Tyler Fortman
Psychologist, PhD
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Dr. Fortman serves as clinical faculty at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine and in full-time private practice. A former member of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Institute (SOGI) and staff psychologist at the Center on Halsted, he continues to provide supervision to graduate students. He trained at The Ohio State University, University of Virginia, and Sarah Lawrence College and has worked onsite at Google and Uber. Dr. Fortman is experienced in helping people who are struggling with relationship difficulties, anxiety & depression, low self esteem, LGBT related issues, grief, abuse & neglect, and trauma.
Collaborative relationships are at the core of Dr. Fortman's practice. He believes that the partnership between you - the expert on your wellbeing - and him - a trained and experienced clinician - will produce the discovery of fresh understandings.
Whether you know exactly what is bothering you or just have a sense things could be better, Dr. Fortman can help. He creates an affirming, open, and empathetic environment that enables you to explore patterns that keep you stuck, learn skills to live more fully, and ultimately achieve your goals.
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Tyler Fortman
Psychologist, PhD
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Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Illinois / 071.008865 Tyler Fortman
- Attended The Ohio State University
- License: New York - Office of the Professions 0196851 / 2011
- License: California Board of Psychology 36067 / 2025
Education and Years In Practice
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Tyler Fortman
Psychologist, PhD
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Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Relationship Issues
Expertise
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Autism
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Cancer
- Career Counseling
- Child
- Chronic Pain
- Developmental Disorders
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Eating Disorders
- Education and Learning Disabilities
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- HIV/AIDS
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infidelity
- Intellectual Disability
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Transitions
- Medication Management
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Neurodivergence
- Obesity
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Polyamory & ENM
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sex Therapy
- Sex-Positive & Kink Friendly
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Telehealth
- Testing and Evaluation
- Thinking Disorders
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
- Weight Loss
Tyler Fortman
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Client Focus
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Attachment-based
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- EMDR
- Existential
- Humanistic
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Interpersonal
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Person-Centered
- Positive Psychology
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
- Trauma Focused
Tyler Fortman
Psychologist, PhD
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Location
Primary Location
Tandem Psychology
3354 N Paulina St
Suite 205
Chicago, IL 60657
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Telehealth
Remote Sessions During COVID-19 Pandemic
Chicago, IL 60657
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Tyler Fortman
Psychologist, PhD