Interpersonal Therapists in Chicago, IL
I emphasize the relational aspects of therapy, integrating interpersonal and wellness models with current neuroscience insights.
Are you stuck in unproductive patterns or frequently caretaking for others? Do you need a supportive space to explore and improve your connection with self and others? I work with individuals and couples navigating relationship challenges, life transitions, and family systems. Together, we will examine how past experiences shape current behaviors and interactions, identify unhelpful relational patterns, and uncover your vulnerabilities and strengths, all to foster meaningful change and personal growth. I specialize in complex trauma, PTSD, self-esteem, anxiety and depression.
I emphasize the relational aspects of therapy, integrating interpersonal and wellness models with current neuroscience insights.
Are you stuck in unproductive patterns or frequently caretaking for others? Do you need a supportive space to explore and improve your connection with self and others? I work with individuals and couples navigating relationship challenges, life transitions, and family systems. Together, we will examine how past experiences shape current behaviors and interactions, identify unhelpful relational patterns, and uncover your vulnerabilities and strengths, all to foster meaningful change and personal growth. I specialize in complex trauma, PTSD, self-esteem, anxiety and depression.
I am trained to help with self-esteem, confidence, family conflict, depression, anxiety and interpersonal difficulties and attend to the influence of gender, sexual orientation, age, social class, religion, and race on life experiences.
Life is overwhelming and painful sometimes. Therapy is a safe space to understand your feelings and experiences and sort through them with someone you can rely on. I value building a collaborative relationship that nurtures trust and safety. I will work with you to uncover and explore your distress, while introducing techniques to better manage it. Together we will disentangle current and past life events to understand how they are impacting you, identify patterns, and examine what you want to change and how you want to do it. During this journey, I will cheer you on, challenge you, and help you rediscover ways to care for yourself.
I am trained to help with self-esteem, confidence, family conflict, depression, anxiety and interpersonal difficulties and attend to the influence of gender, sexual orientation, age, social class, religion, and race on life experiences.
Life is overwhelming and painful sometimes. Therapy is a safe space to understand your feelings and experiences and sort through them with someone you can rely on. I value building a collaborative relationship that nurtures trust and safety. I will work with you to uncover and explore your distress, while introducing techniques to better manage it. Together we will disentangle current and past life events to understand how they are impacting you, identify patterns, and examine what you want to change and how you want to do it. During this journey, I will cheer you on, challenge you, and help you rediscover ways to care for yourself.
Debra Berth
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MA , LSW
Verified Verified
Chicago, IL 60640 (Online Only)
Do you feel stuck? Do you wish your life was different but don’t know how or where to start making changes? You don’t have to figure it out all by yourself. I enjoy working with emerging adults, adults, and seniors on navigating the uncertainty of life transitions. Common issues I work with clients on are establishing life’s goals and identity, cultivating harmony in interpersonal relationships, coping with challenging mental and physical health issues, and processing loss, grief and trauma. I enjoy working with individuals who have been diagnosed with ADHD to foster increased functioning and fulfillment.
Do you feel stuck? Do you wish your life was different but don’t know how or where to start making changes? You don’t have to figure it out all by yourself. I enjoy working with emerging adults, adults, and seniors on navigating the uncertainty of life transitions. Common issues I work with clients on are establishing life’s goals and identity, cultivating harmony in interpersonal relationships, coping with challenging mental and physical health issues, and processing loss, grief and trauma. I enjoy working with individuals who have been diagnosed with ADHD to foster increased functioning and fulfillment.
Claude works with clients with issues such as managing anxiety, depression, men's issues, interpersonal issues, racial trauma, discrimination related to their identity, and other serious mental health challenges. Committed to developing self-awareness, Claude will help clients improve their mental health, achieve healing and alignment in their lives, and address their unique issues. During your sessions, he will work with you to develop practical strategies that empower you to understand and challenge inequities. Together, Claude works with clients to facilitate overcoming these challenges through healing and personal growth.
Claude works with clients with issues such as managing anxiety, depression, men's issues, interpersonal issues, racial trauma, discrimination related to their identity, and other serious mental health challenges. Committed to developing self-awareness, Claude will help clients improve their mental health, achieve healing and alignment in their lives, and address their unique issues. During your sessions, he will work with you to develop practical strategies that empower you to understand and challenge inequities. Together, Claude works with clients to facilitate overcoming these challenges through healing and personal growth.
Illana C Jordan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MA, IO, Psych, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Chicago, IL 60660
But regardless of how we are socially positioned in life, each of us is impacted by the interpersonal, intrapersonal and systemic complexity of our society.
My practice is geared to assist individuals who, in their day to day lives, feel misunderstood, alienated or in other ways feel pressured to ascribe to interpersonal, social, familial or professional "norms" that are in contradiction to their unique personal needs or desires. By honoring each person's individual truth in order to support them in moving forward in an authentic and long-lasting way. Through supported exploration of their past experiences my clients discover how their unique personal history, not only informs how they feel today, but also what they need to change in order to feel better tomorrow.
But regardless of how we are socially positioned in life, each of us is impacted by the interpersonal, intrapersonal and systemic complexity of our society.
My practice is geared to assist individuals who, in their day to day lives, feel misunderstood, alienated or in other ways feel pressured to ascribe to interpersonal, social, familial or professional "norms" that are in contradiction to their unique personal needs or desires. By honoring each person's individual truth in order to support them in moving forward in an authentic and long-lasting way. Through supported exploration of their past experiences my clients discover how their unique personal history, not only informs how they feel today, but also what they need to change in order to feel better tomorrow.
I am on staff at SpringSource Psychological Center and have immediate availability for new clients. As a bilingual clinician, I welcome Spanish-speaking clients. My practice is based on unconditional support, understanding, and positive feedback focused on the impact of interpersonal relationships, relational patterns, and past experiences toward creating a more conscious, healthy self. My approach to trauma work heals symptoms of depression, anxiety, eating disorders, negative interactions, and PTSD, helping the client gain and practice a new set of skills.
I am on staff at SpringSource Psychological Center and have immediate availability for new clients. As a bilingual clinician, I welcome Spanish-speaking clients. My practice is based on unconditional support, understanding, and positive feedback focused on the impact of interpersonal relationships, relational patterns, and past experiences toward creating a more conscious, healthy self. My approach to trauma work heals symptoms of depression, anxiety, eating disorders, negative interactions, and PTSD, helping the client gain and practice a new set of skills.
I specialize in affirming interpersonal work related to identity development.
Therapy can heal wounds and create more rewarding relationships. I am not interested in simply pathologizing you and your challenges. Instead, I work with you to examine how your experience of the world has shaped your reality and your relationship with your self. During sessions, I will encourage you to narrate your life with full autonomy. I will ask you questions that promote deeper reflections. I might challenge some of your thinking, but I will also help you to trust me. Doing so will allow you to develop a new, different awareness that responds to the deepest motivations and meanings in life.
I specialize in affirming interpersonal work related to identity development.
Therapy can heal wounds and create more rewarding relationships. I am not interested in simply pathologizing you and your challenges. Instead, I work with you to examine how your experience of the world has shaped your reality and your relationship with your self. During sessions, I will encourage you to narrate your life with full autonomy. I will ask you questions that promote deeper reflections. I might challenge some of your thinking, but I will also help you to trust me. Doing so will allow you to develop a new, different awareness that responds to the deepest motivations and meanings in life.
Zechariah Rodriguez
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC, NBCC, MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Chicago, IL 60640 (Online Only)
Hi there! Thanks for taking a peek at my profile. I enjoy working with all ages from adolescence to teens to adults. I've really narrowed down my craft in therapy to focus on anxiety, OCD through ERP, insomnia/sleep issues, ADHD, grief, and other interpersonal issues. When clients come to work with me in therapy we use a collaborative approach to increase rapport. As we build trust together I really hone in on honesty, transparency, and authenticity. The best way engage in therapy is by showing up as you are so I can meet you where you're at nonjudgmentally because harsh self criticism blocks us from self compassion.
Hi there! Thanks for taking a peek at my profile. I enjoy working with all ages from adolescence to teens to adults. I've really narrowed down my craft in therapy to focus on anxiety, OCD through ERP, insomnia/sleep issues, ADHD, grief, and other interpersonal issues. When clients come to work with me in therapy we use a collaborative approach to increase rapport. As we build trust together I really hone in on honesty, transparency, and authenticity. The best way engage in therapy is by showing up as you are so I can meet you where you're at nonjudgmentally because harsh self criticism blocks us from self compassion.
I teach Interpersonal Dynamics at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business and have published an article for the book, "Women, Intersectionality and Power in Group Psychotherapy Leadership.
My goal is to help clients feel less alone in their struggles and more understood, as they work on what they wish to change in their lives and relationships. I believe that what has happened in our past shapes who we are today, and I help the people I work with explore the influence of the past in order to create a more fulfilling present. Within the therapeutic relationship, clients can practice and integrate more balanced ways to express themselves and connect with others. I integrate ideas and practices from relational psychodynamic, interpersonal, and modern psychoanalytic orientations.
I teach Interpersonal Dynamics at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business and have published an article for the book, "Women, Intersectionality and Power in Group Psychotherapy Leadership.
My goal is to help clients feel less alone in their struggles and more understood, as they work on what they wish to change in their lives and relationships. I believe that what has happened in our past shapes who we are today, and I help the people I work with explore the influence of the past in order to create a more fulfilling present. Within the therapeutic relationship, clients can practice and integrate more balanced ways to express themselves and connect with others. I integrate ideas and practices from relational psychodynamic, interpersonal, and modern psychoanalytic orientations.
Crystal Whitaker
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Chicago, IL 60604 (Online Only)
Clients working with me can trust I will provide a safe & nonjudgmental environment to spend time with themselves, explore & resolve interpersonal and intrapersonal conflicts, to learn self-validation, grounding techniques, problem-solving tools & other healthy coping skills to overcome traumatic triggers to create healthier behaviors in the here and now.
Often times we pre-judge situations based on past traumas or conditioning. Entering an intimate space with yourself is no easy task. But with the help of someone you trust, it makes the journey easier to embrace. It is my belief that my job as a therapist is to help my clients connect the dots within their lives in order to enhance their overall mental health. This is done by unpacking, exploring and examining roadblocks from our past that are preventing us from being present in the here & now. This type of awareness helps to foster continual growth & grants access to understanding the story behind our behaviors.
Clients working with me can trust I will provide a safe & nonjudgmental environment to spend time with themselves, explore & resolve interpersonal and intrapersonal conflicts, to learn self-validation, grounding techniques, problem-solving tools & other healthy coping skills to overcome traumatic triggers to create healthier behaviors in the here and now.
Often times we pre-judge situations based on past traumas or conditioning. Entering an intimate space with yourself is no easy task. But with the help of someone you trust, it makes the journey easier to embrace. It is my belief that my job as a therapist is to help my clients connect the dots within their lives in order to enhance their overall mental health. This is done by unpacking, exploring and examining roadblocks from our past that are preventing us from being present in the here & now. This type of awareness helps to foster continual growth & grants access to understanding the story behind our behaviors.
I have extensive experience working with the LGBTQIA+ community, am poly/ENM/kink affirming, and incorporate both interpersonal and systemic factors into our work.
My work focuses on our relationship and skills-building to relieve the symptoms that brought you into treatment in the first place while also exploring the powerful impact of early life experiences on how you view the world and yourself in the present. I believe that the relationship developed between us provides the foundation for building insight to help you reach your unique potential and create the life you want to live! I approach therapy as a collaborative journey that asks us to bring our expertise into the room and use it to reach your goals! While therapy can be hard work, humor and play is incredibly important for growth!
I have extensive experience working with the LGBTQIA+ community, am poly/ENM/kink affirming, and incorporate both interpersonal and systemic factors into our work.
My work focuses on our relationship and skills-building to relieve the symptoms that brought you into treatment in the first place while also exploring the powerful impact of early life experiences on how you view the world and yourself in the present. I believe that the relationship developed between us provides the foundation for building insight to help you reach your unique potential and create the life you want to live! I approach therapy as a collaborative journey that asks us to bring our expertise into the room and use it to reach your goals! While therapy can be hard work, humor and play is incredibly important for growth!
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I use a relational-cultural and interpersonal approach in therapy meaning that one of my top priorities is getting to know you as a whole person.
Hello and welcome! Together we can explore relationships, emotions, and identity; process events from the past; and build skills and tools for making meaningful changes in the present. I take a collaborative approach to therapy and want to provide a space that meets your unique needs and goals. I am intentional about attending to the roles that systems of oppression, power, and privilege play both in and out of the therapy room.
I use a relational-cultural and interpersonal approach in therapy meaning that one of my top priorities is getting to know you as a whole person.
Hello and welcome! Together we can explore relationships, emotions, and identity; process events from the past; and build skills and tools for making meaningful changes in the present. I take a collaborative approach to therapy and want to provide a space that meets your unique needs and goals. I am intentional about attending to the roles that systems of oppression, power, and privilege play both in and out of the therapy room.
Therapy can provide a space to feel safe and be your authentic self to process and work through interpersonal and intrapersonal struggles.
I am passionate about providing counseling for children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. I enjoy working with diverse cultural backgrounds, all sexual orientations and genders, and advocating for clients. I use integrative treatments pulling from Humanistic, Systems, Trauma-Informed, and Attachment Theory while incorporating expressive therapy techniques for individual clients. For couples therapy, I use Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy techniques to help couples understand and dismantle unhealthy conflict cycles. Let's better understand how to repair bonds together.
Therapy can provide a space to feel safe and be your authentic self to process and work through interpersonal and intrapersonal struggles.
I am passionate about providing counseling for children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. I enjoy working with diverse cultural backgrounds, all sexual orientations and genders, and advocating for clients. I use integrative treatments pulling from Humanistic, Systems, Trauma-Informed, and Attachment Theory while incorporating expressive therapy techniques for individual clients. For couples therapy, I use Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy techniques to help couples understand and dismantle unhealthy conflict cycles. Let's better understand how to repair bonds together.
Primary Care Psychology Associates, LLC
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Chicago, IL 60611
We utilize exclusively the latest evidence-based practices in cognitive, behavioral, interpersonal, and psychodynamic psychotherapy.
Primary Care Psychology Associates, LLC is the premier provider of outpatient adult and pediatric psychological services in Central and Northern Chicagoland. We provide comprehensive pediatric (0-18) and adult psychological services, including psychological assessment, consultation, and psychotherapy (individual, couples, and family). Our locations are accessible and conveniently located close to major transportation hubs throughout the greater Chicago area. For more information on our locations and our therapists, please visit www.pcpachicago.com
We utilize exclusively the latest evidence-based practices in cognitive, behavioral, interpersonal, and psychodynamic psychotherapy.
Primary Care Psychology Associates, LLC is the premier provider of outpatient adult and pediatric psychological services in Central and Northern Chicagoland. We provide comprehensive pediatric (0-18) and adult psychological services, including psychological assessment, consultation, and psychotherapy (individual, couples, and family). Our locations are accessible and conveniently located close to major transportation hubs throughout the greater Chicago area. For more information on our locations and our therapists, please visit www.pcpachicago.com
Dr. Lara Savicevic
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, PsyD, LCPC
Verified Verified
Chicago, IL 60640 (Online Only)
Lara’s expertise includes Mood and Anxiety disorders, interpersonal and relationship issues, parenting issues, life transitions, academic and occupational stress, substance abuse, LGBTQ+ and cultural assimilation issues.
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Dr. Lara Savicevic brings more than 20 years of diverse clinical experience to her work with individuals, couples and families of all backgrounds and presenting issues. Dr. Lara earned her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Adler School of Professional Psychology in Chicago. Thanks to her advanced education and training coupled with her well-rounded professional experience, Dr. Lara is known amongst her patients for providing a non-judgmental, supportive and encouraging treatment environment. She currently works with individuals ages 18 to 80.
Lara’s expertise includes Mood and Anxiety disorders, interpersonal and relationship issues, parenting issues, life transitions, academic and occupational stress, substance abuse, LGBTQ+ and cultural assimilation issues.
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Dr. Lara Savicevic brings more than 20 years of diverse clinical experience to her work with individuals, couples and families of all backgrounds and presenting issues. Dr. Lara earned her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Adler School of Professional Psychology in Chicago. Thanks to her advanced education and training coupled with her well-rounded professional experience, Dr. Lara is known amongst her patients for providing a non-judgmental, supportive and encouraging treatment environment. She currently works with individuals ages 18 to 80.
Susie Moya
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, ICDVP
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Chicago, IL 60608
Life can be a journey of transitions and challenges. I recognize that the impact of change can be stressful on the mind and the body. As a bi-cultural therapist, I support individuals adjust to life transitions using culturally informed strength-based and mindful based approaches. I have experience providing trauma therapy to adults who have been affected by interpersonal violence and intergenerational trauma. I also recognize how chronic stress and trauma, as well as cultural factors, influence an individual’s sense of self.
Life can be a journey of transitions and challenges. I recognize that the impact of change can be stressful on the mind and the body. As a bi-cultural therapist, I support individuals adjust to life transitions using culturally informed strength-based and mindful based approaches. I have experience providing trauma therapy to adults who have been affected by interpersonal violence and intergenerational trauma. I also recognize how chronic stress and trauma, as well as cultural factors, influence an individual’s sense of self.
Welcome! 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.
Welcome! 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.
Many dynamics may affect your health and sense of well being. Interpersonal relations and social forces create regular stress that challenges daily life. Witnessing resilience in people who manage these challenges makes me passionate about the process. I have worked with people experiencing acute crises, PTSD, depression, anxiety, addiction, identity issues and personal health issues. My approach is rooted in compassion and I provide a genuine space to feel safe and be heard. Therapy is for everyone and I see this work as a collaboration.
Many dynamics may affect your health and sense of well being. Interpersonal relations and social forces create regular stress that challenges daily life. Witnessing resilience in people who manage these challenges makes me passionate about the process. I have worked with people experiencing acute crises, PTSD, depression, anxiety, addiction, identity issues and personal health issues. My approach is rooted in compassion and I provide a genuine space to feel safe and be heard. Therapy is for everyone and I see this work as a collaboration.
I believe every person has the capacity to face their challenges, to become unstuck from self-defeating patterns, and to live their life in a more empowering and authentic way. I offer integrative, multiculturally-informed psychotherapy for adults of all ages. Some common themes that emerge in my work include relationship concerns, life transitions, identity issues, trauma, existential distress, finding meaning and purpose, and anxiety and depression. I am committed to helping my clients develop self-compassion, interpersonal awareness, intentionality, and balance in their lives.
I believe every person has the capacity to face their challenges, to become unstuck from self-defeating patterns, and to live their life in a more empowering and authentic way. I offer integrative, multiculturally-informed psychotherapy for adults of all ages. Some common themes that emerge in my work include relationship concerns, life transitions, identity issues, trauma, existential distress, finding meaning and purpose, and anxiety and depression. I am committed to helping my clients develop self-compassion, interpersonal awareness, intentionality, and balance in their lives.
My approach to psychotherapy is interpersonal and collaborative.
Life is difficult even under the best of circumstances. You may be seeking therapy in order to overcome some blocks to important goals in your relationships or career. Oftentimes these blocks are the result of using ways of coping that once were essential in dealing with important figures and problems from earlier in life, but which now get in the way of positive and healthy emotional and interpersonal functioning. Therapy is an excellent way of using a helping relationship to identify these coping styles, and ultimately to develop more effective ways of relating to yourself and to others.
My approach to psychotherapy is interpersonal and collaborative.
Life is difficult even under the best of circumstances. You may be seeking therapy in order to overcome some blocks to important goals in your relationships or career. Oftentimes these blocks are the result of using ways of coping that once were essential in dealing with important figures and problems from earlier in life, but which now get in the way of positive and healthy emotional and interpersonal functioning. Therapy is an excellent way of using a helping relationship to identify these coping styles, and ultimately to develop more effective ways of relating to yourself and to others.
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Interpersonal Therapists
Is interpersonal therapy evidence-based?
Studies have found interpersonal therapy to be effective for life transitions including retirement, divorce, and job loss. Also, some studies have found it to be just as useful as medication and other therapy approaches. The benefits of interpersonal therapy can last long after treatment has been completed; the individual can use the tenets of this therapy throughout their life.
How long does interpersonal therapy take?
Interpersonal psychotherapy is normally time-limited and focuses on specific problems in the client’s everyday relationships. Treatment can be either one-on-one or take place in a group setting; it tends to last 12 to 16 weeks, depending on the individual client’s needs. If a new interpersonal problem arises in the future, the client may require additional therapy to address it specifically. The timeline and session schedule may vary depending on the client’s challenges as well as their progress. Treatment may conclude with wrap-up sessions to review the client’s accomplishments.
Is interpersonal therapy effective?
Research shows that interpersonal therapy can help someone manage or reduce symptoms of conditions such as depression or anxiety. The approach may also offer a range of benefits that are hard to measure but valuable—including healthier relationships and improved feelings of self-worth. The therapist will give the client practical solutions that can be put into practice. The brief duration of this therapy also means that clients can see changes in their relationships fairly quickly.
What are the limitations of interpersonal therapy?
Interpersonal therapy may not effectively treat certain mental health conditions such as psychosis, chronic illness, or alcohol relapse. Because it is short-term in nature, it may not be the best approach for conditions that need to be tracked, though maintenance sessions are a viable approach under these circumstances.
Can interpersonal psychotherapy be done online?
Yes, interpersonal psychotherapy can be conducted effectively either in-person or online. A therapist with expertise in IPT will be able to adjust their techniques, such as role-playing, to better suit the online environment. Offering online IPT can make it more accessible for clients who have transportation difficulties; it also provides the ideal opportunity to explore challenges unique to digital relationships.