Donald ( D. J. ) Watson II
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, LMFT (he, him)
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3 Endorsed
Chicago, IL 60640
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I believe that therapy is most successful when there is mutual respect and trust between the therapist and client. I have successfully worked with families, teens, and adults from diverse sexual orientations, ethnicities, cultures, and religious backgrounds. Some of my clinical specialties include couples/family conflict, social and cultural stressors, anxiety, depression, trauma, and meaning making.
I use an integrated, person-centered approach that draws upon CBT, Gottman, and Narrative Therapy techniques. Using these techniques, I work with clients to identify skills, build upon strengths, and reduce negative symptoms.
In session I work to blend knowledge, humor, passion, and compassion to help children, couples, families, and adults in an ever changing world.
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Finances
Fees
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by American Express, Cash, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Insurance
- Aetna
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Cigna and Evernorth
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
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Donald ( D. J. ) Watson II
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, LMFT
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Illinois / 166.001504 Donald ( D. J. ) Watson II
- In Practice for 7 Years
- Degree/Diploma from University of Central Arkansas B.S. Environmental Science / 2010
- Attended Northeastern Illinois University , M.A. Family Therapy, Graduated 2017
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Donald ( D. J. ) Watson II
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, LMFT
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Family Conflict
- Life Transitions
- Racial Identity
Expertise
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Adoption
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Body Positivity
- Career Counseling
- Child
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Divorce
- Dual Diagnosis
- Education and Learning Disabilities
- Emotional Disturbance
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Coaching
- Marital and Premarital
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Sex Therapy
- Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
- Sexual Abuse
- Spirituality
- Sports Performance
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Thinking Disorders
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
- Veterans
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Donald ( D. J. ) Watson II
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, LMFT
3 Endorsements
Client Focus
Age
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Black and African American
Age
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Black and African American
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Culturally Sensitive
- Existential
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Feminist
- Gottman Method
- Humanistic
- Integrative
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Interpersonal
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multicultural
- Narrative
- Person-Centered
- Strength-Based
- Structural Family Therapy
- Trauma Focused
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Donald ( D. J. ) Watson II
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, LMFT
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Donald ( D. J. ) Watson II
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, LMFT