Therapists in Chicago, IL
Melissa Kwafo
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, RYT-200
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
**Accepting New Clients** You worry all the time, over plan, research, and over think so things turn out just right. You replay conversations in your head of ways you “should have” acted differently. You feel anxious, stressed, and overwhelmed often. Most of us have felt this way at some point in life. I know I have! Short term stress from time to time is normal. However, high and/or ongoing anxiety/stress is disruptive. When we are anxious for prolonged periods of time it impacts our physical, mental, and emotional health. The body is tense, sleep is disrupted, and we have less control over our emotions.
Kayla Harris
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, ALMFT
Verified
Verified
My clinical work focuses on helping clients with communication issues, boundary development & enforcement, creating space for emotional and/or physical intimacy, conflict management, power dynamics, relationship agreements, and life events (cohabitation, coming out, losses, etc.). I work with adults as individuals, couples/relationship configurations, or family systems.
Chicago, IL 60647
& Online
Waitlist for new clients
Jodi Stelley
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, MA, EdM
Verified
3 Endorsed
Verified
3 Endorsed
As a therapist, I help clients who are healing from trauma, learning how to manage feelings of anxiety and depression, processing grief, and trying to establish healthier boundaries in work and life. My goal is to create a safe and welcoming environment wherein each client can be their full selves. I strive to see each person holistically with an understanding of how our intersecting identities inform our thoughts, feelings, and experiences. I believe therapy can help an individual gain a clearer understanding of themselves while providing tools to help manage life more successfully.
Caitlin Ruby Miller
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, NCC, LPC
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Do you find yourself feeling overwhelmed in a neurotypical world? Does everything you do feel harder than it’s ever been? Utilizing a therapy style crafted for each unique client, I will work with you to find a sense of purpose and connectedness. I specialize in working with clients who are struggling with neurodivergence, giftedness, queer identities, creativity, the arts, ADHD, ASD, boundaries, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and depression. I am passionate about not only learning skills and self-care, but also gaining insight and going deeper to find your own answers to your struggles and a greater connection and awareness of self.
Not accepting new clients
Joanne Marengo
Psychologist, PhD, ABPP
Verified
Verified
(I currently am unable to take new patients). I work with individuals who feel anxious, sad, or are having difficulty in relationships, work, creativity, or with their physical well-being. I have worked extensively with individuals of many ages and backgrounds, including young adult, adult, and older adult men and women whose concerns surround issues of identity, grief/loss, low self-confidence, and painful inhibitions in success or fulfillment. I also work with individuals who are struggling with the effects of medical illness.
Marvin Harris
Counselor, MA, LCPC
Verified
Verified
As a Chicago based consultant/psychotherapist, I have worked 20 + years in communities serving youth, adults, couples and families by way of private practice as well as consulting with nursing homes, social service agencies, residential facilities, schools and hospitals. I have experience treating clients who come from different backgrounds and I am at my best serving a diverse community with diverse needs. In addition, I facilitate organizational change using similar techniques that foster cultural transformation and growth.
Not accepting new clients
Brittany Johnson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
I have no idea what your amazing story is, but I know it matters. There are a million and one reasons that could have led to you being here but deciding to reach out says more than you may think it does. If you work with me I am committed to making sure that we put the work in to help with meeting your desired goals. My name is Brittany Johnson and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I am often described as caring, outgoing, humorous, and direct (yet gentle). Prior to being licensed I received my B.A. in Psychology from Michigan State University, and a Master of Social Work from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC).
Carmen Franco
Pre-Licensed Professional, MS
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Bilingual Therapist (English/Spanish). Sometimes we encounter challenges that exceed our expectations and could lead us to experience distress. I consider myself a generalist and enjoy working with a variety of different concerns. That said, I’m particularly passionate about working with women who need support with ADHD, anxiety, life transitions, career discernment, chronic pain/illness, or sleep issues. I’m also particularly drawn to working with mothers and I’m well versed in LGBTQIA+ issues. I want to walk with you through these challenges and support you in your healing process.
Not accepting new clients
Max N Beshers
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
Not accepting new patients at this time. In my 9 years of practice as a psychotherapist, I have worked with people facing many struggles, including surviving past trauma and abuse, feeling suicidal, and severe/chronic mental illness. As a member of the LGBTQ community, I have worked with many people who identify as LGBTQ, and have supported people through coming out, gender transition, and accessing gender affirming health care. As a white therapist, when working with BIPOC clients, I use the frameworks of anti-racism and cultural humility, and strive to make space for talking about racism and racial differences.
Alayna Samson
Pre-Licensed Professional, PsyD
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Practicing vulnerability is hard, but having someone with whom you can talk openly, question freely, and collaborate makes it easier. I believe that therapeutic change is nurtured through a relationship that is supportive, compassionate, and non-judgmental. Everyone comes to therapy with unique perspectives and experiences. Together, we can honor the unique lens through which you see the world and collaborate to decide what meaningful change looks like for you.
Jacquelyn Singer
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MA, LCSW
Verified
Verified
Considering therapy?
Taking those first steps can often be difficult, but finding the right therapist can help you work through the concerns that have continually affected you and your relationships.
We will work together to address current problems and long-standing patterns so that you can experience the satisfaction with yourself and the level of fulfillment in your relationships that you've been looking for.
Chicago Psychotherapy and Consulting, LLC
Counselor
Verified
Verified
Whether you're struggling with a relationship, anxiety or depression, a loss of confidence, or feeling unfulfilled in your career, therapy can help you make the necessary changes that will bring relief and more satisfaction in your life. Our therapists are committed to helping their clients gain a better understanding of themselves, their experiences, feelings, and behaviors. With this greater awareness comes the ability to make positive, lifelong change.
Morgan Claire Filmer
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT, MA
Verified
Verified
Shame and stigma can permeate every aspect of our lives and make pleasure, love and work challenging, painful and sometimes impossible. Shame and stigma often mask something special and remarkable about a person; talents, identities, ways of living or loving that are unappreciated, misunderstood and even repudiated. Deviance and difference should not be requisites for pain and failure; those qualities can be empowering and liberating. Often, it is a dominant culture that pulls the veil of shame over our eyes and hearts. Our stories and ourselves are worthy of dignity and care, regardless of what we learn from the dominant discourse.
Roxanne Sorci
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified
Verified
It takes vulnerability and courage to engage in the therapeutic process, to discover parts of ourselves that have remained hidden. Oftentimes when we are in a place of suffering, our guard is up and we can carry shame and fear. Wherever you are in your self-discovery, I encourage this process to be one filled with grace, acceptance, and patience. Collaboratively we will work as a team to dismantle the ways of coping that may no longer support you.
Cardenas Institute
Counselor, LCPC, MA, EMDR, CADC
Verified
Verified
I love my work and I am thrilled to be a part of the global community that strives to bring an effective blend of experience, expertise, clarity, concern and action to the counseling process in order to provide genuine healing and wholeness to children, young adults, adults, marriages, and families. Over the last six years or so I have learned wonderful attachment therapies like Theraplay. This model, along with different Expressive therapy approaches, and EMDR protocols, have increased my desire to continue learning to be able to integrate the different trauma-informed practice with neuroscience.
Shawnté Bennett
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
Verified
As I experience all the shifts life has to offer, I have developed more of an understanding of the value in considering others and my own mindset. Problems, uncertainty, and challenges are not going away; they are always going to be in our lives. The thought things must always be set in stone is an illusion from the start. However, if we change our mindset and change those same problems, uncertainty, and challenges into growth moments without limitations or limiting beliefs and focus on solutions; we are left feeling empowered to create change, and I am excited to go on the journey with you.
Hannah Sedlacek
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Several years ago in a season of pain, a quote hooked me and kept me coming back… "Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let the pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness." -Iain Thomas So often the world makes us hard and the pain makes us hate and the bitterness steals our sweetness. We wrestle through anxiety and depression, feelings of confusion, challenges in relationships that seem difficult to overcome, and overwhelming feelings we don’t know what to do with. In therapy, we work towards having a strong and a soft heart.
Maria De Los Santos
Counselor, LCPC, CADC, CAMS-II
Verified
Verified
Life can be stressful and often we just need someone to talk to. I am a bilingual counselor experienced in managing stress, anxiety, depression, and relationships. I have a diverse background working with adults, pre-teens, teens, and couples.
Hope Baer
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I use a warm, nonjudgemental approach. I work with children, teens, adults, and families. We will work together to help you cope and grow. My background includes providing therapeutic services in communities, hospitals and schools. My experience includes supporting clients who are managing anxiety, depression, grief/loss, mood disorders, trauma-and-stressor-related disorders, ADHD, life transitions, paranoia, self-esteem or body image concerns, behavioral issues, self-harm, or relational concerns. I have extensive knowledge of evidence-based practices such as CBT, play therapy, narrative therapy, and strength-based approaches.
Shaina Castan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
It is important to me that clients feel comfortable and safe with me and the therapeutic process. I accomplish this by listening empathetically, nurturing collaboration, and providing compassionate feedback during sessions. I love to have check-ins with clients to make sure they are getting what they need from me and to make any adjustments to therapeutic goals. I bring my whole self to sessions, including a sense of humor at times, because I don't think therapy has to be a stuffy place.
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