Behavioral Issues Therapists in Chicago, IL
Feeling like life is stuck on pause? From our very first session, my promise is simple: you're not just a client, you're a teammate on a journey toward healing, growth, and lasting change. I'll be with you every step of the way, on and off the field. Your voice guides the process, and your experiences shape the path forward. As a Mental Health & Sports Therapist and Educational Consultant, I help children, teens, young adults, college students, adults, and professional athletes overcome anxiety, trauma, and burnout while building resilience, confidence, and peak performance. Real change is possible. 773.742.6684 cell
Feeling like life is stuck on pause? From our very first session, my promise is simple: you're not just a client, you're a teammate on a journey toward healing, growth, and lasting change. I'll be with you every step of the way, on and off the field. Your voice guides the process, and your experiences shape the path forward. As a Mental Health & Sports Therapist and Educational Consultant, I help children, teens, young adults, college students, adults, and professional athletes overcome anxiety, trauma, and burnout while building resilience, confidence, and peak performance. Real change is possible. 773.742.6684 cell
We believe the answer lies within. We are committed to guiding clients through the process of using one's own ability to find, know, and search for their inner key to unlock the answers that lie within.
We believe the answer lies within. We are committed to guiding clients through the process of using one's own ability to find, know, and search for their inner key to unlock the answers that lie within.
Hola! I work with clients over 2 years of age that have experienced a transition in life or a traumatic event. I help my clients process their emotions and experiences and practice coping skills to decrease symptoms related to PTSD, depression and anxiety. In addition, I also practice and provide EMDR therapy. At this time, I am only accepting clients that are adults/older teens for virtual sessions. I am also available in-person in Pilsen on Mondays. (There are 3 flights of stairs).
Hola! I work with clients over 2 years of age that have experienced a transition in life or a traumatic event. I help my clients process their emotions and experiences and practice coping skills to decrease symptoms related to PTSD, depression and anxiety. In addition, I also practice and provide EMDR therapy. At this time, I am only accepting clients that are adults/older teens for virtual sessions. I am also available in-person in Pilsen on Mondays. (There are 3 flights of stairs).
Are you struggling with thoughts or behaviors that could be hurtful to others? My focus is working with individuals who are dealing with power and control struggles. Helping to teach those with compulsive, impulsive, and addictive behaviors patterns. Throughout the years I have developed a passion for assisting clients in transitioning harmful behaviors, that impact themselves and others, into healthy choices. I work with adolescents and adult and am committed to helping families cope with the impact on their lives. My intention is to provide skills, support and understanding though the transformation process in a decolonized lens.
Are you struggling with thoughts or behaviors that could be hurtful to others? My focus is working with individuals who are dealing with power and control struggles. Helping to teach those with compulsive, impulsive, and addictive behaviors patterns. Throughout the years I have developed a passion for assisting clients in transitioning harmful behaviors, that impact themselves and others, into healthy choices. I work with adolescents and adult and am committed to helping families cope with the impact on their lives. My intention is to provide skills, support and understanding though the transformation process in a decolonized lens.
I am in-network for Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO, Aetna, Cigna, and Carelon Behavioral Health, but I can also provide a superbill for my out-of-network clients.
I believe healing happens in the context of safe, attuned relationships. Whether I’m working with a child through play, supporting parents, or helping adults understand their relational patterns, my work is grounded in compassion, curiosity, and collaboration. With children, I use play to build trust, regulate emotions, and explore thoughts and feelings that may be hard to express with words. I also work with adults who want to better understand their own attachment experiences, particularly as they affect relationships and parenting.
I am in-network for Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO, Aetna, Cigna, and Carelon Behavioral Health, but I can also provide a superbill for my out-of-network clients.
I believe healing happens in the context of safe, attuned relationships. Whether I’m working with a child through play, supporting parents, or helping adults understand their relational patterns, my work is grounded in compassion, curiosity, and collaboration. With children, I use play to build trust, regulate emotions, and explore thoughts and feelings that may be hard to express with words. I also work with adults who want to better understand their own attachment experiences, particularly as they affect relationships and parenting.
Managing tension and diplomacy is my strong point Immediate, 24/7 on-site stabilization for behavioral emergencies ensuring the best care and safety of the client and those involved
My ideal client is someone navigating life on a razor’s edge, where emotions often hit with such force that they feel impossible to manage. They likely struggle with a heavy, paralyzing depression or the high-intensity turbulence of a personality disorder that makes them feel 'too much' for the people in their lives. They are exhausted by a cycle of crises, feeling like traditional 'talk therapy' hasn't been sturdy enough to hold the weight of their pain. They come to me during their 'stuck' moments—when the survival strategies they've used for years are no longer working and they feel a frightening loss of control over daily life.
Managing tension and diplomacy is my strong point Immediate, 24/7 on-site stabilization for behavioral emergencies ensuring the best care and safety of the client and those involved
My ideal client is someone navigating life on a razor’s edge, where emotions often hit with such force that they feel impossible to manage. They likely struggle with a heavy, paralyzing depression or the high-intensity turbulence of a personality disorder that makes them feel 'too much' for the people in their lives. They are exhausted by a cycle of crises, feeling like traditional 'talk therapy' hasn't been sturdy enough to hold the weight of their pain. They come to me during their 'stuck' moments—when the survival strategies they've used for years are no longer working and they feel a frightening loss of control over daily life.
challenge self concepts and heal from the past by way of Cognitive Behavioral change and Psychoanalytic techniques that are Client-Centered and empowering.
When seeking the Lighted Path toward self acceptance, adjustment management and healing from the past or trauma it is important to find a knowledgable, motivated partner on the journey.
challenge self concepts and heal from the past by way of Cognitive Behavioral change and Psychoanalytic techniques that are Client-Centered and empowering.
When seeking the Lighted Path toward self acceptance, adjustment management and healing from the past or trauma it is important to find a knowledgable, motivated partner on the journey.
My ideal clients are individuals navigating substance use concerns, addiction, co-occurring mental health challenges, or difficult life circumstances that may feel overwhelming. Many are looking for support, greater stability, and a path toward meaningful personal growth. With decades of lived and professional experience, I offer a compassionate and supportive environment where clients can feel understood without judgment. Together, we explore the challenges you're facing, build on your strengths, develop healthier coping strategies, and work toward lasting recovery, resilience, and positive change.
My ideal clients are individuals navigating substance use concerns, addiction, co-occurring mental health challenges, or difficult life circumstances that may feel overwhelming. Many are looking for support, greater stability, and a path toward meaningful personal growth. With decades of lived and professional experience, I offer a compassionate and supportive environment where clients can feel understood without judgment. Together, we explore the challenges you're facing, build on your strengths, develop healthier coping strategies, and work toward lasting recovery, resilience, and positive change.
Helping adults 18+ by providing counseling to individuals and couples and treating concerns that involve: Anxiety Depression Behavioral Issues Grief Trauma Career Discernment Time Management Family Conflict Parenting/Co-Parenting Division of Labor Intimacy
I approach therapy within a client-centered climate, using the tenets of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), through a solution-focused lens. I help clients identify obstacles and explore solutions. I work with my clients to explore their version of a better life in a quest to make it their reality. In essence, we are on this journey together.
Helping adults 18+ by providing counseling to individuals and couples and treating concerns that involve: Anxiety Depression Behavioral Issues Grief Trauma Career Discernment Time Management Family Conflict Parenting/Co-Parenting Division of Labor Intimacy
I approach therapy within a client-centered climate, using the tenets of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), through a solution-focused lens. I help clients identify obstacles and explore solutions. I work with my clients to explore their version of a better life in a quest to make it their reality. In essence, we are on this journey together.
Hi, I am a CADC and Skills Coach, providing Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Executive Function Skills, and Recovery Coaching.
Utilizing DBT, Executive Function Skills, and Recovery supported counseling in individual & group sessions, I provide a judgement free, understanding, safe space for you to build awareness, confidence, and strength. Together we explore the real life applications of skills for you to have a thriving quality of life.
Hi, I am a CADC and Skills Coach, providing Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Executive Function Skills, and Recovery Coaching.
Utilizing DBT, Executive Function Skills, and Recovery supported counseling in individual & group sessions, I provide a judgement free, understanding, safe space for you to build awareness, confidence, and strength. Together we explore the real life applications of skills for you to have a thriving quality of life.
Counseling is based on the Person Centered and Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy approaches, however alternate methods are utilized when necessary to customize treatment plans based on the needs of clients.
Feeling down, confused, anxious or angry? Frustated with personal, family or professional relationships? Overwhelmed by life's everyday challenges? Simply need someone to listen? Taylor Counseling Care offers the understanding and guidance you need to achieve greater satisfaction in your life and relationships. While it is not easy to reach out for support regarding personal matters, remember that almost everyone will encounter internal or external experiences that require therapeutic intervention. The counseling relationship provides an outlet to explore and modify aspects of life that cause distress and empowers clients to identify and resolve future challenges.
Counseling is based on the Person Centered and Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy approaches, however alternate methods are utilized when necessary to customize treatment plans based on the needs of clients.
Feeling down, confused, anxious or angry? Frustated with personal, family or professional relationships? Overwhelmed by life's everyday challenges? Simply need someone to listen? Taylor Counseling Care offers the understanding and guidance you need to achieve greater satisfaction in your life and relationships. While it is not easy to reach out for support regarding personal matters, remember that almost everyone will encounter internal or external experiences that require therapeutic intervention. The counseling relationship provides an outlet to explore and modify aspects of life that cause distress and empowers clients to identify and resolve future challenges.
I use a psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral and strength-based approach to explore and work through an individual's problems and barriers which are limiting their growth and individual development.
Would you like to find balance in your life, stop feeling overwhelmed by stress and anxiety, or feel more confident facing challenges that seem insurmountable? I'm here to heIp. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and have been working with children, families and adolescents in Chicago for the past 30 years. I am trained in EMDR and I specialize in helping individuals address and overcome issues surrounding mood and anxiety, loss, adjustment issues, trauma, family conflict and social difficulties. Areas of experience include provision of individual and family therapy as well as school advocacy and parental coaching and support.
I use a psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral and strength-based approach to explore and work through an individual's problems and barriers which are limiting their growth and individual development.
Would you like to find balance in your life, stop feeling overwhelmed by stress and anxiety, or feel more confident facing challenges that seem insurmountable? I'm here to heIp. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and have been working with children, families and adolescents in Chicago for the past 30 years. I am trained in EMDR and I specialize in helping individuals address and overcome issues surrounding mood and anxiety, loss, adjustment issues, trauma, family conflict and social difficulties. Areas of experience include provision of individual and family therapy as well as school advocacy and parental coaching and support.
Hello! I’m Manerva Smith, a Licensed Social Worker in Illinois with over 8 years of experience. I work with individuals, couples, and families facing anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and life transitions. Many come to therapy feeling overwhelmed or disconnected. At Wellnite, I provide a safe, supportive space where we work together to build insight, strengthen coping skills, and create meaningful, lasting change.
Hello! I’m Manerva Smith, a Licensed Social Worker in Illinois with over 8 years of experience. I work with individuals, couples, and families facing anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and life transitions. Many come to therapy feeling overwhelmed or disconnected. At Wellnite, I provide a safe, supportive space where we work together to build insight, strengthen coping skills, and create meaningful, lasting change.
She organizes and conducts positive parenting seminars, psychosocial workshops, and has worked especially with children who have been diagnosed with ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, learning disability, language disorders, mood disorders, behavioral problems, developmental delays, trauma, adjustment disorders, depression, and anxiety.
Dr. Adjmul-Hislop can assist you in various areas such as better understanding your child's cognitive abilities, academic skills, personal strengths and weaknesses, learning and memory skills, executive functioning skills, and socio-emotional functioning.
She organizes and conducts positive parenting seminars, psychosocial workshops, and has worked especially with children who have been diagnosed with ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, learning disability, language disorders, mood disorders, behavioral problems, developmental delays, trauma, adjustment disorders, depression, and anxiety.
Dr. Adjmul-Hislop can assist you in various areas such as better understanding your child's cognitive abilities, academic skills, personal strengths and weaknesses, learning and memory skills, executive functioning skills, and socio-emotional functioning.
I am a psychotherapist with extensive experience using Hypnosis, NLP, EMDR and EFT for medical procedures, weight loss, anxiety reduction, essential tremor, and other issues. Through hypnosis, I can help you shift into a new way of thinking and being by deleting old messages and old programmed behaviors. We can replace old behaviors that no longer serve you with new thoughts and actions and that will improve the quality of your life and give you the peace and comfort. I am a coauthor of Patient Sedation Without Medication. Please visit my website www.laserhypnosis.com.
I am a psychotherapist with extensive experience using Hypnosis, NLP, EMDR and EFT for medical procedures, weight loss, anxiety reduction, essential tremor, and other issues. Through hypnosis, I can help you shift into a new way of thinking and being by deleting old messages and old programmed behaviors. We can replace old behaviors that no longer serve you with new thoughts and actions and that will improve the quality of your life and give you the peace and comfort. I am a coauthor of Patient Sedation Without Medication. Please visit my website www.laserhypnosis.com.
I am a CBT and ACT-informed therapist who wants to help adults of any age to live a more fulfilling life. I enjoy working with people who are struggling with things like stress, sadness or worrying and are curious to find another way to tackle those issues. I want to work with each client to find specific, tailored goals and then use the time in therapy to help clients achieve them. I am eager to help clients examine their values and make changes in their life. Aligning actions with values can make life so much more meaningful. I hope you find me to be a friendly, knowledgeable, and caring professional.
I am a CBT and ACT-informed therapist who wants to help adults of any age to live a more fulfilling life. I enjoy working with people who are struggling with things like stress, sadness or worrying and are curious to find another way to tackle those issues. I want to work with each client to find specific, tailored goals and then use the time in therapy to help clients achieve them. I am eager to help clients examine their values and make changes in their life. Aligning actions with values can make life so much more meaningful. I hope you find me to be a friendly, knowledgeable, and caring professional.
Nicole has over 10 years of experience working with individuals in a variety of settings. Over the past 5 years, Nicole has built and is the owner and head Psychotherapist at Perspective Clinical Therapy PLLC., a private practice in the loop. Nicole practices from a person-centered, holistic approach, eluding significant value on the therapeutic relationship in order to initiate an atmosphere of acceptance and compassion. Nicole works with clients who have a readiness to change, coupled with an interest to find alternative methods, perspective, tools, and action, to ultimately cultivate the motivation necessary for change to occur.
Nicole has over 10 years of experience working with individuals in a variety of settings. Over the past 5 years, Nicole has built and is the owner and head Psychotherapist at Perspective Clinical Therapy PLLC., a private practice in the loop. Nicole practices from a person-centered, holistic approach, eluding significant value on the therapeutic relationship in order to initiate an atmosphere of acceptance and compassion. Nicole works with clients who have a readiness to change, coupled with an interest to find alternative methods, perspective, tools, and action, to ultimately cultivate the motivation necessary for change to occur.
My ideal clients are individuals seeking outpatient psychotherapy for anxiety, life transitions, or a deeper sense of meaning and connection. They often come to me feeling disconnected from themselves or their goals, searching for an approach that goes beyond surface-level coping strategies. I draw on a range of modalities — including ACT, somatic approaches, gestalt, and existential psychotherapy — tailored to each client's needs and diagnosis. My team and I use evidence-based assessments to guide treatment, helping clients build genuine self-awareness and move toward lasting, meaningful change in their everyday lives.
My ideal clients are individuals seeking outpatient psychotherapy for anxiety, life transitions, or a deeper sense of meaning and connection. They often come to me feeling disconnected from themselves or their goals, searching for an approach that goes beyond surface-level coping strategies. I draw on a range of modalities — including ACT, somatic approaches, gestalt, and existential psychotherapy — tailored to each client's needs and diagnosis. My team and I use evidence-based assessments to guide treatment, helping clients build genuine self-awareness and move toward lasting, meaningful change in their everyday lives.
During that time, I have provided services for adults who struggle with issues ranging from depression and anxiety to behavior problems in residential, outpatient, and inpatient programs.
Are you feeling stressed and unappreciated no matter how hard you try? Are you frustrated with work and your personal life? Do you frequently worry about things? If your answer to any or all of these questions is “yes”, going to therapy can be beneficial. Please call me today to schedule an appointment to begin your healing journey.
During that time, I have provided services for adults who struggle with issues ranging from depression and anxiety to behavior problems in residential, outpatient, and inpatient programs.
Are you feeling stressed and unappreciated no matter how hard you try? Are you frustrated with work and your personal life? Do you frequently worry about things? If your answer to any or all of these questions is “yes”, going to therapy can be beneficial. Please call me today to schedule an appointment to begin your healing journey.
I've worked with children, teenagers, and adults struggling with significant emotional and behavioral challenges for 16 years and have found that no matter the difficulty things can improve with hard work.
My clinical specialty is work with people who are struggling significantly with their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, including those who have not found therapeutic success elsewhere. I also tend to work well with both kids and adults who are undecided as to their interest in psychotherapy, and who have strong personalities.
I've worked with children, teenagers, and adults struggling with significant emotional and behavioral challenges for 16 years and have found that no matter the difficulty things can improve with hard work.
My clinical specialty is work with people who are struggling significantly with their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, including those who have not found therapeutic success elsewhere. I also tend to work well with both kids and adults who are undecided as to their interest in psychotherapy, and who have strong personalities.
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Behavioral Issues Therapists
What happens in therapy for behavioral issues?
No matter the type of therapy, individuals form an alliance with the therapist; that connection is often therapeutic in itself, plus it becomes an instrument of change. Individuals learn to identify situations that are especially troublesome for them and acquire new patterns of thinking and behaving. In therapy for ADHD, one of the most common behavior issues for children, individuals learn how to improve frustration tolerance, control impulsivity, manage attentional focus, and gain skills of self-organisation.
What therapy types help with behavioral issues?
Many types of therapy have been found effective, each targeting one or more areas of dysfunction. Perhaps best-known and most widely tested is cognitive and behavioral therapy (CBT), in which individuals learn new behavioral strategies and curb reactivity to frustrating or distressing situations that trigger disruptive behaviour. Anger, anxiety, mood disorders, impulse control problems are commonly addressed in CBT. Family therapy or parent management training is often helpful to reduce parent-child conflict and behavioral difficulties at home.
How long does therapy last for behavioral issues?
Among popular approaches to treating behavioral concerns, CBT is considered a short-term therapy intended to be administered in 15 to 20 weekly sessions. Parent training in behavior management, often used when the underlying cause of behavior issues is ADHD in children under 12, usually occurs in weekly sessions for 8 to 16 weeks. When behavioral issues stem from persistent aggression or defiance, therapy may last for months, and usually targets both children and their parents.
How effective is therapy for behavior issues?
Studies show that therapy for behavior issues in children is highly effective and may prevent the development of antisocial behavior later in life. Family intervention—parent management training or family therapy, both of which involve parents and children together—is considered most effective, notably for children under age 12 who persistently engage in aggressive, defiant, rule-breaking or other disruptive behavior. Whether provided alone or in combination with medication, CBT is highly effective in helping people regulate their emotions, and for people with ADHD, it addresses impulsiveness, hyperactivity and attentional focus.