Polaris Counseling
Counselor, MA, LCPC
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
2 Endorsed
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Welcome to Polaris Counseling!
We are a group practice consisting of fully licensed counselors and social workers. Our mission is to provide high quality counseling services to individuals, couples and families in a professional, non-judgmental, supportive and friendly environment at an affordable cost to you.
We strive to make every client feel welcome, respected and safe while in treatment with us and give one hundred and ten percent of our energy in helping you navigate your way through treatment successfully. Our compassionate, hardworking approach to counseling has become our trademark.
Learn more at www.polariscounseling.com!
At Polaris Counseling we specialize in working with couples and families, children, teens and individuals struggling with depression, anxiety, anger management, addictions and ADHD.
We use only the best practices and most effective strategies with our clients to ensure workable solutions to each unique issue.
What sets us apart from others is just how personable we are! We are all in our early to mid thirties, have kids and plenty of stressors too! We get it!
We also have a fantastic website that is full of articles and advice, a blog and so much more!!!
Take the first step to help. Call or Email Polaris Counseling now - (630) 948-5599
Let's Connect (630) 948-5599

Finances
Fees
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
Payment Methods
Mastercard, VisaInsurance
- Aetna
- Benefit Administration Systems
- BHS | Behavioral Health Systems
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Carelon Behavioral Health
- Cigna and Evernorth
- ComPsych
- Great-West Life
- Humana
- Liberty Mutual
- Magellan
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- Principle Life
- United Behavioral Healthcare
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- Wellpoint
Polaris Counseling
Counselor, MA, LCPC
Check fees and, if listed, ask to verify your insurance coverage. Email or (630) 948-5599
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Illinois / 180.005925 James Smithers
- Attended Argosy University, Graduated 2002
Counselor: James Smithers
Education and Years In Practice
Polaris Counseling
Counselor, MA, LCPC
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. Email or (630) 948-5599
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Relationship Issues
- Child
- Family Conflict
Expertise
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Autism
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Dual Diagnosis
- Education and Learning Disabilities
- Gambling
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Internet Addiction
- Life Coaching
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Neurodivergence
- Obesity
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sex Therapy
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Spirituality
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Teen Violence
- Trauma and PTSD
- Video Game Addiction
- Weight Loss
Polaris Counseling
Counselor, MA, LCPC
Do these issues align with your needs? Email or (630) 948-5599
2 Endorsements
Client Focus
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Religion
Christian
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Religion
Christian
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
Polaris Counseling
Counselor, MA, LCPC
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. Email or (630) 948-5599
Location
Primary Location
Polaris Counseling
800 W. 5th Avenue
Suite 205
Naperville, IL 60563
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