Dr. Oksoon Cho
Counselor, PhD, NCC, LCPC, ACS
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
Let's Connect (630) 556-8162

Dr. Oksoon Cho is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with over 25 years of clinical and educational experience in South Korea and the United States. She is the founder of the Chicago Mental Health Institute (CMHI, 시카고 마음건강연구소), a group practice providing culturally responsive and compassionate care to diverse individuals, couples, and families. Dr. Cho takes an integrative and client-centered approach to therapy, drawing from Multicultural Counseling, Person-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness, Trauma-Focused Therapy, EMDR, Strengths-Based Therapy, and Play Therapy.
Dr. Cho's greatest reward as a therapist is helping diverse individuals with relationship problems and various adjustment issues in the U.S. Her specialties include minority women's self-esteem and career issues, couple and parenting issues, children and adolescents with identity issues, anxiety, depression, trauma, self-esteem, and relationship problems.
Dr. Cho is a bilingual counselor who speaks fluently in both English and Korean at the Chicago Mental Health Institute. Feel free to email or call with any questions or concerns you may have about beginning the therapeutic relationship on the journey of self-discovery.
Call or Email Dr. Oksoon Cho now for a free 15 minute consultation - (630) 556-8162
Let's Connect (630) 556-8162

Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $200
- Couple Sessions $250
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
Payment Methods
ACH Bank transfer, American Express, Cash, Check, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Paypal, Venmo, Visa, Wire, ZelleInsurance
- Aetna
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Cigna and Evernorth
- ComPsych
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Optum
- TRICARE
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
Dr. Oksoon Cho
Counselor, PhD, NCC, LCPC, ACS
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (630) 556-8162
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Illinois / 180.012338 Oksoon Cho
- In Practice for 26 years
- Attended Northern Illinois University, Ph.D. in Counselor Education & Supervision, Graduated 2018
Education and Years In Practice
Dr. Oksoon Cho
Counselor, PhD, NCC, LCPC, ACS
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. Email or (630) 556-8162
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Depression
- Family Conflict
- Trauma and PTSD
Expertise
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Adoption
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Antisocial Personality
- Anxiety
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Autism
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Cancer
- Career Counseling
- Child
- Coping Skills
- Dementia
- Developmental Disorders
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Drug Abuse
- Eating Disorders
- Education and Learning Disabilities
- Emotional Disturbance
- Gambling
- Geriatric and Seniors
- Grief
- Identity Issue
- Immigrants' Mental Health
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Internet Addiction
- LGBTQ+
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Mood Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Teen Violence
- Women's Issues
Dr. Oksoon Cho
Counselor, PhD, NCC, LCPC, ACS
Do these issues align with your needs? Email or (630) 556-8162
Client Focus
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Asian ,
Pacific Islander
I also speak
Korean ,
Korean
Religion
Christian
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Asian ,
Pacific Islander
I also speak
Korean ,
Korean
Religion
Christian
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Christian Counseling
- Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Culturally Sensitive
- EMDR
- Expressive Arts
- Humanistic
- Integrative
- Multicultural
- Person-Centered
- Play Therapy
- Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
- Sandplay
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
Dr. Oksoon Cho
Counselor, PhD, NCC, LCPC, ACS
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. Email or (630) 556-8162
Groups
Location
Chicago Mental Health Institute
1247 Milwaukee Avenue
Suite 206
Glenview, IL 60025
Email Dr. Oksoon Cho about this group or call - (630) 556-8162