Yolanda M Ansari
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LSW (she, her)
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Grief doesn't follow a schedule. You know that better than anyone. One moment you're fine, moving through the day, checking the list, holding it together and then something small breaks the surface and you're right back in it. The weight of it is unlike anything you expected. It sits in your chest, shows up in your sleep, follows you into rooms where you're supposed to be present for other people. You keep waiting to feel like yourself again. Every day you tell yourself it will pass. You keep going through the motions regardless. And underneath all of it, the same loop trapping you in your own mind: when does this get easier?
Here, we quiet the loop and make space for what's underneath. I bring mindfulness-based tools and breathwork alongside traditional therapy, not to rush you past the grief, but to move through it together at the pace your nervous system actually needs. You'll find steadier ground, a place where the loss has room to breathe without swallowing your whole life.
Reaching out in the middle of grief takes courage. On the other side of this work is a life where the loss has a place, where you carry it without being flattened by it, where you can sit with a memory and feel it without drowning. Where you trust yourself again. Where the loop quiets. Reach out today. You don't have to keep waiting to breathe again.
Call or Email Yolanda M Ansari now for a free 15 minute consultation - (708) 722-7619
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $125
- Couple Sessions $150
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
Payment Methods
American Express, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, VisaInsurance
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Yolanda M Ansari
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LSW
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (708) 722-7619
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Illinois / 150.107294 Yolanda M Ansari
- Attended Clark Atlanta University, MSW, LMSW, Graduated 2007
Education and Years In Practice
Yolanda M Ansari
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LSW
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (708) 722-7619
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Behavioral Issues
- Child
- Family Conflict
Expertise
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Bisexual
- Career Counseling
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Divorce
- Domestic Violence
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infidelity
- Lesbian
- Life Transitions
- Mood Disorders
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sexual Abuse
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Teen Violence
- Trauma and PTSD
Yolanda M Ansari
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LSW
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (708) 722-7619
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Client Focus
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Family
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Family
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Family Systems
- Humanistic
- Interpersonal
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative
- Person-Centered
- Play Therapy
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
Yolanda M Ansari
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LSW
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (708) 722-7619
Location
Yolanda M Ansari
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LSW
Call for a free consultation now - (708) 722-7619