Sleep or Insomnia Therapists in Clarendon Hills, IL

Do you often feel sad and struggle to get through the day? Do you have difficulty finding the energy to engage in self care practices? Have you been through trauma or loss which has negatively impacted you? Do you just feel stuck and need support, guidance, and encouragement with navigating how to move forward? I primarily work with adult and adolescent populations in navigating life transitions and stressors which leave us feeling stuck, depressed, and anxious while struggling to function in the ways we desire. I enjoy supporting others in navigating their life journey and finding ways to create positive change.

While it may be difficult for you to seek help for yourself or your family, my goal is to work together in a supportive and encouraging way to meet your needs.  With over 20 years of professional experience, and as a former classroom teacher and school counselor I have developed my practice and included therapists to focus and specialize in working with school-aged children and adolescents to overcome challenges while providing support and psycho-education for the entire family. We also specialize in women's counseling and provide counseling and therapy to children, adolescents, adults, families, and couples, and women.

I discovered my passion to make a difference in others’ lives when I began my career in Behavioral Health over 20 years ago. I am privileged to meet people and together we find the solutions to whatever life problems come into our lives. I have been consistently told by clients that they feel safe and comfortable talking about whatever brings them in and that they feel better when they leave a session. It’s my goal to provide you the ability to leave a session with more than you came with as part of the process of change and healing.

Cleopatra Songa, LCSW, uses her experience, training, and supervision to provide the best evidenced-based therapeutic approach to meet the unique needs of each client. Cleopatra earned an undergraduate degree from Michigan State University and an MSW from Grand Valley State University. With over 20 years of experience in social work, Cleopatra helps adults with depression, anxiety, life transitions, addictions, and more. In therapy, Cleopatra uses CBT, DBT, and Motivational Interviewing to assist clients in working towards and accomplishing their personal goals.

Margaret McKeon, a seasoned Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Illinois, has dedicated her practice since 2007 to empowering individuals towards optimal living through clinical guidance, unwavering support, and empathetic validation. Her therapeutic expertise spans a spectrum, including addressing substance use disorders, anger management issues, and navigating the complexities of survivors and perpetrators of domestic violence. Margaret specializes in co-dependency issues, assisting individuals with men and women's issues, conflictual relationship dynamics, and communication challenges.

Ashley is experienced in many counseling techniques with her main approaches being ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) and CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy). She likes to meet clients wherever they are in life and views each client as an individual with their own unique needs and goals for therapy. She feels it is important to understand how our thinking and our actions work together. We can then use this understanding to help us cope with our life circumstances and reach the goals we set for ourselves.

I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Illinois, and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida and Indiana. I obtained my B.A., with a concentration in psychology, from Saint Xavier University, in Chicago, where I also minored in Pastoral Ministry. I obtained my M.A. in Gerontological Counseling from Adler University, in Chicago. I have served clients from 5 (yrs.) through 90 (yrs.) in academic, clinical, and nursing home settings. I approach therapy within a client-centered climate, using the tenets of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), through a solution-focused lens.

I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) who has also a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor(CADC) and a Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology(MCP). Much of my training has been centered in client-centered theory and I also have specialized training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). In addition to being traditionally trained, I also incorporate​ a holistic, integrated approach toward psychotherapy which includes aspects of mindfulness and Eastern philosophy, providing individual, family and couples therapy as well as intervention work.

If you are feeling stuck in life and overwhelmed by life's daily stressors, we can work together to restore greater balance, purpose, hope and a pathway forward. Change can be difficult, but I will strive to help you overcome obstacles such as anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, chronic illness, and women's health issues. I enjoy treating work and school stress, parenting/family concerns, and relationship issues. I also conduct a wide variety of neuropsychological evaluations through the lifespan, including Autism Spectrum Disorder, AD/HD, sensory processing, learning disabilities, mood disorders, disability, and memory concerns.

I am a Therapist and have been providing mental health services for 7 years in outpatient and in home settings. I use evidence based modalities to individualize my approach to each client and to create a collaborative treatment plan. I have a background in different areas, including mental health therapy, crisis intervention, supported employment services for clients with a dual diagnosis, and case management services. I am bilingual in Spanish.

Being a culturally competent therapist is extremely important to me. As the daughter of immigrants, this experience has helped me to get in touch with my own beliefs and value systems. Therefore, I am able to help clients connect to their own values and take committed action steps in service of those values. I work primarily with adults and specialize in working with emerging adults who may be undergoing life transitions. I also have experience working with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, grief and loss, severe or chronic mental illness and trauma.