Gottman Method Therapists in Rolling Meadows, IL

Whether your goal is to achieve greater self-awareness, build stronger personal relationships, heal past wounds, or just feel better about yourself, I want to join you on a journey of self-discovery. I work with individuals, couples and families from diverse backgrounds. I am passionate about helping you decrease emotional distress in your life in order to restore purpose and connection. I will help you develop healthy coping strategies to create sustainable change. My stance is curious and flexible, reflecting my belief that you are the expert of your own life.

If you’re struggling with conflict in your relationships, friendships, and family I can help you navigate these feelings and offer a path forward. I am committed to helping individuals and couples develop insight into communication and behavioral patterns that are barriers to connection. Utilizing my Gottman Method Couples Therapy Level 1 training, we strengthen connection and deepen your relationships in the therapeutic space. I connect with children, teens, and adults struggling with issues related to trauma, eating disorders, relationships, and anxiety.

Congratulations! You are looking into therapy and contemplating making changes in your life. If feelings of sadness, anxiety, relational difficulties, grief or past trauma get in the way of your happiness let's work together to address them. I will respond you in couple hours after you contact me. Effective counseling not only can change the mind but can change the brain as well. Counseling can support the building of new neuron connections! That process is called “neuroplasticity,” I can assist you in exploring what led you here and how to make changes to feel better.

Anna Mazek-Vann, LCPC, CDVP is bilingual (English/Polish) therapist who provides individual, couples and family therapy to children, teens and adults at Core Psychotherapy Center. Anna is trained in EMDR. She is a culturally sensitive LGBTQIA+ affirming therapist. She works with survivors of with complex trauma, sexual abuse, intimate partner violence, PTSD, grief and loss, substance abuse, mood disorders, and anxiety. She works with gambling and kleptomania as well as substance abuse. She offers support to first responders (firefighters, paramedics, police, etc.) and their loved ones.

Gregg Bagdade is a Mental Health Counselor with his Master’s degree from Concordia University. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree from Penn State in Human Development and Family Studies where he interned at the Chicago Fire Department employee assistance program. Much of his studies were dedicated to understanding trauma-related issues such as anxiety, depression, and PTSD. Gregg is currently a firefighter/paramedic for the Chicago Fire Department logging in almost 20 years in this position. He heads the First Responder Program at CCAH helping fire/police/military cope with the rigors of their career.

I operate on the notion that everybody has the ability to be their best self. However, this often comes with many of life's obstacles and defeating such obstacles can be challenging. I can help individuals restore their confidence to overcome hardships and rediscover the tools to finding happiness. I help my clients identify specific barriers to achieving their goals and help work through them to regain the ability to lead a fulfilling life.

Everyone's therapy needs are different! I take a collaborative, non-judgmental approach to honor those unique needs. I believe I have a responsibility as a therapist to create a safe, supportive, open environment where clients feel empowered to take an active role in their therapy process. When working with clients on concerns including anxiety, depression, life transitions, relationship concerns, trauma, parenting, and work/school concerns I focus on patterns within and across generations of families, balance between connectedness and individuality, and increasing your ability to cope with and tolerate stress.

I am inspired to work with pre-teens, teens, young adults, and adults who have experienced: trauma/PTSD, sexual/domestic violence, mood disorders, anxiety, depression, stress and who may want to explore: peer/couple relationships, identity, self-love and self-compassion.

I specialize in working with couples navigating their relationships. As well as individuals who have experienced trauma. Helping to give these clients the tools and skills to improve the quality of their lives. I also enjoy working with clients who struggle with anxiety, LGBTQ+ issues, alternative lifestyles, and sexual health problems. Working to help clients find a life that makes them happy and feel content with their lives. Therapy is work and so clients should expect to be given tools and skills to practice.

Are you trapped in a cycle of unhealthy, compulsive behavior? Do you feel powerless to change it? Has sexual addiction or infidelity wrecked havoc on your life and family? At times like these each day can feel overwhelming and isolating. We know there is a problem but we don't know where to turn. Know that you are not alone - hope is here and available. My primary objective is to provide a safe, supportive place for you to begin your process. Together we will work to heal from unhealthy compulsive behaviors, unresolved shame and codependency.

Do you want a safe, nurturing, and empathetic space where you can share your fears and painful life circumstances? Do you want to learn concrete coping skills to work through difficult thoughts, feelings, and emotions, and embark on a path of improved quality of life? I have extensive experience working with adults, children, adolescents, couples, and families. I specialize in anxiety, depression, grief counseling, trauma/PTSD, substance abuse, pediatric concerns and maternal depression. I also enjoy working with couples who are experiencing conflicts in their marriage and are determined to bring positive changes in their life.

Dr. Brandt works from a research-based approach to therapy, focusing on education, skill-building and evidence-based interventions such as EMDR. Her approach is goal-oriented and helps clients move quickly through their "stuckness".

Marilyn Tulloch, LCPC received her M.S. from Illinois State University in 1994. As a therapist with 30 years of experience, working with older teens, emerging adults, older adults, couples, and varying multicultural backgrounds. Her clients share that they appreciate her warmth, sense of humor, accepting attitude, and creativity. Marilyn incorporates evidence based therapeutic approaches which promote clients' healing processes by using mindfulness. cognitive behavioral therapy, rational emotive behavioral therapy, and client centered approaches.