Interpersonal Therapists in Hoffman Estates, IL

Even the healthiest of individuals experience times when extra support can be beneficial. Therapy can be a wonderful support to help navigate life in a healthier way. I enjoy helping people explore how they would like their lives to be different and helping them achieve this. My clients describe my style as compassionate and non-judgmental but also very interactive, appreciating my willingness to hold them accountable for changes they would like to make. I feel it is my honor and privilege to be allowed into people's lives in this way.

I am passionate about working with individuals on illness education, symptom management, cognitive restructuring, affect regulation, behavior modification, and interpersonal skill development. My goal is to provide a safe environment for people to learn about themselves, begin to love who they are, and overcome social, emotional, economical, and vocational struggles while reaching their full potential in life. I want to help those who feel unloved and broken return to feeling whole again with active encouragement and support.

I am passionate about helping people attain wholeness and healing. I like to treat people using a holistic approach, helping clients heal and build a capacity for hope, greater self-awareness, and resilience. I enjoy helping clients connect with self and others in a healthier way, strengthen both intrapersonal and interpersonal skills, grow in authenticity and live a fuller life.

Expertise in helping heal unresolved psychological & emotional trauma, couples & marriage coaching and counseling, therapy with adults in a relationship with a characterologically disordered person. Adult mental/behavioral health depression & anxiety counseling, parenting coordination, reunification, divorce coaching. As a competent, caring, professional I lend meaningful insights while teaching coping techniques & strategies. Credentialed at the highest state & national levels with more than 32 years' experience. I welcome the opportunity to help you identify problem areas & move your life forward in a healthy & intentional way.

I have over 20 years of experience and have worked in a wide variety of treatment settings, including in-home counseling, residential treatment, and outpatient community mental health centers as well as private practice. I help clients develop individual strategies and goals to move forward through obstacles such as anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, trauma, adjustment issues, and difficulty connecting to a partner or family member to improve the functioning and relationships in their lives.

Valerie Lucas is a licensed clinical psychologist who works with adults with a variety of presenting issues. Dr. Lucas works with adults addressing depression, anxiety, other mood disorders, relationship issues, eating disorders, behavioral weight management, and increasing general coping strategies. Her theoretical orientation is cognitive behavioral, utilizing DBT strategies and techniques, and solution-focused feedback. She approaches therapy as a process to help clients recognize and build on strengths and collaboratively developing and working on goals to decrease psychological distress.

Did life take you by surprise? Is your reality different from what you imagined it to be? Whether it be grief and loss, relationship issues, depression, anxiety, and/or low self-esteem... there is hope. You deserve to feel better. You deserve to be happy. I look forward to meeting you and helping you take the steps toward a more fulfilled life. As the owner and director of Thrive Postpartum, Couples and Family Therapy, I welcome you to our center where our mission is to deliver high-quality mental health counseling services that help our clients heal and thrive. Please see our website for more information!

Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed with stresses in your life and feel stuck? Have you considered psychotherapy to help with your struggles and to enhance your quality of life? Everyone gets stuck at some point in their lives. But, you don't have to accept this. Talk therapy can help. When you have the right fit with a therapist, healing and change can happen. I may just be the right person.

Dr. Alyssa Abbate is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in therapy and assessment of adolescents, adults, and families. Her clinical interests include depression, anxiety, parent-teen communication difficulties, body image, eating disorders, life transitions, trauma, and relationship difficulties.

Hello, have you been feeling stuck lately? Are life’s issues starting to take a toll on you? Well, you’ve come to the right place. I understand the decision to begin counseling is not easy and shows an internal strength we don’t always recognize in ourselves. As a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor, I am passionate about empowering you to overcome obstacles and achieve recovery.

As a Clinical Psychologist in practice for over 25 years, I specialize working with adults working through the barriers that keep them stuck in unproductive patterns that limit their life potential. Hardships, losses, and traumas often create beliefs that are self-limiting. These beliefs often stand in the way of the life you want to live. Counseling can be a powerful pathway toward discovering and developing your unique and whole self. Counseling starts with facing the pain that prompts you to seek help. Facing the starting point of anger, anxiety, depression, loss, or relationship pain leads to the work of therapy.

Annette has been speaking, consulting and educating in the realms of Psychology for over 20 years. She is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC)). Annette holds two Master Degrees from Loyola University Chicago, in Pastoral Studies and Counseling. Annette is trained in the Enneagram System and in Internal Family Systems. She spent nine years in pastoral ministry in both parish and university settings, and has worked in the mental health field within community mental health, hospital and private practice settings for more than 25 years.

My goal is to help you discover how you can overcome your personal struggles and resolve the issues that are keeping you stuck so that you can live the life you envision for yourself. It's your time now! It's your time to live the life that you are destined to live. It would honor me to serve you now.

I hold the strong belief that everyone has the right to be heard with an open mind, regardless of their background or circumstances. I see my role as someone to help you understand yourself, ideally to gain insight and healing. As a clinical social worker, my training has shown me that you, the client, will tell me what you need. Some people need support for a single issue, others need to sort out their past, yet others to plan for their future. We will often find that issues are connected, and strive to put the pieces together.

Relationships can be a source of fulfillment to draw from in our lives. Often, however, miscommunication, old habits, physiological issues and daily stress create barriers preventing them from being a source of happiness and strength. Therapy can help break down barriers to improve communication, decrease conflict and increase emotional and physical intimacy. I specialize in the respectful and confidential treatment of relationship and sexual concerns. I believe in utilizing an open, honest, and sex-positive approach to help assess your unique personal goals and assist you in developing more positive and fulfilling relationships- with your self and with your partner.

I am trained in Rational Emotive Behavioral therapy and the Psycho-dynamic models. My experience includes work with adolescents and young adults with behavioral and/or mood disorders in both outpatient and residential settings. At Northwestern I studied psycho-therapeutic practices while learning new breakthroughs in treatment. The program was conceptualized in the context of ethics, multiculturalism, lifespan development, advocacy and community outreach. I am as dedicated to helping fellow military and police personnel who are currently or formerly serving as I was. Schedule your next appointment with our certified counselors

I am available to help guide you in living a more complete and satisfying life. Utilizing a warm, conversational approach, I am happy to assist with overcoming difficulties such as depression, anxiety, relationship problems, behavioral concerns, and low self esteem. I can also provide an in depth psychological assessment to elicit greater insight and clarify your treatment plan recommendations. I look forward to opening doors so you may help you.

I am dedicated to providing my clients a safe and supportive environment so that the process of change and growth begins. I encourage my clients to engage in self-exploration so that they will come to a deeper understanding of themselves. Together we will identify healthier ways to cope with the thoughts, feelings and life circumstances that are causing you discomfort.

Relationship Solutions Center focuses on improving self-esteem and how self-esteem impacts your mental health concerns/disorder, developing a lifelong plan for managing your symptoms, understanding the factors that influenced your self-esteem and working to repair challenging and reframing your thoughts, strengthening your communication skills or learning to create and maintain healthy boundaries. Our specialties are Alternative Dispute Resolution, Alternative Sexualities, Anxiety Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Bipolar Disorder (Manic Depression), Depression and Relationship Counseling.