Female Therapists in Volo, IL
I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and have worked in the field for 20 years. I work with individual adults and adolescents, I have also participated in the LGBT post-graduate certification program.
I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and have worked in the field for 20 years. I work with individual adults and adolescents, I have also participated in the LGBT post-graduate certification program.
Mary Jo Thorson
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, MA, LCPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Volo, IL 60073
Hello and Welcome! I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and here to help you with what is going on in your life. Together, let’s figure out what is getting in the way of you living your best life. Is it relationships, low mood, anxiety, depression, anger or life transitions? Even if you don’t know, we will figure it out!
Hello and Welcome! I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and here to help you with what is going on in your life. Together, let’s figure out what is getting in the way of you living your best life. Is it relationships, low mood, anxiety, depression, anger or life transitions? Even if you don’t know, we will figure it out!
If you’re feeling stuck, like you're going in circles, or like you’ve lost touch with who YOU are, I can help.
If you’re feeling stuck, like you're going in circles, or like you’ve lost touch with who YOU are, I can help.
Anastasia Nadine Zacour
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, RYT-200
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Volo, IL 60030 (Online Only)
I value forming therapeutic connections with all people but I feel specifically passionate about supporting women through women's issues, pregnancy, motherhood and post-partum.
Childhood experiences have a huge impact on who we become as adults and are often the root of our pain. Therapy allows you to start untangling your past to see how it connects to your present. The things you need to heal, are already within you. I offer both solution-focused interventions aimed at easing your emotional discomfort and long-term depth work to discover what's at the bottom of that discomfort. I create a safe, accepting space for you to come as you are, while helping you identify how you want to grow. While relationships are often the source of our pain, they are also the source of our healing.
I value forming therapeutic connections with all people but I feel specifically passionate about supporting women through women's issues, pregnancy, motherhood and post-partum.
Childhood experiences have a huge impact on who we become as adults and are often the root of our pain. Therapy allows you to start untangling your past to see how it connects to your present. The things you need to heal, are already within you. I offer both solution-focused interventions aimed at easing your emotional discomfort and long-term depth work to discover what's at the bottom of that discomfort. I create a safe, accepting space for you to come as you are, while helping you identify how you want to grow. While relationships are often the source of our pain, they are also the source of our healing.
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Our paths can often have obstacles but I am here to travel with you. In traditional therapy, I utilize CBT and Solutions Focused modalities to work though anxiety and depression as well as grief and loss. I am privileged to help others navigate through life transitions, behavior and emotional disorders, as well as autism spectrum disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder.
Our paths can often have obstacles but I am here to travel with you. In traditional therapy, I utilize CBT and Solutions Focused modalities to work though anxiety and depression as well as grief and loss. I am privileged to help others navigate through life transitions, behavior and emotional disorders, as well as autism spectrum disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder.
Jordana Ballesteros - Clear Sky Counseling Services
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, CADC
Verified Verified
Grayslake, IL 60030
Welcome to Clear Sky Counseling Services. We know that time begins, and time ends, value your time and begin the journey of self-discovery. Through the therapy process, let's break through barriers together and create the future you envision. Empowering you to navigate your healing journey through clarity, purpose, and targeted goals.
Welcome to Clear Sky Counseling Services. We know that time begins, and time ends, value your time and begin the journey of self-discovery. Through the therapy process, let's break through barriers together and create the future you envision. Empowering you to navigate your healing journey through clarity, purpose, and targeted goals.
As a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, my counseling style is warm and interactive. I treat all clients with empathy, congruence, and unconditional positive regard. I believe the client-therapist relationship is key to successful therapy and that building trust is essential. My approach combines emotionally focused therapy and client-centered therapy. I also utilize techniques from motivational interviewing and dialectical behavioral therapy. I believe that therapy should be client-driven, and will therefore work with you to create a treatment plan with specific goals and objectives to meet your specific needs.
As a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, my counseling style is warm and interactive. I treat all clients with empathy, congruence, and unconditional positive regard. I believe the client-therapist relationship is key to successful therapy and that building trust is essential. My approach combines emotionally focused therapy and client-centered therapy. I also utilize techniques from motivational interviewing and dialectical behavioral therapy. I believe that therapy should be client-driven, and will therefore work with you to create a treatment plan with specific goals and objectives to meet your specific needs.
Lisa Dvorak
Licensed Professional Counselor, MBA, MA, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Grayslake, IL 60030
Do you long to have more fulfilling relationships? Is pain from your past or worry about the future stealing your joy to live in the present? I am here for you during difficult seasons and hold a safe space for healing and growth.
Do you long to have more fulfilling relationships? Is pain from your past or worry about the future stealing your joy to live in the present? I am here for you during difficult seasons and hold a safe space for healing and growth.
Lauren Scaglione
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MA, MSW, LSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Grayslake, IL 60030
I have a strong concentration in women’s issues as it pertains to relationships, divorce, addictions, anxiety, depression and domestic violence.
I understand and respect those that are dealing with pain or other difficulty in their lives and consider it an honor to be able to help navigate these thoughts and emotions. I feel that the best course of treatment is the one that you and I design together, which meets your specific needs. I have the skills and you provide the direction. I love seeing the growth that can occur when people are given the right tools and understand how to use them.
I have a strong concentration in women’s issues as it pertains to relationships, divorce, addictions, anxiety, depression and domestic violence.
I understand and respect those that are dealing with pain or other difficulty in their lives and consider it an honor to be able to help navigate these thoughts and emotions. I feel that the best course of treatment is the one that you and I design together, which meets your specific needs. I have the skills and you provide the direction. I love seeing the growth that can occur when people are given the right tools and understand how to use them.
Shelley M Johnson
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, CCMHC, LCPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Grayslake, IL 60030 (Online Only)
If you are looking for someone to be your number one ally, but also call you on your stuff... that's me! Whether you are dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma, or other serious mental illness- I can help. If you are just struggling to find direction and need some outside voice- I can help with that too.
If you are looking for someone to be your number one ally, but also call you on your stuff... that's me! Whether you are dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma, or other serious mental illness- I can help. If you are just struggling to find direction and need some outside voice- I can help with that too.
Cris Goodfellow
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Grayslake, IL 60030
Hi, I'm Cris! I recently read Sue Monk Kidd, who said, “We…have focused so much on exuberant beginnings and victorious endings that we’ve forgotten about the slow, sometimes torturous unraveling of God’s grace that takes place in the ‘middle places.’” The middle can be where we get stuck or feel trapped and helpless. We can become tangled in harmful patterns, anxiousness, despair, or overwhelm. My experience of the middle places fuels my passion for meeting others in theirs and walking alongside them. It would be an honor to join you in your journey.
Hi, I'm Cris! I recently read Sue Monk Kidd, who said, “We…have focused so much on exuberant beginnings and victorious endings that we’ve forgotten about the slow, sometimes torturous unraveling of God’s grace that takes place in the ‘middle places.’” The middle can be where we get stuck or feel trapped and helpless. We can become tangled in harmful patterns, anxiousness, despair, or overwhelm. My experience of the middle places fuels my passion for meeting others in theirs and walking alongside them. It would be an honor to join you in your journey.
Karli Ortmann
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Round Lake Heights, IL 60073
Greetings and Salutations! I am so grateful that you have taken the time to explore my therapy profile! When our lives become difficult, it can cause us to feel disconnected from those around us and our intrapersonal sense of being. We can feel alone and without power over many aspects of our lives. When this happens, finding a connection can be scary, but also as simple as reaching out. By working together, I can help you find the best way to overcome your circumstances, achieve your goals and create a life that you can enjoy.
Greetings and Salutations! I am so grateful that you have taken the time to explore my therapy profile! When our lives become difficult, it can cause us to feel disconnected from those around us and our intrapersonal sense of being. We can feel alone and without power over many aspects of our lives. When this happens, finding a connection can be scary, but also as simple as reaching out. By working together, I can help you find the best way to overcome your circumstances, achieve your goals and create a life that you can enjoy.
Have you ever felt “stuck” in your life and not sure how to move forward to make positive changes? I strongly believe that when we cannot make changes to our situation, we need to make changes to our thinking and perception, which requires exploration and support. When we can make changes to our situation, it can be risky and scary and best done with plenty of planning and validation. I am passionate about helping people make these “shifts” in perception and situation.
Have you ever felt “stuck” in your life and not sure how to move forward to make positive changes? I strongly believe that when we cannot make changes to our situation, we need to make changes to our thinking and perception, which requires exploration and support. When we can make changes to our situation, it can be risky and scary and best done with plenty of planning and validation. I am passionate about helping people make these “shifts” in perception and situation.
I work with individuals to realize their potential for positive change. Too often, the drive for the life we want is stalled by shame, fear, and anxiety. Events in our past cause us to miss the promise of our future. Together, we will explore, identify and process your thoughts, feelings and behaviors to lead you towards a clear understanding of who you are and what you need to live the life you want.
I work with individuals to realize their potential for positive change. Too often, the drive for the life we want is stalled by shame, fear, and anxiety. Events in our past cause us to miss the promise of our future. Together, we will explore, identify and process your thoughts, feelings and behaviors to lead you towards a clear understanding of who you are and what you need to live the life you want.
If I could give a newborn an advice, it would be to feel. The most wonderful and challenging gift of life is our emotions. However, most of the time people struggle to flourish in their life because we fear our own feelings. We, as a society, have been made to believe our emotions and thoughts have positive and negative essence. Thus, we develop fear in feeling our emotions based on the story we associate it with. My goal is to create a safe and brave space to feel your emotions without judgement and with compassion; to reflect your own strength and voice to speak your own story; and help reveal your truest Self.
If I could give a newborn an advice, it would be to feel. The most wonderful and challenging gift of life is our emotions. However, most of the time people struggle to flourish in their life because we fear our own feelings. We, as a society, have been made to believe our emotions and thoughts have positive and negative essence. Thus, we develop fear in feeling our emotions based on the story we associate it with. My goal is to create a safe and brave space to feel your emotions without judgement and with compassion; to reflect your own strength and voice to speak your own story; and help reveal your truest Self.
Welcome! At Counseling Center of Grayslake, we encourage short-term therapy for long-term results. Call us to set up individual, couple, or family counseling today. We can help.
Welcome! At Counseling Center of Grayslake, we encourage short-term therapy for long-term results. Call us to set up individual, couple, or family counseling today. We can help.
My name is Abby Brooks, and I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor based in the suburbs of Chicago and offering telehealth services throughout the state of Illinois. I work with individual teenagers and adults as well as couples, and I use a variety of approaches and techniques that are tailored to each client’s needs. I believe that each person has their own authenticity and truth, and my goal is to help my clients discover theirs and let it shine! I believe my approach works best with teenagers, adults, and couples.
My name is Abby Brooks, and I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor based in the suburbs of Chicago and offering telehealth services throughout the state of Illinois. I work with individual teenagers and adults as well as couples, and I use a variety of approaches and techniques that are tailored to each client’s needs. I believe that each person has their own authenticity and truth, and my goal is to help my clients discover theirs and let it shine! I believe my approach works best with teenagers, adults, and couples.
Hilary Harris
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, CRADC
Verified Verified
Grayslake, IL 60030 (Online Only)
I believe that everyone should have a safe place to discuss their feelings with a person who is there to listen, non-judgmentally, and not offer advice but rather assist the individual in working through their feelings for a satisfactory resolution.
I believe that everyone should have a safe place to discuss their feelings with a person who is there to listen, non-judgmentally, and not offer advice but rather assist the individual in working through their feelings for a satisfactory resolution.
Jennifer Goss
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, MA, LCPC, CCTP, CGP, CFRC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Grayslake, IL 60030 (Online Only)
I'm here for you in a crisis or a tough life transition. Is your child or adolescent struggling at home, with friends or at school? Is your child held back by anxiety, phobias, ADHD, impulse control, bullying, friendship issues, divorce, suicidal thoughts, a traumatic event or memories, PTSD, or challenges with their relationships at home? Are you struggling with adjusting to college life? Or do you find you and your partner are in need of support? If so, I can help!
I'm here for you in a crisis or a tough life transition. Is your child or adolescent struggling at home, with friends or at school? Is your child held back by anxiety, phobias, ADHD, impulse control, bullying, friendship issues, divorce, suicidal thoughts, a traumatic event or memories, PTSD, or challenges with their relationships at home? Are you struggling with adjusting to college life? Or do you find you and your partner are in need of support? If so, I can help!
Megan Sayre
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CEDS-S, WPATH P
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Grayslake, IL 60030
My strengths include making authentic connections, practicing compassionate accountability, and bringing gentle humor into therapy. I frequently use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Interpersonal Therapy techniques in my sessions. I am a relational therapist and focus on developing clients' strengths while also providing support for clients to stretch beyond their comfort zones. My treatment motto has become "It's through discomfort that we change." I will provide you with the education, compassion and support needed for you to face any fears or discomfort to become a healthier and happier person.
My strengths include making authentic connections, practicing compassionate accountability, and bringing gentle humor into therapy. I frequently use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Interpersonal Therapy techniques in my sessions. I am a relational therapist and focus on developing clients' strengths while also providing support for clients to stretch beyond their comfort zones. My treatment motto has become "It's through discomfort that we change." I will provide you with the education, compassion and support needed for you to face any fears or discomfort to become a healthier and happier person.
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Female Therapists
Does it matter what gender my therapist is?
In general, this is not an important factor, as there is no relationship between a therapist’s gender and their efficacy. Some clients, however, prefer to see therapists of a particular gender, whether due to their own past experiences with men and women, or ingrained beliefs about how people of different genders think and behave. Exploring the roots of such preferences and considering what one wants to address in therapy can help someone determine whether their therapist’s gender truly matters to them.
Should I see a female therapist?
Many people—not just women—prefer to see a female therapist, either because they believe that a woman will be able to relate to their specific challenges (for example, sexism in the workplace) or because they imagine feeling more comfortable disclosing sensitive information to a woman. Such beliefs may not turn out to be accurate, however, and adhering too rigidly to a gender preference can at times hinder a client from finding the best therapeutic match.
Do therapists get specific training to help with women’s concerns?
Therapists are trained to provide care to clients of any gender. However, some therapists—both men and women—may pursue additional training in feminist therapy, gender-specific issues, or women’s mental health. Female clients may wish to ask prospective therapists whether they have received specific training in the client’s primary area(s) of concern, or whether they have worked extensively with women on issues similar to their own.
How can I inquire about a therapist’s experience in treating women?
It’s OK—even encouraged!—to ask a therapist directly whether and how often they have treated women in the past, or whether they have treated women dealing with the client’s most prominent concern(s). Competent therapists will be happy to share their educational background, preferred treatment modalities, and prior client experience to help an individual find the therapist best suited to their needs.