, partner relationship issues, and decisions regarding returning to work. In addition to pre/postnatal clients, I also specialize in anxiety, depression & life transitions. With all clients, I prioritize the importance of understanding where each individual is at in his/her own journey & work toward helping each person realize his/her own best self.
I am passionate about helping individuals, couples, and families manage the stressors associated with having children. I focus on all phases of the process including infertility, miscarriage, pregnancy, pre/post-partum emotional struggles, partner relationship issues, and decisions regarding returning to work. In addition to pre/postnatal clients, I also specialize in anxiety, depression & life transitions. With all clients, I prioritize the importance of understanding where each individual is at in his/her own journey & work toward helping each person realize his/her own best self.
Our lives' narratives sometimes may not be pleasant nor self-fulling. Nonetheless, the therapeutic space can serve as a starting point to reflect and create new beginnings. It can also be a space where we revisit past narratives that may have marked you significantly or try to embrace our fears for the future. In our work together, I aim to connect with you in a way that not only allows for safety, trust and vulnerability but instills a sense of empowerment that affirms your ability to endure uncertainty. I view therapy as a space where both you and I can help each other to co-narrate your life experiences.
Our lives' narratives sometimes may not be pleasant nor self-fulling. Nonetheless, the therapeutic space can serve as a starting point to reflect and create new beginnings. It can also be a space where we revisit past narratives that may have marked you significantly or try to embrace our fears for the future. In our work together, I aim to connect with you in a way that not only allows for safety, trust and vulnerability but instills a sense of empowerment that affirms your ability to endure uncertainty. I view therapy as a space where both you and I can help each other to co-narrate your life experiences.
Our past and present experiences help us to define ourselves and make sense of the world around us. As humans, we can’t help but seek meaning even in the face of events that often seem senseless. I believe that it is important to make room for all that life has to offer us, its joys and blessings, as well as its sorrow and misery. Often the latter can be difficult, stressful, and scary to explore. Our therapy will seek to create a space where you feel safe to explore, make space for, and create meaning around these difficult experiences.
Our past and present experiences help us to define ourselves and make sense of the world around us. As humans, we can’t help but seek meaning even in the face of events that often seem senseless. I believe that it is important to make room for all that life has to offer us, its joys and blessings, as well as its sorrow and misery. Often the latter can be difficult, stressful, and scary to explore. Our therapy will seek to create a space where you feel safe to explore, make space for, and create meaning around these difficult experiences.
Michela Stevenson
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, ALMFT
1 Endorsed
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
I work exclusively with individuals and couples navigating major life transitions, including marriage, postpartum, and parenthood. This includes supporting individuals through complex medical decisions or trauma related to pregnancy. Clients come to me struggling with communication and overwhelming stress. 67% of couples report a decline in relationship satisfaction after becoming parents, you are not alone, and help is available. I will work with you find new ways to advocate for yourself, and connect with your partner in a way that aligns with your values and goals.
I work exclusively with individuals and couples navigating major life transitions, including marriage, postpartum, and parenthood. This includes supporting individuals through complex medical decisions or trauma related to pregnancy. Clients come to me struggling with communication and overwhelming stress. 67% of couples report a decline in relationship satisfaction after becoming parents, you are not alone, and help is available. I will work with you find new ways to advocate for yourself, and connect with your partner in a way that aligns with your values and goals.
We believe in taking a strengths-based approach to serving clients. Through our comprehensive services, we work to maximize your strengths to help you reach your full potential. We treat each client based on the unique needs they bring into the room; hence we will help you to stay motivated and supported as you work towards your goals. Our wide array of treatment services include psychotherapy for individuals, couples, families, and groups of all ages; as well as testing and evaluation, coaching, and consultation. We are committed to helping you make positive changes in your life and we work to provide a safe environment for doing s
We believe in taking a strengths-based approach to serving clients. Through our comprehensive services, we work to maximize your strengths to help you reach your full potential. We treat each client based on the unique needs they bring into the room; hence we will help you to stay motivated and supported as you work towards your goals. Our wide array of treatment services include psychotherapy for individuals, couples, families, and groups of all ages; as well as testing and evaluation, coaching, and consultation. We are committed to helping you make positive changes in your life and we work to provide a safe environment for doing s
As a South Asian therapist, I understand the intricate meanings tied to being an immigrant and a woman of color. I believe that every person's lived experiences uniquely shape their life and perceptions, which is why finding congruence and meaning in one’s life is important. In my practice, I utilize an integrative approach that blends systems, humanistic, and multicultural frameworks.
As a South Asian therapist, I understand the intricate meanings tied to being an immigrant and a woman of color. I believe that every person's lived experiences uniquely shape their life and perceptions, which is why finding congruence and meaning in one’s life is important. In my practice, I utilize an integrative approach that blends systems, humanistic, and multicultural frameworks.
Dr. Jen Rafacz is a generalist first when working with individuals and couples for a wide range of clinical problems & psychosocial stressors. Their approach integrates techniques from multiple schools of therapy: behavioral, narrative, mindfulness, emotionally, cognitive and parts works. They use flexibility to apply appropriate approaches to each individual’s specific problem areas, personality styles and social context including race, sexual orientation, gender, religion and ethnicity. With individuals, they have experience addressing: depression, anxiety, life transitions(retirement/divorce), improving health& stress management.
Dr. Jen Rafacz is a generalist first when working with individuals and couples for a wide range of clinical problems & psychosocial stressors. Their approach integrates techniques from multiple schools of therapy: behavioral, narrative, mindfulness, emotionally, cognitive and parts works. They use flexibility to apply appropriate approaches to each individual’s specific problem areas, personality styles and social context including race, sexual orientation, gender, religion and ethnicity. With individuals, they have experience addressing: depression, anxiety, life transitions(retirement/divorce), improving health& stress management.
Paige Moore
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LMSW, PMH-C
2 Endorsed
River North, Chicago, IL 60611
Is there something holding you back from living the life you want? Do you feel anxious, depressed, uncertain, fearful or confused as to how to move forward? Do you hope to change an aspect of your life but you don’t know where to start? The journey of therapy can be a powerful tool to help you move through and uncover some of the obstacles that prevent you towards claiming the life you imagined. While I commonly see people struggling with change in their life, anxiety, and navigating their 20's-30s, some other common themes include grief, self-acceptance, relationship concerns, chronic illness, and perinatal mental health concerns.
Is there something holding you back from living the life you want? Do you feel anxious, depressed, uncertain, fearful or confused as to how to move forward? Do you hope to change an aspect of your life but you don’t know where to start? The journey of therapy can be a powerful tool to help you move through and uncover some of the obstacles that prevent you towards claiming the life you imagined. While I commonly see people struggling with change in their life, anxiety, and navigating their 20's-30s, some other common themes include grief, self-acceptance, relationship concerns, chronic illness, and perinatal mental health concerns.
Sonali Solanki
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, ATR-P
1 Endorsed
River North, Chicago, IL 60654
I'm a first-generation South Asian-American art therapist & counselor who holds space for creative expression and healing through a collaborative, anti-oppressive, and affirming lens. I work to provide a safe, nonjudgmental, and comforting space for my clients. In this space, we can explore feelings, tap into curiosities, ask questions, share experiences, laugh, cry, and celebrate successes, big or small. Although therapy is an experience that the client and therapist embark on together, I believe that each client has the ability to harness their strengths to find a path that gives them meaning and purpose.
I'm a first-generation South Asian-American art therapist & counselor who holds space for creative expression and healing through a collaborative, anti-oppressive, and affirming lens. I work to provide a safe, nonjudgmental, and comforting space for my clients. In this space, we can explore feelings, tap into curiosities, ask questions, share experiences, laugh, cry, and celebrate successes, big or small. Although therapy is an experience that the client and therapist embark on together, I believe that each client has the ability to harness their strengths to find a path that gives them meaning and purpose.
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