Depression Therapists in Downers Grove, IL

I push my clients into finding their own strengths and to use them in their therapy treatment. In session, clients will be assisted in exploring their experiences in a safe and judgment-free environment and build their goals to achieve while in therapy. My ideal client is someone who is seeking help but does not know how to start, someone who thinks they don't need counseling, and people who don't know their own value. If I cannot help, I will assist in finding someone who can.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been hard for everyone. You may feel stressed, anxious, confined, angry, or depressed. You may even feel **guilty** for feelings those things. You don't have to deal with it alone. Let me help you cope and find ways to adjust to these new challenges. If you are ready to take the next big step but you don't know how - If you are willing to try out new things once our session is over - If you are able to open up to a new perspective... Then you are ready, willing, and able! We can start moving you in the right direction. Seriously - let's get going.

Feeling anxious, stressed or depressed? Many people are overwhelmed these days. There is help.

Our team of licensed therapists offers a comprehensive range of services. With offices in Naperville, Downers Grove, and Aurora, we also extend telehealth services. We cater to children, adolescents, adults, families, and couples. Our therapists assist individuals dealing with anxiety, depression, complex trauma, grief, life transitions, relationship challenges, body image issues, eating disorders, and other complex mental health conditions. Additionally, we have specialist' adept at addressing childhood concerns such as school anxiety/refusal, sensory regulation, educational/academic support, and toileting, among others.

In a world of uncertainty and constant negativity, you might be feeling many emotions that you really are not used to. Anger, depression, anxiety, stress, isolation, and loneliness are just a small amount of these feelings that you may have, and I am here to help! Everyone struggles - myself, you, your child, heck even your pet can seem ‘off’ some days (my cats show endless amounts of expression). I work best with nerds, whether you’re 5 or 50! I’ve dealt with bullies and being outcasted personally due to my quirks so if you need help with communication, self-expression, or have ‘specific’ stuff (you know what I mean), I’m your guy!

As a therapist, I aim to meet my clients where they are and provide guidance and skill development that allows them to meet their goals. I work with substance use, addiction, anxiety, depression, OCD, grief and loss, suicidality, and expected and unexpected life changes. I am here to listen and support you if you need to find hope or are struggling with life's challenges.

Are you looking for connection and joy in your relationships, yet are not sure where to begin? Do you long for acceptance and happiness, both within your self and your love relationship, as well as friends? Many of us feel stuck. You can move forward embracing your inner strength and wisdom. With over 20 years of experience and continuous training, I provide the tools to move beyond broken relationships, addictions, trauma, grief, anxiety and depression. Wounds from the past, including abuse, neglect, rejection and abandonment can be healed. I care and can help!

If you have been newly diagnosed with an illness (cancer, diabetes, heart disease, etc.), or if your illness has worsened or changed, you may feel confused and overwhelmed. You may find yourself struggling with sadness, grief, worry, and even irritability. I can help you navigate this landscape. I have specialized in working with people with complicated medical histories and treating co-occurring symptoms like anxiety, depression, grief/loss, sleeping and eating problems, relationship difficulties, and care-giving issues since the beginning of my career. I am also well-versed working with couple relationship problems and life transitions.

I have adopted a mind-body-spiritual focus while working on issues related to trauma, anxiety, depression and addictions. I try to get each client to strive for balance among all aspects of their daily lives while trying to heal themselves from within. Adults and adolescents with anxiety and eating disorders with trauma histories resulting in addictive behaviors has been my primary focus. My goal is to assist clients in developing strong assertiveness skills through which self-empowerment and a sense of identity can emerge.

I dedicate my practice to the treatment of children, adolescents, young adults, families, college and graduate students. Psychotherapy services are implemented utilizing current research-based concepts and practice models, developed to meet the specific needs of each individual. I work with a wide range of diagnostic concerns including depression, anxiety, attention deficits and adjustment. Additional areas include behavior management, self-esteem, perfectionism, loss and grieving, relationships and divorce.I specialize in comprehensive psychological and psycho-educational evaluations including assessments for cognitive, emotional and personality functioning. I also provide evaluations for gifted children, ADHD and Learning Disabilities.

As a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and a National Certified Counselor I am dedicated to treating my clients as individuals by celebrating their uniqueness. No matter what your individual situation, I offer a safe place to begin your exploration of change.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist with over 25 years of clinical experience. I work primarily with adults who struggle with anxiety, depression, and unresolved psychological trauma. I use my relationship with my clients in order to allow them to discuss uncomfortable emotions such as shame and guilt, in a non-judgmental relationship.

For over 35 years I have worked with individuals, couples and families to solve problems, improve relationships and make life transitions. In this time I have learned to respect the uniqueness of each individual and family, as well as the abilities and courage they bring to the challenges they face. My approach is friendly, straightforward and solution-focused, but with appreciation for the variety and complexity of factors that may be involved with the issues that folks bring to therapy. I enjoy collaborating with clients to manage stress and modify the patterns of thinking, feeling and acting that concern them.

I believe in creating lasting relationships with clients where they feel welcome and open to discussing their needs and wants. In making a connection, I believe in a kind, interactive and non-judgmental approach to listening that allows clients to feel cared for and heard.

I admire the courage it takes to ask for help and hope to provide you with tools to change your life to what you want it to be. I believe that people face many challenges in their lives. I believe that with perseverance and with focus many challenges can be overcome. I am a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in eating disorders, self-injury, self esteem issues, anxiety disorders, and depression. I believe that you are the expert on your own life and I strive to help you navigate your unique situation with more adaptive coping skills and general sense of fulfillment.

We all find ourselves at times in our life that we require nurturance to help us through life's changes. Loss in our lives requires care and guidance by a professional. Loss may be defined in various ways, it may be death, divorce, depression, addictions, infidelity, anxiety, infertility just to name a few. I work to specifically assist individuals, couples, families and groups to alleviate emotional disorders, to understand conscious and unconscious motivation, to resolve emotional, relationship and attitudinal conflicts and to help modify behaviors that interfere with effective emotional, social adaptive, and intellectual functioning.

Feeling stuck? Feeling like you have lost control of your life? Your relationships? Let me help you get unstuck and regain control! Individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, PTSD, and self-esteem and couples facing a variety of life situations and/or reconfiguring as step-families have created success stories as a result of our work together. These 20+ years of success stories stem from collaborating with clients to create realistic therapeutic goals and unique plans to attain them.

As a solution focused and person-centered counselor, my goal is to help you feel better as soon as possible. I teach my clients practical skills to combat negative thoughts and feelings. My passion lies in helping individuals learn ways of coping with their depression and anxiety, as well as life's many obstacles that are affected by these common conditions. Helping individuals and couples who are suffering from infertility has become another area of focus I am devoted to. My knowledge of the causes, testing and treatments for infertility serves my clients well as they navigate the overwhelming, and sometimes isolating, process.

Are you looking for strategies to manage your feelings of anxiety and fear? Are you feeling sad, depressed or withdrawn and don't know how to feel better? Katy offers a supportive, collaborative relationship in assisting clients in reaching their goals. She feels it is important for each client to really be "heard" in a safe, non-judgmental space. Katy enjoys working with children/adolescents and believes that establishing a supportive relationship can have value in guiding the child through these critical years. Katy is also sensitive to women's issues and members of the LGBTQ+ community.