Therapists in Streeterville, Chicago, IL

Nos complace anunciar que hemos contratado un grupo de terapeutas que cuentan con ¡DISPONIBILIDAD INMEDIATA PARA AGENDAR NUEVOS CLIENTES! El Centro Psicológico SpringSource fue fundado por dos doctoras, licenciadas en psicología clínica, la Doctora Susan McClanahan y la Doctora Angela Derrick. Ambas comparten la visión de instaurar una práctica colaborativa que ayude a individuos a sanar desórdenes alimenticios, depresión, ansiedad, traumas, dificultades en las relaciones personales, estrés de la vida cotidiana, problemas en el embarazo e infertilidad.

Sometimes we encounter challenges that exceed our limits and could lead us to experience distress. I consider myself a generalist and enjoy working with a variety of different concerns. That said, I’m particularly passionate about working with folks who need support with ADHD, OCD, anxiety, life transitions, body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs), and sleep issues. I'm also particularly drawn to communication and relational issues and well-versed in supporting the LGBTQIA+ community. I want to walk with you through these challenges and support you in your healing process.

I specialize in trauma work from an attachment-based lens, focusing on parental, family and generational traumas. Your brain and body are not just connected but are a single system- your nervous system. This is why your body also carries trauma and stress. I integrate somatic/body-based therapies to help with managing strong emotions, numbness and dissociation. Learning how to ground yourself, both feel and regulate your emotions, and form healthy attachments in your relationships can be life-changing. Trauma can change your brain and your connection to your body, but we’ve proven healing to be equally powerful.

My name is Luz (she/they)! I understand that therapy can be scary! It’s not easy opening up to a stranger, but I want you to know I will meet you where you are. I believe in treating my clients with softness and aim to build trust and safety in the therapeutic relationship through empathy and patience. In our capitalist society, it is easy for us to go on autopilot and simply work, work, work. That is completely valid since we need to work to survive. However, slowing down and being mindful of our breath, what we feel in our bodies, and simply listening to our heartbeats reconnects us to not only ourselves, but the Earth.

Welcome, my name is Erika! My work focuses on providing culturally responsive, anti-oppressive, and affirming therapeutic services to BIPOC and LGBTQ+ folks experiencing anxiety, depression, generational trauma, immigrant struggles, and race/ethnic identity exploration. I work from a trauma-informed lens that explores childhood experiences, relational attachments, cultural environments, and how the brain/body is developmentally affected through traumatic experiences. I integrate somatic approaches such as EMDR, parts work, DBT, the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT) and mindfulness to address and process trauma.

If you desire to know yourself more deeply, and work toward a healthier way of interacting with the world, let's get connected! I am passionate about partnering with clients to work through low self-esteem, trauma, anxiety, and depression. I am also passionate about better coping with life transitions, as well as spiritual and relational concerns. I would draw from attachment theory as a basis for understanding how primary relationships impact your worldview. I would partner with you to resolve your current stressors by exploring current thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.

Starting therapy and finding the right therapist can feel like a daunting task. I congratulate you on taking the first step and am glad you are here! A quick peek into what sessions with me involve: an unbiased, nonjudgmental place to express yourself, building specific coping skills to deal with stressors, psychoeducation, identifying and restructuring negative thinking styles, changing maladaptive behaviors, learning assertiveness skills, identifying and working towards important values in your life, building insight into unhelpful cyclical patterns, increasing self-esteem and confidence, and recognizing your own strengths.

Are you longing to rediscover your inner strength and wisdom? The process of co-creating a trusting holding space with a patient, curious professional can lead to profound healing & renewed sense of meaning, understanding, and connection. I offer calm, curious, and compassionate guidance. My role is to honor your lived experiences while support you in living a more harmonious, meaningful life. My experience includes supporting individuals with histories of trauma, depression, anxiety, relationship challenges, complex family dynamics, and substance use.

My hope for clients in therapy is that they develop a greater sense of agency, resourcefulness and fulfillment. I strongly believe in a collaborative approach in which shared efforts to elaborate insight, problem solve and build coping skills, promote change and a deeper alignment with personal purposes and values. If you have been struggling with feeling mild or severely anxious or depressed, and if you want to understand how you can take care of yourself better and increase your sense of wellness and connectedness to life, I can be a good fit for you.

Keren Cardenas has experience in providing therapy to individuals, couples, and families who are struggling to overcome barriers in life. She provides therapeutic cognitive behavioral therapy techniques and strategies to promote the psychological health and wholeness of the clients. Over the years, she has helped individuals achieve their goals by instilling hope. She values collaboration and communication when fostering a therapeutic relationship and believes each client requires personalized treatment. Keren specializes in treating clients with depression, anxiety, postpartum depression, ADHD, and traumas.

My therapeutic approach is to fosters a space where the past, present, and future intersect in a way that healing, empowerment, and clear direction can flourish. I understand that life can at times be challenging, change can be destabilizing, and loss will cause pain. Through these life transitions one may at times need a safe space to cultivate hope and grow. I employ evidence based practices, cultural sensitivity and awareness to assist you in achieving your therapeutic goals.