Cognitive Processing (CPT) Therapists in Chicago, IL
I offer Individual, Marital, and Family Therapy; Divorce Mediation and Court appointed Custody Evaluations as well as Court ordered clinical services such as Anger Management. I have over 35 years of experience offering services in English and Spanish. My goal is to assist clients explore feelings, beliefs, or behaviors that are of concern to them, challenge problematic thoughts and reactions, and work towards happiness and conflict resolution. In sessions we will identify aspects of your life or yourself that you would like to change, improve positive thinking and set realistic goals.
I offer Individual, Marital, and Family Therapy; Divorce Mediation and Court appointed Custody Evaluations as well as Court ordered clinical services such as Anger Management. I have over 35 years of experience offering services in English and Spanish. My goal is to assist clients explore feelings, beliefs, or behaviors that are of concern to them, challenge problematic thoughts and reactions, and work towards happiness and conflict resolution. In sessions we will identify aspects of your life or yourself that you would like to change, improve positive thinking and set realistic goals.
Healing takes courage. Life transitions, stress, illness, trauma, shame, guilt, & past wounds can leave you feeling stuck, indecisive, exhausted, helpless, or alone. You may be looking for relief from anxiety, solutions for intrusive thoughts, clarity in relationships, or a safe space to heal from trauma and explore your identity. I provide culturally responsive, trauma-informed care that honors your story & supports real change. Together, we uncover patterns, strengthen coping tools, & create pathways toward balance, healing, and growth. Therapy with me is collaborative, practical, & honors all parts of your unique identity.
Healing takes courage. Life transitions, stress, illness, trauma, shame, guilt, & past wounds can leave you feeling stuck, indecisive, exhausted, helpless, or alone. You may be looking for relief from anxiety, solutions for intrusive thoughts, clarity in relationships, or a safe space to heal from trauma and explore your identity. I provide culturally responsive, trauma-informed care that honors your story & supports real change. Together, we uncover patterns, strengthen coping tools, & create pathways toward balance, healing, and growth. Therapy with me is collaborative, practical, & honors all parts of your unique identity.
I believe you are the expert in your own life, and I am here to empower you to be the best version of yourself. With a humanistic approach and a practice grounded in evidence-based care, I value respect and integrity in my work and I will collaborate with you to meet your goals for treatment. I have extensive training and experience in reproductive mental health, relationship challenges, trauma recovery, and managing chronic pain, illness, and sleep disturbances. I also complete psychological testing and workplace support evaluations. I prioritize diversity and bring a compassionate and inclusive approach in working with clients.
I believe you are the expert in your own life, and I am here to empower you to be the best version of yourself. With a humanistic approach and a practice grounded in evidence-based care, I value respect and integrity in my work and I will collaborate with you to meet your goals for treatment. I have extensive training and experience in reproductive mental health, relationship challenges, trauma recovery, and managing chronic pain, illness, and sleep disturbances. I also complete psychological testing and workplace support evaluations. I prioritize diversity and bring a compassionate and inclusive approach in working with clients.
Your journey toward healing starts with a choice to seek assistance. As your therapist, I will walk alongside you to start what I call “A Time to Heal”. I am a bilingual Spanish-speaking therapist who specializes in children, adolescents, couples, and family therapy. I work with the following issues: anxiety, depression, divorce, grief, behavioral issues, and family conflict.
Your journey toward healing starts with a choice to seek assistance. As your therapist, I will walk alongside you to start what I call “A Time to Heal”. I am a bilingual Spanish-speaking therapist who specializes in children, adolescents, couples, and family therapy. I work with the following issues: anxiety, depression, divorce, grief, behavioral issues, and family conflict.
I know that therapy can be really scary! I am here to let you take the lead. I practice person-centered therapy where you lead by sharing, and I offer coping skills and mechanisms that I think could benefit you. These skills fall under the umbrella of CBT, DBT, and ACT.
I know that therapy can be really scary! I am here to let you take the lead. I practice person-centered therapy where you lead by sharing, and I offer coping skills and mechanisms that I think could benefit you. These skills fall under the umbrella of CBT, DBT, and ACT.
Feeling stuck and wanting things to be different in your relationships, at work, or making progress in personal goals? Therapy is the step to improvement. I bring over 15 years of experience, coupled with genuine care to help bring change. Working with me, there is lots of empathy, gentle challenge and humor to help you increase self-awareness and move through the "the stuck". Together we'll make the important changes you need to feel better. We'll explore your thoughts and feelings, help you gain insight and self-awareness, shift unhelpful perceptions, and gain coping skills that work for you.
Feeling stuck and wanting things to be different in your relationships, at work, or making progress in personal goals? Therapy is the step to improvement. I bring over 15 years of experience, coupled with genuine care to help bring change. Working with me, there is lots of empathy, gentle challenge and humor to help you increase self-awareness and move through the "the stuck". Together we'll make the important changes you need to feel better. We'll explore your thoughts and feelings, help you gain insight and self-awareness, shift unhelpful perceptions, and gain coping skills that work for you.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a Doctorate in social work from Loyola University. I have over ten years of experience working with people from diverse backgrounds in both medical and mental health settings.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a Doctorate in social work from Loyola University. I have over ten years of experience working with people from diverse backgrounds in both medical and mental health settings.
Finding yourself here means that you are ready for a change, most likely to change how you feel, and you are wondering how therapy can help. In my work, I aim to create an atmosphere that is safe, open, and nurturing to everyone. My approach to therapy is holistic and personalized, based on each person’s unique needs. I believe that everyone possesses the resources within themselves to create the change they hope for. Counseling simply facilitates unlocking these resources and providing additional tools to improve our lives.
Finding yourself here means that you are ready for a change, most likely to change how you feel, and you are wondering how therapy can help. In my work, I aim to create an atmosphere that is safe, open, and nurturing to everyone. My approach to therapy is holistic and personalized, based on each person’s unique needs. I believe that everyone possesses the resources within themselves to create the change they hope for. Counseling simply facilitates unlocking these resources and providing additional tools to improve our lives.
I believe clients are their own experts in life. I work collaboratively with them to increase self-awareness and understanding around thoughts, feelings, memories, and emotions in order to improve current and future functioning.
I believe clients are their own experts in life. I work collaboratively with them to increase self-awareness and understanding around thoughts, feelings, memories, and emotions in order to improve current and future functioning.
I am a compassionate therapist who provides personalized support tailored to each client’s unique needs. I meet you where you are, offering a supportive, person-centered, and nonjudgmental space while helping you work toward meaningful goals for growth and well-being.
I am passionate about empowering clients through compassionate, trauma-informed care that centers support and autonomy. My therapeutic approach is rooted in safety, collaboration, and deep respect for each client’s lived experience.
I am a compassionate therapist who provides personalized support tailored to each client’s unique needs. I meet you where you are, offering a supportive, person-centered, and nonjudgmental space while helping you work toward meaningful goals for growth and well-being.
I am passionate about empowering clients through compassionate, trauma-informed care that centers support and autonomy. My therapeutic approach is rooted in safety, collaboration, and deep respect for each client’s lived experience.
I specialize in working with adolescents and college students (average age 13 to 25) who struggle with anxiety related to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and trauma. I have extensive experience in treating survivors of sexual abuse. I utilize exposure and response-prevention (ERP) interventions, which are designed to help confront fears, expand comfort zones, and extinguish avoidance behaviors. I help to achieve trauma resolution by processing traumatic incidents, reducing the associated anxiety and anger, and assisting in therapeutic corrective experiences.
I specialize in working with adolescents and college students (average age 13 to 25) who struggle with anxiety related to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and trauma. I have extensive experience in treating survivors of sexual abuse. I utilize exposure and response-prevention (ERP) interventions, which are designed to help confront fears, expand comfort zones, and extinguish avoidance behaviors. I help to achieve trauma resolution by processing traumatic incidents, reducing the associated anxiety and anger, and assisting in therapeutic corrective experiences.
Experiencing trauma at any point in life can hinder someone of their best self, even if the trauma was one that was passed down to them unknowingly. Working with people who want to heal their trauma or intergenerational trauma is what I invite us to explore together. I would love to work with you and explore deeper inside, while it might sound scary. I would like to help alleviate your feelings around trauma, triggers, health challenges, and help you connect more to your body, mind and soul so you can live in a more harmonious way, live a meaningful life where there is an integration of wellness, mindfulness, and healing.
Experiencing trauma at any point in life can hinder someone of their best self, even if the trauma was one that was passed down to them unknowingly. Working with people who want to heal their trauma or intergenerational trauma is what I invite us to explore together. I would love to work with you and explore deeper inside, while it might sound scary. I would like to help alleviate your feelings around trauma, triggers, health challenges, and help you connect more to your body, mind and soul so you can live in a more harmonious way, live a meaningful life where there is an integration of wellness, mindfulness, and healing.
Reaching out for therapy can feel daunting, especially if you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure where to begin. If you’re here, you may be navigating a difficult season, supporting a loved one, or simply sensing that something needs to change. You don’t have to face it alone. I strive to offer a warm, collaborative space where individuals and families feel seen, heard, and respected. I bring extensive experience from residential treatment, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient levels of care. In these settings, I have worked closely with individuals and families navigating eating disorders, mood disorders,
Reaching out for therapy can feel daunting, especially if you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure where to begin. If you’re here, you may be navigating a difficult season, supporting a loved one, or simply sensing that something needs to change. You don’t have to face it alone. I strive to offer a warm, collaborative space where individuals and families feel seen, heard, and respected. I bring extensive experience from residential treatment, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient levels of care. In these settings, I have worked closely with individuals and families navigating eating disorders, mood disorders,
I am the owner and director of Cognitive Behavioral Associates of Chicago. We are a group of clinical and health psychologists and therapists who specialize in anxiety disorders, OCD, PTSD, insomnia, stress, depression, creating healthy habits/lifestyle, and coping with medical conditions. I am not currently taking clients but you can visit our website to learn more about our practice and view all of the therapist's profiles.
I am the owner and director of Cognitive Behavioral Associates of Chicago. We are a group of clinical and health psychologists and therapists who specialize in anxiety disorders, OCD, PTSD, insomnia, stress, depression, creating healthy habits/lifestyle, and coping with medical conditions. I am not currently taking clients but you can visit our website to learn more about our practice and view all of the therapist's profiles.
I take a collaborative, client-centered approach to therapy. I bring considerable expertise in evidence-based practices – techniques that we know work, based on decades of research – while treating YOU as the expert on your life and experiences. We work as a team to clarify what matters most to you, identify the obstacles getting in your way, and develop the skills to overcome them. Beyond alleviating psychological suffering, my goal is to empower clients to build rich, meaningful lives and relationships. I cultivate a warm, validating space, where you feel safe to explore, grow, and make challenging but important changes.
I take a collaborative, client-centered approach to therapy. I bring considerable expertise in evidence-based practices – techniques that we know work, based on decades of research – while treating YOU as the expert on your life and experiences. We work as a team to clarify what matters most to you, identify the obstacles getting in your way, and develop the skills to overcome them. Beyond alleviating psychological suffering, my goal is to empower clients to build rich, meaningful lives and relationships. I cultivate a warm, validating space, where you feel safe to explore, grow, and make challenging but important changes.
As a dedicated mental health therapist, my primary goal is to provide a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental space where my clients can explore their thoughts and emotions. I believe in the power of therapeutic relationships built on trust, empathy, and mutual respect. My approach is client-centered, meaning I tailor my therapeutic methods to meet the unique needs and goals of each individual I work with.
As a dedicated mental health therapist, my primary goal is to provide a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental space where my clients can explore their thoughts and emotions. I believe in the power of therapeutic relationships built on trust, empathy, and mutual respect. My approach is client-centered, meaning I tailor my therapeutic methods to meet the unique needs and goals of each individual I work with.
If anxiety feels like an over-caffeinated creative director running your life, or if trauma feels like quicksand pulling you down, therapy can be the space where you find balance and a way forward. Many of my clients come to their first session feeling overwhelmed, stuck, and weighed down by the pressure of holding it all together. Whether you're experiencing anxiety, depression, OCD symptoms, or going through a life transition such as pregnancy and postpartum, relationship changes, career shifts, and family adjustments, this can be the safe space for you.
If anxiety feels like an over-caffeinated creative director running your life, or if trauma feels like quicksand pulling you down, therapy can be the space where you find balance and a way forward. Many of my clients come to their first session feeling overwhelmed, stuck, and weighed down by the pressure of holding it all together. Whether you're experiencing anxiety, depression, OCD symptoms, or going through a life transition such as pregnancy and postpartum, relationship changes, career shifts, and family adjustments, this can be the safe space for you.
I work with adults navigating anxiety, life transitions, and self-esteem challenges. My therapy style is client-centered, rooted in empathy, understanding, and genuine collaboration. I strive to create a warm, nurturing space where you feel safe to share openly. I draw from evidence-based practices like cognitive-behavioral therapy and mindfulness, tailoring each session to your unique needs and goals. Together, we’ll build tools to help you move forward with clarity and confidence.
I work with adults navigating anxiety, life transitions, and self-esteem challenges. My therapy style is client-centered, rooted in empathy, understanding, and genuine collaboration. I strive to create a warm, nurturing space where you feel safe to share openly. I draw from evidence-based practices like cognitive-behavioral therapy and mindfulness, tailoring each session to your unique needs and goals. Together, we’ll build tools to help you move forward with clarity and confidence.
Si quieres ver un terapista que comprende tu cultura y habla tu idioma, ¡yo puedo ayudarte! También hablo portugués! I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Alcohol and Other Drug Counselor. I specialize in cultural issues and offer therapy in Spanish, French, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, and German. I provide individual, couples, and family therapy. I use different approaches with different clients because people are unique. I see myself as a consultant offering honest guidance—you are the expert on yourself.
Si quieres ver un terapista que comprende tu cultura y habla tu idioma, ¡yo puedo ayudarte! También hablo portugués! I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Alcohol and Other Drug Counselor. I specialize in cultural issues and offer therapy in Spanish, French, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, and German. I provide individual, couples, and family therapy. I use different approaches with different clients because people are unique. I see myself as a consultant offering honest guidance—you are the expert on yourself.
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.
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Cognitive Processing (CPT) Therapists
How does cognitive processing therapy work?
A CPT therapist helps a client evaluate their thoughts about the trauma they experienced, focusing on maladaptive or self-blaming thoughts that can exacerbate symptoms of PTSD, anxiety, or depression. The therapist will work with a client to help them learn to challenge such thoughts and consider different perspectives. The therapist is also likely to ask a client to work on these techniques at home between meetings, such as writing an account of their trauma that can be read aloud during a future session.
What is cognitive processing therapy for PTSD?
Cognitive processing therapy (CPT) is a form of cognitive-behavioral therapy primarily used in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to treat individuals who experienced abuse or violence, who survived natural disasters, who were first responders to such incidents, or who otherwise experienced trauma.
How long does cognitive processing therapy last?
CPT is a short-term therapy. Whether conducted one-on-one or in a group, a complete set of CPT sessions typically includes 12 weekly sessions, along with tasks for clients to complete at home, although this can vary depending on a client’s needs or a therapist’s particular treatment plan. Sessions typically last 60 or 90 minutes.
How effective is cognitive processing therapy?
A large body of research supports the use of CPT to treat people experiencing PTSD, finding it to be effective among different age groups, either in one-on-one therapy sessions or in a group therapy environment. Research suggests that although the initial sessions may be difficult, clients tend to begin to feel positive progress after the first few sessions, and that the benefits tend to last well after the therapy ends.