Teen Therapists in Oak Brook, IL

My therapeutic approach is supportive, engaging, and collaborative. I work to foster trust and compassion with every client and family I see using a more interactive approach. My goal is to help my clients identify goals and learn strategies to achieve these goals through techniques tailored specifically for them. I also enjoy using humor in my sessions to engage clients and help them feel at ease. I have 15 years experience working in mental health and a Master of Arts degree from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology in Clinical Psychology with a specialization in Counseling.

Anxiety and OCD can be overwhelming and create barriers to how you live your life. Through cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and exposure based treatment (ERP), we will work together help you to face those fears and reduce the behaviors that are getting in the way of your life. Treatment is structured, incremental, and results-oriented, which helps to facilitate practice and observe progress more quickly, so you can live your most fulfilling life.

I have been in the field of Social Work since 1989, starting my career in teaching in 1984 and quickly moved to Social Work. I have spent my career in the public sector until I opened my practice in 2007. I center my career around helping people get through challanges that life puts in our path. I offer a comfortable and supportive environment where it is safe to explore various issues that life presents. I feel it is an honor to work with individuals trying to better their life and have chosen me to assist with their journey.

A successful therapeutic relationship is based on trust, teamwork, compassion and empathy. I work attentively with couples or individuals in realizing their potential for positive change, and to help empower them to meet their therapeutic goals. I am comfortable using a variety of interventions that is tailored to meet each client's specific needs.

I regard each individual as the foremost expert on themselves. As a therapist, my goal is to guide you to discover and become your authentic self. The therapeutic relationship is one that is collaborative and built on trust. I earned my Masters of Arts degree in Clinical Psychology and I have over 20 years of experience in the field of mental health. I spent a decade working with adults and adolescents at one of the country’s most prominent residential treatment centers in various therapeutic and administrative roles. I have also worked in settings including crisis hotlines, employee assistance, and gambling addiction services.

Welcome to Piece by Piece: Neurobehavioral Services. We are located in Oak Brook Illinois and Vernon Hills. Our team is dedicated to providing patients with comprehensive diagnostic services to determine strengths and weaknesses in their cognitive and emotional functioning, guide treatment and intervention, and provide recommendations to improve daily living. As neuropsychologists, we work hard to understand what is going on in your life and your most pressing concerns.

Hello! The therapeutic process is an intricate journey that allows you to reconnect and discover your true and authentic self. Therapy will support you in working through past and current experiences that are negatively affecting your relationships, job, and personal performance. My goal is to meet you where you are by creating a safe and non-judgmental space to help explore ways in which your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are limiting your ability to live life to its fullest.

I am a licensed clinical social worker in Elmhurst, IL. My experience includes helping adults with severe mental illness with their daily activities as well as facilitating group therapy at a residential treatment facility; working as a parent coach and counselor for families with children with attachment disorders; counseling individuals, couples, and families with a variety of different issues; as a school social worker in a private school; providing training to school staff on attachment disorders; and consulting for other psychotherapists.

My goal is to help you find relief and make lasting change in your overall quality of life. Live well, time is our most valuable asset! Whether it seems like a small bump in the road or a mountain standing before you, I can help! Deeply passionate about my work, I have extensive training and experience to help you find relief, healing, and personal growth. Real and lasting change comes from the experience of awareness, then acceptance and action. By gaining clarity and self-awareness; you signficantly improve your skills to tackle lifes difficult and perplexing challenges.

I join people where they are. That might be on the floor with a four-year-old, co-writing and illustrating epic adventures on giant sketch pads. It might be commiserating about a teen 's difficult breakup or staggering homework load. Or it might be talking together about the stresses in a couples' life -- young children, difficult co-workers, no time for intimacy. I welcome children, teens, adults and couples to my practice. My areas of specialization include ADD/ADHD, Aspergers, relationship issues, loss and grief, recovery from trauma, anxiety, and depression.

Lose weight; get fit/exercise; have good sex; sleep well; love your kiddos; love your partner; good relationships; eat well; manage stress; break old patterns; stop being angry; understand the differing needs of men AND women. What's your goal? If it's listed here, call me. My specialties are: men's issues; quality in relationships; achieving an optimal lifestyle (nutrition, exercise, sleep, stress); stress management; anger disorders; trauma; parenting; emotional intelligence; emotional eating.

My name is Karen Dorner and I have been working as a counselor for over 11 years and I am so lucky to continue to love what I do all these years. My core passion is helping others improve the quality of their lives by overcoming and working through their pain, anxieties, and traumas and by navigating life's challenges. I am blessed that my clients trust me to walk with them on their respective journeys towards finding balance, peace and connectedness as individuals and also within their families.

As a clinical therapist for the past twenty years, I have extensive experience helping my clients navigate through life's challenges. My therapy approach is to help individuals and families reconcile their internal struggles and gain greater emotional clarity. My professional style is warm, compassionate, and emotionally available. I will work with you in facilitating a positive dialogue to regain personal strength and hope in your well being. My therapeutic foundation is evidence based with cognitive behavioral skills to help my clients become unstuck and achieve greater happiness and success.

I work with families, individuals, and students to help each person reach their ultimate potential. Whether it be a relationship issue, educational concern, or personal struggle, I believe we truly possess all the necessary power within ourselves to accomplish our goals. I help individuals explore, understand, and harness their unique strengths. Because no two individuals or families are alike, my treatment approach varies depending on presenting concern.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 15 years experience working with Adults, Teens, Children, and Families to address a variety of issues. My specialty areas of focus are Child and Adolescents, Family Conflict, ADHD in children and adults, PTSD, Traumatic Events, Grief, Anxiety, Depression and Parenting. I am a non-traditional and creative therapist that incorporates a number of techniques and am respected in the field and by my clients for my unique and straightforward approach to engagement and treatment.

I have extensive experience helping those with depression, anxiety, trauma, and behavioral issues. I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who works with individuals, groups, couples, and families. I enjoy working with adolescents and couples. I have a lot of expertise in helping my clients with stress management, self-esteem issues, communication skills, peer conflict, women's issues and men's issues. I believe in building a strong therapeutic relationship and I approach each client individually to determine their course of treatment. I also have a degree in Dietetics and understand the importance of a healthy lifestyle.

During the course of our lives, we all encounter periods of sadness, grief, worry, and stress. Relationships that have been rock solid may start feeling strained. The ways in which you coped in the past may no longer be working. If you're facing a life challenge and you find yourself struggling, it may be time to work with a professional therapist to help you find new and better ways to cope and thrive. Take the time to take care of yourself.

Loss can take many forms such as illness, divorce,or injury. Join me in a recovery and discovery process that will help you look at life in a manner that heals the hurts and opens new possibilities. Children and loss are particularly difficult as children grieve differently from adults. My experience with children and adolescents tells me that they have more to say than one can imagine.