Veterans Therapists in River North, Chicago, IL
I developed my specialty in treating emotional trauma working with PTSD field experts at the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs.
In addition to my trauma work, I practice CBT driven treatments for problems with mood (e.g., Anxiety, Depression, Irritability & Anger). I consider my work in the field of trauma the foundation of my practice. I attribute this for my success in helping patients cope with struggles ranging from daily stressors to major mood disorders.
I developed my specialty in treating emotional trauma working with PTSD field experts at the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs.
In addition to my trauma work, I practice CBT driven treatments for problems with mood (e.g., Anxiety, Depression, Irritability & Anger). I consider my work in the field of trauma the foundation of my practice. I attribute this for my success in helping patients cope with struggles ranging from daily stressors to major mood disorders.
Hello, I’m Dr. LaTashia Raymond, Founder of Effective Lifestyle Solutions. I’m a licensed psychologist, Veteran, and trauma‑focused clinician who believes healing happens in spaces where people feel seen, respected, and safe to be themselves. My work is shaped by my military experience and growing up in an underserved community, which helps me bring deep empathy, cultural humility, and real‑world understanding into my work. I support adults navigating trauma, stress, life transitions, and sleep concerns, and I provide psychological & neuropsychological assessments. My approach is collaborative and centered on your goals and values.
Hello, I’m Dr. LaTashia Raymond, Founder of Effective Lifestyle Solutions. I’m a licensed psychologist, Veteran, and trauma‑focused clinician who believes healing happens in spaces where people feel seen, respected, and safe to be themselves. My work is shaped by my military experience and growing up in an underserved community, which helps me bring deep empathy, cultural humility, and real‑world understanding into my work. I support adults navigating trauma, stress, life transitions, and sleep concerns, and I provide psychological & neuropsychological assessments. My approach is collaborative and centered on your goals and values.
Rejuvenation House
Marriage & Family Therapist, IL-LMFT, NC-LMFT, CDBT, AAMFT S, MS
2 Endorsed
Serves Area
When to ask for help: Are you feeling overwhelmed? Are you experiencing nightmares, flashbacks, and trouble sleeping at nights? Are you anxious, irritable, and withdrawn from others and activities you once enjoyed? Are you having thoughts of harming yourself or someone else? Have you recently experienced grief or loss? Are you having feelings of hopelessness, diminished self-worth and sadness most days? Are you finding it difficult to focus, trouble concentrating, and plagued with negative thoughts on a daily basis? Do you feel like your relationship is in trouble and you don't know how to save it?
When to ask for help: Are you feeling overwhelmed? Are you experiencing nightmares, flashbacks, and trouble sleeping at nights? Are you anxious, irritable, and withdrawn from others and activities you once enjoyed? Are you having thoughts of harming yourself or someone else? Have you recently experienced grief or loss? Are you having feelings of hopelessness, diminished self-worth and sadness most days? Are you finding it difficult to focus, trouble concentrating, and plagued with negative thoughts on a daily basis? Do you feel like your relationship is in trouble and you don't know how to save it?
Dr.Waseberg is therapist and professor of counseling psychology. He helps individuals struggle with relationships, trauma, depression, anxiety, PTSD, eating disorders, grief, abandonment, anger, OCD, social anxiety, phobia, agoraphobia, bipolar/borderline, alcohol/drugs, addiction,etc.He digs deep into the roots of your underlying issues in a safe non-judgmental space with empathy.The drive of his clinical experience comes not only from longtime practicing counseling in private practice and inpatient residential's, but also from his experience as a former clinical director of Partial Hospitalization-PHP and Intensive Outpatient-IOP.
Dr.Waseberg is therapist and professor of counseling psychology. He helps individuals struggle with relationships, trauma, depression, anxiety, PTSD, eating disorders, grief, abandonment, anger, OCD, social anxiety, phobia, agoraphobia, bipolar/borderline, alcohol/drugs, addiction,etc.He digs deep into the roots of your underlying issues in a safe non-judgmental space with empathy.The drive of his clinical experience comes not only from longtime practicing counseling in private practice and inpatient residential's, but also from his experience as a former clinical director of Partial Hospitalization-PHP and Intensive Outpatient-IOP.
Hello, I'm Suzette Gray, MSW, LCSW, and I'm here to help you create positive life changes. Whether you're an adult, teen, or athlete, I believe in addressing concerns directly to foster growth and transformation. I have experience working with individuals dealing with sports performance, depression, anxiety, life transitions, and stress management. My goal is to unlock your potential and elevate your life, creating a safe space where you can explore your journey.
Hello, I'm Suzette Gray, MSW, LCSW, and I'm here to help you create positive life changes. Whether you're an adult, teen, or athlete, I believe in addressing concerns directly to foster growth and transformation. I have experience working with individuals dealing with sports performance, depression, anxiety, life transitions, and stress management. My goal is to unlock your potential and elevate your life, creating a safe space where you can explore your journey.
Many of the people I work with are successful, thoughtful, and highly capable, yet find themselves repeating patterns that no longer serve them in relationships, in their work, or in how they experience themselves. Often there is a sense that something deeper is asking for attention, even if it cannot yet be put into words. Therapy offers a space to slow down and listen more closely to your inner life, to understand the origins of longstanding emotional and relational patterns, and to move toward a way of living that feels more authentic and aligned.
Many of the people I work with are successful, thoughtful, and highly capable, yet find themselves repeating patterns that no longer serve them in relationships, in their work, or in how they experience themselves. Often there is a sense that something deeper is asking for attention, even if it cannot yet be put into words. Therapy offers a space to slow down and listen more closely to your inner life, to understand the origins of longstanding emotional and relational patterns, and to move toward a way of living that feels more authentic and aligned.
Are you a high-acheiving professional in Chicago or the North Shore struggling with the lasting effects of childhood trauma? Complex trauma presents in many different ways, but often shares the same thread: People suffering from CPTSD / C-PTSD did not receive the right kind of love and attention at some point in their development. At Scarlett Solutions, we help individuals heal from trauma - not just learn to cope with its effects.
Are you a high-acheiving professional in Chicago or the North Shore struggling with the lasting effects of childhood trauma? Complex trauma presents in many different ways, but often shares the same thread: People suffering from CPTSD / C-PTSD did not receive the right kind of love and attention at some point in their development. At Scarlett Solutions, we help individuals heal from trauma - not just learn to cope with its effects.
You might find yourself caught in a cycle of worry, replaying scenarios in your mind, feeling trapped in a fog that just won’t lift. It’s exhausting, and you may feel isolated, as if no one truly understands the weight you carry. I want you to know that you’re not alone in this experience, and there is a path forward.
You might find yourself caught in a cycle of worry, replaying scenarios in your mind, feeling trapped in a fog that just won’t lift. It’s exhausting, and you may feel isolated, as if no one truly understands the weight you carry. I want you to know that you’re not alone in this experience, and there is a path forward.
Elizabeth Selph
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, MBA, MA, LCPC
River North, Chicago, IL 60654
Success on the outside, but empty on the inside? You’ve checked every box. You’ve listened to the podcasts and read the books. Yet long-lasting change remains elusive. You are tired of simply managing symptoms. You see the same patterns repeating. Whether it’s a loud crisis or a slow fading, you no longer recognize the life you’ve built. It’s time to stop just coping. Let’s slow down and move toward emotional clarity and transformation.
Success on the outside, but empty on the inside? You’ve checked every box. You’ve listened to the podcasts and read the books. Yet long-lasting change remains elusive. You are tired of simply managing symptoms. You see the same patterns repeating. Whether it’s a loud crisis or a slow fading, you no longer recognize the life you’ve built. It’s time to stop just coping. Let’s slow down and move toward emotional clarity and transformation.
As a fellow pilgrim in the journey of life, I believe that my work in counseling is more than just a job. It is a vocation. I realize that reaching out for help can seem like a big step for many people. I am committed to assisting clients in this journey by offering empathy, genuineness, and compassion in a nonjudgmental setting. As an older therapist, I often work with people who are encountering transitions in life. I have personal as well as professional experience in navigating life's challenges.
As a fellow pilgrim in the journey of life, I believe that my work in counseling is more than just a job. It is a vocation. I realize that reaching out for help can seem like a big step for many people. I am committed to assisting clients in this journey by offering empathy, genuineness, and compassion in a nonjudgmental setting. As an older therapist, I often work with people who are encountering transitions in life. I have personal as well as professional experience in navigating life's challenges.
I practice from a strength-based, insight-oriented, and collaborative approach individualized to meet the unique needs of each client. I offer an empathetic, supportive, and accepting environment for my clients to feel heard and understood while also challenged and inspired to take on new perspectives, ways of thinking, and daily practices. Therapy is a process that can provide tools to relieve immediate stress, but also an opportunity to explore the underlying meanings, behavioral patterns, and relationship dynamics in order to lead a life of authenticity and genuine fulfillment. My clients also strive to positively impact society.
I practice from a strength-based, insight-oriented, and collaborative approach individualized to meet the unique needs of each client. I offer an empathetic, supportive, and accepting environment for my clients to feel heard and understood while also challenged and inspired to take on new perspectives, ways of thinking, and daily practices. Therapy is a process that can provide tools to relieve immediate stress, but also an opportunity to explore the underlying meanings, behavioral patterns, and relationship dynamics in order to lead a life of authenticity and genuine fulfillment. My clients also strive to positively impact society.
Are you struggling in your relationships? Are you and your partner experiencing conflict that you can't seem to resolve? I can help you understand the underlying issues and needs that lead to withdrawal or anger, and work with you to re-establish strong bonds. Together we will identify the negative patterns that repeat, learn how to interrupt those and to instead create positive conflict resolution skills. I am passionate about the work I do as a therapist, and I respect each person's struggle and strengths.
Are you struggling in your relationships? Are you and your partner experiencing conflict that you can't seem to resolve? I can help you understand the underlying issues and needs that lead to withdrawal or anger, and work with you to re-establish strong bonds. Together we will identify the negative patterns that repeat, learn how to interrupt those and to instead create positive conflict resolution skills. I am passionate about the work I do as a therapist, and I respect each person's struggle and strengths.
I am a Clinical Psychologist specializing in health psychology with 16 years of experience in weight management and bariatric. Many of my clients present with co-morbidities and are living with chronic medical illnesses. Some of the areas addressed in treatment include emotional eating, binge eating, body image issues, depression, anxiety, and other mood related disorders. I offer pre-surgical bariatric psychological evaluations, brief and long-term therapy using an eclectic approach incorporating cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, mindfulness, family systems and interpersonal therapy. I work closely with my client's medical providers in order to provide the most robust care.
I am a Clinical Psychologist specializing in health psychology with 16 years of experience in weight management and bariatric. Many of my clients present with co-morbidities and are living with chronic medical illnesses. Some of the areas addressed in treatment include emotional eating, binge eating, body image issues, depression, anxiety, and other mood related disorders. I offer pre-surgical bariatric psychological evaluations, brief and long-term therapy using an eclectic approach incorporating cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, mindfulness, family systems and interpersonal therapy. I work closely with my client's medical providers in order to provide the most robust care.
I work with children, adolescents, adults, and couples on a wide range of emotional and relationship challenges. My clients often come to therapy seeking understanding, clarity, and growth in areas such as communication, anxiety, depression, or family dynamics. I specialize in women's health, eating disorders, couples as well as grief and trauma (among other issues). I believe that therapy should feel supportive, collaborative, and focused on helping you build skills and process emotions that lead to lasting change and a more balanced, fulfilling life.
I work with children, adolescents, adults, and couples on a wide range of emotional and relationship challenges. My clients often come to therapy seeking understanding, clarity, and growth in areas such as communication, anxiety, depression, or family dynamics. I specialize in women's health, eating disorders, couples as well as grief and trauma (among other issues). I believe that therapy should feel supportive, collaborative, and focused on helping you build skills and process emotions that lead to lasting change and a more balanced, fulfilling life.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor. I earned a bachelor’s in developmental psychology from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and my master’s in social work, social policy, and social administration from the University of Chicago. I have experience working with individuals throughout the lifespan, from infancy through late adulthood. I have worked with children, adolescents, and adults on anxiety, depression, PTSD, substance use, grief, self-awareness, self-management, and relationship skills.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor. I earned a bachelor’s in developmental psychology from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and my master’s in social work, social policy, and social administration from the University of Chicago. I have experience working with individuals throughout the lifespan, from infancy through late adulthood. I have worked with children, adolescents, and adults on anxiety, depression, PTSD, substance use, grief, self-awareness, self-management, and relationship skills.
You’ve worked hard to build a life that looks stable, but inside, you’re wrestling with a voice that isn't yours—the inner critic planted by an emotionally misattuned parent, an abusive partner, or a demeaning boss. Despite your success, imposter syndrome tells you you’re just one mistake away from being "found out." You’re stuck in a cycle of over-functioning and survival mode, trying to outrun the doubt. One moment you’re keyed up and anxious; the next, you’re numb and checked out. I help women break these deeply ingrained relationship patterns and heal the wounds of emotional abuse so they can finally trust their own voice again.
You’ve worked hard to build a life that looks stable, but inside, you’re wrestling with a voice that isn't yours—the inner critic planted by an emotionally misattuned parent, an abusive partner, or a demeaning boss. Despite your success, imposter syndrome tells you you’re just one mistake away from being "found out." You’re stuck in a cycle of over-functioning and survival mode, trying to outrun the doubt. One moment you’re keyed up and anxious; the next, you’re numb and checked out. I help women break these deeply ingrained relationship patterns and heal the wounds of emotional abuse so they can finally trust their own voice again.
Dr. Colin Ryan
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, PsyD, LCPC
1 Endorsed
River North, Chicago, IL 60601
I help individuals suffering from: An unnatural way of living: addiction, anxiety, mood difficulties, sleep issues, men’s issues, overall life-satisfaction struggles; Struggling with resentments: past or present; and/or Lack of structure in daily living (Life-style changes). They’re in need of: Coping skills; identifying character defects: shortcomings/mistakes/defects/faults ; or learning to stay in the present moment. Attainable goals are: Help people move from an unnatural way of living to a natural way of living, by prioritizing mental health, in daily living; Surrendering to the illusion of control; and/or Learning.
I help individuals suffering from: An unnatural way of living: addiction, anxiety, mood difficulties, sleep issues, men’s issues, overall life-satisfaction struggles; Struggling with resentments: past or present; and/or Lack of structure in daily living (Life-style changes). They’re in need of: Coping skills; identifying character defects: shortcomings/mistakes/defects/faults ; or learning to stay in the present moment. Attainable goals are: Help people move from an unnatural way of living to a natural way of living, by prioritizing mental health, in daily living; Surrendering to the illusion of control; and/or Learning.
I provide in depth talk therapy to individuals and couples dealing with depression, anxiety, loneliness, grief, relationship issues, career concerns, trauma, and identity development.
I provide in depth talk therapy to individuals and couples dealing with depression, anxiety, loneliness, grief, relationship issues, career concerns, trauma, and identity development.
I am a board certified, licensed psychologist dedicated to helping individuals navigate personal and professional challenges on the path toward positive mental health and well-being. With specialized training in trauma, depression, anxiety, sleep, gender and sexual identity, and adjustment to chronic medical illness, I bring years of clinical experience to assist in managing life’s challenges. I also provide a host of assessment services including readiness for surgery evaluations including bariatric and gender-affirming surgery. My approach is rooted in empathy and evidence-based practice to ensure a positive experience.
I am a board certified, licensed psychologist dedicated to helping individuals navigate personal and professional challenges on the path toward positive mental health and well-being. With specialized training in trauma, depression, anxiety, sleep, gender and sexual identity, and adjustment to chronic medical illness, I bring years of clinical experience to assist in managing life’s challenges. I also provide a host of assessment services including readiness for surgery evaluations including bariatric and gender-affirming surgery. My approach is rooted in empathy and evidence-based practice to ensure a positive experience.
Throughout my experience of practicing, a common need I have recognized is 'space'. Often individuals are seeking a safe space to be. To be themselves. To be seen. To be heard. If you are looking for a cozy or virtual space to release, re-fuel, and/or heal I am happy to facilitate the space you may be looking for.
Throughout my experience of practicing, a common need I have recognized is 'space'. Often individuals are seeking a safe space to be. To be themselves. To be seen. To be heard. If you are looking for a cozy or virtual space to release, re-fuel, and/or heal I am happy to facilitate the space you may be looking for.
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Veterans Therapists
Why is mental health important for veterans and the military?
Veterans are more likely to face mental health challenges than the general public, and such mental health challenges can make it difficult for them to navigate day-to-day life. Improved mental health can result in better interpersonal relationships, lower levels of stress, and decreased dependence on substances, such as drugs or alcohol, for many veterans. Addressing common mental health conditions can also help facilitate recovery from physical health challenges that are faced by many veterans, such as chronic pain, physical injury, or poor sleeping patterns. Therapists trained in working with veterans can help address these concerns and help improve veteran mental health.
How can veterans get access to mental health support?
There are many resources for veterans to get mental health support, including through the VA or through their primary care doctor. Many service personnel are eligible for free or reduced-cost mental health counseling through the VA, depending on their service history and current income. Veterans can also utilize online directories, such as Psychology Today, or nonprofit organization resources like the Wounded Warrior Project, to find a therapist or other healthcare professional that specializes in their specific mental health needs. Veterans may also benefit from community-based groups that facilitate social connection and/or address specific concerns, such as Alcoholics Anonymous.
What type of therapy is best for veterans?
Veterans may benefit from multiple types of therapy, depending on what mental health challenges they are facing. Veterans seeking therapy for anxiety or depression may benefit from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) or Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), which encourage clients to understand how their thought patterns influence their behavior. Veterans with PTSD may seek other more specialized forms of therapy to treat trauma symptoms, such as EMDR or exposure therapy. Many veterans and military personnel may also benefit from family or couples counseling to address the stress and adjustment challenges that can be associated with military life.
Can therapy for veterans help with trauma and PTSD?
Therapy can be highly effective in helping veterans with trauma and PTSD. Therapists specializing in veteran mental health often have extensive training and experience helping veterans navigate symptoms of trauma and can teach clients coping techniques to handle common symptoms associated with trauma and PTSD. Some therapists may use talk therapy as their primary approach, while others utilize more structured therapy modalities in sessions, such as EMDR. Veterans can try multiple therapy modalities to find the best fit for them. Therapists can also help make referrals or connect clients with available resources, such as VA benefits, to help address other life concerns.