Testing and Evaluation Therapists in West Town, Chicago, IL
Our beliefs about ourselves, others, and the world, formed by past experiences, often have an unwanted impact on our our present behavior, relationships, and overall wellbeing. Taking steps toward profound healing and self-discovery is a brave task, complicated by the difficulty of finding someone who will walk alongside you during your journey. I am passionate about working with people who are wanting to go deeper as we explore and befriend parts of self which were previously hidden. I aim to create and maintain a supportive environment in which transformation is possible.
Our beliefs about ourselves, others, and the world, formed by past experiences, often have an unwanted impact on our our present behavior, relationships, and overall wellbeing. Taking steps toward profound healing and self-discovery is a brave task, complicated by the difficulty of finding someone who will walk alongside you during your journey. I am passionate about working with people who are wanting to go deeper as we explore and befriend parts of self which were previously hidden. I aim to create and maintain a supportive environment in which transformation is possible.
With 20 years of experience in residential, inpatient, and outpatient settings, my primary focus is helping individuals of all ages better deal with emotional regulation. This includes a range of mental health conditions, including ADHD, depression, anxiety, autism spectrum, obsessions, anger management, and interpersonal conflicts. I work with children, adolescents, and adults who have experienced significant life stressors and are looking for positive ways of coping. I provide both short- and long-term therapy for individuals seeking healthier methods of understanding and dealing with a variety of life issues.
With 20 years of experience in residential, inpatient, and outpatient settings, my primary focus is helping individuals of all ages better deal with emotional regulation. This includes a range of mental health conditions, including ADHD, depression, anxiety, autism spectrum, obsessions, anger management, and interpersonal conflicts. I work with children, adolescents, and adults who have experienced significant life stressors and are looking for positive ways of coping. I provide both short- and long-term therapy for individuals seeking healthier methods of understanding and dealing with a variety of life issues.
Parenting can be challenging and may leave you struggling to interact positively with your child(ren). Psychologist for Parenting helps parent(s) in 37 PSYPACT participating states (listed below) to gain awareness of their blinders, which helps build insight into family dynamics that are interfering with relationships and communication challenges. (Accepting clients who reside in: AL, AZ, AR, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, ME, MD, MI, MN, MO, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NC, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY).
Parenting can be challenging and may leave you struggling to interact positively with your child(ren). Psychologist for Parenting helps parent(s) in 37 PSYPACT participating states (listed below) to gain awareness of their blinders, which helps build insight into family dynamics that are interfering with relationships and communication challenges. (Accepting clients who reside in: AL, AZ, AR, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, ME, MD, MI, MN, MO, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NC, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY).
The task of finding a new therapist to walk with you in your journey toward growth, hope, and healing can be so difficult! My style is relational and dynamic, meaning that I hold the past and present together as we work through your story to examine places you feel stuck or want to make changes. Your safety in the therapeutic relationship is important in order to facilitate the exploration of what can be painful thoughts, feelings, and memories. I integrate evidence-based techniques, cultural humility, and a nonjudgemental perspective to help you find your strengths and meet your life goals.
The task of finding a new therapist to walk with you in your journey toward growth, hope, and healing can be so difficult! My style is relational and dynamic, meaning that I hold the past and present together as we work through your story to examine places you feel stuck or want to make changes. Your safety in the therapeutic relationship is important in order to facilitate the exploration of what can be painful thoughts, feelings, and memories. I integrate evidence-based techniques, cultural humility, and a nonjudgemental perspective to help you find your strengths and meet your life goals.
Jay Butterfield, a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Illinois since 2019, brings a wealth of expertise and compassion to his practice. Armed with an MS from Mercer University, Jay is dedicated to employing research-based techniques and practices to enhance the well-being of his clients. His methodology is eclectic but has strong roots in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Person-Centered Therapy (PCT), among others. His style is typically navigational, with a focus on finding realistic goals and actionable solutions.
Jay Butterfield, a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Illinois since 2019, brings a wealth of expertise and compassion to his practice. Armed with an MS from Mercer University, Jay is dedicated to employing research-based techniques and practices to enhance the well-being of his clients. His methodology is eclectic but has strong roots in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Person-Centered Therapy (PCT), among others. His style is typically navigational, with a focus on finding realistic goals and actionable solutions.
Therapy can be casual or intense (often, it's both!). It’s okay if you’re not yet sure about exactly what you need. We’ll work together in a way that feels real and tailored to you, focusing on lasting growth over quick fixes.
With 15+ years of experience, I’ve supported people through challenges like anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, and relationship issues—or simply the desire for a more fulfilling life. You don’t have to settle for feeling “fine.” Wanting more isn't just not okay—it’s natural.
Therapy can be casual or intense (often, it's both!). It’s okay if you’re not yet sure about exactly what you need. We’ll work together in a way that feels real and tailored to you, focusing on lasting growth over quick fixes.
With 15+ years of experience, I’ve supported people through challenges like anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, and relationship issues—or simply the desire for a more fulfilling life. You don’t have to settle for feeling “fine.” Wanting more isn't just not okay—it’s natural.
Does your child's school team feel more like adversaries than teammates? Perhaps you aren’t being treated as an equal in the process? Is there a clear difference between what the school recommends and what you know your child needs? An educational advocate can provide the fresh perspective and expertise needed to finally come to a resolution. Why I started NorthStar: Witnessing long waitlists and resource shortages firsthand, I felt compelled to make a difference. That's why I launched this educational advocacy business, offering private psychoeducational evaluations and expert guidance through the special education process.
Does your child's school team feel more like adversaries than teammates? Perhaps you aren’t being treated as an equal in the process? Is there a clear difference between what the school recommends and what you know your child needs? An educational advocate can provide the fresh perspective and expertise needed to finally come to a resolution. Why I started NorthStar: Witnessing long waitlists and resource shortages firsthand, I felt compelled to make a difference. That's why I launched this educational advocacy business, offering private psychoeducational evaluations and expert guidance through the special education process.
Synapse Chicago is a clinical practice with caring, professional staff who provide excellent services in the field of psychology. We integrate traditional psychotherapy and assessments with the latest in clinical neuroscience to help people achieve their optimal potential. Using a holistic approach coupled with an array of therapeutic modalities, we can help a wide variety of issues. Our emphasis is on a highly personalized assessments and customized therapeutic plans in order to find balance while alleviating the reoccurrence of symptoms.
Synapse Chicago is a clinical practice with caring, professional staff who provide excellent services in the field of psychology. We integrate traditional psychotherapy and assessments with the latest in clinical neuroscience to help people achieve their optimal potential. Using a holistic approach coupled with an array of therapeutic modalities, we can help a wide variety of issues. Our emphasis is on a highly personalized assessments and customized therapeutic plans in order to find balance while alleviating the reoccurrence of symptoms.
Tetyana Kostyshyna
Psychologist, PsyD, MA, LCPC, LSOE, LSOTP
1 Endorsed
West Town, Chicago, IL 60622
We provide treatment and evaluation services to all age groups.
We specialize in forensic therapy and forensic evaluations.
We provide treatment and evaluation services to all age groups.
We specialize in forensic therapy and forensic evaluations.
To make that happen, we combine cutting-edge neuroimaging with traditional neuropsychological tests - and we just spend a lot of time talking to you to understand your experience.
Our team includes Licensed Clinical Psychologists and Clinical Neuropsychologists. Our training in the neurological, behavioral, and emotional aspects of human functioning allows us to provide a holistic, detailed understanding of your condition and treatment options.
To make that happen, we combine cutting-edge neuroimaging with traditional neuropsychological tests - and we just spend a lot of time talking to you to understand your experience.
Our team includes Licensed Clinical Psychologists and Clinical Neuropsychologists. Our training in the neurological, behavioral, and emotional aspects of human functioning allows us to provide a holistic, detailed understanding of your condition and treatment options.
My style is warm, direct, and empowering. I collaboratively use evidenced-based treatments to identify unhelpful patterns and redefine old values in order to live a more authentic and rewarding life. A trusting and genuine therapeutic relationship is the foundation for growth, and through this space you will gain insight, awareness, and be gently challenged to see new perspectives and solutions.
My style is warm, direct, and empowering. I collaboratively use evidenced-based treatments to identify unhelpful patterns and redefine old values in order to live a more authentic and rewarding life. A trusting and genuine therapeutic relationship is the foundation for growth, and through this space you will gain insight, awareness, and be gently challenged to see new perspectives and solutions.
We are all in a perpetual state of changing and growing throughout our lives; it is my belief that we may as well pay attention and guide our growth in a purposeful way. I truly believe that psychotherapy changes lives by creating opportunities for people to become who they should have been all along. By illuminating and examining your viewpoint in a very genuine and thoughtful manner, new perspectives arise naturally through the psychotherapeutic process. It is our job in therapy to together seize upon a new understanding and incorporate it into who you are becoming.
We are all in a perpetual state of changing and growing throughout our lives; it is my belief that we may as well pay attention and guide our growth in a purposeful way. I truly believe that psychotherapy changes lives by creating opportunities for people to become who they should have been all along. By illuminating and examining your viewpoint in a very genuine and thoughtful manner, new perspectives arise naturally through the psychotherapeutic process. It is our job in therapy to together seize upon a new understanding and incorporate it into who you are becoming.
I am passionate about working with adolescents, adults and couples looking to cultivate change. I believe each person seeking therapy is unique, and my approach is tailored to meet your individual needs. I use an integrative approach, drawing upon a variety of techniques including psychodynamic, existential, cognitive behavioral therapy, and mindfulness-based approaches. I have experience working with an array of mental health issues including gender dysphoria, LGBTQIA+ issues, trauma, anxiety, and depression. I have a great deal of experience working with first responders, grief, and high conflict couples.
I am passionate about working with adolescents, adults and couples looking to cultivate change. I believe each person seeking therapy is unique, and my approach is tailored to meet your individual needs. I use an integrative approach, drawing upon a variety of techniques including psychodynamic, existential, cognitive behavioral therapy, and mindfulness-based approaches. I have experience working with an array of mental health issues including gender dysphoria, LGBTQIA+ issues, trauma, anxiety, and depression. I have a great deal of experience working with first responders, grief, and high conflict couples.
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 in patterns of toxic striving, we focus on finding answers and solutions or chasing hits of validation. That chase can be hopeless and exhausting; it never ends. As soon as you feel like you've "nailed it" in one area of life, a new challenge pops up. I founded my practice, HumanKind Psych, to help overthinkers, people-pleasers and burned-out high achievers let go of the quest 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 in patterns of toxic striving, we focus on finding answers and solutions or chasing hits of validation. That chase can be hopeless and exhausting; it never ends. As soon as you feel like you've "nailed it" in one area of life, a new challenge pops up. I founded my practice, HumanKind Psych, to help overthinkers, people-pleasers and burned-out high achievers let go of the quest for answers or a quick fix, in favor of finding freedom and fulfillment in life.
Sanchez also conducts psychological and neuropsychological testing to assist in diagnosis and treatment planning, particularly for clients managing ADHD, learning differences, or complex mental health presentations.
Maria Sanchez provides services with supervision.
Sanchez also conducts psychological and neuropsychological testing to assist in diagnosis and treatment planning, particularly for clients managing ADHD, learning differences, or complex mental health presentations.
Maria Sanchez provides services with supervision.
Additionally, I offer Spanish speaking services, testing, somatic therapy, optimal performance and focus in sports, existential dilemmas, and intersecting identities.
Seeking out therapy can feel very vulnerable, my hope is that if you are contemplating therapy as an option you are wanting a change in your life. Whether you are trying to gain more awareness about yourself, changing behavior patterns, contextualizing intersecting identities, identifying therapy as an option is the first step. My hope is to foster a safe space that helps shed light on the parts of yourself that you know, and other parts that are less unexplored. With curiosity and care, my role as a clinician is to support, validate your experience and challenge us to become better versions of ourselves in the process of therapy.
Additionally, I offer Spanish speaking services, testing, somatic therapy, optimal performance and focus in sports, existential dilemmas, and intersecting identities.
Seeking out therapy can feel very vulnerable, my hope is that if you are contemplating therapy as an option you are wanting a change in your life. Whether you are trying to gain more awareness about yourself, changing behavior patterns, contextualizing intersecting identities, identifying therapy as an option is the first step. My hope is to foster a safe space that helps shed light on the parts of yourself that you know, and other parts that are less unexplored. With curiosity and care, my role as a clinician is to support, validate your experience and challenge us to become better versions of ourselves in the process of therapy.
Smart Love Family Services is a team of experienced psychologists, social workers, and professional counselors providing supportive relationship-based psychotherapy. Our approach recognizes that all people are born with an innate potential and desire to be happy, to feel good about themselves, and to experience close, positive loving relationships, but often times learned self-sabotaging patterns can get in the way. We help people create the kind of life that they want for themselves by turning away from self-sabotaging behaviors, and turning towards self-caretaking and constructive coping choices for a more fulfilling life.
Smart Love Family Services is a team of experienced psychologists, social workers, and professional counselors providing supportive relationship-based psychotherapy. Our approach recognizes that all people are born with an innate potential and desire to be happy, to feel good about themselves, and to experience close, positive loving relationships, but often times learned self-sabotaging patterns can get in the way. We help people create the kind of life that they want for themselves by turning away from self-sabotaging behaviors, and turning towards self-caretaking and constructive coping choices for a more fulfilling life.
You're the one: the one who always shows up, says yes, and gets it done, but quietly you're suffering. As a high-achiever you're used to pushing through, but you know that it’s not sustainable. Maybe you’re noticing that your stress and anxiety levels are increasing, your mood isn’t consistent, your energy fluctuates, your sleep isn’t restorative, and you’re not experiencing a sense of vitality in your life. You achieved what you were "supposed to", and yet you don’t feel content or happy. You struggle with burnout from the many roles that you play in your life yet you rarely have time to reset or recover from the chronic stress.
You're the one: the one who always shows up, says yes, and gets it done, but quietly you're suffering. As a high-achiever you're used to pushing through, but you know that it’s not sustainable. Maybe you’re noticing that your stress and anxiety levels are increasing, your mood isn’t consistent, your energy fluctuates, your sleep isn’t restorative, and you’re not experiencing a sense of vitality in your life. You achieved what you were "supposed to", and yet you don’t feel content or happy. You struggle with burnout from the many roles that you play in your life yet you rarely have time to reset or recover from the chronic stress.
I am delighted you are taking these first steps on your healing & wellness journey. I know firsthand how nerve-wracking & challenging the process of seeking the best therapist to meet your needs can be. I believe in the power of the therapeutic process & I strive to create a safe space for you to be present with your emotions & any struggles you have found challenging to manage alone. Having a non-judgmental space to explore feelings, experiences, & behaviors with someone who can witness & hold space for the full spectrum of the human condition & meeting you where you are is so transformative & healing.
I am delighted you are taking these first steps on your healing & wellness journey. I know firsthand how nerve-wracking & challenging the process of seeking the best therapist to meet your needs can be. I believe in the power of the therapeutic process & I strive to create a safe space for you to be present with your emotions & any struggles you have found challenging to manage alone. Having a non-judgmental space to explore feelings, experiences, & behaviors with someone who can witness & hold space for the full spectrum of the human condition & meeting you where you are is so transformative & healing.
I conduct therapy services remotely through a video HIPPA compliant platform with immediate availability for psychological testing.
I believe embarking on the path of therapy demonstrates remarkable courage, and I am committed to honoring and validating this commitment in every session. Together, we will engage in a collaborative journey, navigating through challenging thoughts, memories, and emotions. My goal is to foster an environment where clients can authentically explore their strengths, and become aware of vulnerabilities, free from judgment. I have advanced training in working with adults and a special interest in supporting first responders, other clinicians, therapists, fellow Latino/Hispanic, & individuals dealing with anxiety, trauma, and depression.
I conduct therapy services remotely through a video HIPPA compliant platform with immediate availability for psychological testing.
I believe embarking on the path of therapy demonstrates remarkable courage, and I am committed to honoring and validating this commitment in every session. Together, we will engage in a collaborative journey, navigating through challenging thoughts, memories, and emotions. My goal is to foster an environment where clients can authentically explore their strengths, and become aware of vulnerabilities, free from judgment. I have advanced training in working with adults and a special interest in supporting first responders, other clinicians, therapists, fellow Latino/Hispanic, & individuals dealing with anxiety, trauma, and depression.
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Testing and Evaluation Therapists
What is a psychological evaluation?
A psychological evaluation is a test or assessment most commonly administered by a trained psychologist that is intended to be used in the diagnosis of specific psychological conditions, such as ADHD, mood disorders, personality disorders, dementia or Alzheimer's, and learning disabilities. Psychological evaluations can help inform future treatment decisions and help direct clients to professionals and resources that may be most helpful, such as potential therapy options or additional school supports.
Can psychological evaluations be done on individuals of any age group?
Psychological evaluations are conducted on individuals of all ages and can be beneficial to individuals across the lifespan. However, specific types of evaluations may be most frequently conducted on individuals of certain age groups. For instance, ADHD or learning disability testing is often conducted in children ages 4-12--the period of time when ADHD symptoms most commonly emerge. In contrast, cognitive functioning assessments, such as those conducted to diagnose dementia, are most commonly conducted in elderly individuals. Clients should ensure that the psychologist they are seeing has specific expertise in conducting evaluations in their age group to ensure they receive a correct diagnosis.
How long does a psychological evaluation take?
Psychological evaluations vary in length depending on the test being administered and the goals of the evaluation; however, most evaluations are 2-4 hours in length. Some evaluations may take as long as 8 hours but can often be spread across multiple days. In some cases, clients will also attend an intake session or interview, which can help the psychologist assess client functioning outside of the testing environment.
How should I prepare for a psychological test and evaluation?
Individuals do not need to prepare for psychological tests or evaluations in most cases, as they are intended to measure a client's baseline psychological status without test-specific preparation. However, clients may want to brainstorm a list of questions for their psychologist about any tests they are receiving prior to the assessment, including what potential outcomes may mean for what next steps the client should take.