Chronic Pain Therapists in Loop, Chicago, IL

Asking for help isn't easy and takes a great deal of courage. I greatly respect the individuals I work with and do my best to make their experience one that feels healing and encouraging. I work with children, teens, and adults with anxiety, depression, ADHD, chronic medical conditions, trauma, and difficulties with relationships, life transitions, and self-esteem. I utilize a warm and thoughtful approach to create a genuine and collaborative partnership with each individual I work with.

I believe at some point, everyone experiences difficulties they cannot resolve through their usual means of coping and problem-solving. I can help you move forward by understanding patterns in your relationships, past experiences, thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and how they contribute to your current symptoms and concerns. With this insight, you can then take actions to produce the changes you seek. I'm passionate about helping clients find constructive and realistic solutions that reflect their individual personality and lifestyle.

Taking New Clients. It takes great courage to live out our authentic selves, find wisdom underneath our emotions, and repair and transform relationships that are close to heart. I admire your strength and humanity. As a psychologist, researcher, and professor, I received training in individual, couple, family, and group psychotherapy. As an immigrant, I witness life and culture in its nuances and complexities. I believe (and research shows) that, built upon a safe and trusting relationship, therapy can effectively support people to find clarity, authenticity, and resolution through the richness of our life journeys.

I am a licensed clinical neuropsychologist specializing in neuropsychological and psychodiagnostic evaluations and treatment. I work with adolescents and adults who present with cognitive changes in the context of neurological, medical, and psychiatric conditions. Areas of clinical interest include dementia, traumatic brain injury (TBI), stroke, autoimmune disorders, and psychiatric disorders.

I specialize in psychodynamic, insight driven treatment for emotional difficulties or prolonged dissatisfaction in life, including chronic depression, treatment-resistant anxiety, repeated relationship difficulty, childhood trauma, prolonged grief, narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), OCD, feelings of isolation, fear of aging, hypochondria and, emotional difficulties experienced by adult children of first generation immigrants. The frequency of treatment is typically once a week and sometimes twice a week.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), and a Certified Addictions Counselor (CADC). I see therapy as a collaborative process of growth and change. My approach is flexible, warm and empathic. I have over 10 years of experience with individuals, couples and groups and utilize psychodynamics, CBT, Motivational Interviewing, family systems, relational, and relapse prevention strategies.

My Philosophy Strength based therapy - resolve your problems based on your ;strengths. Empower yourself, and gain back your personal self. Balance between independence and togetherness. Effectively communicate. Free yourself from the oppression of your problems; You, and not your problems, are in charge.

If you are struggling with this thing called life;I can help! Whether it is the day to day challenges of your relationships (spouse, children,parents,siblings, friends,boss or co-workers), or how you feel about yourself (physically, emotionally, spiritually); if you are ready to make changes or improvements in any area in your life, I welcome the opportunity to work with you! Also, if you are going through some of life's more serious challenges: divorce, domestic abuse, substance abuse, depression, anxiety, eating disorders,sexual abuse trauma, or death of a loved one; please contact me.

I provide treatment to individuals, specializing in working with emerging adults and family members supporting those navigating that developmental stage. My experience emphasizes the significance of tailoring interventions to meet the diverse needs of each client. I will help you explore how your past is showing up in your present, and work to heal what is keeping you from living more authentically. I specialize in helping clients figure out where they’d like to see improvements in their lives. This could be related to many things including gender, sexuality, relationships, anxiety and depression, or emotional regulation.

What's your definition of birthright? As we grow, family, culture, and society can assign meaning that does not serve our best interest but theirs. Devastatingly, we're often taught to point the finger back at ourselves when things go wrong. But I believe we heal and thrive when we nurture healthy intrinsic (fundamental to who we are) connection to ourselves and others. This work creates a safety net allowing us to build self-esteem and adapt without losing our personal power. Pursuing the arts with a former career as a performer, choreographer, and artistic director, I strongly relate to "fitting-in while trying to stand-out".

Change can be scary and may force us to adapt quickly when we don't want to. Maybe you feel anxiety, guilt, shame, isolation, or the feeling to continue the legacy bestowed upon you. You might feel like this is blocking you from growing. Be it a damaged relationship with your roots, needing to uproot and find a change of pace in life, or learning how to continue to find peace or tranquility where you are currently. You are not alone and you deserve to feel relief.

I am a licensed professional counselor dedicated to supporting individuals and families from diverse backgrounds as they navigate various challenges. I work from an integrative therapy approach, informed by existential therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy. My experience as a psychotherapist includes treating issues such as social isolation, relationship conflict, grief, trauma, anxiety, and depression. I hope to create a safe space where you can confront and address the complexities of life. In about 8-10 sessions, clients often gain a greater sense of empowerment and self-efficacy.

The Aspen Center team is here to help you address the specific ways the pandemic has affected your life. We offer in-person or telehealth sessions. We can help with Social Isolation, Work-Life Balance, Parenting, Relationship Stress, Agoraphobia, Grief and Loss, Financial Stress / Strain, Anxiety, and Depression. Further, your Insurance may cover Teletherapy (We can check for you!) At The Aspen Center, our personalized approach focuses on partnership and respect, with an emphasis on the mind-body connection. You can expect an environment that conveys a sense of warmth, comfort, and confidentiality, whether in person or on Zoom.

Grief, loss, and change challenge us to renegotiate – in our bodies, in our thoughts – earlier and similar transformations in our lives, stirring up difficult emotions, thoughts, images, and bodily experiences. In our work together, I will attend with integrity to whatever expressions of body, mind, and heart that arise. In this work that requires patience of us both, I will help you to discover and connect the elements of your own unconscious, history, desires, associations, leading to a genuine – even transformative – development of your own psychological, spiritual, and embodied personal narrative.

Hello! Effective psychotherapy helps people make meaningful changes that improve their lives. A good therapist should, first and foremost, be able to help you reduce the immediate distress that has pushed you to look for treatment. Once that initial relief is accomplished, the way is then cleared to focus on the bigger-picture of your life: your beliefs and feelings about yourself and others, your interpersonal style, the usual ways in which you protect yourself from getting hurt, the influence of your childhood experiences, and many other factors, all with the aim of facilitating lasting improvements in quality of life.

I have worked with kids, families, and individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, and looking at the need behind the behavior. It's important for us to be curious at what the need underlying thoughts, feelings and actions. Often, if we can work on strategies to help regulate, we find that thoughts, feelings, or actions feel less overwhelming and stressful.

Therapy can truly change how you see yourself, how you feel about yourself and how you experience life. It is a wonderful process, and I strongly believe that a supportive and trusting therapeutic alliance empowers the client to make positive change and promotes healthy personal growth. My passion is working with adults, especially those experiencing chronic health issues, grief, depression, anxiety, life transitions, family and relationship conflict.

You're looking for a therapist, that's great! That means that you are ready to make some changes. Maybe you've been struggling with anxiety, depression, relationships or many of the other problems that bring us down. You can let go of old habits that are holding you back. If you want a life filled with joy, happiness and energy I'm with you! We all want that. Imagine the triumph of waking up every day feeling more secure, confident, and successful! Let's look into the magic of learning those skills and tools that will lead you directly to your life's goals and achievements. I can help you get there.

I provide therapy for individuals and couples, specializing in relationship difficulties. My particular interest and expertise is working with people suffering from anxiety, depression and trauma. I use a psychoanalytic approach with an emphasis on genuine connection and empowerment. This is helpful to bring understanding and insight to past experiences, that may be impacting one's behavior, feelings and patterns, allowing them to remain stuck. I believe in the power of the therapeutic relationship and am deeply committed to a strong working alliance with each of my clients, resulting in effective treatment and authentic change.