Strength-Based Therapists in Chicago, IL
Emily Cassidy
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC
Verified Verified
Chicago, IL 60629 (Online Only)
As an LCPC specializing in CBT and Mindfulness, I offer personalized counseling using a strength-based, client-centered approach.
I specialize in working with adolescents and adults, ages 16 and above, who are navigating challenges related to anxiety, panic disorder, depression, or life transitions. I provide motivation to improve their mental well-being and provide effective tools to manage their mental health long-term. My goal is for them to understand themselves better, develop coping strategies, and achieve a better quality of life. I provide a judgment-free and supportive environment where they can explore their feelings and thoughts openly.
As an LCPC specializing in CBT and Mindfulness, I offer personalized counseling using a strength-based, client-centered approach.
I specialize in working with adolescents and adults, ages 16 and above, who are navigating challenges related to anxiety, panic disorder, depression, or life transitions. I provide motivation to improve their mental well-being and provide effective tools to manage their mental health long-term. My goal is for them to understand themselves better, develop coping strategies, and achieve a better quality of life. I provide a judgment-free and supportive environment where they can explore their feelings and thoughts openly.
Sophie Peterson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MA, LCSW
Verified Verified
Chicago, IL 60640 (Online Only)
Using a strength-based & person-centered approach, we can create a supportive, non-judgmental space for you to share your story.
I believe everyone has a special story to share, and it would be my honor to hear yours. Growing up in France and speaking multiple languages, I bring a multicultural perspective to my practice. With experience in inpatient behavioral health, child protective services, and addiction recovery, my goal is to create a safe, warm, and comfortable space for you to share your story. Using a person-centered and strength-based approach, I aim to help you thrive with your unique skills. Together, we can alleviate emotional pain and find strategies to confidently manage life's stressors.
Using a strength-based & person-centered approach, we can create a supportive, non-judgmental space for you to share your story.
I believe everyone has a special story to share, and it would be my honor to hear yours. Growing up in France and speaking multiple languages, I bring a multicultural perspective to my practice. With experience in inpatient behavioral health, child protective services, and addiction recovery, my goal is to create a safe, warm, and comfortable space for you to share your story. Using a person-centered and strength-based approach, I aim to help you thrive with your unique skills. Together, we can alleviate emotional pain and find strategies to confidently manage life's stressors.
My passion lies with assisting you make critical healthy choices as you walk your own path and forge your own identity. I want to help you feel empowered on your walk through life. We will look at learned behaviors that may be holding you back, as well as ways to positively rebuild those behaviors. Coming from a strength based approach, I believe learning how to empower yourself and then restructuring these thoughts and habits is the key to success. I specialize in working with adolescents, families, couples, eating disorders, as well as individual therapy. I’m also experienced working with the LGBTQ+ and Poly populations.
My passion lies with assisting you make critical healthy choices as you walk your own path and forge your own identity. I want to help you feel empowered on your walk through life. We will look at learned behaviors that may be holding you back, as well as ways to positively rebuild those behaviors. Coming from a strength based approach, I believe learning how to empower yourself and then restructuring these thoughts and habits is the key to success. I specialize in working with adolescents, families, couples, eating disorders, as well as individual therapy. I’m also experienced working with the LGBTQ+ and Poly populations.
My clinical focus is working with adults by using a strength-based approach, and strategies rooting in CBT, DBT and solutions-focused therapy.
Are you finding your anxiety or anger to be more difficult to manage? Is life becoming more stressful? Knowing where to begin can be overwhelming, and I'm here to help.
My clinical focus is working with adults by using a strength-based approach, and strategies rooting in CBT, DBT and solutions-focused therapy.
Are you finding your anxiety or anger to be more difficult to manage? Is life becoming more stressful? Knowing where to begin can be overwhelming, and I'm here to help.
Susan Kottra
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CADC, CODPII
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Chicago, IL 60657 (Online Only)
Are you looking for treatment for trauma and substance use? Are you exploring gender or sexual identity? Are you managing chronic mental health concerns, family or origin issues or co-occurring mental health and physical health concerns? I have been practicing in the field of social work for 25 years. My approach is holistic and strength-based. I aim to create a safe space for you to explore personal struggles and experiences. I seek to help you gain increased awareness of your emotions and to cope safely and effectively. I believe in the power of individuals to create change through exploration and relationship.
Are you looking for treatment for trauma and substance use? Are you exploring gender or sexual identity? Are you managing chronic mental health concerns, family or origin issues or co-occurring mental health and physical health concerns? I have been practicing in the field of social work for 25 years. My approach is holistic and strength-based. I aim to create a safe space for you to explore personal struggles and experiences. I seek to help you gain increased awareness of your emotions and to cope safely and effectively. I believe in the power of individuals to create change through exploration and relationship.
In both my professional and personal life, I have found one thing to be true: we are most receptive to change when we feel safe and understood. As a psychotherapist, it is my responsibility and desire to cultivate this space in each session. I believe that therapy is most successful when approached through a systemic, client-centered, and strength-based framework. You are the expert of you and together we will explore different perspectives and tools to help you live a self-actualized life.
In both my professional and personal life, I have found one thing to be true: we are most receptive to change when we feel safe and understood. As a psychotherapist, it is my responsibility and desire to cultivate this space in each session. I believe that therapy is most successful when approached through a systemic, client-centered, and strength-based framework. You are the expert of you and together we will explore different perspectives and tools to help you live a self-actualized life.
Jessica Eun Chung
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, ATR
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Chicago, IL 60661
My working model is positioned from a trauma informed, holistic, strength-based approach to understanding how we are able to cope with life and grow to be resilient.
I have worked with young children to adults with various life challenges. I focus on creating safe space for clients and helping clients to thrive in harmony within the family system and community, and grow individually. If you would like to have initial consultation and begin your healing journey, please call or email to make an appointment.
My working model is positioned from a trauma informed, holistic, strength-based approach to understanding how we are able to cope with life and grow to be resilient.
I have worked with young children to adults with various life challenges. I focus on creating safe space for clients and helping clients to thrive in harmony within the family system and community, and grow individually. If you would like to have initial consultation and begin your healing journey, please call or email to make an appointment.
I use a compassionate and collaborative approach to counseling and gravitate towards person-centered, strength-based, and trauma-informed perspectives to meet clients where they're at and empower individuals as the authority of their own lives.
I'm currently holding all appointments via teletherapy. I work with individuals of all ages experiencing anxiety, depression, and life transitions. I also specialize in working with children, adolescents, and parents navigating school anxiety and refusal.
I use a compassionate and collaborative approach to counseling and gravitate towards person-centered, strength-based, and trauma-informed perspectives to meet clients where they're at and empower individuals as the authority of their own lives.
I'm currently holding all appointments via teletherapy. I work with individuals of all ages experiencing anxiety, depression, and life transitions. I also specialize in working with children, adolescents, and parents navigating school anxiety and refusal.
I use an integrative, strength-based approach to therapy, conceptualizing individuals within the systems surrounding them.
I am a third-year clinical psychology doctoral (PsyD) student and masters of science in clinical psychopharmacology (MSCP) student at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. I have previously worked with clients with treatment-resistant conditions across the lifespan. I am currently working on my dissertation examining the biopsychological underpinnings of humor and I'm passionate about the thoughtful use of humor in therapy.
I use an integrative, strength-based approach to therapy, conceptualizing individuals within the systems surrounding them.
I am a third-year clinical psychology doctoral (PsyD) student and masters of science in clinical psychopharmacology (MSCP) student at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. I have previously worked with clients with treatment-resistant conditions across the lifespan. I am currently working on my dissertation examining the biopsychological underpinnings of humor and I'm passionate about the thoughtful use of humor in therapy.
-Rob and his colleagues practice from a strength-based, goal-oriented, and collaborative model of change.
-Individual, Couple, & Family Therapy. Trained at the University of Rochester School of Medicine, Kansas State University's School of Family Studies, and The University of Chicago School of Medicine, Clinic Founder Rob Gellman has been a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist for 14 years, and was a professor at Adler University from 2008-2011. He is a regularly invited speaker with local mental health agencies and national conferences. A recognized expert on families coping with chronic illness, infidelity, and the training of therapists and physicians, Rob's clinical practice is diverse, helping adults, children, couples and families on the path to wellness. ***Specializing in Anxiety Disorders, Relationship Distress, Infidelity, Sex Therapy, Young Couples, Depression, Chronic Illness, Grief and Loss, Family Conflict, and Lifecycle Transitions.
-Rob and his colleagues practice from a strength-based, goal-oriented, and collaborative model of change.
-Individual, Couple, & Family Therapy. Trained at the University of Rochester School of Medicine, Kansas State University's School of Family Studies, and The University of Chicago School of Medicine, Clinic Founder Rob Gellman has been a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist for 14 years, and was a professor at Adler University from 2008-2011. He is a regularly invited speaker with local mental health agencies and national conferences. A recognized expert on families coping with chronic illness, infidelity, and the training of therapists and physicians, Rob's clinical practice is diverse, helping adults, children, couples and families on the path to wellness. ***Specializing in Anxiety Disorders, Relationship Distress, Infidelity, Sex Therapy, Young Couples, Depression, Chronic Illness, Grief and Loss, Family Conflict, and Lifecycle Transitions.
My approach to treatment and supervision is both strength-based and collaborative to help individuals identify areas of success as well as areas for continued growth.
I have extensive experience in treating anxiety, intimacy issues, relationships, sexuality, couples, self-doubt, trauma, faith-based therapy, grief, as well as adoption and fertility matters. I am also a subject expert on minority, faith-based, cultural, and ethical issues. Combining my experience in trauma and family dynamics, as well as my passion for diversity, I excel at providing care to clients regardless of where they come from or how they identify.
My approach to treatment and supervision is both strength-based and collaborative to help individuals identify areas of success as well as areas for continued growth.
I have extensive experience in treating anxiety, intimacy issues, relationships, sexuality, couples, self-doubt, trauma, faith-based therapy, grief, as well as adoption and fertility matters. I am also a subject expert on minority, faith-based, cultural, and ethical issues. Combining my experience in trauma and family dynamics, as well as my passion for diversity, I excel at providing care to clients regardless of where they come from or how they identify.
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Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, ALMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Chicago, IL 60601 (Online Only)
I specialize in working with adolescents, adults, individuals, couples, and families who struggle with grief, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, life transitions, family or couples’ conflict or miscommunication. I take a strength-based approach that focuses on empowering clients to share their perspectives, and facilitates self-awareness, healing, and personal growth. The quality of our relationships and self-perceptions impacts the quality of our lives, thus I encourage clients to share their stories, explore alternative pathways, and move toward their desired change.
I specialize in working with adolescents, adults, individuals, couples, and families who struggle with grief, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, life transitions, family or couples’ conflict or miscommunication. I take a strength-based approach that focuses on empowering clients to share their perspectives, and facilitates self-awareness, healing, and personal growth. The quality of our relationships and self-perceptions impacts the quality of our lives, thus I encourage clients to share their stories, explore alternative pathways, and move toward their desired change.
Life can sometimes be challenging and painful. There are times when you need someone to talk to that’s objective, an outside source that’s compassionate and will not only listen but understand and “get it”.
Life can sometimes be challenging and painful. There are times when you need someone to talk to that’s objective, an outside source that’s compassionate and will not only listen but understand and “get it”.
Restorative Counseling
Psychologist, PhD, LCPC, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Chicago, IL 60601 (Online Only)
Using a strength-based approach, we will make the changes necessary to live the life you seek.
We believe you already have all you need to be successful within you. Our strength-based approach will help identify and utilize your strengths to create a strong foundation for success. Our team celebrates diversity and views it as a strength. We are an open and accepting community that is welcoming to all. Our clinicians’ unique backgrounds and specialties allow us to address a comprehensive range of difficulties.
Using a strength-based approach, we will make the changes necessary to live the life you seek.
We believe you already have all you need to be successful within you. Our strength-based approach will help identify and utilize your strengths to create a strong foundation for success. Our team celebrates diversity and views it as a strength. We are an open and accepting community that is welcoming to all. Our clinicians’ unique backgrounds and specialties allow us to address a comprehensive range of difficulties.
Are you feeling alone, misunderstood, or overwhelmed with your current life circumstances? Stressors from work, finances, family, friendships, and romantic partnerships impede on your quality of life and interfere with the happiness you want and deserve. Whether you are going through a career transition, navigating healthy boundaries, or in need of processing the negative thoughts or emotions you feel daily, I am here to help. I will address, validate, and acknowledge these aspects of your life, while also providing empowerment and evidence-based practices needed to help you take control of who you want to become.
Are you feeling alone, misunderstood, or overwhelmed with your current life circumstances? Stressors from work, finances, family, friendships, and romantic partnerships impede on your quality of life and interfere with the happiness you want and deserve. Whether you are going through a career transition, navigating healthy boundaries, or in need of processing the negative thoughts or emotions you feel daily, I am here to help. I will address, validate, and acknowledge these aspects of your life, while also providing empowerment and evidence-based practices needed to help you take control of who you want to become.
I am a bi-lingual (English and Spanish) Licensed Social Worker serving young people and adults who want to start their process of learning how to care for their emotional well-being and healing. I have experience with people working through depression, bipolar disorder, substance use, grief, sex & intimacy, trauma, anxiety, adjustment disorders, divorce, domestic violence, immigration, life transitions, peer relationships, relationship issues, self esteem, and stress.
I am a bi-lingual (English and Spanish) Licensed Social Worker serving young people and adults who want to start their process of learning how to care for their emotional well-being and healing. I have experience with people working through depression, bipolar disorder, substance use, grief, sex & intimacy, trauma, anxiety, adjustment disorders, divorce, domestic violence, immigration, life transitions, peer relationships, relationship issues, self esteem, and stress.
Margaret McGonegal
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, MA, LCPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Chicago, IL 60602 (Online Only)
I use both mindfulness and strength-based approaches to help ease feelings of anxiety, depression, and distress while addressing unhelpful habits that are acting as barriers to your navigating the surrounding chaos.
Life’s challenges happen suddenly. Without warning it feels like you can’t navigate through with confidence and calm. Instead, you are plagued with worry, hesitation, anxiety, and depression. At times, life feels like a ticking time bomb, and you are desperately searching for an effective means to diffuse it. But your coping skills aren’t working well enough, or maybe they weren’t that healthy in the first place. How are you supposed to get comfortable with the challenges you are experiencing, let alone feel you are responding in a healthy way, when everything around you – maybe even your person – can be so unpredictable?
I use both mindfulness and strength-based approaches to help ease feelings of anxiety, depression, and distress while addressing unhelpful habits that are acting as barriers to your navigating the surrounding chaos.
Life’s challenges happen suddenly. Without warning it feels like you can’t navigate through with confidence and calm. Instead, you are plagued with worry, hesitation, anxiety, and depression. At times, life feels like a ticking time bomb, and you are desperately searching for an effective means to diffuse it. But your coping skills aren’t working well enough, or maybe they weren’t that healthy in the first place. How are you supposed to get comfortable with the challenges you are experiencing, let alone feel you are responding in a healthy way, when everything around you – maybe even your person – can be so unpredictable?
Dara Winley
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Chicago, IL 60602 (Online Only)
In my private practice, I offer coping strategies to help you regulate emotions, (re)establish trust and a non- anxious presence, resolve conflicts and unmet needs, and ultimately create safety for healthy relationships. I work largely with couples with conflict in addition to my work with individuals and families navigating life stressors and transitions. I also offer parent coaching services related to specific conflicts. My approach for all my clients is systemic, integrative, attachment-influenced, collaborative, supportive, non-judgmental, and strength based.
In my private practice, I offer coping strategies to help you regulate emotions, (re)establish trust and a non- anxious presence, resolve conflicts and unmet needs, and ultimately create safety for healthy relationships. I work largely with couples with conflict in addition to my work with individuals and families navigating life stressors and transitions. I also offer parent coaching services related to specific conflicts. My approach for all my clients is systemic, integrative, attachment-influenced, collaborative, supportive, non-judgmental, and strength based.
My authentic, reparative, strength-based approach to therapy is augmented by the utilization of mindfulness practice, DBT, CBT, EMDR, and somatic (body-based) awareness, to name a few.
I am a trauma informed, relational, insight-oriented psychotherapist specializing in the treatment of depression, anxiety and trauma. I am committed to providing individuals and couples with a compassionate, non-judgmental space where you can begin to deepen your understanding of how you relate to yourself and others, and how patterns and behaviors act as barriers to living the life you would most like to live.
My authentic, reparative, strength-based approach to therapy is augmented by the utilization of mindfulness practice, DBT, CBT, EMDR, and somatic (body-based) awareness, to name a few.
I am a trauma informed, relational, insight-oriented psychotherapist specializing in the treatment of depression, anxiety and trauma. I am committed to providing individuals and couples with a compassionate, non-judgmental space where you can begin to deepen your understanding of how you relate to yourself and others, and how patterns and behaviors act as barriers to living the life you would most like to live.
I embrace a client-centered and strength-based therapeutic approach, recognizing that the real power for change resides within each individual.
As a therapist, I aim to deeply comprehend the intricate dynamics that shape the lives of my clients. I believe that within each individual lies inherent strengths waiting to be harnessed through the therapeutic relationship. These strengths can serve as a source of empowerment and a guide through life's challenges. I view my role as that of a facilitator on the journey of self-discovery, acknowledging that my clients possess the capacity for healing and transformation.
I embrace a client-centered and strength-based therapeutic approach, recognizing that the real power for change resides within each individual.
As a therapist, I aim to deeply comprehend the intricate dynamics that shape the lives of my clients. I believe that within each individual lies inherent strengths waiting to be harnessed through the therapeutic relationship. These strengths can serve as a source of empowerment and a guide through life's challenges. I view my role as that of a facilitator on the journey of self-discovery, acknowledging that my clients possess the capacity for healing and transformation.
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