ADHD Therapists in Graceland West, Chicago, IL

My journey into the world of mental health began with a deep commitment to helping people find peace and fulfillment in their lives. I specialize in addressing anxiety, depression, life transitions, self-esteem issues, relationship conflicts, ADHD, and substance use. With experience working with children, teens, and adults, I guide clients through a range of life challenges. My therapeutic approach is flexible and individualized, drawing from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), play therapy for children, and incorporating elements of art therapy.

As a collaborative counselor, I create a therapeutic relationship that is genuine, warm, and non-judgmental. My approach is centered on considering the client as expert while working to help you reach stability, manage your challenges, and reach your goals. Coming from a cultural background where mental health is often stigmatized, I understand that seeking support can be difficult and therefore I aim to create a welcoming space for you ... a space of empowerment, improvement, and healing.

As human beings, life has a way of creating challenges we can find difficult to face on our own. I firmly believe each of us possess fundamental inner-strengths that can not only help us cope with these challenges, but flourish and thrive together. My goal as a therapist is to come alongside clients in a compassionate nonjudgmental stance to help identify your strengths and how to translate them into meaningful growth within yourself and in your relationships. I value using a mind/body approach and a warm, relational atmosphere in therapy. I am LGBTQIA+-affirming, trauma-informed, sex-positive, kink and poly-friendly.

Have you ever felt alone on your path towards healing? Are you struggling to understand how set healthy boundaries, focus, and find self-worth? Therapy can provide a safe space to feel seen and heard. When we begin to explore, accept, and understand ourselves, this causes everlasting internal change. I hope to foster connection based on genuine empathy, accountability, humor, and non-judgment.

Have you been feeling overwhelmed with emotions and the depth with which you experience them? Do you feel the world doesn't understand your sensitivity? Have you been feeling isolated by how you feel? Do you feel like you’re burdening others when you share and are looking for a place you can openly express yourself? Do you feel like you experience the world around you differently from others? If you feel like you can relate to these questions, you are not alone and you are in the right place. Wherever you are right now is a great place to start.

Welcome! I am honored to walk alongside you and help you navigate throughout this experience. I am passionate about working with students. This phase of life comes with a unique set of challenges such as adjusting to life transitions, working through school and career stressors, managing relationship and family challenges, and exploring one’s developing identity. I aim to help you navigate stress management, prevent burnout, and set a healthy work/life balance. I also specialize in working with clients with body image issues and eating concerns, and have extensively researched ADHD and concentration difficulties in young adults.

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 are someone who seeks to connect with your authentic yes and no, to feel at home in your skin, to trust your internal metric, and to get to the root of what is hurting, somatic therapy may be a good fit for you. I love working with folks who are interested in the deep work, getting out of their minds and into their bodies to reconnect with the innate healing capacity we all carry within us. Our body holds the story of everything that has ever happened to us, and together you and I can work to develop internal safety and connection so that you can own your story and write a new one for your future.

I want to give you the tools and support to create a life that meets your needs. As an art therapist and counselor, I believe in the power of creativity to foster connection, expression, and healing, particularly when words fall short. My goal is to meet you where you are and to create a non-judgmental space to foster change.

The stories of our lives are made up of connections and strengths as well as challenges. I will walk alongside you through the processing of these hardships in a journey towards healing and growth. I work to create a safe, non-judgemental space with an empathetic and collaborative approach. I believe in empowerment, authenticity, and honesty to foster insight into patterns and progress towards the goals you seek to achieve.

I am a queer mental health professional who uses trauma-informed care to create a safe, inclusive, and empowering space for all clients of any background. I work with only adults who typically present cPTSD (Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). Many of them come to me seeking help for their religious trauma, betrayal/abandonment trauma, out of control sexual behaviors, eating disorders, and relationship issues.

Hi there, I'm Sarah. My goal is simple: to support you on your journey towards healing and self-discovery. With a warm and empathetic approach, I specialize in supporting individuals who are navigating challenges such as interpersonal/childhood trauma (C-PTSD), anxiety, depression, dissociation, and shame. I'm passionate about helping you navigate the complexities of your inner world to find growth, self-acceptance, and empowerment. In our sessions, it's all about you. You're in the driver's seat, and I'm here to provide the guidance and support you need to thrive.

As a therapist, I am dedicated to actively listening to your daily concerns, no matter how challenging. My primary objective is to create a secure, non-judgmental environment where you feel comfortable opening up about your difficulties. I believe in fostering a collaborative approach to tackle the obstacles that may be hindering your progress towards achieving your goals. I am committed to equipping you with effective tools and coping mechanisms to navigate your emotions, all while nurturing self-love and confidence, empowering you to evolve into your best self.

Teens, adolescents, adults, and couples ... As strength and performance-based clinicians, we welcome clients across the lifespan. We work to form authentic therapeutic relationships and are transparent in our work with you. As relational practitioners, we help you create safe and satisfying relationships with others that are necessary for psychological wellness. We use the therapeutic relationship as a model to create healthier relationships with yourself and others.

I believe that all healing happens within connection. All personal healing, in turn heals the collective. You are the creator of your own life. We will move down a path of self-actualization and change, utilizing your personal strengths to guide us. I am passionate about facilitating creative, client-centered and culturally-centered therapy. You are the expert on your life, and I will support you in transformative self-reflection and embodiment. When it comes to PTSD and trauma, I use somatic practices, EMDR Flash Technique, art therapy and attachment theory.

I believe in empowering every client to be the center of the therapeutic process where the goal is to encourage exploration, insight, and reflection through curiosity and collaboration. My aim is to provide a safe and nonjudgmental space to foster healing for every individual. I also believe that each individual is unique and exploring collaboratively allows for deeper understanding and context for how one thinks, feels, and experiences life. I have worked with adolescents, teens and adults in both individual who face struggles with people pleasing, complex trauma, anxiety, depression, PTSD, and bipolar disorder.

I specialize in working with queer, trans, poly, trauma/complex trauma survivors, and/or neurodivergent communities. I am passionate about developing and nurturing community connections. I find this vital for navigating the full scope of our shared human experience. Additionally, I am experienced in supporting individuals navigating their queer and trans family identity, relational attachment difficulties, anxiety, negative self-talk, grief, and the challenges of finding community.

If you're here, you're probably looking for a change. Whether it's in your relationships, patterns, thoughts, feelings, or something else that's important to you. Life is full of challenges, but I firmly believe that people have fundamental inner-strengths that can help them cope. As a therapist, I warmly accept my clients as they are, and work alongside them to explore who they would like to become. I believe in the power of human connection, and strive to use that connection to help empower my clients to access their strengths; to ultimately bring about meaningful change, healing, growth, and understanding.

A trusting and collaborative relationship is essential in therapy, and it is my goal to provide my clients with a warm and non-judgmental atmosphere in which to explore their experiences, feelings and concerns. I work with adults who are struggling with a wide range of problems including anxiety, depression, procrastination and life stressors. In addition to addressing immediate concerns and problematic symptoms, I work with my clients to understand and change longstanding relationship patterns and sources of dissatisfaction so that they can achieve greater fulfillment, intimacy and resilience.