In Person Therapists in 60602
Lisa Whittingham
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC, RYT-200
Verified Verified
Chicago, IL 60602
Our world is changing at such a rapid pace. You may feel it's difficult to cope with all these shifts in your life, and to keep up with daily routines. We have all been through a huge upheaval the past several years. Are you looking for a safe, non-judgmental place to process some of these challenges? Or maybe you need some tools and resources to help you (or a loved one) manage anxiety, stress or trauma. Maybe your child/tween/teen/20 yr old has become surprisingly disagreeable, spending less time with family, pushing you away. You may notice changes in appearance, or name. Whether sudden or gradual, you may not know how to cope.
Our world is changing at such a rapid pace. You may feel it's difficult to cope with all these shifts in your life, and to keep up with daily routines. We have all been through a huge upheaval the past several years. Are you looking for a safe, non-judgmental place to process some of these challenges? Or maybe you need some tools and resources to help you (or a loved one) manage anxiety, stress or trauma. Maybe your child/tween/teen/20 yr old has become surprisingly disagreeable, spending less time with family, pushing you away. You may notice changes in appearance, or name. Whether sudden or gradual, you may not know how to cope.
We all experience a wide variety of feelings during our life time. Uncomfortable feelings such as anxiety, depression, resentment, guilt and shame are often difficult to own and process. When these feelings are not well processed, they disrupt our sense of self-esteem and self-worth. I became an LCSW in 2013 to pursue my passion to help people regain their sense of self-esteem and self-worth. In my practice, I often use therapeutic techniques such as active/empathic listening, reflection, reality testing and boundary setting. These techniques help my clients feel better about themselves and live fuller, more meaningful lives.
We all experience a wide variety of feelings during our life time. Uncomfortable feelings such as anxiety, depression, resentment, guilt and shame are often difficult to own and process. When these feelings are not well processed, they disrupt our sense of self-esteem and self-worth. I became an LCSW in 2013 to pursue my passion to help people regain their sense of self-esteem and self-worth. In my practice, I often use therapeutic techniques such as active/empathic listening, reflection, reality testing and boundary setting. These techniques help my clients feel better about themselves and live fuller, more meaningful lives.
Sometimes life stress piles up and we find ourselves needing to talk things through with someone. Starting or returning to therapy is a courageous step so it’s important to find the right therapist. I work with people who may be struggling with anxiety at work or in relationships, emotional pain from the past, struggles with sex and intimacy, and navigating life transitions. Often times my clients want to see changes take shape in their life. These changes may look like feeling more confident and self-assured, more present with the people they care most about, enjoying a more fulfilling sex life, and a sense of self-mastery.
Sometimes life stress piles up and we find ourselves needing to talk things through with someone. Starting or returning to therapy is a courageous step so it’s important to find the right therapist. I work with people who may be struggling with anxiety at work or in relationships, emotional pain from the past, struggles with sex and intimacy, and navigating life transitions. Often times my clients want to see changes take shape in their life. These changes may look like feeling more confident and self-assured, more present with the people they care most about, enjoying a more fulfilling sex life, and a sense of self-mastery.
Welcome! Effective psychotherapy helps people make meaningful changes that improve their lives. A good therapist should, first and foremost, be able to help you reduce the immediate distress that has pushed you to look for treatment. Once that initial relief is accomplished, the way is then cleared to focus on the bigger-picture of your life: your beliefs and feelings about yourself and others, your interpersonal style, the usual ways in which you protect yourself from getting hurt, the influence of your childhood experiences, and many other factors, all with the aim of facilitating lasting improvements in quality of life.
Welcome! Effective psychotherapy helps people make meaningful changes that improve their lives. A good therapist should, first and foremost, be able to help you reduce the immediate distress that has pushed you to look for treatment. Once that initial relief is accomplished, the way is then cleared to focus on the bigger-picture of your life: your beliefs and feelings about yourself and others, your interpersonal style, the usual ways in which you protect yourself from getting hurt, the influence of your childhood experiences, and many other factors, all with the aim of facilitating lasting improvements in quality of life.
You know it is time for a change, yet remain stuck in a host of familiar patterns that seem inescapable. My goal is to help you live a more pleasurable and productive life by making good choices, developing healthy coping skills and welcoming positive new experiences. My ideal client is motivated to improve his or her life yet does not have the tools to go about it. I am committed to helping my clients develop and fine tune tools that lead to more fulfillment in life and relationships.
You know it is time for a change, yet remain stuck in a host of familiar patterns that seem inescapable. My goal is to help you live a more pleasurable and productive life by making good choices, developing healthy coping skills and welcoming positive new experiences. My ideal client is motivated to improve his or her life yet does not have the tools to go about it. I am committed to helping my clients develop and fine tune tools that lead to more fulfillment in life and relationships.
Our emotional world can at times leave us feeling completely out of control. Whether our emotions feel incredibly intense and unmanageable or numb and out of reach. I know what it's like to feel broken, alone, and disconnected from yourself. I believe that everyone has an inner wisdom they can tap into that can guide them towards self trust and healing. I am passionate about collaborating with my clients to discover that deep inner wisdom and become experts on themselves to gain clarity and peace for the mind and body.
Our emotional world can at times leave us feeling completely out of control. Whether our emotions feel incredibly intense and unmanageable or numb and out of reach. I know what it's like to feel broken, alone, and disconnected from yourself. I believe that everyone has an inner wisdom they can tap into that can guide them towards self trust and healing. I am passionate about collaborating with my clients to discover that deep inner wisdom and become experts on themselves to gain clarity and peace for the mind and body.
Richard Bright
Counselor, MA, LCPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Chicago, IL 60602
Waitlist for new clients
I believe in the transformative power of a compassionate and trusting therapeutic relationship. I value patience and kindness as I walk with my clients through their struggles. There are many paths to healing, and I invite my clients to collaborate with me on identifying their barriers and approaching them with curiosity. Each person has innate strengths, and I work with clients on harnessing these tools. Together, we shine a light on old narratives to make way for change and transformation.
I believe in the transformative power of a compassionate and trusting therapeutic relationship. I value patience and kindness as I walk with my clients through their struggles. There are many paths to healing, and I invite my clients to collaborate with me on identifying their barriers and approaching them with curiosity. Each person has innate strengths, and I work with clients on harnessing these tools. Together, we shine a light on old narratives to make way for change and transformation.
I am an experienced clinician who is dedicated to helping individuals overcome challenges and lead a more meaningful life. I believe that establishing a trusting and supportive relationship is the most critical step in helping one achieve success and accomplish personal goals. I recognize that the individual is the expert of their own life, and try to foster an environment where one can develop skills to manage difficulties and gain insight into unique personal challenges.
I am an experienced clinician who is dedicated to helping individuals overcome challenges and lead a more meaningful life. I believe that establishing a trusting and supportive relationship is the most critical step in helping one achieve success and accomplish personal goals. I recognize that the individual is the expert of their own life, and try to foster an environment where one can develop skills to manage difficulties and gain insight into unique personal challenges.
Feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or uncertain about yourself or the future? Whether you're navigating relationship conflicts, family dynamics, cultural challenges, or simply feeling disconnected. You deserve to feel calm and find your inner strength. I know what it's like to feel a drift as we go through changes in our lives. My journey into mental health counseling stems from a deep passion for helping people adapt and adjust to unknown and difficult situations. I am dedicated to supporting people, especially women, in their mental health, self-care and discovery.
Feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or uncertain about yourself or the future? Whether you're navigating relationship conflicts, family dynamics, cultural challenges, or simply feeling disconnected. You deserve to feel calm and find your inner strength. I know what it's like to feel a drift as we go through changes in our lives. My journey into mental health counseling stems from a deep passion for helping people adapt and adjust to unknown and difficult situations. I am dedicated to supporting people, especially women, in their mental health, self-care and discovery.
We live in a stressful, complex, and contradictory world. And though you do your best to cope with the chaos around you, sometimes it gets overwhelming. The chaos can make you question your decisions - sometimes it can even make you question who and how you are. Why are there so many obstacles to the life and relationships you want? Shouldn’t there be a clearer path? It can be so hard to navigate through the noise. Craving to connect more fully but end up feeling needy and more alone. Wanting to feel safe, but unease grows and bleeds through. Striving to be authentic, but there is so much noise it is hard to hear your true self.
We live in a stressful, complex, and contradictory world. And though you do your best to cope with the chaos around you, sometimes it gets overwhelming. The chaos can make you question your decisions - sometimes it can even make you question who and how you are. Why are there so many obstacles to the life and relationships you want? Shouldn’t there be a clearer path? It can be so hard to navigate through the noise. Craving to connect more fully but end up feeling needy and more alone. Wanting to feel safe, but unease grows and bleeds through. Striving to be authentic, but there is so much noise it is hard to hear your true self.
It's difficult to take the plunge to come to therapy and open up to a person you don't know. I have worked with people from their 20's to 70's overcome what they feared are unsurmountable obstacles to having fulfilling relationships, meaningful jobs, and healthy self-esteem. I have a PhD in therapeutic social work, a BFA in art and I am a certified Psychoanalyst which means I am eager to engage in both once a week treatment to four times a week in depth work with IT and office workers, academics ,students, artists, political organizers and stay at home parents. I take a nonjudgmental anti racist affirming approach
It's difficult to take the plunge to come to therapy and open up to a person you don't know. I have worked with people from their 20's to 70's overcome what they feared are unsurmountable obstacles to having fulfilling relationships, meaningful jobs, and healthy self-esteem. I have a PhD in therapeutic social work, a BFA in art and I am a certified Psychoanalyst which means I am eager to engage in both once a week treatment to four times a week in depth work with IT and office workers, academics ,students, artists, political organizers and stay at home parents. I take a nonjudgmental anti racist affirming approach
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Our authentic connections to one another sustain us as human beings. Often past harms and invalidation make us further disconnected from ourselves and each other. By moving beyond binaries created and sustained by capitalism and other constructs of oppression, I pathologize systems and not people. I work to create an environment that affirms a person’s complete and complex humanity with a sense of compassion that is free from judgment or imposed expectations. When we establish secure and affirming relationships, we have the ability to embrace our authentic selves and the numerous possibilities of transformation.
Our authentic connections to one another sustain us as human beings. Often past harms and invalidation make us further disconnected from ourselves and each other. By moving beyond binaries created and sustained by capitalism and other constructs of oppression, I pathologize systems and not people. I work to create an environment that affirms a person’s complete and complex humanity with a sense of compassion that is free from judgment or imposed expectations. When we establish secure and affirming relationships, we have the ability to embrace our authentic selves and the numerous possibilities of transformation.
Oftentimes, the most basic need that people have is to feel like they're being heard. I am experienced in working with individuals who have experienced trauma and struggle w/ depression and anxiety symptoms. I have completed extensive research regarding PTSD and depression in African American men and am comfortable working with any population and gender. Clients should come to see me because I work to understand their behavior as individuals in the context of the systems we exist within, whether they be work, school, family, or community.
Oftentimes, the most basic need that people have is to feel like they're being heard. I am experienced in working with individuals who have experienced trauma and struggle w/ depression and anxiety symptoms. I have completed extensive research regarding PTSD and depression in African American men and am comfortable working with any population and gender. Clients should come to see me because I work to understand their behavior as individuals in the context of the systems we exist within, whether they be work, school, family, or community.
Christian Younginer
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Chicago, IL 60602
It is ok to not be ok. As we go through life, stressors increase, anxieties grow, and we can forget what it means to just be. We bring to relationships a lifetime of experiences which can hinder us or help us. Through all of this haze, we can lose sight of taking care of ourselves, understanding our needs, and making choices with those needs in mind. Being a human is a work-in-progress. I see it as an honor to stand with someone as they confront, explore, renovate, and soothe the self. With work, I believe a person can find their shine.
It is ok to not be ok. As we go through life, stressors increase, anxieties grow, and we can forget what it means to just be. We bring to relationships a lifetime of experiences which can hinder us or help us. Through all of this haze, we can lose sight of taking care of ourselves, understanding our needs, and making choices with those needs in mind. Being a human is a work-in-progress. I see it as an honor to stand with someone as they confront, explore, renovate, and soothe the self. With work, I believe a person can find their shine.
I work best with individuals and couples who yearn to increase emotional awareness and curiosity about their relationship patterns and coping with painful experiences. Emotions that underlie “default” relational responses are complex and often felt in the body. Engaging with and expressing a full range of emotions, I support clients in increasing congruence between how they feel and how the connect with others - something critical to finding contentment in secure relationships. Thus, I aim to help clients expand how they understand themselves and others through experiential emotional awareness and increased agency.
I work best with individuals and couples who yearn to increase emotional awareness and curiosity about their relationship patterns and coping with painful experiences. Emotions that underlie “default” relational responses are complex and often felt in the body. Engaging with and expressing a full range of emotions, I support clients in increasing congruence between how they feel and how the connect with others - something critical to finding contentment in secure relationships. Thus, I aim to help clients expand how they understand themselves and others through experiential emotional awareness and increased agency.
If you feel stuck, emotionally overwhelmed, depleted, or simply need somebody to talk to, please reach out. If you are considering making life changes or have a sense that something needs to change, please reach out. It has been my life's work to try to understand people and, beyond understanding, help people grow & change. If any of this sounds like you, I hope we can meet to talk it over together.
If you feel stuck, emotionally overwhelmed, depleted, or simply need somebody to talk to, please reach out. If you are considering making life changes or have a sense that something needs to change, please reach out. It has been my life's work to try to understand people and, beyond understanding, help people grow & change. If any of this sounds like you, I hope we can meet to talk it over together.
You're struggling with low mood or mood swings, anxiety and worry, overthinking or getting stuck in your head, or difficulty connecting with others. You've stopped doing the things you care about and aren't sure how to get un-stuck. I can help you clarify what you care most about and help you expand your capacity to live out your values.
You're struggling with low mood or mood swings, anxiety and worry, overthinking or getting stuck in your head, or difficulty connecting with others. You've stopped doing the things you care about and aren't sure how to get un-stuck. I can help you clarify what you care most about and help you expand your capacity to live out your values.
I am a trauma informed, relational, insight-oriented psychotherapist specializing in the treatment of depression, anxiety and trauma. I am committed to providing individuals and couples with a compassionate, non-judgmental space where you can begin to deepen your understanding of how you relate to yourself and others, and how patterns and behaviors act as barriers to living the life you would most like to live.
I am a trauma informed, relational, insight-oriented psychotherapist specializing in the treatment of depression, anxiety and trauma. I am committed to providing individuals and couples with a compassionate, non-judgmental space where you can begin to deepen your understanding of how you relate to yourself and others, and how patterns and behaviors act as barriers to living the life you would most like to live.
We all need a safe place to sort through our feelings. If you have been experiencing difficulties enjoying life because of high stress and anxiety, therapy can help. I work with people who feel stuck, worried, and uncertain of how to find a path forward after life challenges. I have supported the LGBTQ+ community, personal caregivers, survivors of sexual harm and domestic violence, and other folks recovering from traumatic life events.
We all need a safe place to sort through our feelings. If you have been experiencing difficulties enjoying life because of high stress and anxiety, therapy can help. I work with people who feel stuck, worried, and uncertain of how to find a path forward after life challenges. I have supported the LGBTQ+ community, personal caregivers, survivors of sexual harm and domestic violence, and other folks recovering from traumatic life events.
LGBTQIA+ informed ally. If you often feel alone with the thoughts in your mind, feel frustrated with your relationships, and want to create a more peaceful, intentional life for yourself I believe I can help you. If you are trying to improve habits and stop standing in your own way due to low self-esteem, inertia, or a lack of clarity I believe I can help you.
LGBTQIA+ informed ally. If you often feel alone with the thoughts in your mind, feel frustrated with your relationships, and want to create a more peaceful, intentional life for yourself I believe I can help you. If you are trying to improve habits and stop standing in your own way due to low self-esteem, inertia, or a lack of clarity I believe I can help you.
