Therapists Beginning With C in Illinois

Taking the step to enter therapy can be a difficult decision. While many people feel weak when having to begin therapy, I see it as a strength. Being able to acknowledge that life has become overwhelming and extra support is needed, exhibits courage. Coming from a strengths based perspective, I believe everyone has the qualities to set and achieve goals and live a fulfilling life. Together we can develop effective coping skills to manage life's stressors.

Nearly 20 years of experience has taught me that building a positive therapeutic relationship is the most important catalyst for change. I strive to create a welcoming, non-judgmental environment and utilize a client-centered, interactive approach to meet the individualized needs of each of my clients. I work with individuals of all ages, but my specialty is children, adolescents, and young adults.

I offer a warm, empathic, and collaborative therapy space that reflects my passion for helping clients build fuller and more authentic lives. I have worked with individuals across the lifespan with various concerns including depression, anxiety, stress, relationships, identity, education/career, and family-of-origin. I also have specialized training in working with college students, immigrants, and trauma survivors. Regardless of what brings you to therapy, my culture-centered approach allows me to attend to the intersections of your cultural identities and how it impacts your experience of the world.

Do you find yourself constantly thinking the worst is going to happen and worry about the future too often? Do panic attacks and anxiety visit you more than you can count? I know what this feels like and I want to be able to help you receive the care that you need through holistic practices and the healing nature of the expressive arts. While all this can be overwhelming, I want to share tools with you that will help and ultimately lead you to achieve your goals. With a background in art, I implement it in my practice as well in order to help aid in the processing of uncomfortable, unknown, and tricky emotions.

Change can be uncomfortable and scary, especially when it is necessary for personal development and growth. It can feel as if you’re going through the waves alone, but everyone deserves to be heard, seen, and supported. While I believe that these emotions deserve a safe space to be expressed, I also believe that this process should be worked on collaboratively. The therapeutic relationship is a crucial component in my work as a mental health provider, and I recognize the privilege I have of holding your trust with honor.

Each of us possesses an inherent capacity for growth and the power to create a fulfilling life for ourselves. As a therapist I seek to partner this capacity and strength of yours with my abilities to instill hope and use evidence-based interventions. I place value in the therapeutic relationship and by bringing warmth and empathy into each session, I believe that together we can work towards reaching your goals. Whether your goal is to learn coping mechanisms, improve your quality of life, work through difficult life events and/or trauma, or expand self-awareness, I will strive to be a catalyst in helping you create lasting changes.

It's all about change. If you're here, you're either struggling with one or looking for one. Maybe you're finding your life isn't turning out the way you expected, you've experienced grief or loss or you're tired of that feeling inside. Maybe you're struggling with a relationship and trying to figure out if its you, them, or if it's the World. Maybe you keep making that same mistake or can't stop the habit. Maybe you're feeling alone and are looking to be understood or to understand yourself.

Therapy is about allowing ourselves space to process and to heal. I specialize in working with individuals who struggle with past and present trauma, anxiety, mood disorders, and relationship issues. I offer a warm, nonjudgemental space to process your emotions and experiences and gain awareness into patterns and blind spots that you would like to change. Through this awareness, you can then start to foster meaningful change to create the life you want to live. Living a fulfilling life is rooted in intentionality, and intentionality starts with awareness.

I specialize in working with clients throughout the lifespan. I treat children, adolescents and adults and can provide support with parenting challenges, family changes, anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, and women’s issues. Since having children, I have been drawn to helping women through the joys and challenges of parenthood and received a specialization in Perinatal Mental Health through Postpartum Support International. I also have advanced training in Dr. Ross Greene’s Collaborative Problem Solving method.

It is not easy to trust someone else with your personal challenges. I am a compassionate clinical social worker who offers a safe and supportive environment for you to balance your life and empower yourself. Clients often tell me they appreciate my more laid-back, yet professional therapeutic style. My goal as a therapist is offer you a voice and collaborate with you on YOUR goals, I respect your cultural beliefs and your opinions, focus on your strengths, and give you the tools needed to move past your personal challenges.

Stress, anxiety, sadness, or hopelessness, I understand how difficult it can be trying to function every day while managing these emotions. It is okay to feel vulnerable, to feel defeated, but you don’t have to feel alone. As a counselor, I would like to meet you where you are, learn to understand what your world looks like, and accompany you along your journey in life. During our sessions, I will bring a genuine, down-to-earth Midwest nature into our conversation, and cultivate skills and knowledge to prevent ongoing unhealthy cycles.

When you can resolve internal and external conflict and challenges such as anxiety and depression, it builds self-confidence and trust. As a client I want you to acknowledge, validate and identify your own experiences and emotions without judgment. It is essential that you are able to create a new narrative to begin a process of accountability, growth, and healing. It is important that you are being seen, heard, and valued. As you begin your journey, you will begin to identify your main issues such as grief and loss, depression, anxiety, self-esteem, mood disorders, behavior, conflict, boundaries, and other issues.

Dr. Charles E. Cairo, CCJS, CAC TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR LIFE - We use the word of G-d, prayer with therapy, along with CBT, EMDR, NLP. If you are struggling with anything affecting your life take your first step...No charge first phone assessment. The first face to face session ($85.-$150 sliding). I have been helping people some 40 years. OAK PARK, RIVER FOREST GREATER CHICAGO & COOK COUNTY - Effective with men, couples and families. {Prov. 13:10 - Jude 22:} PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE www.fireescapecounseling.com

Dr. RoseMary Cairo has been a clinically licensed therapist for over 20 years, and during this time she received her doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision. Dr. Cairo strives to create a warm and safe environment that supports individuals and couples, who are looking to strengthen their lives and relationships emotionally, mentally, and spiritually.

Each individual coming into therapy is valuable and capable of healing and growth. I work from a strengths-based approach, looking to help encourage each person's uniqueness in life. I listen carefully to my clients' inner wisdom, as I believe that each individual is the expert on their world. I believe that our emotions are important, and when we listen to them they are great teachers.

I wonder if your life’s journey feels filled with twists and turns that manifest in countless ways. Perhaps you find yourself asking questions like, “Well, what now? Where to? How did I/we get here? How do I/we get there instead?”. Maybe your paths can seem never-ending, you experience unanticipated steep cliffs, and/or you revisit familiar, unfulfilling destinations. It's in these moments of struggle and feeling stuck that I ask clients to welcome me to support them. Where you have questions about the paths you experience and have not taken. When you are either upset or self-reflective. Let me help you figure out the next steps.