Emotionally Focused Therapists in River North, Chicago, IL
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Illinois who helps people who are struggling emotionally, socially, and relationally. Everyone goes through challenges and conflicts in life and it can be frustrating to know when and where to get help. I can help with those struggles so that you can create real and lasting change.
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Illinois who helps people who are struggling emotionally, socially, and relationally. Everyone goes through challenges and conflicts in life and it can be frustrating to know when and where to get help. I can help with those struggles so that you can create real and lasting change.
Do you constantly feel on edge, overwhelmed or anticipate future events with worry and dread? Do racing, ruminating thoughts impact your ability to concentrate on tasks, manage stress or engage socially? Living with anxiety can be a distressing, frustrating and sometimes frightening experience. You may be preoccupied by "what if" questions about the future that you can't control, causing your thoughts to spiral and fuel more distressing emotions and physical symptoms. The ongoing, looping cycle of anxiety can impact all aspects of your life, including work performance and your relationships.
Do you constantly feel on edge, overwhelmed or anticipate future events with worry and dread? Do racing, ruminating thoughts impact your ability to concentrate on tasks, manage stress or engage socially? Living with anxiety can be a distressing, frustrating and sometimes frightening experience. You may be preoccupied by "what if" questions about the future that you can't control, causing your thoughts to spiral and fuel more distressing emotions and physical symptoms. The ongoing, looping cycle of anxiety can impact all aspects of your life, including work performance and your relationships.
You deserve to feel happy and have a sense of purpose. I have worked with clients moving through a variety of issues for over 13 years. I've worked closely with individuals to clarify goals for client's to grow into their best-self. Communication and Social Skills are two areas of practice I have focused on for over 10 years. I have supported clients with special needs, medical issues, as well as people looking for general direction/advice around life issues.
You deserve to feel happy and have a sense of purpose. I have worked with clients moving through a variety of issues for over 13 years. I've worked closely with individuals to clarify goals for client's to grow into their best-self. Communication and Social Skills are two areas of practice I have focused on for over 10 years. I have supported clients with special needs, medical issues, as well as people looking for general direction/advice around life issues.
Now accepting new clients. As a therapist, I’m passionate about building meaningful connections and offering the compassionate support you deserve. My integrative approach blends person-centered, cognitive behavioral (CBT), and solution-focused therapies to help you navigate stress, manage negative self-talk, and regulate intense emotions. As we build trust, we can also explore deeper layers like relationship patterns, past wounds, family dynamics, or questions about purpose and identity. With a background in community organizing, I’m especially attuned to the experiences of those involved in social justice and community work.
Now accepting new clients. As a therapist, I’m passionate about building meaningful connections and offering the compassionate support you deserve. My integrative approach blends person-centered, cognitive behavioral (CBT), and solution-focused therapies to help you navigate stress, manage negative self-talk, and regulate intense emotions. As we build trust, we can also explore deeper layers like relationship patterns, past wounds, family dynamics, or questions about purpose and identity. With a background in community organizing, I’m especially attuned to the experiences of those involved in social justice and community work.
As therapists, we work to build a genuine relationship with each client, create a safe space for discovery, and aim to understand that individual. This allows clients to safely explore alongside the therapist, and begin to see themselves with greater clarity, depth, and honesty. Good, effective therapy will likely not happen overnight (though exciting and wonderful eureka moments certainly occur along the way), and trust, honesty, and humor are invaluable to a beneficial therapeutic relationship. We believe that laughter and tears are equally powerful but that therapeutic change is measured in neither.
As therapists, we work to build a genuine relationship with each client, create a safe space for discovery, and aim to understand that individual. This allows clients to safely explore alongside the therapist, and begin to see themselves with greater clarity, depth, and honesty. Good, effective therapy will likely not happen overnight (though exciting and wonderful eureka moments certainly occur along the way), and trust, honesty, and humor are invaluable to a beneficial therapeutic relationship. We believe that laughter and tears are equally powerful but that therapeutic change is measured in neither.
Do you feel your life doesn't reflect your hopes and dreams? Do your relationships lack the satisfaction & warmth you wish and deserve? Are you finding it challenging to be the spouse or parent you want to be? Have you been diagnosed with a medical condition and struggling to adjust? Are you caring for a loved one with an illness and feeling the stress? As your partner and guide, I can help you remove unhealthy patterns and develop more constructive ways of coping. I can assist you in feeling happier, more resilient in the face of life challenges, developing stronger relationships and achieving your full potential.
Do you feel your life doesn't reflect your hopes and dreams? Do your relationships lack the satisfaction & warmth you wish and deserve? Are you finding it challenging to be the spouse or parent you want to be? Have you been diagnosed with a medical condition and struggling to adjust? Are you caring for a loved one with an illness and feeling the stress? As your partner and guide, I can help you remove unhealthy patterns and develop more constructive ways of coping. I can assist you in feeling happier, more resilient in the face of life challenges, developing stronger relationships and achieving your full potential.
Through years of personal growth, self-discovery, and education, I've developed a comprehensive understanding of the various stressors that impact our self-esteem, relationships, and overall well-being. I recognize the complex interplay of relational, environmental, demographic, systemic, familial, biological, psychological, and physical factors that shape our personal and professional lives. I aim to help my clients challenge and manage their stressors, utilize their strengths, and achieve their goals.
Through years of personal growth, self-discovery, and education, I've developed a comprehensive understanding of the various stressors that impact our self-esteem, relationships, and overall well-being. I recognize the complex interplay of relational, environmental, demographic, systemic, familial, biological, psychological, and physical factors that shape our personal and professional lives. I aim to help my clients challenge and manage their stressors, utilize their strengths, and achieve their goals.
Hi there! I’m Edith, but please, call me Edie. As an out and proud transgender woman, I am excited to work with the LGBT community through sexuality- and gender-affirming treatment. Are you struggling with your gender and/or sexuality? I would love to walk with you as we collaboratively work to find answers, solutions, and resilience.
Hi there! I’m Edith, but please, call me Edie. As an out and proud transgender woman, I am excited to work with the LGBT community through sexuality- and gender-affirming treatment. Are you struggling with your gender and/or sexuality? I would love to walk with you as we collaboratively work to find answers, solutions, and resilience.
One of the pillars of a fulfilling life is the ability to be our authentic selves. Sometimes obstacles, hardships, and missteps cause us to forgo authenticity to survive. As a result, we may feel stuck, lost, or alone in our struggles. As a therapist, I see myself as a partner to my clients in their journey toward healing and growth. My approach is holistic - I consider the whole person and their context in everything I do, and I work collaboratively to ensure that each session feels personalized and effective. I provide a safe space to process where you are and begin to make progress toward where you'd like to be.
One of the pillars of a fulfilling life is the ability to be our authentic selves. Sometimes obstacles, hardships, and missteps cause us to forgo authenticity to survive. As a result, we may feel stuck, lost, or alone in our struggles. As a therapist, I see myself as a partner to my clients in their journey toward healing and growth. My approach is holistic - I consider the whole person and their context in everything I do, and I work collaboratively to ensure that each session feels personalized and effective. I provide a safe space to process where you are and begin to make progress toward where you'd like to be.
Suvina Sallan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LICSW, MSW
1 Endorsed
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
I offer a warmly collaborative, open, and at times, gently challenging approach to help you enhance your quality of life. My clients are busy, driven adults who feel "stuck" in their relationships and careers, and disconnected from themselves and others who matter most. Many report experiencing anxiety, imposter syndrome, excessive worry, a scarcity mindset, and burnout. Since 2013, I have compassionately guided clients toward a higher sense of fulfillment, well-being, and overall functioning. Using integrative clinical approaches tailored to your specific needs, I will partner with you to create positive change.
I offer a warmly collaborative, open, and at times, gently challenging approach to help you enhance your quality of life. My clients are busy, driven adults who feel "stuck" in their relationships and careers, and disconnected from themselves and others who matter most. Many report experiencing anxiety, imposter syndrome, excessive worry, a scarcity mindset, and burnout. Since 2013, I have compassionately guided clients toward a higher sense of fulfillment, well-being, and overall functioning. Using integrative clinical approaches tailored to your specific needs, I will partner with you to create positive change.
My ideal client would be someone who is ambitious and eager to make a positive impact but is facing some challenges that are holding them back. We would work together to develop a roadmap to success that would be right for them and their recovery goals. They want the tools to manage themselves effectively and support to overcome their fears. This is because they are driven by a desire to make a meaningful impact, achieve their personal or professional aspirations, and ultimately lead a more fulfilling life.
My ideal client would be someone who is ambitious and eager to make a positive impact but is facing some challenges that are holding them back. We would work together to develop a roadmap to success that would be right for them and their recovery goals. They want the tools to manage themselves effectively and support to overcome their fears. This is because they are driven by a desire to make a meaningful impact, achieve their personal or professional aspirations, and ultimately lead a more fulfilling life.
Warrior Heart Therapy was created to embrace growth by championing empathy and uncovering truths which deliver results for every individual. Warrior Heart Therapy is a private counseling practice dedicated to providing the highest quality mental health services to aid individuals, children, and families through their most difficult and challenging times.Achieving these results cannot be accomplished without adopting an inclusive approach that it takes to understand you. Alia is a mother to a loving daughter and a beautiful boy with special needs. She shares similar life challenges that you may find in your journey.
Warrior Heart Therapy was created to embrace growth by championing empathy and uncovering truths which deliver results for every individual. Warrior Heart Therapy is a private counseling practice dedicated to providing the highest quality mental health services to aid individuals, children, and families through their most difficult and challenging times.Achieving these results cannot be accomplished without adopting an inclusive approach that it takes to understand you. Alia is a mother to a loving daughter and a beautiful boy with special needs. She shares similar life challenges that you may find in your journey.
Healing is a journey, and I recognize the challenges it can present. It’s easy to feel lost, overwhelmed, or unsure about where to turn for help. Navigating these emotional hurdles can be tough and isolating. If you're facing challenges with emotional or psychological concerns like anxiety, burnout, depression, or grief, I’m here to offer compassionate care tailored to your unique needs.
Healing is a journey, and I recognize the challenges it can present. It’s easy to feel lost, overwhelmed, or unsure about where to turn for help. Navigating these emotional hurdles can be tough and isolating. If you're facing challenges with emotional or psychological concerns like anxiety, burnout, depression, or grief, I’m here to offer compassionate care tailored to your unique needs.
Hi there! I’m an empathetic, non-judgmental therapist who meets clients exactly where they are. I believe the heart of therapy lies in a strong, trusting relationship, and my goal is to create a space where you feel safe, accepted, and truly heard. I’ll walk alongside you on your journey—offering support, perspective, and compassion as we explore your story together. I’m here to listen, collaborate, and help you uncover new insights along the way.
Hi there! I’m an empathetic, non-judgmental therapist who meets clients exactly where they are. I believe the heart of therapy lies in a strong, trusting relationship, and my goal is to create a space where you feel safe, accepted, and truly heard. I’ll walk alongside you on your journey—offering support, perspective, and compassion as we explore your story together. I’m here to listen, collaborate, and help you uncover new insights along the way.
25 years of experience in private practice as a Marriage and Family Therapist has given me the ability to create a warm and safe environment for change. Would you like to make changes in your marriage, family, children or work environment? Sometimes it is helpful to ask what the problem is, rather than why it is a problem. If you know what the problem is, it can be more helpful to solve. We use that philosophy in Brief Therapy, which can be effective for busy, active families and marriages in crises.
25 years of experience in private practice as a Marriage and Family Therapist has given me the ability to create a warm and safe environment for change. Would you like to make changes in your marriage, family, children or work environment? Sometimes it is helpful to ask what the problem is, rather than why it is a problem. If you know what the problem is, it can be more helpful to solve. We use that philosophy in Brief Therapy, which can be effective for busy, active families and marriages in crises.
I have many years of counseling with individuals, couples, families and children. Creating a safe, welcoming space where healing, learning, growing can occur is essential for the therapeutic process which takes many forms, and is based on the needs of each person, couple or family. The therapeutic process is a shared journey and in my counseling role I help support and guide the process.
I have many years of counseling with individuals, couples, families and children. Creating a safe, welcoming space where healing, learning, growing can occur is essential for the therapeutic process which takes many forms, and is based on the needs of each person, couple or family. The therapeutic process is a shared journey and in my counseling role I help support and guide the process.
Andrew Brucker | Neurodivergent Affirming
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, PPSC
2 Endorsed
Serves Area
Welcome neurodivergent (ND) folks! My name is Andrew and I am Autistic and ADHD, or AuDHD for short. Welcome to a place where you are accepted and appreciated. Welcome to a place where you can learn to celebrate yourself and what you have to offer. It’s time we stopped thinking about how we are “defective” and started focusing on how we are strong. Let’s figure out what it is that you excel at and let’s make a plan to find the best job that meets your needs. It’s time to stop trying to fit yourself into an environment and start building an environment that is right for you. Let’s live life on our own terms.
Welcome neurodivergent (ND) folks! My name is Andrew and I am Autistic and ADHD, or AuDHD for short. Welcome to a place where you are accepted and appreciated. Welcome to a place where you can learn to celebrate yourself and what you have to offer. It’s time we stopped thinking about how we are “defective” and started focusing on how we are strong. Let’s figure out what it is that you excel at and let’s make a plan to find the best job that meets your needs. It’s time to stop trying to fit yourself into an environment and start building an environment that is right for you. Let’s live life on our own terms.
Sometimes life can feel like a road trip filled with an endless amount of obstacles and crossroads. Sometimes you feel stuck in one place, lost, or as if you’re driving on autopilot. It may even feel as though you hold too much baggage to move forward on your own. But I’m here to tell you that you don’t have to continue on this journey alone. I am here to help, and I would be honored to guide you toward your final destination. We can work together, in a collaborative partnership, to make way for living a full and meaningful life. My clients leave feeling supported, heard, validated, and often with an increased sense of readiness.
Sometimes life can feel like a road trip filled with an endless amount of obstacles and crossroads. Sometimes you feel stuck in one place, lost, or as if you’re driving on autopilot. It may even feel as though you hold too much baggage to move forward on your own. But I’m here to tell you that you don’t have to continue on this journey alone. I am here to help, and I would be honored to guide you toward your final destination. We can work together, in a collaborative partnership, to make way for living a full and meaningful life. My clients leave feeling supported, heard, validated, and often with an increased sense of readiness.
As a culturally competent couples & EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapist with +four years of academic and clinical training, serving you uniquely is my highest regard. Some of the reasons my clients reach out include feeling stuck in familiar cycles, experiencing high levels of criticism or relational contempt, developmental trauma like sexual abuse or attachment wounds like emotional abandonment or betrayal. My approach is incremental, client-centered and holistic.
As a culturally competent couples & EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapist with +four years of academic and clinical training, serving you uniquely is my highest regard. Some of the reasons my clients reach out include feeling stuck in familiar cycles, experiencing high levels of criticism or relational contempt, developmental trauma like sexual abuse or attachment wounds like emotional abandonment or betrayal. My approach is incremental, client-centered and holistic.
Now Accepting New Clients for Neuropsychological & Psychological Assessments!
Are you seeking clarity, self-understanding, or new ways to navigate life’s challenges? I offer compassionate, comprehensive evaluations to explore your cognitive, emotional, and behavioral functioning. With a focus on ADHD, Autism Spectrum, and other neurodevelopmental concerns, I provide insight and direction for all ages. I also offer personality assessments to help you better understand how your traits shape relationships, choices, and growth. Let’s work together to uncover your strengths and create a path that feels right for you.
Now Accepting New Clients for Neuropsychological & Psychological Assessments!
Are you seeking clarity, self-understanding, or new ways to navigate life’s challenges? I offer compassionate, comprehensive evaluations to explore your cognitive, emotional, and behavioral functioning. With a focus on ADHD, Autism Spectrum, and other neurodevelopmental concerns, I provide insight and direction for all ages. I also offer personality assessments to help you better understand how your traits shape relationships, choices, and growth. Let’s work together to uncover your strengths and create a path that feels right for you.
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