Depression Therapists in Granite City, IL
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Hello, my name is Carrie L. Ryberg, MA, LCPC, NCC, and I have been practicing counseling for 13 years. Typically, I work with clients that have anxiety, depression, or previous trauma. Then, I will work with using an approach that would best help you with your needs. I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness Techniques, and Solution Focus. I believe that sometimes we need some support during difficult times to help us cope and find the silver lining.
Hello, my name is Carrie L. Ryberg, MA, LCPC, NCC, and I have been practicing counseling for 13 years. Typically, I work with clients that have anxiety, depression, or previous trauma. Then, I will work with using an approach that would best help you with your needs. I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness Techniques, and Solution Focus. I believe that sometimes we need some support during difficult times to help us cope and find the silver lining.
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Specialties include: ADHD, Insomnia, Depression, Psychiatry, Anxiety, Trauma and PTSD.
I have been practicing as a Nurse Practitioner for the last 3 years. Prior to obtaining my Master’s degree, I worked as a Registered Nurse for 10 years in several different settings. My approach to service and treatment is always patient centered. I’m a huge advocate for patient’s rights and encourage my patient’s to be involved in their own medical decisions. I strive on developing strong relationships with my patients and being the most compassionate, empathetic and nonjudgmental person so they can feel comfortable talking to me and opening up about their health concerns.
Specialties include: ADHD, Insomnia, Depression, Psychiatry, Anxiety, Trauma and PTSD.
I have been practicing as a Nurse Practitioner for the last 3 years. Prior to obtaining my Master’s degree, I worked as a Registered Nurse for 10 years in several different settings. My approach to service and treatment is always patient centered. I’m a huge advocate for patient’s rights and encourage my patient’s to be involved in their own medical decisions. I strive on developing strong relationships with my patients and being the most compassionate, empathetic and nonjudgmental person so they can feel comfortable talking to me and opening up about their health concerns.
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I am a licensed clinical psychologist who offers professional yet warm and caring help to those struggling with life's challenges. I have devoted my clinical work to assisting adult individuals with a broad spectrum of concerns. Specifically, I enjoy working with individuals in the following areas: depression, anxiety, substance abuse, life transitions, low self-esteem, communication, and relationship concerns.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist who offers professional yet warm and caring help to those struggling with life's challenges. I have devoted my clinical work to assisting adult individuals with a broad spectrum of concerns. Specifically, I enjoy working with individuals in the following areas: depression, anxiety, substance abuse, life transitions, low self-esteem, communication, and relationship concerns.
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Bridge of Hope Counseling Services
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Granite City, IL 62040
Do you struggle with anxiety, depression, or a self-defeating behavior? People seek therapy for different reasons. You may be reading this because you are struggling with depression, anxiety, loss, trauma, relationship problems, etc. Our lives are constantly evolving and changing; sometimes those changes can be challenging and even overwhelming. I offer a highly personalized approach to resolve some of the challenges you are facing. I work with individuals from a strength based perspective. During therapy sessions, we will work together to identify your strengths and explore areas for growth and change.
Do you struggle with anxiety, depression, or a self-defeating behavior? People seek therapy for different reasons. You may be reading this because you are struggling with depression, anxiety, loss, trauma, relationship problems, etc. Our lives are constantly evolving and changing; sometimes those changes can be challenging and even overwhelming. I offer a highly personalized approach to resolve some of the challenges you are facing. I work with individuals from a strength based perspective. During therapy sessions, we will work together to identify your strengths and explore areas for growth and change.
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Justin Kozak
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC
Verified Verified
Granite City, IL 62040
I'm Justin Kozak. I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with over 10 years of clinical experience, and I am open to working with anyone; and have a wide range of experience treating Substance Use, Behavioral Issues, Anger Management, Depression, Trauma, and PTSD. I use Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, and Multicultural and Solution Focused Brief Therapies during a treatment session with my clients. I believe counseling is a partnership that assists you in exploring and addressing your mental, emotional, and behavioral needs.
I'm Justin Kozak. I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with over 10 years of clinical experience, and I am open to working with anyone; and have a wide range of experience treating Substance Use, Behavioral Issues, Anger Management, Depression, Trauma, and PTSD. I use Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, and Multicultural and Solution Focused Brief Therapies during a treatment session with my clients. I believe counseling is a partnership that assists you in exploring and addressing your mental, emotional, and behavioral needs.
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Our experience is varied, allowing us to work with a wide range of concerns such as relationship problems, teenage issues, family conflict, depression, stress, anxiety, and trauma informed.
Professional Counseling Solutions is a program of Madison County Catholic Charities. Our two offices are located in Alton and Granite City. We accept insurance. We also offer a sliding fee scale for services based on household income. Our therapeutic team includes LCPC and LCSW therapists.
Our experience is varied, allowing us to work with a wide range of concerns such as relationship problems, teenage issues, family conflict, depression, stress, anxiety, and trauma informed.
Professional Counseling Solutions is a program of Madison County Catholic Charities. Our two offices are located in Alton and Granite City. We accept insurance. We also offer a sliding fee scale for services based on household income. Our therapeutic team includes LCPC and LCSW therapists.
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Kelsey Perkins
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Granite City, IL 62040
I work with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families in an array of areas: anxiety, depression, trauma/PTSD, stress management, relationship/marital issues, co-parenting, divorce, and substance abuse.
As a therapist, I strive to meet my clients where they're at and increase their self-awareness, which in turn helps them understand their thoughts and feelings in relation to the problems at hand. I realize that my clients are the experts in their own life experiences, therefore, utilize an individualistic approach in working alongside them in efforts to restore emotional balance.
I work with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families in an array of areas: anxiety, depression, trauma/PTSD, stress management, relationship/marital issues, co-parenting, divorce, and substance abuse.
As a therapist, I strive to meet my clients where they're at and increase their self-awareness, which in turn helps them understand their thoughts and feelings in relation to the problems at hand. I realize that my clients are the experts in their own life experiences, therefore, utilize an individualistic approach in working alongside them in efforts to restore emotional balance.
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Sara Margaret Wray
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Granite City, IL 62040
Thanks for taking time to invest in your mental health. If you are struggling with anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, borderline personality disorder, or psychosis I would love to join you on your journey to an improved wellbeing. I take a holistic approach to working with my clients and help them identify and utilize tools they already have as well as new, evidence-based interventions. I work with all ages, couples and families. I have four years experience in community mental health working with a wide range of diagnoses and populations. Feel free to explore my profile and schedule a session as I am taking new clients.
Thanks for taking time to invest in your mental health. If you are struggling with anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, borderline personality disorder, or psychosis I would love to join you on your journey to an improved wellbeing. I take a holistic approach to working with my clients and help them identify and utilize tools they already have as well as new, evidence-based interventions. I work with all ages, couples and families. I have four years experience in community mental health working with a wide range of diagnoses and populations. Feel free to explore my profile and schedule a session as I am taking new clients.
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Britni Brand
Art Therapist, MA, ATR-BC, LCPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Granite City, IL 62040 (Online Only)
My passion and focus in therapy is treating individuals and family systems with complex and developmental trauma. This includes survivors of childhood trauma and caregivers who are navigating the complexities of foster care, adoption, and/or parenting with their own history of childhood trauma. I use a few different therapeutic modalities to best fit my client’s needs, and as a board certified art therapist I like to utilize art making and creativity in my sessions to deepen client’s understanding and build trust.
My passion and focus in therapy is treating individuals and family systems with complex and developmental trauma. This includes survivors of childhood trauma and caregivers who are navigating the complexities of foster care, adoption, and/or parenting with their own history of childhood trauma. I use a few different therapeutic modalities to best fit my client’s needs, and as a board certified art therapist I like to utilize art making and creativity in my sessions to deepen client’s understanding and build trust.
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Ruth Cohen Kubicek
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CADC, RYT
Verified Verified
Granite City, IL 62040
Waitlist for new clients
Life is difficult. Sometimes you need a safe place to work through issues, empty your well, be accepted, heard, and receive objective feedback and direction. Ruth Cohen Kubicek provides an empathic, supportive and non-judgmental place for you to come to regroup, heal and grow. When hard times happen, and you feel vulnerable or fragile, it is often difficult to think and sort out emotions and thoughts. Taking the step to enter therapy takes courage. Ruth will validate you, and be with you on this journey to help you increase your awareness, work through problems and find peace.
Life is difficult. Sometimes you need a safe place to work through issues, empty your well, be accepted, heard, and receive objective feedback and direction. Ruth Cohen Kubicek provides an empathic, supportive and non-judgmental place for you to come to regroup, heal and grow. When hard times happen, and you feel vulnerable or fragile, it is often difficult to think and sort out emotions and thoughts. Taking the step to enter therapy takes courage. Ruth will validate you, and be with you on this journey to help you increase your awareness, work through problems and find peace.
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Opening yourself up to someone new takes trust and courage. Using a warm and encouraging approach, I walk with you through your experience, providing support and guidance. We will work together to explore different methods to help you navigate through life’s difficult circumstances. My goal is to help you create a foundation that helps you feel rooted in your skills, creating awareness, acceptance, and the resilience to face your struggles and regain balance in your life.
Opening yourself up to someone new takes trust and courage. Using a warm and encouraging approach, I walk with you through your experience, providing support and guidance. We will work together to explore different methods to help you navigate through life’s difficult circumstances. My goal is to help you create a foundation that helps you feel rooted in your skills, creating awareness, acceptance, and the resilience to face your struggles and regain balance in your life.
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I utilize EMDR to help process trauma and work through symptoms associated with PTSD, anxiety, and depression.
Asking for help can feel very intimidating especially when it comes to your mental health. My clinical focus centers around helping individuals heal and process what they are going through and what they have been through. Counseling is a safe, nonjudgemental space to start your mental health healing process.
I utilize EMDR to help process trauma and work through symptoms associated with PTSD, anxiety, and depression.
Asking for help can feel very intimidating especially when it comes to your mental health. My clinical focus centers around helping individuals heal and process what they are going through and what they have been through. Counseling is a safe, nonjudgemental space to start your mental health healing process.
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Whether you are having a difficult time managing daily challenges and stressors, coping with depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction or life changes, I can support and guide you on your journey toward wellness and having a more balanced life.
Whether you are having a difficult time managing daily challenges and stressors, coping with depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction or life changes, I can support and guide you on your journey toward wellness and having a more balanced life.
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My name is Barb Adams. I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, and Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor. I have provided individual, couples, family, as well as group therapy for over 30 years. I also specialize in working with impaired professionals. I have an extensive history of working with many differing diagnoses. Some of my specialties include working with depression, anxiety, and substance abuse, among others. I have also spent over 10 years working specifically with impaired professionals in the medical and legal professions.
My name is Barb Adams. I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, and Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor. I have provided individual, couples, family, as well as group therapy for over 30 years. I also specialize in working with impaired professionals. I have an extensive history of working with many differing diagnoses. Some of my specialties include working with depression, anxiety, and substance abuse, among others. I have also spent over 10 years working specifically with impaired professionals in the medical and legal professions.
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Therapy is quite beneficial in treating depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorders, panic attacks, grief and loss, stress management and relationship issues.
Welcome. You have decided to take one step closer towards making some positive changes in your life. We can work together to manage the difficult challenges that prevent you from leading a more satisfying life. As a solution focused therapist, I utilize a cognitive-behavioral approach to identify problematic behaviors and thought patterns and to develop new strategies of coping. Therapy can produce long lasting benefits for challenges and open the door to a more productive life. Therapy is beneficial for sudden changes, such as death of a loved one, divorce, stress management, and work transitions.
Therapy is quite beneficial in treating depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorders, panic attacks, grief and loss, stress management and relationship issues.
Welcome. You have decided to take one step closer towards making some positive changes in your life. We can work together to manage the difficult challenges that prevent you from leading a more satisfying life. As a solution focused therapist, I utilize a cognitive-behavioral approach to identify problematic behaviors and thought patterns and to develop new strategies of coping. Therapy can produce long lasting benefits for challenges and open the door to a more productive life. Therapy is beneficial for sudden changes, such as death of a loved one, divorce, stress management, and work transitions.
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Heather Merkle
Counselor, MA, LCPC
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Edwardsville, IL 62025
Waitlist for new clients
I have experience in working with ADHD, Depression, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, anger issues, life adjustments and parent/child issues.
I enjoy assisting clients in recognizing their strengths and promoting positive growth. I use a client-centered approach but also use a combination of solution-focused, cognitive/ behavior modification and motivational interviewing.
I have experience in working with ADHD, Depression, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, anger issues, life adjustments and parent/child issues.
I enjoy assisting clients in recognizing their strengths and promoting positive growth. I use a client-centered approach but also use a combination of solution-focused, cognitive/ behavior modification and motivational interviewing.
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My approach to therapy is client-centered and tailored to the indivicual needs of each client. In my 25+ years of counseling I have helped clients cope with with problems such as depression, anxiety, marital and relationship issuses, grief and loss, and unresolved family-of-origin issues. I also teach relaxation exercises and visualization, and use a "theratapper" to help clients reprocess traumatic experiences.
My approach to therapy is client-centered and tailored to the indivicual needs of each client. In my 25+ years of counseling I have helped clients cope with with problems such as depression, anxiety, marital and relationship issuses, grief and loss, and unresolved family-of-origin issues. I also teach relaxation exercises and visualization, and use a "theratapper" to help clients reprocess traumatic experiences.
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James E Booth
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, NCC, LPC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Collinsville, IL 62234
My ideal client is suffering from anxiety or depression. They are looking for a change and seek therapy to eliminate their anxiety or mood disorder. Their number 1 problem is coping with anxiety or depression and its interference with normal life. They desire to work in counseling and learn behaviors to change the way they think and feel. They spent too much time feeling the negative effects of their problem and are ready to change. They will discover they don't have to be controlled by negative emotions, but instead can process them and decide how to respond in a more positive manner.
My ideal client is suffering from anxiety or depression. They are looking for a change and seek therapy to eliminate their anxiety or mood disorder. Their number 1 problem is coping with anxiety or depression and its interference with normal life. They desire to work in counseling and learn behaviors to change the way they think and feel. They spent too much time feeling the negative effects of their problem and are ready to change. They will discover they don't have to be controlled by negative emotions, but instead can process them and decide how to respond in a more positive manner.
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My areas of focus include: Life Transitions; Depression & Anxiety; Eating Disorders; LGBTQ; and Relational Difficulty.
Helping others find peace, healing and empowerment is the center of my work as a therapist. Drawing from several theoretical approaches, I have helped individuals work through trauma, family conflict, relationship difficulties, and life transitions. I offer a safe place to help individuals heal past wounds, improve relationships and restore balance.
My areas of focus include: Life Transitions; Depression & Anxiety; Eating Disorders; LGBTQ; and Relational Difficulty.
Helping others find peace, healing and empowerment is the center of my work as a therapist. Drawing from several theoretical approaches, I have helped individuals work through trauma, family conflict, relationship difficulties, and life transitions. I offer a safe place to help individuals heal past wounds, improve relationships and restore balance.
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Melia Adams
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, MT-BC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Maryville, IL 62062
Waitlist for new clients
I offer counseling and music therapy services for individuals and groups who struggle with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, grief, self-esteem, trauma, spiritual issues, and more.
I believe in addressing the physical, emotional, mental, spiritual, and creative aspects of the whole individual. My goal is to encourage and help you discover the strengths that you already possess to navigate difficult emotions and experiences. Collaboration is a huge part of each therapy session because you are the true expert of your life!
I offer counseling and music therapy services for individuals and groups who struggle with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, grief, self-esteem, trauma, spiritual issues, and more.
I believe in addressing the physical, emotional, mental, spiritual, and creative aspects of the whole individual. My goal is to encourage and help you discover the strengths that you already possess to navigate difficult emotions and experiences. Collaboration is a huge part of each therapy session because you are the true expert of your life!
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Depression Therapists
What is the goal of therapy for depression?
Therapy for depression has several major goals. One is to relieve the mental pain of depression, which distorts feeling and thinking so that sufferers cannot see beyond their current state of mind or envision feeling better. Another is to give people the mental tools to recognize and correct the kinds of distorted thinking that turn a problem into a catastrophe and lead to despair. Therapy also teaches people how to process negative emotions in constructive ways, so they have more control over their own emotional reactivity. And it helps people regain the ability to see themselves positively, the motivation to do things, and the capacity for pleasure.
What happens in therapy for depression?
Perhaps most important, no matter the type of therapy, patients form an alliance with the therapist; that connection is therapeutic in itself, plus it becomes an instrument of change. Patients learn to identify and to challenge their own erroneous beliefs and thoughts that amplify the effects of negative experiences. They learn to identify situations in which they are especially vulnerable. And they learn new patterns of thinking and behaving. They may be given “homework” assignments in which they practice their developing skills. In addition, good therapists regularly monitor patients to assess whether and how much the condition is improving.
What therapy types help with depression?
Several types of short-term therapy have been found effective, each targeting one or more areas of dysfunction. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps clients challenge their negative thoughts and beliefs, learn new behavioral strategies, and curb reactivity to distressing situations. Behavioral activation (BA) is a form of therapy often used in conjunction with CBT; it focuses on engagement in rewarding activity as a pathway to changing negative feelings and disturbed mood. Another widely used approach is interpersonal therapy (IPT), which targets the social difficulties that both give rise to and get exacerbated by depression. Therapists may combine approaches as needed.
Can therapy for depression be done online?
Studies have found that online therapy can be highly effective for treating depression, although it may be more challenging to build a good therapist-patient alliance on screen than in person—at least at first. However, online therapy can offer considerable advantages. Accessibility and convenience are tops among them. Some people actually find it easier to talk about problems online than in person. While online therapy typically limits visibility of facial expression and body gestures that give important nonverbal cues to a patient’s state of mind, it can give therapists a glimpse into a patient’s world and life, providing information that can be highly useful in guiding therapy.
How effective is therapy for depression?
Many studies show that therapy is highly effective provided that patients complete the prescribed course of therapy, commonly 16 to 20 sessions. Over the long term, it is more effective than medication and the effects are more enduring. As a result, psychotherapy has the power not just to relieve current suffering but to prevent future episodes of the disorder. Therapy reverses the dysfunction in neural circuitry that disposes individuals to a negative view of themselves, the world, and their future and they acquire coping techniques, problem-solving skills, and understanding of their own vulnerabilities that are useful over the course of a lifetime.