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China Oughton
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MSMFT (she, her)
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Vernon Hills, IL 60061
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China Oughton is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She completed her Masters of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy at The Family Institute at Northwestern University. She acquired a diverse range of clinical experience through training at The Family Institute's Bette D. Harris Family and Child Clinic and the Parents In Charge (PIC) Clinic located in Chicago, IL. She has experience in crisis and family intervention within therapeutic day school settings and is a trauma-informed and EMDR trained therapist. She has completed trainings and is experienced with reunification and court-ordered family therapy.
China works in a relational context with couples, co-parents and families looking to de-escalate conflicts, build connection, and progress through life-transitions. She welcome clients from a diverse range of ethnic and religious backgrounds and identifies as LGBTQ+ informed. She specializes in high-conflict family cases often with court involvement.
China works collaboratively with clients and their family systems and prioritizes the client-therapist alliance. She maintains a nonjudgmental, validating and directive style focusing on creating security and transparency. She uses an empirically-informed integrative, systemic model of therapy.
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- BCBS of IL PPO
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China Oughton
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MSMFT
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Illinois / 166.001276 China Oughton
- Certificate from AAMFT 159883 / 2015
- Certificate from EMDRIA 44236928 / 2017
- Attended Northwestern University
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Reunification and Court-Ordered Therapy
- Parenting
- Family Therapy
Expertise
- Child
- Divorce
- Family Conflict
- Infidelity
- Marital and Premarital
- Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
- Relationship Issues
- Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
- Trauma and PTSD
Endorsement
Client Focus
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Court-Ordered Therapy
- Culturally Sensitive
- EMDR
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Integrative
- Relational
- Reunification Therapy
- Strength-Based
Location
Primary Location
Barrington Center for Marriage and Family Therapy
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
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China Oughton
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MSMFT