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Derek Bylsma
Counselor, LCPC
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65 East Wacker Place, Suite 2200, Chicago, IL 60601
Let's Connect (312) 757-7509
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Derek is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and respected expert in his field. He is also fully trained in EMDR Therapy. In addition to two bachelor degrees, one from Kalamazoo College and the other from University of Wisconsin-Madison, Derek also holds a Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Roosevelt University. Derek has worked extensively with people suffering from all types of addictions as well as depression, anxiety and dual diagnosis. He believes in collaborating with his clients and "It all works out in the end. If it hasn't worked out, it's not the end"
Derek believes in understanding the specifics of each client and the individual issues they are facing. All of us are different and no two people will react exactly the same to treatment. Therefore, Derek believes this really needs to be a specialized and individualized approach with each client.
We have a very unique Intensive Program for Addiction and Mood Disorders. This is a specialized and individualized program centered around one on one work. Please contact Derek with questions.
Call or Email Derek Bylsma now for a free 15 minute consultation - (312) 757-7509
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Finances
Fees
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by American Express, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa
Insurance
- Out of Network
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Derek Bylsma
Counselor, LCPC
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Illinois / 180010793 Derek Bylsma
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Addiction
- Substance Use
- Depression
Expertise
- ADHD
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Antisocial Personality
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Career Counseling
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Relapse
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Gambling
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infidelity
- Intellectual Disability
- Internet Addiction
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Spirituality
- Sports Performance
- Stress
- Suicidal Ideation
- Thinking Disorders
- Trauma and PTSD
- Veterans
- Video Game Addiction
Client Focus
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Lesbian Allied
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Lesbian Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Compassion Focused
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- EMDR
- Existential
- Experiential Therapy
- Family Systems
- Humanistic
- Integrative
- Interpersonal
- Intervention
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative
- Person-Centered
- Positive Psychology
- Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
- Strength-Based
- Structural Family Therapy
- Trauma Focused
Location
Primary Location
Millennium Counseling Center
65 East Wacker Place
Suite 2200
Chicago, IL 60601
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Nearby Areas
Cities
Counties
Neighborhoods
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Derek Bylsma
Counselor, LCPC