Trauma and PTSD Therapists in Savoy, IL

Hope is the Anchor for the Soul. Anxiety, depression, stress, grief, and trauma can be overwhelming to live with. Change and recovery are possible for everyone; one step at a time. Establishing and maintaining healthy relationships with yourself and others is life changing, and empowering! Managing everyday conflict is a game changer! Be in control of your own health and healing! You can do it!

Courage is not the absence of fear, but the ability to act despite it. I am dedicated to creating a culturally responsive and inclusive environment for healing. My approach is person-centered, strengths-based, and trauma-informed, aimed at fostering a safe and compassionate space where everyone feels recognized and empowered on their healing journey. I specialize in working with adolescents and adults diagnosed with Anxiety, Depression, Autism, ADHD, and Trauma. I support individuals in exploring and understanding their gender identity.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the state of Illinois and have 20+ years' experience working with adolescents, college students, adults, and families providing outpatient individual and group therapy. I have worked extensively in both community mental health outpatient environments and group private practice settings. I have my Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Master of Social Work, both from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL.

At Willow Counseling, we believe connection, healing, and personal growth can be experienced at any age or in any stage of life. Whether a child, teen, or parent, recovery is essential and achieving it is possible through connection. There are no prerequisites for therapy, and the beauty is, you can begin anywhere.

My approach to therapy is grounded in a deep, interdisciplinary understanding of the human experience. In my work with clients, we address underlying issues by using multiple areas and functions of the brain and nervous system. Rather than solely relying on thinking or talking your way out of anxiety, depression or trauma - our collaboration focuses on creating an environment to help rewire the brain and support real, lasting change.

I work with children, teens, and adults with life issues such as trauma, anxiety, anger, self-harm, and relationship issues. I understand the complexity of intersecting identities that many of us have such as race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and ability status, and how these identities effect our life experiences and the life experiences of our children and teens. With a focus on fostering resilience and emotional well-being, I am committed to tailoring my approach to meet the unique needs of each client, regardless of age.

I meet the clients where they are and get to know them and their strengths. My approach is trauma-focused and evidence-based therapy but I believe in empowering the clients.

I love getting to know a person and their unique story and coming alongside in their journey towards holistic wellness. In the counseling room I work best with a warm person-centered style, a strengths-based approach, creativity, and trauma-informed. I use not just talk therapy, but also art therapy and somatic approaches. If this sounds like something that you'd be interested in, I may be a good fit for you!

Feeling stuck? Unsure what to do next? Seeking help when you need it is a major step towards making progress! My approach is relationship-based, strength-focused, and collaborative. My experience comes from over 20 years of providing services in schools, community mental health, and adoption preservation. I specialize in working with issues due to trauma, school, work, relationship difficulties or life transitions.

Do you have a child that struggles at school academically or behaviorally? I thrive in working with school-aged children (and their families) and assisting them in living their best life. I have spent my life working with youth in various contexts and have a "way" in working with youth that invites their true inner self to explode with greatness! I also work with adults as well and focus on transitional concerns, trauma, relationship challenges, depression, anxiety, and other adult life challenges!

Navigating through a neurotypical world can be exhausting, confusing, and frustrating, especially for neurodiverse individuals. If you’re here reading this, you’re most likely hoping to connect with a therapist who “gets it.” As a neurodivergent therapist, I get it. In my practice, I am dedicated to creating a safe, non-judgmental space where my clients can explore their thoughts and feelings. By using a person-centered approach to therapy, I help my clients connect with their inner selves and find the strength and courage to overcome their challenges.

Those who come to me for therapy are ready to try something different, and experience an authentic relationship with a therapist who is down to earth, warm and seriously appreciates humor. Through our therapeutic relationship you can begin noticing and reducing problematic trauma responses and process past experiences and cycles that are hindering the life you want to enjoy. My clients gain skills relationally to benefit the relationships they are already in and challenge themselves to build new healthy ones.

On the outside you have it all together, but deep down you carry a secret experience that knocks the wind out of you every time you remember it. The sexual trauma you experienced has robbed you of joy, freedom, and vitality. You have people in your life who you care about, but the relationships feel distant and detached. You can’t remember the last time you had a good night’s sleep because the memories seem to loom continuously. You remember some of the goals you used to have, but fear, anxiety, and insecurity stop you from pursuing them. It’s time to get your life back, and I want to help you get there.

Ann L. Chan provides a unique healing experience in a calm space. I have cutting-edge knowledge related to the mind, body, and brain. She understands the origins of the problems related to trauma and attachment. I apply Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Somatic Practice, Transforming the Experience-Based Brain (TEB), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Havening.

With over 25 years of experience as a LCPC, my commitment to walking alongside people through their healing process with the utmost care and respect has only deepened. Primarily working with adults who are healing from trauma, I understand the overwhelm and exhaustion that often comes with being stuck in the unsupportive, negative response loop of trauma. I leverage a number of highly effective therapeutic modalities to help people live in the now instead of the past.

I enjoy working with a diverse population, in terms of age, gender,race,culture,and sexual orientation. I have been practicing for almost 40 years and use a strength-based interactive approach. I consider myself a generalist, but my specialties include working with trauma, eating disorders, couple and family relationships, and LGBT issues. My clients appreciate my directness and my sense of humor.

We all go through tough times in our lives, times when we feel overwhelmed or lost, and when we need help to cope with it all and find a new path. I work with adults who are struggling with a wide variety of issues--parenting, adjustment issues, depression or anxiety, grief or loss, domestic violence, trauma and PTSD, and relationship issues just to name a few. I provide a safe, supportive, nurturing environment where clients can explore their inner thoughts, feelings and experiences and can rediscover what they need to feel happier and more at peace with their lives.

Most of us humans have experienced trauma or simply too much stress. Thoughts, body sensations, and images/memories/dreams can cause more emotional and physical pain--and vice versa. To get rid of these unwanted things completely may be expected goals; but to diminish and manage them with less pain or tension is more realistic. To be understood by others, to feel more safe, to feel supported, to receive usable feedback and new ideas--these are goals I will surely help any client experience. Somatic Experiencing facilitates clients in moving forward, at their own pace, building more resilience self-acceptance and confidence.

It takes a lot of strength and courage to seek help when you are hurting, feel like things are falling apart, confused, scared, and feel like things are out of control. I am here to help you through the process of regaining control of your life, learning healthy ways of coping, healing, recovering, resolving conflict, growing and becoming the best version of you. I work with children, adolescents, emerging adults, adults, couples and families. I provide therapy to people who are struggling with a range of concerns, including trauma, grief and loss, behavioral challenges, mood disorders, anxiety, and relationship problems, etc.