Life Coaching Therapists in Shorewood, IL

Candice is passionate about working with individuals, couples, and adolescents. Consulting with clients and giving them professional advice while helping them understand their full potential. In addition to helping better their lives, achieve a happier life through positive changes. Influences of Family Systems Theory (IFS), Positive Parenting Solutions, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Using holistic methods, such as mindfulness, meditation, & yoga, with interventions to engage individuals & families as co-facilitators of change.

I am passionate about working with relational issues, and helping individuals, couples and families. I believe that our relationships have an essential impact on our well-being. My goal is to provide a client-centered experience where clients feel comfortable to grow. Supporting clients to achieve their personal goals - whether it be managing their personal life, working through a challenging situation, or finding purpose and fulfillment. To offer compassion, empathy, and acceptance in a safe environment. Together we can create a comprehensive plan to help you create your own positive practices in your daily living.

At B&B Therapy we strive to ensure all of our clients, regardless of age, receive the best care we can provide. We have tailored our adult and adolescent therapy rooms to be relaxing and calm to help our clients feel like they are at home. Our child therapy rooms are designed to help our clinicians provide fun and safe play therapy to help our young clients feel comfortable to be themselves. At B&B Therapy we believe in promoting growth and autonomy to help all our clients succeed outside of our therapy rooms.

"Nothing changes if nothing changes." As your therapist I will help you gain insight into yourself and your behaviors and provide you with healthy coping skills. I will challenge you to be your best self. I believe everyone can benefit from talking with an unbiased, third party when faced with mental and emotional struggles as well as, everyday life stressors. I utilize Brainspotting, Psychodynamic therapy, CBT, DBT, and Solution Focused Therapy.

Life gives us challenges. These challenges can include anxiety, depression, difficulties in relationships, or just feeling stuck in life. However, we do not have to face these challenges alone. It is my job to help you identify and eliminate stresses, embrace your strengths, and work towards empowerment. Through collaboration, we together can create an individualized and comprehensive plan to help you create an identity of your own, integrate positive practices into your daily interactions, and grow to live a happy and healthy life.

Many of the people that come to see me have in someway either lost their way in life and are tired of settling for the crumbs. Some come because of their lives have become out of balance and in some cases out of control in the mental, physical, emotional and spiritual areas. Others, because they are in a tremendous amount of emotional pain. My goal is to help you find a healthy way of dealing with whatever the issues, in effective ways, that are keeping you from reaching your highest potential and to heal the obvious and not so obvious wounds that might be preventing that from happening.

The process of therapy & self-evaluation is often a difficult endeavor. I seek to ensure that your path to healing includes an emphasis on your strengths, being compassionate to yourself, incorporating self-care goals, practicing mindfulness with general well-being of both the mind & body. I've worked in the mental health field since undergrad & have over 3,330 supervised hours working at a higher level of care. I support emerging adults & adults of diverse populations that live in FL, IL, IN, OK with varying levels of Depression, Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder(OCD), Trauma/PTSD & struggle with life transition & challenges.

My goal as a Counselor is to provide hope, inspiration, and personal growth to those struggling with poor coping skills, life changes, abuse, grief, depression, anger, low self-esteem, communication problems, trauma, and relationship issues. I provide a safe, comfortable, therapeutic environment when dealing with these concerns. I will assist you through this process as you strive for change and healing. I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in the State of Illinois and Licensed Mental Health Counselor for the State of Indiana. I am also a Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor and National Certified Counselor through the National Board for Certified Counselors.

As a clinical therapist I am passionate about my profession and care for my clients. I strive toward their empowerment and personalize the therapeutic interventions best suited for their life needs and therapeutic goals. I use an eclectic mix of Cognitive Behavioral, Reality Therapy and EMDR techniques to best meet the needs of my clients. I am a Licensed Certified Professional Counselor (LCPC), Certified Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse Counselor (CADC) and Certified Domestic Violence Professional (CDVP) with nine 9 years of extensive experience in Trauma, Domestic Violence, Mood Disorders and Alcohol and Drugs.

I am a licensed clinical professional counselor with over 12 years of experience. Through these years I have helped individuals with a variety of issues including: mood disorders, anxiety disorders, self-injury, relationship issues, anger management, stress management, loss/grief issues, and difficulties with life changes. I have provided therapy to adults, adolescents, couples, and families.

Are you stressed out? Do you feel as if everything is going wrong? Are you crying daily or feeling hopeless? Perhaps your relationships and friendships are on edge. Are you looking for an accountability partner? If so, I want to congratulate you for taking the first step in making a difference in your life. My name is Shanita Brown, I am a seasoned psychotherapist with other 18 years of professional experience. I've worked with many clients, children and adults. Together, I am confident that we can solve your problems so that you can manage and live your best life again.

Everybody has issues in their life and could use a helpful someone to talk to. Sometimes our struggles go beyond the help of a friend or family member. It takes courage to reach out and I do not take that lightly. Primarily using CBT (cognitive-behavioral) and CCT (client-centered) therapies I help you navigate life's challenges. I let the session happen naturally and you get to talk about whatever is on your mind. You will never have to go anywhere you are not ready to go. I am here to walk beside you in your journey.

I am accepting Telehealth clients only at this time. My goal in therapy is for you to discover a new skill set so you can become a better version of you. We will work together to achieve your needs. I have master’s degree in Community Counseling and I am a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) in IL and WA state. My specialties range from anxiety disorders, grief, life transitions to relationships and family conflict.