Child Therapists in Champaign, IL
Rachel Schoener
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Champaign, IL 61820 (Online Only)
I am a Licensed Social Worker with a Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Illinois. I have worked with a wide range of mental health disorders while working in residential treatment and at an inpatient psychiatric hospital. I also have experience working with children, adolescents, and adults who are coping with crisis, domestic violence, refugee resettlement, and trauma.
I am a Licensed Social Worker with a Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Illinois. I have worked with a wide range of mental health disorders while working in residential treatment and at an inpatient psychiatric hospital. I also have experience working with children, adolescents, and adults who are coping with crisis, domestic violence, refugee resettlement, and trauma.
I have specific techniques to help children and adolescents along in their growth toward managing emotions effectively.
Are you worried your child may have depression, anxiety? Does your child need help managing feelings and behaviors at home or school? Are you concerned about your child's academic performance or ability to get along with others? Perhaps as an adult, does past trauma get in the way of you living your life? Do you want to feel like you can manage life's demands without anxiety or flashbacks? Are your relationships suffering? Do you struggle with mood issues or anxiety? I specialize in treating children, adolescents and adults with a background of trauma or mood disorders.
I have specific techniques to help children and adolescents along in their growth toward managing emotions effectively.
Are you worried your child may have depression, anxiety? Does your child need help managing feelings and behaviors at home or school? Are you concerned about your child's academic performance or ability to get along with others? Perhaps as an adult, does past trauma get in the way of you living your life? Do you want to feel like you can manage life's demands without anxiety or flashbacks? Are your relationships suffering? Do you struggle with mood issues or anxiety? I specialize in treating children, adolescents and adults with a background of trauma or mood disorders.
Anna Farris
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, MS, LCPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Champaign, IL 61820
As an EMDR trained clinician, my main specialty is working with clients ( child and adult), who have experienced trauma.
First and foremost, if you are reading this, I want you to know that I see the strength it took for you to take this step in asking for help. I work with clients ages 3 and up to navigate many life challenges - whether that is reprocessing past trauma, struggling in relationships, infertility/perinatal struggles, or navigating the day to day stressors of life. Being a member of the military/veteran community, I am also passionate about working with military/veterans and their family members on the unique challenges they face in their day to day life. I hope to help each person rewrite their story into something they can be proud of.
As an EMDR trained clinician, my main specialty is working with clients ( child and adult), who have experienced trauma.
First and foremost, if you are reading this, I want you to know that I see the strength it took for you to take this step in asking for help. I work with clients ages 3 and up to navigate many life challenges - whether that is reprocessing past trauma, struggling in relationships, infertility/perinatal struggles, or navigating the day to day stressors of life. Being a member of the military/veteran community, I am also passionate about working with military/veterans and their family members on the unique challenges they face in their day to day life. I hope to help each person rewrite their story into something they can be proud of.
I am able to help adults, children, teens, trauma survivors, first responders, neuro divergent individuals.
I am a Licensed Social Worker in the state of Illinois, and I am also a trained EMDR therapist. I am experienced working with children, teens, and adults who are seeking counseling for a wide range of emotional and life experiences. I particularly enjoying working with children and teens. I am comfortable with and supportive of individuals who are on the spectrum or neuro divergent. I am driven to work with individuals who have experienced trauma of any kind, and I am particularly called to work with Police Officers, Medical Personnel, or other First Responders who are highly impacted by what they experience at work.
I am able to help adults, children, teens, trauma survivors, first responders, neuro divergent individuals.
I am a Licensed Social Worker in the state of Illinois, and I am also a trained EMDR therapist. I am experienced working with children, teens, and adults who are seeking counseling for a wide range of emotional and life experiences. I particularly enjoying working with children and teens. I am comfortable with and supportive of individuals who are on the spectrum or neuro divergent. I am driven to work with individuals who have experienced trauma of any kind, and I am particularly called to work with Police Officers, Medical Personnel, or other First Responders who are highly impacted by what they experience at work.
I really enjoy working with children, adolescents, and young adults. I love helping others realize their strengths and focus on reaching their goals. I often approach therapy with the use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools although I am able to incorporate other interventions as needed. Providing a warm and inviting environment where individuals can feel safe and comfortable is very important to me in treatment. Christian faith-based therapy is something else I provide when clients want to utilize their spirituality in their treatment.
I really enjoy working with children, adolescents, and young adults. I love helping others realize their strengths and focus on reaching their goals. I often approach therapy with the use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools although I am able to incorporate other interventions as needed. Providing a warm and inviting environment where individuals can feel safe and comfortable is very important to me in treatment. Christian faith-based therapy is something else I provide when clients want to utilize their spirituality in their treatment.
I am a licensed clinical social worker with extensive experience working with children, adolescents, and adults. I am currently pursuing additional training to become a certified Dance/Movement Therapist. Dance/Movement Therapy uses the body and movement to promote an embodied sense of wholeness and well-being. I am able to provide this form of therapy under supervision of a board certified Dance/Movement therapist. Additionally, I have completed an intensive training in EMDR and am able to perform EMDR therapy with clients.
I am a licensed clinical social worker with extensive experience working with children, adolescents, and adults. I am currently pursuing additional training to become a certified Dance/Movement Therapist. Dance/Movement Therapy uses the body and movement to promote an embodied sense of wholeness and well-being. I am able to provide this form of therapy under supervision of a board certified Dance/Movement therapist. Additionally, I have completed an intensive training in EMDR and am able to perform EMDR therapy with clients.
In her practice, Emma utilizes Dialectical Behavior Therapy with most clients; she is also trained and experienced in Play Therapy for children and adolescents, and has interest in expanding her skill to Theraplay (Play Therapy over a Telehealth/internet session). She specializes in working with individuals who have been affected by foster care or adoption and have concerns with attachment issues, transplant issues, coping and adjustment issues, and family systems.
In her practice, Emma utilizes Dialectical Behavior Therapy with most clients; she is also trained and experienced in Play Therapy for children and adolescents, and has interest in expanding her skill to Theraplay (Play Therapy over a Telehealth/internet session). She specializes in working with individuals who have been affected by foster care or adoption and have concerns with attachment issues, transplant issues, coping and adjustment issues, and family systems.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a Master’s of Social Work from the University of Southern California. I have worked in the community in various areas including child welfare, residential group homes for the developmentally disabled, managed care, and in a correctional setting. I am comfortable working with populations that have highly complex mental health problems.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a Master’s of Social Work from the University of Southern California. I have worked in the community in various areas including child welfare, residential group homes for the developmentally disabled, managed care, and in a correctional setting. I am comfortable working with populations that have highly complex mental health problems.
Elise Belknap
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC
Verified Verified
Champaign, IL 61820
Waitlist for new clients
My work with individuals is rooted in curiosity, compassion, and skill building. I support clients in connecting with themselves while helping them understand how their history impacts their current relationships and their sense of self. I have many years of experience working with children and their caregivers. Our work together will involve play, attunement, and parent coaching. As a part of the therapeutic process, I collaborate with each child’s team to create a cohesive plan for children and their families.
My work with individuals is rooted in curiosity, compassion, and skill building. I support clients in connecting with themselves while helping them understand how their history impacts their current relationships and their sense of self. I have many years of experience working with children and their caregivers. Our work together will involve play, attunement, and parent coaching. As a part of the therapeutic process, I collaborate with each child’s team to create a cohesive plan for children and their families.
My expertise is working with children, adolescents, and their families with a wide array of concerns, such as attachment, attunement, mental health diagnoses (ADHD, RAD, Conduct Disorder, PTSD, ODD), and their everyday struggles they experience through life.
Hello! My name is Marie Torchia. I earned my Masters in Clinical Mental Health from Eastern Illinois University in 2018 and working towards becoming a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), then attaining licensure as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC). I have experience working with individuals and families. I have worked in multiple agency settings from adoption preservation, sexual assault informational services, and residential facility.
My expertise is working with children, adolescents, and their families with a wide array of concerns, such as attachment, attunement, mental health diagnoses (ADHD, RAD, Conduct Disorder, PTSD, ODD), and their everyday struggles they experience through life.
Hello! My name is Marie Torchia. I earned my Masters in Clinical Mental Health from Eastern Illinois University in 2018 and working towards becoming a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), then attaining licensure as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC). I have experience working with individuals and families. I have worked in multiple agency settings from adoption preservation, sexual assault informational services, and residential facility.
Dr. Mary Derbish
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, MSW, LSW
Verified Verified
Champaign, IL 61821
You may not be there yet, but you are one step closer than you were yesterday. I specialize in treating kids and teens with anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, lack of confidence, eating disorders, difficult friendships and relationships, and trouble adjusting after divorce or other life changes. I am also passionate about empowering women through various stages of life: transitioning to college, identity development, becoming a mom, relationship conflict, divorce, and mental health. I offer parenting sessions to parents of children with emotional or behavioral struggles, and couples or family therapy for a variety of issues.
You may not be there yet, but you are one step closer than you were yesterday. I specialize in treating kids and teens with anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, lack of confidence, eating disorders, difficult friendships and relationships, and trouble adjusting after divorce or other life changes. I am also passionate about empowering women through various stages of life: transitioning to college, identity development, becoming a mom, relationship conflict, divorce, and mental health. I offer parenting sessions to parents of children with emotional or behavioral struggles, and couples or family therapy for a variety of issues.
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Monica Cherry is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a Masters of Social Work from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She specializes in child and adolescent behavioral issues including coping skills, depression, and suicide-ideation. She also has extensive experience working with people on the spectrum, Mood and Thinking Disorders as well as Psychotic Disorders and medication management. She works with individuals and families and her treatment approach includes: Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Family Systems.
Monica Cherry is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a Masters of Social Work from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She specializes in child and adolescent behavioral issues including coping skills, depression, and suicide-ideation. She also has extensive experience working with people on the spectrum, Mood and Thinking Disorders as well as Psychotic Disorders and medication management. She works with individuals and families and her treatment approach includes: Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Family Systems.
We all want our children to be happy and free from pain.
It seems like everyone else’s child has it all together and you feel scared and alone. It feels like the situation is never going to get better and you worry constantly about the future of your child. You never thought you would be in this place and you can’t seem to find your way out. All you want to do is help your child. As a parent, one of the most difficult tasks we face is to watch our children and teens struggle. Parenting an adolescent who is struggling with anxiety, depression or behavior can you leave feeling like you failed.
We all want our children to be happy and free from pain.
It seems like everyone else’s child has it all together and you feel scared and alone. It feels like the situation is never going to get better and you worry constantly about the future of your child. You never thought you would be in this place and you can’t seem to find your way out. All you want to do is help your child. As a parent, one of the most difficult tasks we face is to watch our children and teens struggle. Parenting an adolescent who is struggling with anxiety, depression or behavior can you leave feeling like you failed.
Courtney Porter--Momentum for Life Counseling, LLP
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MSW, MEd
Verified Verified
Champaign, IL 61820
Do you have a child that struggles at school academically or behaviorally? I thrive in working with school-aged children (and their families) and assisting them in living their best life. I have spent my life working with youth in various contexts and have a "way" in working with youth that invites their true inner self to explode with greatness! I also work with adults as well and focus on transitional concerns, trauma, relationship challenges, depression, anxiety, and other adult life challenges!
Do you have a child that struggles at school academically or behaviorally? I thrive in working with school-aged children (and their families) and assisting them in living their best life. I have spent my life working with youth in various contexts and have a "way" in working with youth that invites their true inner self to explode with greatness! I also work with adults as well and focus on transitional concerns, trauma, relationship challenges, depression, anxiety, and other adult life challenges!
Samantha Prague
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, MA, LCPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Champaign, IL 61820
If you or a child think they need additional tools and support to get unstuck in the chaos, please contact me to discuss goals and best fit.
Our worlds are chaotic, messy and sometimes cruel. As a result it is easy to unknowingly repeat that disorganization in our own lives. My goal to challenge these patterns of behaviors and relationships that may be keeping children, adolescents and emerging adults stuck. My specialty is working with strong personalities who have difficulty communicating their emotions with others, often relying on their behaviors alone to do so. My clients are quirky children who have ADHD, trauma, self injury, suicidality and mood disorders in addition to adolescents and college students who struggle with identity formation and healing the past.
If you or a child think they need additional tools and support to get unstuck in the chaos, please contact me to discuss goals and best fit.
Our worlds are chaotic, messy and sometimes cruel. As a result it is easy to unknowingly repeat that disorganization in our own lives. My goal to challenge these patterns of behaviors and relationships that may be keeping children, adolescents and emerging adults stuck. My specialty is working with strong personalities who have difficulty communicating their emotions with others, often relying on their behaviors alone to do so. My clients are quirky children who have ADHD, trauma, self injury, suicidality and mood disorders in addition to adolescents and college students who struggle with identity formation and healing the past.
His interest areas for therapy include child behavior, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, trauma, life adjustment, and couple and family relationships.
Dr. Poppy’s approach to psychotherapy develops client-centered foundations of empathy, acceptance, and support with clients to facilitate cognitive-behavioral and family systems therapies. His assessment interest areas include attention, mood, personality, developmental disorders, autism, and learning. His interest areas for therapy include child behavior, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, trauma, life adjustment, and couple and family relationships. He welcomes opportunities to recognize and support diversity.
His interest areas for therapy include child behavior, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, trauma, life adjustment, and couple and family relationships.
Dr. Poppy’s approach to psychotherapy develops client-centered foundations of empathy, acceptance, and support with clients to facilitate cognitive-behavioral and family systems therapies. His assessment interest areas include attention, mood, personality, developmental disorders, autism, and learning. His interest areas for therapy include child behavior, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, trauma, life adjustment, and couple and family relationships. He welcomes opportunities to recognize and support diversity.
My extensive experience includes working with sexually abused and sexually problematic children, conducting family therapy sessions, and volunteering with refugees, drawing from my personal understanding of trauma.
Hello, I'm Neelma Zafar, a dedicated mental health therapist committed to breaking down the stigma surrounding mental well-being. Regardless of your cultural background, I firmly believe that your mental and emotional health deserves the same attention as your physical well-being. Taking the courageous step to seek help can be daunting, but I am here to meet you where you are, embracing your unique strengths. My therapeutic approach is rooted in trauma-focused and evidence-based methods, empowering clients on their journey to healing.
My extensive experience includes working with sexually abused and sexually problematic children, conducting family therapy sessions, and volunteering with refugees, drawing from my personal understanding of trauma.
Hello, I'm Neelma Zafar, a dedicated mental health therapist committed to breaking down the stigma surrounding mental well-being. Regardless of your cultural background, I firmly believe that your mental and emotional health deserves the same attention as your physical well-being. Taking the courageous step to seek help can be daunting, but I am here to meet you where you are, embracing your unique strengths. My therapeutic approach is rooted in trauma-focused and evidence-based methods, empowering clients on their journey to healing.
Cameron Hunter
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Champaign, IL 61820 (Online Only)
Cameron Hunter, a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) specializes in working with those going through life transitions. He also works with people who struggle with anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder, as well as with minority populations who are experiencing challenging life experiences. As a younger professional, Cameron relates closely to and enjoys work with college-aged individuals who are navigating phases of life. In addition, he is passionate about helping children who have a diagnosis or even symptoms of ADHD. He works with couples, families, those experiencing gender issues and even Executive Functioning Disorders.
Cameron Hunter, a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) specializes in working with those going through life transitions. He also works with people who struggle with anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder, as well as with minority populations who are experiencing challenging life experiences. As a younger professional, Cameron relates closely to and enjoys work with college-aged individuals who are navigating phases of life. In addition, he is passionate about helping children who have a diagnosis or even symptoms of ADHD. He works with couples, families, those experiencing gender issues and even Executive Functioning Disorders.
Hello! I am a graduate student at the University of Illinois working to obtain my master’s degree in social work after completing my internship here at Keri Powell. I have worked in the Champaign area for over 6+ years as a mental health technician, service coordinator and family specialist. My working population specifically includes women, children, and families focusing on trauma, attachment, empowerment, and navigating local resources. I am also open to working with any population; women, children, and families are whom I have worked with the most.
Hello! I am a graduate student at the University of Illinois working to obtain my master’s degree in social work after completing my internship here at Keri Powell. I have worked in the Champaign area for over 6+ years as a mental health technician, service coordinator and family specialist. My working population specifically includes women, children, and families focusing on trauma, attachment, empowerment, and navigating local resources. I am also open to working with any population; women, children, and families are whom I have worked with the most.
With a background in supporting children through their play, it is my hope to bring a playful energy to therapy.
Welcome, you've found a soft landing space with a caring therapist ready to walk with you on your healing journey. I bring a person-centered approach to therapy, believing the best in everyone and trusting in their capacity for positive change and development. Using this relational approach allows me to see clients beyond their diagnoses and support them in personally meaningful ways. I look forward to holding a safe container for my clients in which they can reconnect to their bodies, find support and co-regulation, and learn new skills that will help each individual on their journey.
With a background in supporting children through their play, it is my hope to bring a playful energy to therapy.
Welcome, you've found a soft landing space with a caring therapist ready to walk with you on your healing journey. I bring a person-centered approach to therapy, believing the best in everyone and trusting in their capacity for positive change and development. Using this relational approach allows me to see clients beyond their diagnoses and support them in personally meaningful ways. I look forward to holding a safe container for my clients in which they can reconnect to their bodies, find support and co-regulation, and learn new skills that will help each individual on their journey.
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Child psychologists in Champaign, IL provide mental health therapy to children and are experts in child development.
Every comprehensive review of therapy with children shows that all credible approaches, when performed by a competent mental health clinician, produce almost the same results. About half of all kids will get better. Of those that improve, 80% will show progress in a relatively short time, while the remaining 20% will need longer-term support.
The best child therapists in Champaign build great relationships with the child and the parent. They also see the child's strengths and are open to hearing the child's possible solutions to the challenges the child faces. Finally, a good therapist appreciates the child's culture and is sensitive to the values of the child's community.
Every comprehensive review of therapy with children shows that all credible approaches, when performed by a competent mental health clinician, produce almost the same results. About half of all kids will get better. Of those that improve, 80% will show progress in a relatively short time, while the remaining 20% will need longer-term support.
The best child therapists in Champaign build great relationships with the child and the parent. They also see the child's strengths and are open to hearing the child's possible solutions to the challenges the child faces. Finally, a good therapist appreciates the child's culture and is sensitive to the values of the child's community.