Cognitive Behavioral (CBT) Therapists in Lake Villa, IL

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Carol Paxton Cox
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Lake Villa, IL 60046  (Online Only)
In addition to my broad-based training in psychological assessment and psychotherapy, I have training in CBT, EMDR, biofeedback, sleep, meditation, hypnotherapy, learning disorders, autism spectrum disorders, attachment therapy, mindfulness, and trauma/loss therapy.
My primary goal is to help clients find the hope and courage to change and heal. I believe that all life circumstances, relationships, and experiences can lead to change and greater self-acceptance. Ultimately therapy helps clients cope with loss and use difficult life transitions to promote growth. In working with individuals, couples, families, and children, I have helped them cultivate resources and develop strengths from very challenging diagnoses and life circumstances. I have helped clients suffering from relationship conflicts, health crises, depression, trauma and loss issues, compulsive behaviors, and anxiety disorders.
In addition to my broad-based training in psychological assessment and psychotherapy, I have training in CBT, EMDR, biofeedback, sleep, meditation, hypnotherapy, learning disorders, autism spectrum disorders, attachment therapy, mindfulness, and trauma/loss therapy.
My primary goal is to help clients find the hope and courage to change and heal. I believe that all life circumstances, relationships, and experiences can lead to change and greater self-acceptance. Ultimately therapy helps clients cope with loss and use difficult life transitions to promote growth. In working with individuals, couples, families, and children, I have helped them cultivate resources and develop strengths from very challenging diagnoses and life circumstances. I have helped clients suffering from relationship conflicts, health crises, depression, trauma and loss issues, compulsive behaviors, and anxiety disorders.
(847) 868-3945 View (847) 868-3945
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Rachel Obafemi Lcpc Misa Cadc
Counselor, LCPC, MISA, CADC
Verified Verified
Lake Villa, IL 60046
I apply a combination of several evidence based practices to tailor my approach specifically to your needs and comfort level ( CBT, DBT, ACT, MBS, MI).
Has the pandemic caused you to be aware that you have anxiety, worry or feelings of sadness or loneliness? Have you noticed that sometimes the closest people in your life have the hardest time understanding you? Thankfully, getting help from a professional no longer has the same stigma it once had. If we have feelings of worry, irritability or feel isolated, there is no longer shame in getting help from a Therapist. Whether you are experiencing grief and loss, a battle with a chronic illness, or life adjustments, we can embrace your journey together!
I apply a combination of several evidence based practices to tailor my approach specifically to your needs and comfort level ( CBT, DBT, ACT, MBS, MI).
Has the pandemic caused you to be aware that you have anxiety, worry or feelings of sadness or loneliness? Have you noticed that sometimes the closest people in your life have the hardest time understanding you? Thankfully, getting help from a professional no longer has the same stigma it once had. If we have feelings of worry, irritability or feel isolated, there is no longer shame in getting help from a Therapist. Whether you are experiencing grief and loss, a battle with a chronic illness, or life adjustments, we can embrace your journey together!
(224) 803-3241 View (224) 803-3241
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Michelle Gonzales
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CADC
Verified Verified
Lake Villa, IL 60046
In my practice, I seek to provide a warm, supportive and non-judgmental atmosphere for children, adolescents, adults, couples and families using talk therapy with a cognitive behavioral approach.
I work with individuals to realize their potential for positive change. Too often, the drive for the life we want is stalled by shame, fear, and anxiety. Events in our past cause us to miss the promise of our future. Together, we will explore, identify and process your thoughts, feelings and behaviors to lead you towards a clear understanding of who you are and what you need to live the life you want.
In my practice, I seek to provide a warm, supportive and non-judgmental atmosphere for children, adolescents, adults, couples and families using talk therapy with a cognitive behavioral approach.
I work with individuals to realize their potential for positive change. Too often, the drive for the life we want is stalled by shame, fear, and anxiety. Events in our past cause us to miss the promise of our future. Together, we will explore, identify and process your thoughts, feelings and behaviors to lead you towards a clear understanding of who you are and what you need to live the life you want.
(331) 226-1392 View (331) 226-1392
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Erilda Borici
Counselor, MA, LCPC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Lake Villa, IL 60046  (Online Only)
I often utilize Psychodynamic Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy ( CBT), Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT) and Mindfulness based approaches.
For the past 12 years, I have had the honor of meeting with clients of all ages and am amazed by human resilience. Often, emotions can be complex to navigate and difficult to manage alone. My goal is to support you through difficult moments, help you build awareness and understanding for your behaviors and feelings, gain clarity in confusing times, better understand your relationships, and ultimately help you see life in clearer terms.
I often utilize Psychodynamic Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy ( CBT), Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT) and Mindfulness based approaches.
For the past 12 years, I have had the honor of meeting with clients of all ages and am amazed by human resilience. Often, emotions can be complex to navigate and difficult to manage alone. My goal is to support you through difficult moments, help you build awareness and understanding for your behaviors and feelings, gain clarity in confusing times, better understand your relationships, and ultimately help you see life in clearer terms.
(773) 570-9836 View (773) 570-9836
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Daniel Ross
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Lake Villa, IL 60046
Danny uses a variety of approaches which include ACT, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, CBT, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CPT, Cognitive Processing Therapy, DBT, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, MI, and Motivational Interviewing.
Danny Ross is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Illinois who has been practicing since 2014. He received both his undergraduate and Graduate Degree in Social Work from New Mexico Highland University with a clinical concentration in 2014. Danny has worked with children (8-12), adolescents (12-17), and adults (18+). Most of his experience has been dealing with addictions, anxiety, depression, abuse and/or neglect, domestic violence, behavioral problems, anger, self-esteem, self-worth, stress, communications, family issues, Trauma/PTSD, veteran issues and first responder issues.
Danny uses a variety of approaches which include ACT, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, CBT, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CPT, Cognitive Processing Therapy, DBT, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, MI, and Motivational Interviewing.
Danny Ross is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Illinois who has been practicing since 2014. He received both his undergraduate and Graduate Degree in Social Work from New Mexico Highland University with a clinical concentration in 2014. Danny has worked with children (8-12), adolescents (12-17), and adults (18+). Most of his experience has been dealing with addictions, anxiety, depression, abuse and/or neglect, domestic violence, behavioral problems, anger, self-esteem, self-worth, stress, communications, family issues, Trauma/PTSD, veteran issues and first responder issues.
(847) 641-2634 View (847) 641-2634
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Jessie Knoble
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LSW
Verified Verified
Lake Villa, IL 60046
Using an integrative approach, she utilizes evidencebased therapies such as Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ( CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to address complex emotional and psychological challenges.
Jessie Knoble, LSW, is dedicated to helping individuals on their unique paths to peace and healing. Serving the diverse communities of Illinois, Jessie provides compassionate care tailored to each person's story, acknowledging the beauty and pain that shape our lives. With a core belief in the importance of being heard, respected, and validated, Jessie supports clients in rewriting their narratives to embrace strength and resilience. Specializing in the treatment of anxiety, depression, PTSD/trauma, and women's issues, Jessie is particularly passionate about empowering clients through life's midlife transitions.
Using an integrative approach, she utilizes evidencebased therapies such as Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ( CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to address complex emotional and psychological challenges.
Jessie Knoble, LSW, is dedicated to helping individuals on their unique paths to peace and healing. Serving the diverse communities of Illinois, Jessie provides compassionate care tailored to each person's story, acknowledging the beauty and pain that shape our lives. With a core belief in the importance of being heard, respected, and validated, Jessie supports clients in rewriting their narratives to embrace strength and resilience. Specializing in the treatment of anxiety, depression, PTSD/trauma, and women's issues, Jessie is particularly passionate about empowering clients through life's midlife transitions.
(224) 269-8331 View (224) 269-8331
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Heidi Wodrich
Counselor, MA, LCPC, NCC
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Lake Villa, IL 60046  (Online Only)
As a psychotherapist, a certified clinical trauma professional, and a former teacher, helping people to learn & grow have been the core focus of my entire life's work. I am intimately aware that the act of sharing our challenges and life struggles with a compassionate listener is a powerful one that can be transformational. Life will inevitably present us all with challenges and changes, and reaching out for support can be empowering. My treatment method is solution-focused & emotion-focused with a strengths-based approach to help my clients experience positive growth and gain mastery over their circumstances.
As a psychotherapist, a certified clinical trauma professional, and a former teacher, helping people to learn & grow have been the core focus of my entire life's work. I am intimately aware that the act of sharing our challenges and life struggles with a compassionate listener is a powerful one that can be transformational. Life will inevitably present us all with challenges and changes, and reaching out for support can be empowering. My treatment method is solution-focused & emotion-focused with a strengths-based approach to help my clients experience positive growth and gain mastery over their circumstances.
(815) 671-4684 View (815) 671-4684
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Be Well Therapy, Inc
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Lake Villa, IL 60046
Someines, worry and anxiety can interfere with the things we need and want to do. Uncertainty may be all around us, but that doesn't mean that we have to stop moving forward. Moods, relationships, and life circumstances can create barriers that limit our paths and make it necessary to switch gears. Exploring these and other issues in a warm and engaging setting can make a difference in the quality and satisfaction we achieve in our daily lives. I work with people to help develop useful, personal tools that serve their specific needs.
Someines, worry and anxiety can interfere with the things we need and want to do. Uncertainty may be all around us, but that doesn't mean that we have to stop moving forward. Moods, relationships, and life circumstances can create barriers that limit our paths and make it necessary to switch gears. Exploring these and other issues in a warm and engaging setting can make a difference in the quality and satisfaction we achieve in our daily lives. I work with people to help develop useful, personal tools that serve their specific needs.
(224) 643-4049 View (224) 643-4049
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Victoria Garrison, LCPC
Counselor, LCPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Lake Villa, IL 60046
**EXCITING NEWS! My practice has expanded! I've added multiple experienced, fully licensed clinicians to the team to provide counseling and therapy services. Please note, when you contact me, you will receive call or email from our intake coordinator.** I use an empathetic, personalized approach to build a safe environment for therapy. I specialize in working with adults experiencing feelings of sadness, loss, frustration, anxiety, or difficulty within relationships.
**EXCITING NEWS! My practice has expanded! I've added multiple experienced, fully licensed clinicians to the team to provide counseling and therapy services. Please note, when you contact me, you will receive call or email from our intake coordinator.** I use an empathetic, personalized approach to build a safe environment for therapy. I specialize in working with adults experiencing feelings of sadness, loss, frustration, anxiety, or difficulty within relationships.
(847) 380-8744 View (847) 380-8744
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Katie Schlichting
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Lake Villa, IL 60046
Developing a supportive, understanding, and enriching relationship with those I've worked with over the past 13 years has given me the privilege and ability to help clients reach their goals for therapy. I work to nurture, assist, and motivate people to be their happiest selves. The adults, teens, children and families I see are facing a variety of challenges related to anxiety, depression, difficulties at school or work, divorce, grief and loss, family stress, and other life events.
Developing a supportive, understanding, and enriching relationship with those I've worked with over the past 13 years has given me the privilege and ability to help clients reach their goals for therapy. I work to nurture, assist, and motivate people to be their happiest selves. The adults, teens, children and families I see are facing a variety of challenges related to anxiety, depression, difficulties at school or work, divorce, grief and loss, family stress, and other life events.
(224) 595-1843 View (224) 595-1843
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The Couple's Place of Lake County
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MA, LCSW, CPRP
Verified Verified
Lake Villa, IL 60046
With over 20 years in the field, I believe that effective therapy begins with clearly defining the problem being addressed and the desired outcome. I am particularly focused on helping you develop stronger relationships through effective communication, personal insight and compassion. Whether you are trying to set healthy boundaries, express yourself, or build stronger bonds. Using empathy and humor, I am well suited to help clients who are struggling with relationship problems, depression, sexual compulsion, family conflicts and anxiety.
With over 20 years in the field, I believe that effective therapy begins with clearly defining the problem being addressed and the desired outcome. I am particularly focused on helping you develop stronger relationships through effective communication, personal insight and compassion. Whether you are trying to set healthy boundaries, express yourself, or build stronger bonds. Using empathy and humor, I am well suited to help clients who are struggling with relationship problems, depression, sexual compulsion, family conflicts and anxiety.
(847) 512-4924 View (847) 512-4924
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Adam Krieger
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Lake Villa, IL 60046
With over 20 years in the field, I believe that effective therapy begins with clearly defining the problem being addressed and the desired outcome. I am particularly focused on helping you develop stronger relationships through effective communication, personal insight and compassion.
With over 20 years in the field, I believe that effective therapy begins with clearly defining the problem being addressed and the desired outcome. I am particularly focused on helping you develop stronger relationships through effective communication, personal insight and compassion.
(847) 565-1207 View (847) 565-1207
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Alison Koehler
Counselor, LCPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Lake Villa, IL 60046
As a psychotherapist, my approach with clients is very down to earth. Not all clients and problems are the same which is why I tend to be a bit more eclectic in style. Life is stressful and filled with enormous challenges; our strength is put to the test daily. We all face dilemmas in our personal and professional lives often causing conflict in ourselves and our relationships. What is often most comforting is knowing that we are not alone. Through the course of therapy, I have one objective: to reach your goals together.
As a psychotherapist, my approach with clients is very down to earth. Not all clients and problems are the same which is why I tend to be a bit more eclectic in style. Life is stressful and filled with enormous challenges; our strength is put to the test daily. We all face dilemmas in our personal and professional lives often causing conflict in ourselves and our relationships. What is often most comforting is knowing that we are not alone. Through the course of therapy, I have one objective: to reach your goals together.
(847) 786-2047 View (847) 786-2047
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Erin Paul
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Lake Villa, IL 60046  (Online Only)
Choosing to pursue counseling is a brave and oftentimes nerve wracking experience. I make it my goal to put my clients at ease and work with them to create a comfortable and safe place where they can feel free to be their most authentic selves. I take the time to really get to know each individual and together we formulate a plan to uniquely address their therapeutic needs. The beauty of therapy is that it can be what you need it to be. The experience is unique to each individual. My therapeutic style relies of empathy and compassion paired with solid evidence based clinical skills to help my clients achieve lasting change.
Choosing to pursue counseling is a brave and oftentimes nerve wracking experience. I make it my goal to put my clients at ease and work with them to create a comfortable and safe place where they can feel free to be their most authentic selves. I take the time to really get to know each individual and together we formulate a plan to uniquely address their therapeutic needs. The beauty of therapy is that it can be what you need it to be. The experience is unique to each individual. My therapeutic style relies of empathy and compassion paired with solid evidence based clinical skills to help my clients achieve lasting change.
(847) 603-2387 View (847) 603-2387
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Kellen M Smith
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LSW, CADC, CODP I
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Lake Villa, IL 60046
My goal is to help others who struggle with substance use disorders, mental health disorders, religious trauma, human trafficking survivors, and life struggles, and to empower them to know that whatever life throws at them, they can get through the stress and come out on the other side.
My goal is to help others who struggle with substance use disorders, mental health disorders, religious trauma, human trafficking survivors, and life struggles, and to empower them to know that whatever life throws at them, they can get through the stress and come out on the other side.
(815) 420-3257 View (815) 420-3257
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Harry Speer
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Lake Villa, IL 60046  (Online Only)
Congratulations! You are choosing a hopeful step towards better wellbeing. Are you having difficulty with feelings, behaviors, relationships or a situation? We can sort that out, and develop improved ways to respond to difficulties, ways that work for you and help you move forward with less distress, more confidence and more effectiveness. Trust based on safety will be the foundation of our relationship and work together. Adjustments and change can be challenging, and any of us must first be ready and willing to be able to grow in response to life’s difficulties. Therapy can be described as a get ready, get set, grow process.
Congratulations! You are choosing a hopeful step towards better wellbeing. Are you having difficulty with feelings, behaviors, relationships or a situation? We can sort that out, and develop improved ways to respond to difficulties, ways that work for you and help you move forward with less distress, more confidence and more effectiveness. Trust based on safety will be the foundation of our relationship and work together. Adjustments and change can be challenging, and any of us must first be ready and willing to be able to grow in response to life’s difficulties. Therapy can be described as a get ready, get set, grow process.
(224) 276-5502 View (224) 276-5502
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Gurnee Counseling Center
Verified Verified
Lake Villa, IL 60046
Our goal is simple. To offer people a center that is dedicated to the wellness of the mind, body and spirit. We are focused on solutions that build healthy skills to last a lifetime.
Our goal is simple. To offer people a center that is dedicated to the wellness of the mind, body and spirit. We are focused on solutions that build healthy skills to last a lifetime.
(847) 641-2217 View (847) 641-2217
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Corliss Ivy
Counselor, LCPC, CMHIMP
Verified Verified
Lake Villa, IL 60046
Hello, and welcome! I’m so excited that you’re here. Perhaps you are experiencing dissatisfaction in your life, or perhaps you are unhappy with how some (or much) of your life is going. Maybe you are looking for a way to make better decisions, improve difficult relationships, or stop the self-criticism that persistently plays in your mind. Maybe you are ready to take yourself seriously and build a better life. Paying attention to the internal invitation to tend to your growth requires vulnerability and curiosity. It takes courage to truly show up for yourself and risk joy.
Hello, and welcome! I’m so excited that you’re here. Perhaps you are experiencing dissatisfaction in your life, or perhaps you are unhappy with how some (or much) of your life is going. Maybe you are looking for a way to make better decisions, improve difficult relationships, or stop the self-criticism that persistently plays in your mind. Maybe you are ready to take yourself seriously and build a better life. Paying attention to the internal invitation to tend to your growth requires vulnerability and curiosity. It takes courage to truly show up for yourself and risk joy.
(224) 505-1890 View (224) 505-1890
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Lauren Scaglione
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MA, MSW, LSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Lake Villa, IL 60046
I understand and respect those that are dealing with pain or other difficulty in their lives and consider it an honor to be able to help navigate these thoughts and emotions. I feel that the best course of treatment is the one that you and I design together, which meets your specific needs. I have the skills and you provide the direction. I love seeing the growth that can occur when people are given the right tools and understand how to use them.
I understand and respect those that are dealing with pain or other difficulty in their lives and consider it an honor to be able to help navigate these thoughts and emotions. I feel that the best course of treatment is the one that you and I design together, which meets your specific needs. I have the skills and you provide the direction. I love seeing the growth that can occur when people are given the right tools and understand how to use them.
(224) 328-2678 View (224) 328-2678
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The Therapy Tree
Counselor, LCPC, MA, LPC, LCSW, LMFT
Verified Verified
Lake Villa, IL 60046
(847) 807-1466 View (847) 807-1466

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Cognitive Behavioral (CBT) Therapists

How does cognitive behavioral therapy work?

Cognitive behavioral therapy works by exploring how your thoughts affect your emotions and experiences. CBT helps you identify distortions in your thinking. For example, you may tend to jump to the worst case scenario catastrophizing or think in extremes (all-or-nothing thinking). A therapist can teach you how to push back against those thoughts to ultimately change your feelings and behavior for the better. They can also provide coping skills to better deal with stressors and challenges.

When do I know to seek treatment with cognitive behavioral therapy?

It’s reasonable to consider cognitive behavioral therapy if you struggle to manage difficult emotions or behaviors to such an extent that you are not getting the most out of life on a day-to-day basis. If you want a shorter term, concrete, skills-based approach, CBT is a great option. (By contrast, other types of therapy may devote more time to exploring your past and its effects.) The decision to seek CBT also depends on the condition you’re treating; CBT is an effective treatment for anxiety, depression, trauma, and many other disorders.

How can I find a cognitive behavioral therapist for someone else?

To find a cognitive behavioral therapist for someone else, you may want to begin by discussing the person’s problem, researching cognitive behavioral therapy, and assessing whether the approach is the right fit. You could then reach out to a few cognitive behavioral therapists in this directory, explain the scenario, have a consultation with those available, and determine who could be a good match.

Why is CBT such a popular form of therapy?

CBT has become a popular form of therapy because it is effective and accessible. Robust research has demonstrated that CBT is an effective treatment for many mental health conditions. And CBT can be learned in relatively few sessions, which means that many people can engage in the process, afford it, and see results quickly. It involves learning concrete skills such as disputing unhelpful thoughts; these skills can also be taught and spread widely.