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Jenny Lake

Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MA, MFA

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Chicago, IL 60625
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Well-intended career advice often focuses on résumé tips but ignores the anxiety, burnout, or uncertainty that can make job searching feel impossible. In our free consultation, we’ll clarify your career goals and create a counseling plan tailored to your needs. During counseling, we’ll explore how mental health, relational patterns, life transitions, and oppressive systems impact your career journey. Moreover, my full suite of services can help you craft résumés and personal statements that help you reach the right job or collegiate program.
After burning out and leaving a 15-year career in higher ed, I’m passionate about providing career and academic counseling to people in transition—from young professionals exploring their identities to seasoned ones seeking change. I specialize in helping career changers, college students, and helping professionals find direction and empowerment.
In a volatile market where luck often gets the job, I make no false promises that our work will land your dream job in three months. Instead, I promise to partner with you in building job search skills, resilience, and insight to navigate life’s challenging seasons—however long they last and whenever they return.
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My Practice at a Glance

Available online only

Chicago, IL 60625

(773) 309-6986
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Current availability: Mon 10-11a, 2-3p, 3-4p, 4-5p; Tues 2-3p, 4:30-5:30p, Wed 9-10a, 11a-12p, 12-1p, 1-2p, 3-4p, 4-5p; Thurs 1-2p
I specialize in Career Counseling, Burnout and Graduate school 
$150 Per Session, I accept insurance 
Individual one-on-one therapy 
Let's Connect (773) 309-6986
Photo of Jenny Lake, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MA, MFA

My Practice at a Glance

Available online only

Chicago, IL 60625

(773) 309-6986
My website
Current availability: Mon 10-11a, 2-3p, 3-4p, 4-5p; Tues 2-3p, 4:30-5:30p, Wed 9-10a, 11a-12p, 12-1p, 1-2p, 3-4p, 4-5p; Thurs 1-2p
I specialize in Career Counseling, Burnout and Graduate school 
$150 Per Session, I accept insurance 
Individual one-on-one therapy 

Finances

Fees

  • Individual Sessions $150
  • Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible

Payment Methods

American Express, Discover, Mastercard, Visa

Insurance

  • BlueCross and BlueShield
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I accept BCBS Illinois PPO and can provide a superbill for reimbursement for out-of-network clients. My self-pay fee is $150. I hope that open communication around rates can build trust between us.
Photo of Jenny Lake, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MA, MFA
Jenny Lake
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MA, MFA
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (773) 309-6986
"
I accept BCBS Illinois PPO and can provide a superbill for reimbursement for out-of-network clients. My self-pay fee is $150. I hope that open communication around rates can build trust between us.
Photo of Jenny Lake, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MA, MFA
Jenny Lake
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MA, MFA
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (773) 309-6986

Qualifications

  • Verified by Psychology Today Prelicense by State of Illinois / 178.020014 Supervised by Wareesha Sohail (Illinois / 197.2254167) Jennifer Zang Lake

    • Education and Years In Practice

  • In Practice for 4 years
  • Attended Northeastern Illinois University, MA Counseling, Graduated 2023

    • Additional Credentials

  • Membership with Illinois Career Development Association 68702719 / 2023
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My breadth of experience supports your total career needs. In addition to being a LPC, I'm an expert in writing, editing, advising for continuing/graduate education, and test preparation. I taught and tutored professional writing at the college level for 14 years and hold a MFA in Fiction.
Photo of Jenny Lake, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MA, MFA
Jenny Lake
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MA, MFA
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (773) 309-6986
"
My breadth of experience supports your total career needs. In addition to being a LPC, I'm an expert in writing, editing, advising for continuing/graduate education, and test preparation. I taught and tutored professional writing at the college level for 14 years and hold a MFA in Fiction.
Photo of Jenny Lake, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MA, MFA
Jenny Lake
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MA, MFA
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (773) 309-6986

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

  • Career Counseling
  • Burnout
  • Graduate school

Expertise

  • Anxiety
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Grief
  • Life Coaching
  • Life Transitions
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I specialize in working with individuals interested in changing roles or fields, college students transitioning to career, and career changers considering graduate school as part of a career change. I also offer on-demand writing review services for resumes, cover letters, personal statements, and more.
Photo of Jenny Lake, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MA, MFA
Jenny Lake
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MA, MFA
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (773) 309-6986
"
I specialize in working with individuals interested in changing roles or fields, college students transitioning to career, and career changers considering graduate school as part of a career change. I also offer on-demand writing review services for resumes, cover letters, personal statements, and more.
Photo of Jenny Lake, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MA, MFA
Jenny Lake
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MA, MFA
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (773) 309-6986

Client Focus

Age

Adults

Participants

Individuals

Age

Adults

Participants

Individuals

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
  • Attachment-based
  • Attention to systems of oppression
  • Coaching
  • Emotionally Focused
  • Existential
  • Feminist
  • Integrative
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Multicultural
  • Person-Centered
  • Relational
  • Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
  • Strength-Based
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I often approach career counseling through attachment theory. When we're urged to seek security in work and colleagues like "family," job loss or toxic environments can devastate our self-esteem. By exploring your attachment patterns, I'll help you build awareness, coping skills, and boundaries so you can maintain empowerment and protect your worth.
Photo of Jenny Lake, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MA, MFA
Jenny Lake
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MA, MFA
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (773) 309-6986
"
I often approach career counseling through attachment theory. When we're urged to seek security in work and colleagues like "family," job loss or toxic environments can devastate our self-esteem. By exploring your attachment patterns, I'll help you build awareness, coping skills, and boundaries so you can maintain empowerment and protect your worth.
Photo of Jenny Lake, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MA, MFA
Jenny Lake
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MA, MFA
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (773) 309-6986

Location

Primary Location

Chicago, IL 60625

(773) 309-6986

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Current availability: Mon 10-11a, 2-3p, 3-4p, 4-5p; Tues 2-3p, 4:30-5:30p, Wed 9-10a, 11a-12p, 12-1p, 1-2p, 3-4p, 4-5p; Thurs 1-2p
Photo of Jenny Lake, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MA, MFA
Jenny Lake
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MA, MFA
Call for a free consultation now - (773) 309-6986
"
Current availability: Mon 10-11a, 2-3p, 3-4p, 4-5p; Tues 2-3p, 4:30-5:30p, Wed 9-10a, 11a-12p, 12-1p, 1-2p, 3-4p, 4-5p; Thurs 1-2p
Photo of Jenny Lake, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MA, MFA
Jenny Lake
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MA, MFA
Call for a free consultation now - (773) 309-6986