Self Esteem Therapists in North Riverside, IL
NOTE: I currently have three openings (updated 2/10/26).
You know that tight, sinking feeling in your stomach when stress keeps piling up and you can’t catch a break. When life feels like that, it’s hard to think clearly, rest well, or feel like yourself. I help adults calm that constant pressure, get unstuck, and start feeling relief sooner rather than later. I offer virtual therapy for adults in Illinois and California, working with anxiety, depression, trauma, men’s issues, college or career stress, and more. If you’re overwhelmed and ready for real change, we can work together to help you feel steadier and more in control.
NOTE: I currently have three openings (updated 2/10/26).
You know that tight, sinking feeling in your stomach when stress keeps piling up and you can’t catch a break. When life feels like that, it’s hard to think clearly, rest well, or feel like yourself. I help adults calm that constant pressure, get unstuck, and start feeling relief sooner rather than later. I offer virtual therapy for adults in Illinois and California, working with anxiety, depression, trauma, men’s issues, college or career stress, and more. If you’re overwhelmed and ready for real change, we can work together to help you feel steadier and more in control.
I approach therapy with curiosity, warmth, and genuine care. I believe real change happens when people feel truly seen and understood; not reduced to a list of symptoms. Because of this, I prioritize getting to know you as a person and adjusting our work to fit what you need.
My style is collaborative, down-to-earth, and often includes humor when it feels helpful, with the goal of creating a space that feels safe, comfortable, and real.
I approach therapy with curiosity, warmth, and genuine care. I believe real change happens when people feel truly seen and understood; not reduced to a list of symptoms. Because of this, I prioritize getting to know you as a person and adjusting our work to fit what you need.
My style is collaborative, down-to-earth, and often includes humor when it feels helpful, with the goal of creating a space that feels safe, comfortable, and real.
Welcome! I'm Douglas and I would appreciate the opportunity to help you get on track and stay on track.
You want to be heard. You want to be understood. You want to be respected. You want someone on your side to help you in your life journey. You are always my priority. Research tells us that the top predictor of excellent clinical outcomes is therapeutic rapport. That means that a great clinical relationship with your therapist is more important than any particular treatment theory.
Welcome! I'm Douglas and I would appreciate the opportunity to help you get on track and stay on track.
You want to be heard. You want to be understood. You want to be respected. You want someone on your side to help you in your life journey. You are always my priority. Research tells us that the top predictor of excellent clinical outcomes is therapeutic rapport. That means that a great clinical relationship with your therapist is more important than any particular treatment theory.
You're probably reading through these pages because you know it is time for a change. Are you feeling stuck in a rut, struggling to get out of bed, having panic attacks, feeling unheard or experiencing weight changes due to stress? Maybe you have gone to therapy in the past and you know things are getting bad again? Or, maybe this is your first time seeking counseling? Either way, I can help. In addition to my skills for helping with anxiety and depression, I also have special insights to help people who struggle to maintain healthy eating habits. I am an LPC supervised by Rebecca Malley Fitzgerald, LCPC.
You're probably reading through these pages because you know it is time for a change. Are you feeling stuck in a rut, struggling to get out of bed, having panic attacks, feeling unheard or experiencing weight changes due to stress? Maybe you have gone to therapy in the past and you know things are getting bad again? Or, maybe this is your first time seeking counseling? Either way, I can help. In addition to my skills for helping with anxiety and depression, I also have special insights to help people who struggle to maintain healthy eating habits. I am an LPC supervised by Rebecca Malley Fitzgerald, LCPC.
My name is Corey Frantz and I am licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC). I understand the difficulty in finding a space rooted in support and encouragement. My goal is to focus on your strengths and empower you to meet your goals.
My name is Corey Frantz and I am licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC). I understand the difficulty in finding a space rooted in support and encouragement. My goal is to focus on your strengths and empower you to meet your goals.
I support clients in addressing relationship difficulties, self-worth, addiction, disordered eating including binge eating, body image/acceptance, trauma, mood disorders and OCD.
I approach my therapeutic work as my genuine self, incorporating humor, compassionate directness, unconditional acceptance, and sometimes a little foul language, to build rapport and help clients move toward their identified goals. I recognize societal and other life-factors that impact/influence each individual, gaining understanding of each person’s unique framework for moving through the world. I value and welcome feedback throughout the therapeutic relationship in order to provide the best possible clinical care.
I support clients in addressing relationship difficulties, self-worth, addiction, disordered eating including binge eating, body image/acceptance, trauma, mood disorders and OCD.
I approach my therapeutic work as my genuine self, incorporating humor, compassionate directness, unconditional acceptance, and sometimes a little foul language, to build rapport and help clients move toward their identified goals. I recognize societal and other life-factors that impact/influence each individual, gaining understanding of each person’s unique framework for moving through the world. I value and welcome feedback throughout the therapeutic relationship in order to provide the best possible clinical care.
At Innovative Counseling Partners, we are passionate about helping individuals and families achieve greater emotional balance, personal growth, and lasting change. Our life's work is guiding clients toward a better sense of self, happiness, and resilience, especially during times of stress or transition. Our therapy style is supportive, direct, and empowering. Clients often say they feel seen, heard, and gently nudged toward growth. We work collaboratively with clients of all ages from children and teens to adults and families and tailor our methods to each person's unique needs and goals. We accept most private insurance!
At Innovative Counseling Partners, we are passionate about helping individuals and families achieve greater emotional balance, personal growth, and lasting change. Our life's work is guiding clients toward a better sense of self, happiness, and resilience, especially during times of stress or transition. Our therapy style is supportive, direct, and empowering. Clients often say they feel seen, heard, and gently nudged toward growth. We work collaboratively with clients of all ages from children and teens to adults and families and tailor our methods to each person's unique needs and goals. We accept most private insurance!
Our team brings years of real-world experience supporting teens and adults with anxiety, depression, ADHD, and low self-esteem— in everyday spaces where challenges actually show up.
Let’s be honest —you’re here because something feels off, and you’re tired of feeling like you’re falling short in a system that was never built for you. Being told to “just try harder” gets exhausting, especially when it doesn’t actually help.
Our therapists understand this—both professionally and personally.
We don’t see you as broken. We see someone navigating real challenges in a world that often asks too much. You don’t need to be “fixed”—you need support, understanding, and the right tools. We’re here to work alongside you and help you move forward in a way that actually fits your life.
Our team brings years of real-world experience supporting teens and adults with anxiety, depression, ADHD, and low self-esteem— in everyday spaces where challenges actually show up.
Let’s be honest —you’re here because something feels off, and you’re tired of feeling like you’re falling short in a system that was never built for you. Being told to “just try harder” gets exhausting, especially when it doesn’t actually help.
Our therapists understand this—both professionally and personally.
We don’t see you as broken. We see someone navigating real challenges in a world that often asks too much. You don’t need to be “fixed”—you need support, understanding, and the right tools. We’re here to work alongside you and help you move forward in a way that actually fits your life.
Innovative Counseling Partners, PLLC
Counselor, MA, LPC, LSW, LCPC, LCSW
1 Endorsed
North Riverside, IL 60546
At Innovative Counseling Partners, we are passionate about helping individuals and families achieve greater emotional balance, personal growth, and lasting change. Our life's work is guiding clients toward a better sense of self, happiness, and resilience, especially during times of stress or transition. Our therapy style is supportive, direct, and empowering. Clients often say they feel seen, heard, and gently nudged toward growth. We work collaboratively with clients of all ages from children and teens to adults and families and tailor our methods to each person's unique needs and goals. We accept most private insurance!
At Innovative Counseling Partners, we are passionate about helping individuals and families achieve greater emotional balance, personal growth, and lasting change. Our life's work is guiding clients toward a better sense of self, happiness, and resilience, especially during times of stress or transition. Our therapy style is supportive, direct, and empowering. Clients often say they feel seen, heard, and gently nudged toward growth. We work collaboratively with clients of all ages from children and teens to adults and families and tailor our methods to each person's unique needs and goals. We accept most private insurance!
Are you feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, or life’s transitions? I help young adults and adults navigate life’s challenges with warmth, respect, and practical support. Whether you’re adjusting to a new stage of life, facing relationship struggles, or striving to improve your mental well-being, I’m here to help you move forward.
Are you feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, or life’s transitions? I help young adults and adults navigate life’s challenges with warmth, respect, and practical support. Whether you’re adjusting to a new stage of life, facing relationship struggles, or striving to improve your mental well-being, I’m here to help you move forward.
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I would be honored to walk alongside you and help you harness your self-worth and talents to live your life to the fullest.
Using a compassionate, person-centered, and honest approach to therapy, I enjoy working with men facing the unique pressures of today’s world. I also specialize in helping young adults who are motivated to define their life paths. I assist clients in developing confidence, improving relationships, and overcoming the challenges standing in their way.
I would be honored to walk alongside you and help you harness your self-worth and talents to live your life to the fullest.
Using a compassionate, person-centered, and honest approach to therapy, I enjoy working with men facing the unique pressures of today’s world. I also specialize in helping young adults who are motivated to define their life paths. I assist clients in developing confidence, improving relationships, and overcoming the challenges standing in their way.
I have 20 years of experience working with adolescents and adults and enjoy helping individuals with issues including self-esteem, relationship difficulties, depression, anxiety, life transitions and identity.
Additionally, I have over six years of experience working with developmentally delayed adults and special needs children and welcome work with these special populations.
I have 20 years of experience working with adolescents and adults and enjoy helping individuals with issues including self-esteem, relationship difficulties, depression, anxiety, life transitions and identity.
Additionally, I have over six years of experience working with developmentally delayed adults and special needs children and welcome work with these special populations.
I specialize in working with individuals experiencing emotional and behavioral challenges, anxiety, depression, and adjustment to life transitions.
I specialize in working with individuals experiencing emotional and behavioral challenges, anxiety, depression, and adjustment to life transitions.
I concentrate on supporting clients in specific areas, including depression, anxiety, mood disorders, trauma, grief/loss, self-worth, and relationships, as well as co-parenting and reunification therapy.
Coming from a trauma-informed perspective and using therapeutic modalities like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), narrative therapy, relational frameworks, and somatic work, I take a creative and collaborative approach to build a supportive, non-judgmental, and honest space where my clients feel empowered to grow.
I concentrate on supporting clients in specific areas, including depression, anxiety, mood disorders, trauma, grief/loss, self-worth, and relationships, as well as co-parenting and reunification therapy.
Coming from a trauma-informed perspective and using therapeutic modalities like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), narrative therapy, relational frameworks, and somatic work, I take a creative and collaborative approach to build a supportive, non-judgmental, and honest space where my clients feel empowered to grow.
Paula Lawrence - Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, Licensed Sex Offender Treatment Provider, Licensed Sex Offender Evaluator, Certified Alcohol and other Drug Counselor. I utilize many different treatment modalities based on client needs with a primary focus on Cognitive Based Therapy with a Strength-based, Solution-focused emphasis. No two clients are the same and therapist should be comfortable and knowledgeable to serve the client’s needs.
Paula Lawrence - Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, Licensed Sex Offender Treatment Provider, Licensed Sex Offender Evaluator, Certified Alcohol and other Drug Counselor. I utilize many different treatment modalities based on client needs with a primary focus on Cognitive Based Therapy with a Strength-based, Solution-focused emphasis. No two clients are the same and therapist should be comfortable and knowledgeable to serve the client’s needs.
You might find yourself caught in a cycle of worry, replaying scenarios in your mind, feeling trapped in a fog that just won’t lift. It’s exhausting, and you may feel isolated, as if no one truly understands the weight you carry. I want you to know that you’re not alone in this experience, and there is a path forward.
You might find yourself caught in a cycle of worry, replaying scenarios in your mind, feeling trapped in a fog that just won’t lift. It’s exhausting, and you may feel isolated, as if no one truly understands the weight you carry. I want you to know that you’re not alone in this experience, and there is a path forward.
As a compassionate therapist, I am dedicated to supporting young adults through self-esteem struggles, anxiety, depression, ADHD and various life transitions.
I help clients explore the underlying causes of their struggles and develop effective tools for coping, healing, and growth. I lead with a person-centered style, focusing on building real authentic connection. At the same time, I bring in more structured tools when they’re helpful, pulling from IFS, DBT, and mindfulness practices.
As a compassionate therapist, I am dedicated to supporting young adults through self-esteem struggles, anxiety, depression, ADHD and various life transitions.
I help clients explore the underlying causes of their struggles and develop effective tools for coping, healing, and growth. I lead with a person-centered style, focusing on building real authentic connection. At the same time, I bring in more structured tools when they’re helpful, pulling from IFS, DBT, and mindfulness practices.
The world looks pretty bad…and only getting worse. Fear and guilt are running the show. The pressures of life are only pushing down harder each day as you slowly drift from panic into hopelessness. Exhausted by thinking in circles, holding yourself to standards you’d never hold others to, you beat yourself over the smallest mistakes. Fighting yourself only wearing you thin. Spinning in circles unsure if you will be able to find your way through as you continue to spiral. All of this energy spent, only to be lost in an anxious maze.
The world looks pretty bad…and only getting worse. Fear and guilt are running the show. The pressures of life are only pushing down harder each day as you slowly drift from panic into hopelessness. Exhausted by thinking in circles, holding yourself to standards you’d never hold others to, you beat yourself over the smallest mistakes. Fighting yourself only wearing you thin. Spinning in circles unsure if you will be able to find your way through as you continue to spiral. All of this energy spent, only to be lost in an anxious maze.
I specialize in working with adults struggling with feelings of unworthiness/low self-esteem, complex trauma survivors, the pain that comes from neglectful/emotionally immature parents, anxiety, and depression.
If you find yourself not feeling good enough, struggling to cope with traumas, worries, and pain from the past, or wanting to learn more about yourself and why you think and behave in the ways that you do, my therapeutic approach may be right for you. My intention in our work together is to see you, understand you, and challenge you to grow. Depending on your needs, we will work together to increase your self-awareness and help you gain a better ability to regulate triggers/feelings. With time and some self-compassion, you will be able make different decisions in life to get you closer to who and where you want to be.
I specialize in working with adults struggling with feelings of unworthiness/low self-esteem, complex trauma survivors, the pain that comes from neglectful/emotionally immature parents, anxiety, and depression.
If you find yourself not feeling good enough, struggling to cope with traumas, worries, and pain from the past, or wanting to learn more about yourself and why you think and behave in the ways that you do, my therapeutic approach may be right for you. My intention in our work together is to see you, understand you, and challenge you to grow. Depending on your needs, we will work together to increase your self-awareness and help you gain a better ability to regulate triggers/feelings. With time and some self-compassion, you will be able make different decisions in life to get you closer to who and where you want to be.
I work from a client-centered lens and am passionate about working with individuals and relationships navigating anxiety, depression, acute and complex trauma, relationship conflict and disconnection, communication issues, trust repair, sex and intimacy issues, identity exploration, unaddressed family of origin attachment wounds, inner child work, and challenges with self-esteem and self-worth.
I provide in-person and online therapy and approach my therapeutic work from a trauma-informed and holistic lens using emotionally-focused therapy combined with Internal Family Systems. I integrate mindfulness, experiential therapeutic work, creativity, humor, and use emotions as the primary agent of change within the therapeutic relationship.
I work from a client-centered lens and am passionate about working with individuals and relationships navigating anxiety, depression, acute and complex trauma, relationship conflict and disconnection, communication issues, trust repair, sex and intimacy issues, identity exploration, unaddressed family of origin attachment wounds, inner child work, and challenges with self-esteem and self-worth.
I provide in-person and online therapy and approach my therapeutic work from a trauma-informed and holistic lens using emotionally-focused therapy combined with Internal Family Systems. I integrate mindfulness, experiential therapeutic work, creativity, humor, and use emotions as the primary agent of change within the therapeutic relationship.
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Self Esteem Therapists
When should a person seek therapy for low self-esteem?
When self-esteem problems begin to disrupt the healthy daily functioning of an individual, it may be a good time to look into therapy. If a person finds that they are not engaging with friends for fear of being judged, not completing work assignments because they don’t think they’re capable, or not finding romantic love because they don’t feel they’re worthy of it, a therapist may be able to help.
What are the signs of low self-esteem?
Low self-esteem is a common issue that can affect a person's mental and emotional well-being. Some common signs of low self-esteem include negative self-talk, perfectionism, social anxiety, difficulty making decisions, an inability to set boundaries, people-pleasing, and others. A lack of belief in oneself or one’s abilities and a feeling of not being worthy or deserving underlie most of these characteristics.
What causes low self-esteem?
Feelings of low self-worth can begin in childhood or adulthood. Being raised by a highly critical parent or growing up feeling constant disapproval can stay with a person well into adulthood. Specific issues in adulthood may also be a cause of low self-esteem. An unhappy relationship, a dysfunctional work or school experience can impact a person’s feelings of self-worth.
How can therapy improve self-esteem?
Therapists can help identify negative thought patterns that keep the client stuck in a loop of destructive self-talk and develop coping skills to change the voice in their head. A therapist can help with goal-setting, so that clients are better able to stay on task and build confidence from successfully completing work they’re proud of. Coaching a client on how to better communicate can improve relationships. These skills can result in someone with low self-esteem feeling empowered and living with less fear.