Couples Counseling Therapists in Uptown, Chicago, IL

I’m in-network with Bcbs PPO, Aetna PPO and ComPsych. I am deeply passionate about relationship building with my clients. If you don’t connect with the person sitting across from you, healing wounds is exceptionally difficult. I have 16 years experience working with individuals and couples on interpersonal issues, communication, relationship issues, anxiety, depression, mood dysregulation, life transition, identity, grief and conflict. I am particularly interested in and have many years experience working with emerging adults/college/post-college students, women and the LGBTQIA+ community.

Hi, I'm a licensed clinical social worker committed to partnering along the journey towards resilience, empowerment, and overall well-being. My approach is founded on compassion, authenticity, and collaboration. I strive to create a warm and non-judgmental space where you can openly explore your thoughts, feelings, and life experiences. With experience across the lifespan and different treatment settings, I draw from evidence-based treatment modalities and tailor my interventions to meet each person’s unique needs and goals.

With a background in community-based mental health and a focus on the sociopolitical systems that bring people to therapy, I approach my work with a thoughtful perspective. I specialize in working with trans and queer individuals, trauma-processing, navigating relationship concerns, and supporting those interested in gaining a deeper understanding of themselves.

As an intercultural and bilingual therapist, I provide culturally responsive, client-centered services to diverse populations in Spanish and English. I have extensive training and experience supporting children, youth, adults, couples, and families. I strive to create a safe space that is responsive, affirming, and inclusive. I use an integrative approach in therapy, considering personal strengths, values, culture, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender, and intersectional identity.

I believe it takes courage to know yourself deeply. I want to create a space where you can begin to know yourself better, uncover connections between past and present, and build out a life that makes you proud. I want to honor the strength and knowledge you already hold, and create a partnership where we can talk about what feels most tender, scary, and exciting. I believe that understanding your past can help illuminate struggles in your present, and can offer a road map towards change. We can work together to explore ways in which you can feel safer in your body and more confident in your ability to handle life’s challenges.

Hi I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in the state of Illinois and am experienced providing individual, couples, family and group counseling interventions. I work with children through adults, from a variety of backgrounds and varied presenting concerns. I utilize CBT, brief solution focused models, TF-CBT, and person centered interventions. I am a member of the Illinois Counseling Association and Illinois Mental Health Counseling Association.

Sometimes we might feel like nobody understands us or what we are going through. Life can present some major challenges, and it is hard to be trapped in what seems like an inescapable situation. I know what it is like to feel stuck. These types of situations are numerous: problems communicating with a partner, having low motivation in a job, missing a loved one that you have lost, paralyzing anxiety about making an important decision. Seeking the help of a mental health professional is the first step in getting unstuck. There is great courage in being able to ask for help. I am glad that you are embarking on this journey.

Childhood, adolescence, and parenting all come with their own challenges. Having worked with all three populations in a variety of treatment settings, I have a unique understanding of the complexities of family dynamics as well as how symptoms of anxiety, depression, and ADHD may present in all ages. I also have a history of success with helping parents feel supported while navigating their child's mental health concerns in order to best support their family's growth.

My assumption about most people who seek out a therapist is they are stuck in a situation and have already tried everything they can think of to get unstuck. My approach is pragmatic, non-judgmental, and client-centered. I enjoy working with individuals, couples, and polycules to develop new skills that will empower them to move towards the lives they want to live. I am a total nerd about therapy and love the creativity of tailoring therapeutic approaches to clients.

My areas of expertise include relational concerns, anxiety/depression, emotion regulation, young-adult development and life transitions (moves, school/career, divorce/separation, etc.) Interpersonal difficulties with repetitive arguments, communication and messaging, lack of understanding, stonewalling/withdrawal, infidelity, difficulty navigating needs and expectations. Together we will identify patterns, stressors, the role of beliefs, goals and emotions in motivating behavior. Life comes with problems, and success is dependent on navigating the ups and downs.

I want to help you live purpose led, pleasure-full life. I work with individuals and couples on all manner of relationships. In my couples work, I help partners rediscover intimate connection, learn more effective and compassionate ways of communicating, and rebuild trust. Often, I work with couples on co-parenting, life transitions, and mismatched desire. With individuals I support all of your relationships, whether you’re wanting to find love, deepen friendships, or understand your family. I also help individuals with managing anxiety, spiritual/religious trauma, and healing body image.

I specialize in working with individuals, couples, and relationships across life stages processing complex trauma (childhood, spiritual, interpersonal, social), navigating life transitions, and exploring identity and relationships. My experience aligns with anxiety and depression, grief/loss, intimacy concerns, alternative relationship structures, self-perception, perfectionism, dissociation, and insecure attachment.

I specialize in teenagers, children, and young adults with anxiety and depression. I’m LGBTQIA+ affirming and work with people from all cultural backgrounds. I love working with families who can’t seem to understand each other or can’t stop fighting. As a 2nd generation immigrant myself, I work a lot with generational differences in multicultural families. If you’re new to therapy, welcome! It can be a deeply challenging and rewarding process, but we’ll be in it together. Therapy is a relationship between a client and a therapist, not a one-way street. I’ll be my genuine, imperfect self, and you be yours.

My ideal style of therapy is suited to clients who believe that the relationship between therapist and client is paramount to the ability to change. I believe that change happens at the crossroads of challenge and non-judgement and this is the primary focus of my treatment- creating a safe environment in which clients believe they can present their issues and have them challenged in a supportive and non-judgemental way. I firmly believe that all clients have the ability to heal and grow regardless of personal, historical, professional and relational challenges.

Thank you for stepping out of the shadows so you don't feel invisible to important people. To create the relationships you desire, you must face the causes of anxiety, depression, perfectionism, procrastination, self-criticism, or insecurities. The time has come for you to love yourself unconditionally and put yourself first! My goal is to help you feel more connected, empowered, and secure in your life and relationships, whether it's your first time in therapy, your return, or you're looking for a new therapist. Now is your time!

My clients seek to understand and accept themselves and their life experiences. Together we will explore how your past is impacting your present, so you can ultimately move toward a better future.

Therapy works when we click. That’s why I work to create an experience that is as warm and welcoming as it is challenging and real, where you feel uniquely and deeply understood. The path to that understanding can be hard work, but you might be surprised to find how much laughter and joy are a part of it, too. I believe that this kind of highly connected therapeutic relationship lets us dig in about the important things, setting the stage for development of insight, skills, vulnerability, and the kind of change that runs deep.

I honor the courage it takes for you to have made it to this point in your journey. I work to facilitate a space of curiosity that leads to deeper insight, awareness, and self-compassion to help bring meaningful change where it is needed. I believe that resilience, the capacity to recover from adversity, is a key ability for mental and emotional health. Building this capacity is a healing practice. I use resiliency skills in the “here and now” during our sessions to build healthy habits for sustainable wellness. I also value collaboration, and often invite feedback to ensure your voice and purpose is at the center of the work,

As a trauma and couples therapist, I work with survivors of sexual and interpersonal violence and those impacted by traumatic generational cycles or systemic oppression. Depression, anxiety, issues with focus and attention, rumination, chronic pain, identity crisis, and relationship issues act as alarms that tell us things need to change. Seeking therapy can be an empowering first step in reclaiming trust in yourself, your body, and your relationships. In couples therapy, we will work on communication, rebuilding intimacy and sexuality, and creating security and stability while ditching social scripts that don't serve you anymore.