Mindfulness-Based (MBCT) Therapists in Chicago, IL

Life has a way of throwing changes, difficult emotions, and various stressors that can feel hard to manage. You may sometimes feel like you are lost or broken and unsure how to move forward. My passion and goal is to support and assist clients in managing the stress and changes they face. I believe that building a supportive, safe, and non-judgmental space leads to a safe space for clients to learn about themselves, find interpersonal growth, and heal. If this is where you are, then let's get started your journey.

Hi there, I'm Christy. Are you struggling, feeling overwhelmed, like a fish out of water? Having difficulty balancing work, relationships, health, and being kind to yourself? I help individuals manage stress and anxiety.

Hello! My name is Sam (he/him/his), and I have been a Professional Counselor since 2018. I am a Korean-American, Cisgender, Gay man, and I am very passionate about working with clients at the intersection of BIPOC and Queer Identities. I am familiar with issues that impact College Students, Cancer Patients, Caregivers, and people with Eating Disorders. I enjoy working with adults 18-45 who are struggling Grief, Anxiety, and Trauma. While therapy can be very vulnerable, humor is a big part of my therapeutic style and personality.

Dr. Cull works from an integrative, strength-based model, utilizing her training in systemic, transgenerational and intrapsychic models of change, while also embracing meditation, mindfulness, and more "here and now" cognitive-behavioral skills clients can apply immediately. She easily connects to the similar parts in all of us, while still celebrating our unique individuality.She has an engaging, warm, relational style, and her natural and sometimes witty demeanor creates a comfortable and relaxed atmosphere, safe for exploration and recovery.

It would be ideal for us to be motivated to improve our lives when things are going well. More often than not, we only make changes to our lives during times of darkness. In our work together, we can focus on finding the beauty, joy, and peace in your life. We can step into the darkness together with curiosity.

Struggling to stay positive or feeling especially anxious and irritable can have a profound impact on the quality of your life. Together we explore and practice constructive ways of coping with challenging emotions. My goal is to create a safe space that allows clients to identify with themselves and reach potential through modifying thoughts and behaviors. Also, I have a heart in multicultural work, which includes helping people adjusting to generational differences.

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 want perspective clients to know I genuinely care about the people I work with, and have a passion for joining people on their journey to a new self. The fact that you are searching for a therapist shows you would like something to change. We can often lose perspective about situations and how we deal with them. This can also be a result of things we have buried from our past, or relationships that did not support us in the way we needed.

Effective therapy helps you move away from feelings of distress and struggle and toward a happier, more balanced life. My greatest pleasure as a therapist is guiding clients toward identifying their strengths and re-awakening to life's possibilities. My style is supportive and respectful, but also practical and action-oriented. Together we explore what you want from therapy and customize an approach that's best for you. Clients see me as collaborative, genuine, and committed to their health and happiness. I hold clinical social work licenses in Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota.

Life can be a maze of decisions, but sometimes our emotions leave us overwhelmed and paralyzed, unable to take steps towards the life we want. Feeling anxious or stressed? Operating like you are on auto-pilot? Struggling w/Performance Issues? Confidence Issues? Relationship/dating struggles? Work Issues? Going through a divorce? Emotional Trauma? I work with clients to challenge their inner critic, gain control over their lives, and get emotionally healthy. Your self-care is important! I work with Veterans & Athletes! Ask me about ADHD Screenings, Clinical Hypnotherapy, Emotional Freedom Techniques, Yoga, & Meditation sessions!

Working with children, adolescents, young adults, and families involves a collaborative process involving all of the individuals who help a child develop, including relatives, school staff, pediatricians, and other therapists. It also involves creating a positive, upbeat, and energetic setting to foster growth and development. Utilizing techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Family Systems therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), including mindfulness, my treatment paradigm involves evidence-based practices for a wide range of behavioral and emotional issues. I believe therapy should be proactive and not reactive, and that it must focus on strengths and not just weaknesses.

It's okay to talk about it. Life brings unexpected and difficult challenges that leave us feeling lost and unsure. Grief, trauma, relationship struggles, life transition, work-related issues, addiction, existential or spiritual doubts, and persistent feelings of guilt, shame, and inadequacy. These experiences can be demoralizing and defeating but also provide an immense opportunity for change and growth.

I have been working in the social work and therapy field for 10+ years. I have worked in a variety of environments with a multitude of populations. I am a believer in unplugging and truly getting to know your strengths, weaknesses, and values. I mainly come from a framework of Existentialism, especially finding meaning in life, and living authentically to our values. I am a proponent of the mind-body connection and use mindfulness in therapy. Although Existential and Mindfulness Therapies are my framework, I use an integrative approach which is a mix of therapies depending on what will best help each presenting difficulty.

Life is a journey with many challenges, and people often become stuck, whether in a way of feeling (sad, anxious, in pain) or a way of being (job, relationship, lifestyle). Such distress and confusion can make it hard to move forward. A therapist who genuinely understands and accepts you can help relieve that distress and mobilize your strengths to move forward in a meaningful direction. As a psychologist, I am skilled in helping you free yourself from being stuck to find the meaning, fulfillment and joy that also can be part of life's journey.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist and I work with young adults and adults across the lifespan. I am integrative in my approach working to ensure your therapy is practical, creative, and sensitive to your unique needs. My therapeutic style is warm, genuine, and compassionate, with a gentle dose of challenge. I work with individuals of multicultural and diverse backgrounds and experiences. I have extensive training and experience providing mindfulness-based interventions, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Compassion Focused Therapy and other evidence-based treatments.

A positive connection with your therapist is one of the main contributors to your growth in therapy. I hope to meet you where you’re at, supporting you with empathy and understanding. Therapy may be for venting, working through a crisis, increasing self-confidence, managing anxiety or depression, identifying roadblocks, or processing trauma. My therapy practice facilitates emotional + cognitive awareness, and a biological understanding, learning how past experiences inform our present day selves. This translates into care: practicing mindfulness, self-compassion and identifying strengths that help carry you through times of change.

Many changes or challenges we face in life come with stress and pain, even when these changes are welcomed or planned. I believe growth, healing and peace are possible when difficulties arise, or life becomes overwhelming. In therapy, I will help you ensure transformation and healing occurs. I specialize in psychotherapy services related to perinatal complications (including loss), parental transitions, grief, bereavement & loss, depression, anxiety, trauma, adjustment to illness, relationship challenges, and life transitions. I am licensed in the states of Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey and Wisconsin.

Hi, my name is La Shaun Dumas, I am a licensed clinical social worker. My approach to therapy includes implementing active listening skills and providing positive regard in an effort to establish a rapport that will may allow for genuine information sharing. Areas of focus include, trauma-informed engaging, childhood developmental stages awareness, competencies regarding LGBTQ+, dating violence/abuse, anxiety disorders, mindfulness, and emotional wellness.

My name is David Lewis, and I am a therapist. I am committed to providing you with a safe, healing, non-judgmental, therapeutic space where you can discover more about yourself. My goal is to provide you with therapy tools to reduce relationship anxiety, depression, and stress. I will help you cultivate healthy and functioning relationships and explore various ways to live an authentic life full of meaning and purpose. We can work together to heal and overcome your relationship challenges and life's hurdles, enabling you to attain acceptance and peace.