Jungian Therapists in Chicago, IL

I provide quality mental health counseling and therapy that is thoughtfully tailored to your needs. Our work together will address concerns in an empowering and centering way that produces substantive change. My approach is connective (Therapy works best when we are able to connect and work well together) and directive (by directive I mean that I give things for you to do during the week like writing, journaling, reading, exercises, reflections, and/or activities). I'm known for being helpful with people who have been through therapy and haven't had success. I help people find aliveness, creativity, and strength.

Having more than 25-years experience with issues most often brought to therapy, I see our work together as a healing process and sacred journey of the soul with my role being guide, witness and companion on the path towards wholeness, self-empowerment and self-realization. It's often a journey into the unconscious using dreams and one's creative process. This brings a deep commitment to my own growth as well. Beginning in the addictions field and continually striving to deepen my knowledge of the alchemy of healing I am also a Jungian analyst.

Welcome! I believe that one of the essential ingredients of change and transformative psychotherapy is the relationship between the individual and the therapist. Feeling understood and comfortable only helps reduce one's symptoms, encouraging self-acceptance, but also leads toward deeper work which promotes lasting change and a deeper experience of one's whole self.

The word psychotherapy comes from the ancient Greek word “psyche” and “therapeia”. Psyche means soul, and therapeia means healing. I look at psychotherapy as a process of soul healing. One may be facing a break down in relationships, a faith crisis, a sense of disorientation with nowhere to go, a life without meaning. It could be a loss of self worth. Or there may be old wounds, or wounds that continue to bleed that require healing. We can either run away, or stay helpless in such situations. Or we can start to listen to the deeper calling of soul and work towards healing, and towards Wholeness.

"The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are" (Jung). As a bilingual (Spanish/English) and bi-cultural Jungian Psychoanalyst and psychotherapist, I help people to consciously reconnect with their inner life in order to heal themselves. While damage to such connection usually creates a variety of psychological difficulties, reverence to the inner wisdom is a contemplative stance of active listening to the interior music that heals and that connect us with the immensity of our inner life. The inner life has an intelligence that corrects and compensates the psychological imbalances that have created emotional challenges.

Your mind is a priceless treasure uniquely created to seek meaning. The drive to lead a productive, joyful, and life-affirming existence, with insight into the motivation of self and others, compels us to overcome challenging concerns with purposeful energy and skillful action. Seeking therapy is brave, and you deserve a warm, collaborative, and supportive therapist, committed to helping you achieve your goals. Skilled in analysis of complex patterns of emotion, thought and behavior, I bring a comprehensive, non-judgmental approach to the art and science of shaping human behavior. For an appointment, call, email, or click Website.

I provide a warm, accepting, thoughtful and insightful environment so that we can begin to explore they ways that you are looking to create change. I know that it is not uncommon to feel stuck, unsure and wonder how to proceed in your life yet I believe we all hold the ability to explore and even overcome these barriers and experience life in new ways. Please feel free to contact me for a free phone consultation so that we can begin to understand the ways you are needing to create changes in your life.

I am a licensed psychologist, a Jungian psychoanalyst and a certified addictions counselor. I also have training in recovery work, Gestalt therapy and am a certified yoga instructor. I use these perspectives appropriately for the unique benefit of the client who sits in front of me. I try to meet each person with freshness each session. I advocate for change in the power dynamic between people and within the psyche and support my clients to become their most authentic and fullest self.

Life is full of twists and turns we never expected to encounter. We feel alienated and out of balance. Sometimes we simply feel lost and do not know which direction we are facing. Feelings of depression, anxiety and/or physical symptoms can shadow this experience and lead us to feeling more isolated. When we find ourselves in just this situation we tend to view it as if we are stuck. To me, however, we are being called to transformation and more often than not we all need assistance as we walk that path.

We look at the whole person with commitment to find relief from various conditions resulting from or creating stress. These include anxiety and depressed states caused by conflict and other difficulties in home, workplace, and social relationships. We also recognize and help manage psychological reactions associated with other illness. we serve a diverse group of adults, 18 years and older. Our therapeutic methods include cognitive behavioral techniques with Jungian and Rogerian principles. We accept insurance assignment and maintain a sliding schedule for clients without coverage.

I have helped people with a variety of issues, that include grief/loss, anxiety disorders, depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, dual disorders, and trauma based illnesses. I also have experience working with existential life issues and career/work problems. My counseling style often involves the use of imagination, creative introspection, analysis, mindfulness, and cognitive approaches to help address self-defeating thoughts and unproductive behavioral patterns.

Each one of us is on a Hero’s journey, seeking our hearts desire. But life often throw us loss, change, uncertainty, trauma. We feel depressed, lonely, insecure, anxious about the future. We all want the road map to success but there is no road map. The answers you seek, the ability to vanquish demons, regain balance, reach goals, all lie within yourself. As a trusted therapist, I will help you find the magic that lies within. I can be a support when growth is painful and you need a reassuring presence to get you through it. I will also provide coaching & symptom management for immediate problems.

The C. G. Jung Center offers affordable, Jungian oriented psychotherapy. This type of psychotherapy not only addresses one's immediate personal problems, but explores the underlying psychological and spiritual issues which might be contributing to those problems.

I see therapy as an opportunity for fostering personal growth and achieving emotional maturity. We all face challenges and struggles at various points in our lives. Failure to overcome these challenges can lead to feelings of anxiety and depression and may impact one's relationship with family and friends. While we can't change the past, therapy can help uncover long-standing patterns and behaviors that can get in the way of fulfilling relationships with ourselves and others. I will help you understand the problems you are facing and find meaning and solutions that work best for you.

Welcome! I believe that one of the essential ingredients of change and transformative psychotherapy is the relationship between the individual and the therapist. Feeling understood and comfortable not only helps reduce one's symptoms, encouraging self-acceptance, but also leads toward deeper work which promotes lasting change and a deeper experience of one's unique self.

NOW SEEING CLIENTS ONLINE!! Are you scared? stuck? sad? Do you wake up in the middle of the night, worrying about the future? Or with regrets about the past? Are you grieving losses? Feeling disappointed in your relationships? Experiencing anger you didn't know was there? Are you feeling unhappy with your body? Do you have physical symptoms? Are you fearing getting sick? Do you feel disconnected from your essence, your true self? And, most importantly, do you wish to feel more peace of mind, more confidence, more groundedness and more joy? I'm here for you.

Why am I here, and what are my lessons? The hard things in life, the things you really learn from, put you at a crossroads where you feel stuck and the pressure mounting. Everything is stressful and you feel powered down by the confusion, responsibilities and commitments. Something has got to give! Fortunately pain is an excellent teacher precisely because it gets our attention. I assure you the struggle you're experiencing now is guiding you. Struggle is a bonafide indication of real and important progress. Strength is in the struggle.

She/Her/They/Them. Having a still point in your week where someone is there to hold space for you and only you is, itself, healing. Serving Carbondale, St. Louis, and Chicago areas via Telehealth, my approach connecting embodiment through somatic methods, Jungian -influenced/depth psychology, and cultural somatics addresses the whole person within the social context. Dream work, trauma-informed mindfulness, and somatic reconnection. Body positive, HAES and Intuitive Eating informed.

Something is not ok. Maybe you can't stop worrying. Maybe there are things that you can't talk to your friends about. Maybe another relationship has ended, or you've found yourself in the same kind of relationship again. Maybe someone you love has just died and you don't know what to do, or maybe it's been a while and people think you should be "over it" by now. Maybe you've just gotten a scary diagnosis. Maybe stress wakes you up at night and you can't turn off your brain. Maybe you have a decision to make and need help figuring out what to do. Being human is really, really hard sometimes; being in therapy can help.

"Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways." I enjoy working who are struggling to cope, adjust or heal from anxiety, depression, trauma, personality and/or family issues. I use a broad range of theory in practice to address client concerns and moving them into wellness.