SamaraCare
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $185
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by ACH Bank transfer, American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Paypal, Visa
Insurance
- Aetna
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Medicare
- TRICARE
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Illinois / 149.011445 Monica Guilhot-Chartrand
- Certificate from ICDL DIR
Clinical Social Work/Therapist: Monica Guilhot-Chartrand
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Geriatric and Seniors
Expertise
- ADHD
- Adoption
- Autism
- Behavioral Issues
- Child
- Chronic Illness
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Eating Disorders
- Education and Learning Disabilities
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- LGBTQ+
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Parenting
- School Issues
- Spirituality
- Trauma and PTSD
- Women's Issues
Client Focus
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Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Art Therapy
- Biofeedback
- Christian Counseling
- Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Compassion Focused
- DIR /Floortime/Greenspan
- Family / Marital
- Hypnotherapy
- Integrative
- Multicultural
- Play Therapy
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
- Somatic
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
Groups
Exploring Grief and Loss Group -- Winnetka
This group meets on Thursday evenings from 7:00 - 8:30 for eight weeks. The 2024 Fall/Winter series will meet Oct. 10th thru Dec. 12th at Winnetka Congregational Church, 725 Pine Street, Winnetka, IL. The Winter Group will begin Feb. 6, 2025 and go thru March 27th. It will be offered online. These groups will be facilitated by SamaraCare clinician Dr. Joellen Hosler. All are welcome and there is no charge due to the generosity of Christ Church Winnetka, Kenilworth Union Church, St. Augustine's Episcopal Church and Winnetka Congregational Church. For more information, please contact Joellen at 331-254-4282 ext 419.
Expertise
Group Meets
Location
Winnetka Congregational Church
725 Pine Street
Winnetka, IL 60093
Exploring Grief and Loss Group -- Online
This group meets on Tuesday afternoons from 1:00 - 2:30 for eight weeks. The 2024 Fall/Winter series will start Oct. 15th and go thru Dec. 3rd. The Winter group will begin Feb. 18, 2025 and go through April 8, 2025. These groups will be facilitated by SamaraCare Clinicians, Dr. Char Slezak and Marissa Bolles and they will be offered online. There is no charge due to the generosity of the Church of the Holy Spirit, First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest and St. James Lutheran Church. For more information, please contact Char or Marissa at 331-254-4282 ext. 125 or 114.
Expertise
Social Skills Groups
Groups meet weekly Saturdays for 6 weeks beginning Nov. 9th. The group ages 7-10 will run from 9am-10am and the group ages 11-14 will run from 10am-11am meeting at SamaraCare's Wheaton office, 1761 S. Naperville Rd., #200, Wheaton, IL. Groups will help children develop the necessary skills to engage in group conversations and form healthy friendships through discussions, games, role playing and giving/receiving feedback. Groups are led by SamaraCare Clinician Amber Beebe, LCSW. The cost is $120 for the 6-week group. For more info., contact Amber at 331-254-4282 ext. 128.
Location
SamaraCare
1761 South Naperville Road, #200
Wheaton, IL
Wheaton, IL 60189
Location
Additional Location
725 Pine Street
Winnetka, IL 60093
(331) 254-4282