Female Therapists in Park Ridge, IL

I AM NOW OFFERING SECURE TELEPHONIC COUNSELING DURING THIS CRISIS. I provide positive and action oriented, directive therapy to help you through depression, anxiety, relationship,and school and work issues. Treatment is focused on achieving goals-emotional, spiritual and physical to live an abundant life. Life does not have to be hard! I am an advocate of positive psychology and the Law of Attraction--there is no upside to negativity, I help my clients get back on a positive path.

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor. I obtained my two Master degrees in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Forensic Mental Health Leadership from Adler University in Chicago, Illinois. I also completed my internship training with the YWCA Evanston/Northshore, Unaccompanied Children at Heartland Alliance, and Tuesday’s Child working primarily with children, adolescents, their parents, and women . These internships have made me multiculturally competant and aware. Social justice is a term she does not take lightly and incorporates with each client. As an Adlerian alumni, being a social justice practitioner is a must.

I utilize several approaches to best meet the goals of my clients, including a strong focus on Person-Centered, CBT, and DBT approaches. My goal is to build a strong therapeutic relationship with a foundation of trust. I believe in guiding my clients at a pace that you’re comfortable with to get you where you want to be.

You are not broken. You feel tired, frustrated, sad, and overwhelmed. Life didn’t come with an instruction manual and you’ve done your very best to make it work. Relationships feel lonely and impossible. The job feels unsatisfying and a waste of your time and talents. The road ahead feels uncertain. I work with you to unpack and examine the challenges you face in life, work, or love so that you can live your life with peace, grace, and deeper meaning.

Are you feeling overwhelmed? Do you have trouble staying focused, concentrating, functioning normally? Most people that seek out my expertise do because they're either in crisis or struggling, and within a few sessions, they are feeling more in control, more peaceful, and more aware of their capabilities to manage their lives and relationships better.

Sometimes life's problems can seem overwhelming, or make us feel stuck in place. I would enjoy helping you find a way beyond whatever is holding you back. Even as losses seem to block or narrow our paths forward, I have to believe that exciting challenges and possibilities continue to draw us onward, if we can hold fast to the notion that we humans, working together, are forever capable of growth and change. I can especially help you with aging, transitions, depression, anxiety, trauma, and religious/existential issues, as well as affirmative approaches to LGBTQI+ concerns.

I believe that as individuals, our journeys are vastly unique, but we aren’t so different. We all deserve to experience our emotions and heal from our past, present, and for our future. Whether you’re seeking services to find possible solutions to a past or current issue, a space where you can untangle behaviors or thoughts without judgment, or a place to continue your journey of self discovery, I am here to provide you with guidance and support. My passion is to provide individuals with opportunities to grow in a safe and validating environment while using integrative therapeutic approaches, a holistic lense, and authenticity.

   •    COVID-19  UPDATE:   http://margaretgrau.net/covid/    •     I help people to discover the best within themselves, and to use their strengths to overcome internal and external obstacles to success. I am interested in working with a wide range of clients and concerns. My approach is to work collaboratively to resolve conflicts that may be impeding your progress.

Are you facing challenges with relationships, a life or career transition, finding work/life balance or managing your stress? Do you feel disconnected or "off-track" from who you want to be in your life and relationships? Perhaps you feel ready to make a change. I can help you get started. Call now or use this secure form to reach out: https://www.empathic.com/cp/client/register?clinic=451.

I have experience working with a variety of mood (depression and bipolar), anxiety (phobias and panic) and adjustment disorders as well as the impact medical and psychiatric conditions can have on one's life and family. I enjoy helping people get to the other side of life transitions, like healing from divorce, changing jobs or careers, or caregiving stress. And for people already recovering from addiction (yours or someone else's), I bring a deep understanding of 12 Step recovery to the therapeutic experience.

Do you find yourself thinking about food 24/7, shaming your body, and obsessing about exercise? If so, there is a way out. I will help you explore how rigid beliefs about food and body shape/size are preventing you from living the life you truly desire. Through a warm and exploratory approach, we will work together to challenge ways of thinking and coping that no longer serve you, develop new skills, and move toward greater peace with food and your body.

I am the sole clinician at Guided Solutions Counseling, providing mental health care specializing in social emotional issues of children & parents. Attention deficit, anxiety, depression, relational issues and academic struggles are some of the areas of concern with which I can help, including making potential recommendations to your child's school on how to best support them. With a solution focused counseling model, I will work with you to develop a treatment plan and enact a problem solving design. I believe in a relational approach, with client and counselor working together to find the most appropriate and effective solutions.

The Willoughby Center focuses on the use of empirically supported therapeutic treatment options geared towards increasing a client's psychological flexibility, stress management skills, and overall functionality. Therapy consists of a collaborative and individualized approach, allowing rapport to blossom and work towards the clients chosen values to achieve a life worth living. Our center provides a variety of behaviorally focused, client-centered approaches to help clients effectively cope with life's challenges and struggles to start living not just surviving.

Cheryl meets with all clients in order to develop a sense of their goals and what they want to accomplish in therapy. She will then work with clients to develop a treatment route and to learn more about them. She works with clients that struggle with addictions, co-occurring disorders, anxiety, depression, bi-polar, dissociative disorder, developing boundaries, and developing their self esteem.

It takes a great deal of courage to share your experiences with someone, and I am honored to walk this journey with you! Together we can explore how current (and past) stressors and uncertainties may be impacting your lived experience. I aim to co-create an open and warm therapeutic space of collaboration where we can unfold your experiences and culture while strengthening insight, healthy coping skills, and self-compassion. In this process we can explore a holistic understanding of your self in the context of your relationships and the world. I offer easy-to-use, HIPAA-compliant TeleHealth/teletherapy services.