Cigna and Evernorth Therapists in Oak Park, IL
You're here because you have made the immensely difficult decision to ask for help, and you've come to the right place. Maybe life feels incredibly overwhelming and is moving too fast, or the opposite - you feel stuck and it feels like nothing is moving you forward. Are you experiencing day-to-day difficulties, identity issues, distress related to past trauma, family/relational conflict, or struggles related to medical or health concerns? You may be looking for relief, acceptance, support, skills, or something else. All with the human intention of living a fulfilling life with the ability to move through challenges.
You're here because you have made the immensely difficult decision to ask for help, and you've come to the right place. Maybe life feels incredibly overwhelming and is moving too fast, or the opposite - you feel stuck and it feels like nothing is moving you forward. Are you experiencing day-to-day difficulties, identity issues, distress related to past trauma, family/relational conflict, or struggles related to medical or health concerns? You may be looking for relief, acceptance, support, skills, or something else. All with the human intention of living a fulfilling life with the ability to move through challenges.
Begin Within Therapy was established in 2015. We believe within every person lies a meaningful story. We are a group of therapists who are all attachment-focused and trauma-informed and ready to understand your story. We offer a variety of therapy options to help you meet your goals, that include options outside of traditional talk therapy, as well as more traditional therapy modalities. Please give us a call to speak with our director and determine which therapist would be the best fit for you.
Begin Within Therapy was established in 2015. We believe within every person lies a meaningful story. We are a group of therapists who are all attachment-focused and trauma-informed and ready to understand your story. We offer a variety of therapy options to help you meet your goals, that include options outside of traditional talk therapy, as well as more traditional therapy modalities. Please give us a call to speak with our director and determine which therapist would be the best fit for you.
Nia J Butler
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Oak Park, IL 60303
Everyone could use more support these days, if you're ready to make the decision to start therapy then I am here to help. As a licensed clinical social worker, it's my passion to help you facilitate growth, healing and progress. I specialize in anxiety, depression, loss and grief, life transitions, relationship issues and chronic illness.
Everyone could use more support these days, if you're ready to make the decision to start therapy then I am here to help. As a licensed clinical social worker, it's my passion to help you facilitate growth, healing and progress. I specialize in anxiety, depression, loss and grief, life transitions, relationship issues and chronic illness.
Don't settle for a generic drug and alcohol therapist. You deserve help that actually helps you feel happy again. (And, that's in-network with your insurance).
Don't settle for a generic drug and alcohol therapist. You deserve help that actually helps you feel happy again. (And, that's in-network with your insurance).
Ewelina Boch
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Oak Park, IL 60304 (Online Only)
Life’s stressors can gradually chip away at our spirit and energy, impacting our moods, physical health, sleep, and overall well-being. Whether the stress stems from feeling overwhelmed by life's demands, feeling stuck, or revisiting/reliving painful experience(s) - finding a path to relief often begins with identifying the root causes and exploring the mind-body connection. Gaining insight into these underlying factors can be a crucial first step towards feeling better.
Life’s stressors can gradually chip away at our spirit and energy, impacting our moods, physical health, sleep, and overall well-being. Whether the stress stems from feeling overwhelmed by life's demands, feeling stuck, or revisiting/reliving painful experience(s) - finding a path to relief often begins with identifying the root causes and exploring the mind-body connection. Gaining insight into these underlying factors can be a crucial first step towards feeling better.
Hi, I'm Jennifer! I consider myself as a warm, empathetic therapist who offers a personalized approach to therapy. Utilizing a strengths-based perspective and techniques like CBT and mindfulness, I help clients explore their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to foster personal growth. With a passion for connection and a belief in the mind-body-soul connection, I create a safe and supportive space for clients to heal and thrive!
Hi, I'm Jennifer! I consider myself as a warm, empathetic therapist who offers a personalized approach to therapy. Utilizing a strengths-based perspective and techniques like CBT and mindfulness, I help clients explore their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to foster personal growth. With a passion for connection and a belief in the mind-body-soul connection, I create a safe and supportive space for clients to heal and thrive!
Pursuing therapy is a brave choice. Prioritizing vulnerability over ego, recovery over shame. Recognizing the benefit of a non judgmental, therapeutic relationship is a great place to start.
Pursuing therapy is a brave choice. Prioritizing vulnerability over ego, recovery over shame. Recognizing the benefit of a non judgmental, therapeutic relationship is a great place to start.
S Malefi Ifagbayi Hall-Adeyefa
Pre-Licensed Professional
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Oak Park, IL 60301 (Online Only)
The therapeutic relationship and the experiences it fosters serves as a type of mirror—it’s a safe space to explore oneself. My role is to hold space, ask pertinent questions, and listen to you completely. My approach is one of collaboration. I might be an "expert" in mental health, but you're the expert of YOU. We'll co-create therapeutic goals, partner together in devising a plan to achieve your goals, and give space for your expansion and evolution.
The therapeutic relationship and the experiences it fosters serves as a type of mirror—it’s a safe space to explore oneself. My role is to hold space, ask pertinent questions, and listen to you completely. My approach is one of collaboration. I might be an "expert" in mental health, but you're the expert of YOU. We'll co-create therapeutic goals, partner together in devising a plan to achieve your goals, and give space for your expansion and evolution.
Have you found love, but find it far from the fairytale you imagined? Maybe you're always the bridesmaid and never the bride? Or you feel like it’s Groundhog Day, same problems different day. I help women and couples find solutions. If you find yourself posing “Why me?” questions more often than you’d care to admit. Why can’t I find "the one"? Why do I keep fighting with the person I found? Why won't they just change for me? Why can’t I break my pattern of relying on work, food, or a few too many glasses of wine to feel better? Or maybe just why do I feel so alone and stuck? I can help you solve the mystery.
Have you found love, but find it far from the fairytale you imagined? Maybe you're always the bridesmaid and never the bride? Or you feel like it’s Groundhog Day, same problems different day. I help women and couples find solutions. If you find yourself posing “Why me?” questions more often than you’d care to admit. Why can’t I find "the one"? Why do I keep fighting with the person I found? Why won't they just change for me? Why can’t I break my pattern of relying on work, food, or a few too many glasses of wine to feel better? Or maybe just why do I feel so alone and stuck? I can help you solve the mystery.
Jeffery L. Siddall
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, NCC, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Oak Park, IL 60302 (Online Only)
I am a National Certified Counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor. I earned my Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Adler University in Chicago in 2017. Along with my counseling education and skills, I had a successful first career working as a special education and traditional elementary teacher, reading specialist, and literacy staff developer. Recently, I worked in higher education as a doctorate level college professor for 18 years, at a community college teaching developmental and traditional English classes.
I am a National Certified Counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor. I earned my Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Adler University in Chicago in 2017. Along with my counseling education and skills, I had a successful first career working as a special education and traditional elementary teacher, reading specialist, and literacy staff developer. Recently, I worked in higher education as a doctorate level college professor for 18 years, at a community college teaching developmental and traditional English classes.
I strive to transform the therapeutic space and challenge the systemic barriers that often shape our experiences. I work with individuals and couples navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, complex PTSD, infidelity, intimacy issues, family dynamics, and life transitions. Using a narrative approach alongside trauma-informed care, I help my clients build a shared understanding of their relationships and uncover the stories that best reflect their lives.
I strive to transform the therapeutic space and challenge the systemic barriers that often shape our experiences. I work with individuals and couples navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, complex PTSD, infidelity, intimacy issues, family dynamics, and life transitions. Using a narrative approach alongside trauma-informed care, I help my clients build a shared understanding of their relationships and uncover the stories that best reflect their lives.
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Our life's work is helping clients achieve a better sense of self and happiness...more recently we've recognized that without good mental health providers, finding this balance in life can be more difficult and stressful. As a result, we tend toward an Integrative approach and help our clients transform into the people they want to be. We see each client as an individual with many parts to their identity. Utilizing a holistic and systemic approach we help clients reintegrate the parts of themselves to function better as individuals and within their systems. Our focus tends toward a systems based approach using behavior methods.
Our life's work is helping clients achieve a better sense of self and happiness...more recently we've recognized that without good mental health providers, finding this balance in life can be more difficult and stressful. As a result, we tend toward an Integrative approach and help our clients transform into the people they want to be. We see each client as an individual with many parts to their identity. Utilizing a holistic and systemic approach we help clients reintegrate the parts of themselves to function better as individuals and within their systems. Our focus tends toward a systems based approach using behavior methods.
I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor. I specialize in anxiety, perfectionism, life transitions, relationship concerns, depression, body image, OCD, and outpatient-level eating disorders/disordered eating. In therapy, I provide a balance of validation and challenge. I do more than ask, "How does that make you feel?" I encourage you to think critically while holding a safe space to share your most vulnerable emotions. My goal is to guide you toward meaningful behavior changes that allow you to live in line with what truly matters to you.
I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor. I specialize in anxiety, perfectionism, life transitions, relationship concerns, depression, body image, OCD, and outpatient-level eating disorders/disordered eating. In therapy, I provide a balance of validation and challenge. I do more than ask, "How does that make you feel?" I encourage you to think critically while holding a safe space to share your most vulnerable emotions. My goal is to guide you toward meaningful behavior changes that allow you to live in line with what truly matters to you.
Rachel Suzanne Weaver Rivera
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC, MS, MFA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Oak Park, IL 60301 (Online Only)
Feeling stuck? Going through a life change you didn't expect? I engage my clients with warmth, humor, and a strengths-based perspective. I specialize in helping individuals facing difficult decisions, stress, family concerns, grief and loss, creative blocks, and relationship issues. I will work with you to identify your values and construct adaptive, practical ways to break old patterns, develop resilience, and solve problems.
Feeling stuck? Going through a life change you didn't expect? I engage my clients with warmth, humor, and a strengths-based perspective. I specialize in helping individuals facing difficult decisions, stress, family concerns, grief and loss, creative blocks, and relationship issues. I will work with you to identify your values and construct adaptive, practical ways to break old patterns, develop resilience, and solve problems.
Elia Fabian (She-Her-Ella)
Counselor, LCPC, MA
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Oak Park, IL 60304 (Online Only)
Everyone struggles from time to time. Sometimes you can manage alone, other times it's harder to do so and during these difficult times you don’t have to be alone. Therapy can help. Please reach out and allow yourself to have the time and space to sort through and organize your thoughts and feelings, while knowing you have someone there available for support.
Everyone struggles from time to time. Sometimes you can manage alone, other times it's harder to do so and during these difficult times you don’t have to be alone. Therapy can help. Please reach out and allow yourself to have the time and space to sort through and organize your thoughts and feelings, while knowing you have someone there available for support.
Life can be challenging and overwhelming, but finding a safe, affirming space in therapy shouldn't be. My priority is to celebrate each individual's unique identity, foster hope, and cultivate meaning in their lives through collaborative, strengths-based approaches. I aim to create an environment where clients feel empowered to explore their truths, embrace personal growth, and step into their best selves. With experience in clinical, community-based, and hospital settings, I am committed to supporting individuals navigating mental health challenges, immigration trauma, and family of origin stress.
Life can be challenging and overwhelming, but finding a safe, affirming space in therapy shouldn't be. My priority is to celebrate each individual's unique identity, foster hope, and cultivate meaning in their lives through collaborative, strengths-based approaches. I aim to create an environment where clients feel empowered to explore their truths, embrace personal growth, and step into their best selves. With experience in clinical, community-based, and hospital settings, I am committed to supporting individuals navigating mental health challenges, immigration trauma, and family of origin stress.
Dr. Leslie Ford
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LCSW
Verified Verified
Oak Park, IL 60303 (Online Only)
We are so pleased that you have taken the first step in seeking support by connecting with our practice. Life challenges can sometimes be too painful and overwhelming to carry alone. We specialize in addressing personal challenges, relationships issues and providing support to manage mental health concerns. With evidence-based tools and caring professional support it is possible to feel happy, capable and fulfilled.
We are so pleased that you have taken the first step in seeking support by connecting with our practice. Life challenges can sometimes be too painful and overwhelming to carry alone. We specialize in addressing personal challenges, relationships issues and providing support to manage mental health concerns. With evidence-based tools and caring professional support it is possible to feel happy, capable and fulfilled.
Home Psych Services, P.C. is perfectly suited for clients looking for integrated behavioral healthcare where they can receive counseling, neuropsychological testing, and psychotropic medication management all under one roof with seamless coordination of care. Our ideal client is looking for a provider who will serve as a partner in change - respecting their unique goals and providing expert guidance to achieve these goals. Our clients appreciate that we use evidence-based treatment protocols and respect and honor diversity in our clients.
Home Psych Services, P.C. is perfectly suited for clients looking for integrated behavioral healthcare where they can receive counseling, neuropsychological testing, and psychotropic medication management all under one roof with seamless coordination of care. Our ideal client is looking for a provider who will serve as a partner in change - respecting their unique goals and providing expert guidance to achieve these goals. Our clients appreciate that we use evidence-based treatment protocols and respect and honor diversity in our clients.
Jenny Diamond
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Oak Park, IL 60304 (Online Only)
You may be at a point where you have exhausted all of your resources and known means of coping, and are seeking support in a trusting and nonjudgmental environment. Perhaps you're returning to therapy or trying it out for the first time. Either way, I can offer a neutral sounding board for challenges you are facing, and we can work together to develop strategies that work best for you and your experiences. You may also be a parent seeking ways to improve communication with your child/teen and guide them in a world where the influence of peers, social media, and other factors play a huge part in how they perceive life around them.
You may be at a point where you have exhausted all of your resources and known means of coping, and are seeking support in a trusting and nonjudgmental environment. Perhaps you're returning to therapy or trying it out for the first time. Either way, I can offer a neutral sounding board for challenges you are facing, and we can work together to develop strategies that work best for you and your experiences. You may also be a parent seeking ways to improve communication with your child/teen and guide them in a world where the influence of peers, social media, and other factors play a huge part in how they perceive life around them.
Mark Harris
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LSW, ICADC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Oak Park, IL 60301
It's okay to talk about it. Life brings unexpected and difficult challenges that leave us feeling lost and unsure. Grief, trauma, relationship struggles, life transition, work-related issues, addiction, existential or spiritual doubts, and persistent feelings of guilt, shame, and inadequacy. These experiences can be demoralizing and defeating but also provide an immense opportunity for change and growth.
It's okay to talk about it. Life brings unexpected and difficult challenges that leave us feeling lost and unsure. Grief, trauma, relationship struggles, life transition, work-related issues, addiction, existential or spiritual doubts, and persistent feelings of guilt, shame, and inadequacy. These experiences can be demoralizing and defeating but also provide an immense opportunity for change and growth.
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