Sex-Positive, Kink Allied Therapists in Normal, IL
Jackie Vermaat
MS, LCPC, RYT-200
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Normal, IL 61761 (Online Only)
|| Check out my virtual trauma groups! || Do you feel like your world is unraveling? Life often throws obstacles in our paths blocking our way, and sometimes we feel trapped... stuck and unable to move forward. Our minds and bodies may no longer feel like home. We may feel frustrated, lost, and utterly alone. Our relationships may feel broken beyond repair. And we may even feel like we might be "crazy." >>> Life is too short to be spent miserable in your relationships, suffocated by your traumas, fearful for your sanity, or hustling for your own self-worth. <<<
|| Check out my virtual trauma groups! || Do you feel like your world is unraveling? Life often throws obstacles in our paths blocking our way, and sometimes we feel trapped... stuck and unable to move forward. Our minds and bodies may no longer feel like home. We may feel frustrated, lost, and utterly alone. Our relationships may feel broken beyond repair. And we may even feel like we might be "crazy." >>> Life is too short to be spent miserable in your relationships, suffocated by your traumas, fearful for your sanity, or hustling for your own self-worth. <<<
Jenn Bovee
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CRADC, CCTP II, CCHt
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
Normal, IL 61761
Waitlist for new clients
Welcome to the transformative journey of self-discovery and healing with Jenn Bovee, LCSW. I am passionate about guiding individuals toward a path of self-awareness, empowerment, and resilience. With a wealth of experience in the field of mental health, my therapeutic approach is rooted in empathy, collaboration, and evidence-based practices. Together, we will navigate the complexities of your unique experiences, fostering a safe space for growth and positive change. While addressing your dissociation. Join me on the road to self-discovery, where healing and transformation are not just goals but a lived reality.
Welcome to the transformative journey of self-discovery and healing with Jenn Bovee, LCSW. I am passionate about guiding individuals toward a path of self-awareness, empowerment, and resilience. With a wealth of experience in the field of mental health, my therapeutic approach is rooted in empathy, collaboration, and evidence-based practices. Together, we will navigate the complexities of your unique experiences, fostering a safe space for growth and positive change. While addressing your dissociation. Join me on the road to self-discovery, where healing and transformation are not just goals but a lived reality.
Shawn Soule
Counselor, MS, LCPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Normal, IL 61761
Feeling confused or stuck? Therapy can help people identify and make progress on issues that are getting in the way of happiness, personal growth and fulfilling relationships in their lives. My professional experience includes success in helping teens and adults dealing with a wide variety of issues including depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, substance use, relationships, parenting, and family related issues. I have worked in the counseling center of a major university, in a substance use treatment facility, in community mental health, and in private practice and have many years of experience and education.
Feeling confused or stuck? Therapy can help people identify and make progress on issues that are getting in the way of happiness, personal growth and fulfilling relationships in their lives. My professional experience includes success in helping teens and adults dealing with a wide variety of issues including depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, substance use, relationships, parenting, and family related issues. I have worked in the counseling center of a major university, in a substance use treatment facility, in community mental health, and in private practice and have many years of experience and education.
Brittany L Malak
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Normal, IL 61761
Are you ready to rebuild your relationship, but don't know where to begin? I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has ample experience in helping couples reconnect after the stress of life has torn them apart.
Are you ready to rebuild your relationship, but don't know where to begin? I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has ample experience in helping couples reconnect after the stress of life has torn them apart.
Rick Longstreth
CH
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Normal, IL 61761
ARE YOU READY FOR REAL CHANGE? If you are ready to start living your life with peace and happiness while letting go of the frustration and fear, set up your free consultation today! I am different than most in the mental health world in that I don't want to spend every session talking about what is wrong in your life, I want to help empower, teach and lead you to achieve all of your goals and the life of your dreams. FREE 90-120 MINUTE CONSULTATION.
ARE YOU READY FOR REAL CHANGE? If you are ready to start living your life with peace and happiness while letting go of the frustration and fear, set up your free consultation today! I am different than most in the mental health world in that I don't want to spend every session talking about what is wrong in your life, I want to help empower, teach and lead you to achieve all of your goals and the life of your dreams. FREE 90-120 MINUTE CONSULTATION.
Jojo M Mitchell
Psychologist, PhD, LCP
Verified Verified
Normal, IL 61761
Waitlist for new clients
All of us at some point in our lives struggle. Maybe you feel anxious, depressed, ashamed, afraid, etc. Whether you are currently feeling stuck or simply want to improve the way you cope, I am here to help. We can work together to improve your emotional health and mental well-being.
All of us at some point in our lives struggle. Maybe you feel anxious, depressed, ashamed, afraid, etc. Whether you are currently feeling stuck or simply want to improve the way you cope, I am here to help. We can work together to improve your emotional health and mental well-being.
Aaron Godwin
Pre-Licensed Professional
Verified Verified
Normal, IL 61790
I'm dedicated to helping my clients identify and work through current and past challenges and begin to live the lives they dream for themselves.
I'm dedicated to helping my clients identify and work through current and past challenges and begin to live the lives they dream for themselves.
Beth Berta
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Normal, IL 61761
I work with adults navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, identity exploration, life transitions, career development, and body image. I enjoy working with creatives and adults in life transitions. I take a relational, trauma-informed approach, and I use my dance and movement background to integrate embodied paths to healing. Your journey may shift as you go, and I will honor all of the recalibrations that make you exactly who you are today: a nuanced, complex, unique individual who is worth knowing.
I work with adults navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, identity exploration, life transitions, career development, and body image. I enjoy working with creatives and adults in life transitions. I take a relational, trauma-informed approach, and I use my dance and movement background to integrate embodied paths to healing. Your journey may shift as you go, and I will honor all of the recalibrations that make you exactly who you are today: a nuanced, complex, unique individual who is worth knowing.
Meghan Rogers
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
Normal, IL 61761
It’s okay to not be okay. I’m here to meet you where you are and work together to get you where you want to be. I offer a warm, safe environment where you will not feel judged. I love being a therapist. I am passionate about mental health and love to help people become happier, healthier, and more connected. Over and over, I’ve seen the power of therapy to transform lives. I believe that by treating my clients with the greatest compassion and understanding, I model for them a better way to treat themselves. I show them what it feels like to be accepted for the things they thought were unacceptable.
It’s okay to not be okay. I’m here to meet you where you are and work together to get you where you want to be. I offer a warm, safe environment where you will not feel judged. I love being a therapist. I am passionate about mental health and love to help people become happier, healthier, and more connected. Over and over, I’ve seen the power of therapy to transform lives. I believe that by treating my clients with the greatest compassion and understanding, I model for them a better way to treat themselves. I show them what it feels like to be accepted for the things they thought were unacceptable.
Bradi Gordon
Counselor, MA, LCPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Normal, IL 61761 (Online Only)
Are you looking for a space to work through life's challenges? I would love to help! I am not your traditional therapist--I like to make therapy a fun and creative place! Because everyone is unique, I have an eclectic approach to therapy. We will work together to create a safe space for you, where we utilize things that you're interested in, while also integrating evidence based treatment approaches like EMDR and body based approaches.
Are you looking for a space to work through life's challenges? I would love to help! I am not your traditional therapist--I like to make therapy a fun and creative place! Because everyone is unique, I have an eclectic approach to therapy. We will work together to create a safe space for you, where we utilize things that you're interested in, while also integrating evidence based treatment approaches like EMDR and body based approaches.
Courtney Robinson
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, NCC, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Normal, IL 61761 (Online Only)
As the world moves around us and things feel out of control, you might need help to sort through it all. I am committed to holding space for you to work through the challenges you are facing and to helping you find ways to create a more balanced life. If you are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, needing more from your relationships, or wanting to get to know yourself on a deeper level, you are in the right place. I help clients living with grief + loss, anxiety, and trauma as well as those who are experiencing life transitions.
As the world moves around us and things feel out of control, you might need help to sort through it all. I am committed to holding space for you to work through the challenges you are facing and to helping you find ways to create a more balanced life. If you are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, needing more from your relationships, or wanting to get to know yourself on a deeper level, you are in the right place. I help clients living with grief + loss, anxiety, and trauma as well as those who are experiencing life transitions.
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Michelle Staley
Counselor, MA, LCPC, LFYT-II
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Normal, IL 61761 (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
I'm not currently taking new clients. My hope is that while in therapy with me, you will experience personal growth that provides you with a feeling of peace and a release from pain. Our work together could point you in the direction of a sustained sense of balance, happiness, and wholeness. I typically use a blend of cognitive-behavioral, family systems, and yoga therapies to work toward finding a lasting sense of well-being.
I'm not currently taking new clients. My hope is that while in therapy with me, you will experience personal growth that provides you with a feeling of peace and a release from pain. Our work together could point you in the direction of a sustained sense of balance, happiness, and wholeness. I typically use a blend of cognitive-behavioral, family systems, and yoga therapies to work toward finding a lasting sense of well-being.
Estrella Askren-Gonzalez
Pre-Licensed Professional
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Normal, IL 61761 (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
How often have people told you how responsible or mature you were for your age as a child? Maybe you feel highly impacted by others' emotions or reactions. What's it like to consider that these things may have developed as a means to survive chaos, abuse and neglect? We'll work together to embrace what we feel plague us. There's strength and power in all of these things. I work with clients processing childhood trauma + neglect, those looking to improve their relationship with food + their bodies and clients living with intrusive thoughts, panic and obsessive thinking.
How often have people told you how responsible or mature you were for your age as a child? Maybe you feel highly impacted by others' emotions or reactions. What's it like to consider that these things may have developed as a means to survive chaos, abuse and neglect? We'll work together to embrace what we feel plague us. There's strength and power in all of these things. I work with clients processing childhood trauma + neglect, those looking to improve their relationship with food + their bodies and clients living with intrusive thoughts, panic and obsessive thinking.
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Rachel Klekot
MA, LCPC, LMHC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Bloomington, IL 61701 (Online Only)
I am a sex-positive, LGBTQIA affirmative, polyamory friendly, and kink aware therapist. My approach to therapy is fundamentally collaborative and affirming. I am here to meet you where you're at so we can make steps down your personal path together. I want to help you to better understand your own feelings, thoughts, behaviors, and means of coping to move you toward feeling more like your authentic self.
I am a sex-positive, LGBTQIA affirmative, polyamory friendly, and kink aware therapist. My approach to therapy is fundamentally collaborative and affirming. I am here to meet you where you're at so we can make steps down your personal path together. I want to help you to better understand your own feelings, thoughts, behaviors, and means of coping to move you toward feeling more like your authentic self.
Molly M. McLay
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Bloomington, IL 61701 (Online Only)
I know that taking the step to begin therapy can be really hard, because... feelings. We have them, whether we want to or not. Understanding our thoughts and behaviors can also be hard. And making changes to improve our lives may be the hardest of all. My job is to acknowledge that this is hard, and to validate your feelings, whatever they are. I will sit in those feelings with you. I will also get to know you and your story, the people and things that are important to you, and help you set goals around what you want to focus on (such as learning skills, moving through difficult experiences, or utilizing therapeutic techniques).
I know that taking the step to begin therapy can be really hard, because... feelings. We have them, whether we want to or not. Understanding our thoughts and behaviors can also be hard. And making changes to improve our lives may be the hardest of all. My job is to acknowledge that this is hard, and to validate your feelings, whatever they are. I will sit in those feelings with you. I will also get to know you and your story, the people and things that are important to you, and help you set goals around what you want to focus on (such as learning skills, moving through difficult experiences, or utilizing therapeutic techniques).
Cassandra Laskowski
Counselor, MA, CADC, LCPC
Verified Verified
Bloomington, IL 61701 (Online Only)
Have you endured a toxic relationship, are you suffering with disconnection, or are you filled with anxiety and dread? Do you drink too much, eat too much, feel depressed, and/or it seems like you have nothing left to give? Please contact me to start on the path to loving yourself. I help individuals with cPTSD, depression, anxiety, and trauma. I am a licensed therapist with over 30 years of clinical experience. I will help you find comfort and joy in your life with nurturing and understanding.
Have you endured a toxic relationship, are you suffering with disconnection, or are you filled with anxiety and dread? Do you drink too much, eat too much, feel depressed, and/or it seems like you have nothing left to give? Please contact me to start on the path to loving yourself. I help individuals with cPTSD, depression, anxiety, and trauma. I am a licensed therapist with over 30 years of clinical experience. I will help you find comfort and joy in your life with nurturing and understanding.
Nelicia Butler
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, MA, LCPC, CCTP-II
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Bloomington, IL 61704 (Online Only)
Are you a woman of color navigating life's complexities and feeling overwhelmed by trauma and anxiety? I'm here to provide expert guidance on your path to healing.
Are you a woman of color navigating life's complexities and feeling overwhelmed by trauma and anxiety? I'm here to provide expert guidance on your path to healing.
Holly Ann-Wonders Myers
Counselor, MS, LCPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Bloomington, IL 61701
Reaching out for support is the first crucial step in the process of healing and change. As a therapist it is my life's passion to be that support to those who are searching for more, struggling with their current season of life and/or are at a loss for direction. At any stage of life when our mind and heart have decided that a change is necessary and that it is time to begin that process, having a knowledgeable, open-minded, and compassionate person to walk the journey with us is crucial. It is my hope to work with those who are ready, if even in the smallest way, to begin their journey of hope and healing.
Reaching out for support is the first crucial step in the process of healing and change. As a therapist it is my life's passion to be that support to those who are searching for more, struggling with their current season of life and/or are at a loss for direction. At any stage of life when our mind and heart have decided that a change is necessary and that it is time to begin that process, having a knowledgeable, open-minded, and compassionate person to walk the journey with us is crucial. It is my hope to work with those who are ready, if even in the smallest way, to begin their journey of hope and healing.
Andi Mandel
MA-MFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Bloomington, IL 61702 (Online Only)
Relationships can be difficult. Whether it is familial, romantic or platonic, each of us is the sum of all the experiences, communities, and cultures we have been involved in and around our entire lives. We often struggle to understand how to effectively communicate, as well as making and keeping connections.
Relationships can be difficult. Whether it is familial, romantic or platonic, each of us is the sum of all the experiences, communities, and cultures we have been involved in and around our entire lives. We often struggle to understand how to effectively communicate, as well as making and keeping connections.
Misty Parker
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Bloomington, IL 61701 (Online Only)
Are you having a tough time managing work, parenting, providing for others and having a life for yourself? Are you exhausted from helping everyone else and not having anyone pour the same love, care and compassion into you? Do you feel like you have more life to live but are unsure of where to start?
Are you having a tough time managing work, parenting, providing for others and having a life for yourself? Are you exhausted from helping everyone else and not having anyone pour the same love, care and compassion into you? Do you feel like you have more life to live but are unsure of where to start?
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Sex-Positive, Kink Allied Therapists
Why might an individual want to see a sex-positive, kink-allied therapist?
A sex-positive or kinky individual may want to see a sex-positive, kink-allied therapist because the client may feel safer and more supported discussing their experiences and challenges. A therapist who identifies as kink-friendly will have experience with clients having diverse sexual preferences and will likely be nonjudgmental and supportive about issues brought to the table. It is important to note that sex-positive, kink-allied individuals may find equal success with therapists who do not have such specialized knowledge and background. The most important factor in the success of therapy is for the client and practitioner to form a strong, trusting bond.
Do therapists have special training to gain expertise in sex-positive, kink-allied treatment?
Generally, no. There are limited training programs and unofficial accreditations that therapists can pursue, but a therapist’s expertise will ultimately come from their previous experience with similar clients, their engagement with organizations that promote sex positivity or kink-allied lifestyles, and the importance they place on safety and cultural sensitivity.
How can individuals recognize a good sex-positive, kink-allied therapist?
An experienced therapist is able to help clients explore their sexual identity and expression and relieve any discomfort or stigma attached to discussing such matters and the client’s overall challenges. A therapist who is sex-positive and kink-allied is able to create an environment that honors a client’s experience and sexual preferences. To recognize a good therapist, clients can simply ask directly about topics and issues important to them and gauge their comfort level and connection with a clinician based on the responses.
Can clients benefit from having a therapist with a focus on sex positivity and alternative sexual lifestyles?
Some individuals may feel most comfortable knowing that the clinician they’re working with has a commitment to creating an atmosphere of sex positivity and has experience with relationship diversity and alternative relationship structures. Working with a sex-positive, kink-allied therapist may help clients respect their own challenges and improve identity-affirming treatment.