EMDR Treatment Centers in Skokie, IL

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Skyway Behavioral Health
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Skokie, IL 60076
Skyway Behavioral Health offers intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization programming for clients struggling with traumatic stress disorders (PTSD, attachment trauma, complex PTSD) and co-occurring diagnoses (eating disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and personality disorders.) We offer full-fidelity Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) including individual therapy, skills groups, evening phone coaching, and a DBT consultation team for our staff. We also provide evidence-based trauma treatments including Cognitive Processing Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy Prolonged Exposure, Exposure Response Prevention, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Polyvagal Theory Informed Therapy, and Somatic Yoga Therapy.
Skyway Behavioral Health offers intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization programming for clients struggling with traumatic stress disorders (PTSD, attachment trauma, complex PTSD) and co-occurring diagnoses (eating disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and personality disorders.) We offer full-fidelity Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) including individual therapy, skills groups, evening phone coaching, and a DBT consultation team for our staff. We also provide evidence-based trauma treatments including Cognitive Processing Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy Prolonged Exposure, Exposure Response Prevention, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Polyvagal Theory Informed Therapy, and Somatic Yoga Therapy.
(224) 970-1022 View (224) 970-1022
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Family Behavioral Health Clinic
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Skokie, IL 60076
The Family Behavioral Health Clinic provides behavioral health services to children and adults in the Chicago area. Our mission is to provide psychiatric evaluation and therapeutic counseling to children and their families enabling the family dynamics to be improved, the bonds to be strengthened, and the future to look brighter. While we welcome clients of all ages, our focus is on the needs of children, adolescents, and young adults. Our clinicians have extensive experience in treating child psychosis and behavioral issues including trauma-impacted disorders, depression, anxiety, attention-deficit disorder (ADD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, school avoidance, and self-harming behaviors. Our goal is to provide excellent treatment and advance the ability of each client to deal with the challenges they are facing.
The Family Behavioral Health Clinic provides behavioral health services to children and adults in the Chicago area. Our mission is to provide psychiatric evaluation and therapeutic counseling to children and their families enabling the family dynamics to be improved, the bonds to be strengthened, and the future to look brighter. While we welcome clients of all ages, our focus is on the needs of children, adolescents, and young adults. Our clinicians have extensive experience in treating child psychosis and behavioral issues including trauma-impacted disorders, depression, anxiety, attention-deficit disorder (ADD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, school avoidance, and self-harming behaviors. Our goal is to provide excellent treatment and advance the ability of each client to deal with the challenges they are facing.
(847) 380-8656 View (847) 380-8656
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Concentric Counseling & Consulting
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Skokie, IL 60076
Our passionate counselors and therapists at Concentric Counseling & Consulting draw from our extensive training, education, and professional and personal experiences to help others feel at ease and welcomed. The therapists at Concentric are experts in trauma, anxiety, depression and mood, gender, seuxal, and racial identity exploration and needs, ADHD, intimate and non-intimate relationships, life transitions and stress, grief and loss, substance abuse, existential issues, and unresolved family-of-origin concerns. Our duty is to create a trusting environment where you can feel safe sharing your experiences with us. Our aim is to understand you and what makes you unique in the context of your universal experiences, needs, and desires. During our sessions and through developing self-care, we work together so that you can navigate your life with authenticity and self-compassion.
Our passionate counselors and therapists at Concentric Counseling & Consulting draw from our extensive training, education, and professional and personal experiences to help others feel at ease and welcomed. The therapists at Concentric are experts in trauma, anxiety, depression and mood, gender, seuxal, and racial identity exploration and needs, ADHD, intimate and non-intimate relationships, life transitions and stress, grief and loss, substance abuse, existential issues, and unresolved family-of-origin concerns. Our duty is to create a trusting environment where you can feel safe sharing your experiences with us. Our aim is to understand you and what makes you unique in the context of your universal experiences, needs, and desires. During our sessions and through developing self-care, we work together so that you can navigate your life with authenticity and self-compassion.
(312) 964-8370 View (312) 964-8370
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Courage To Connect Mental Health Center
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Skokie, IL 60076
At Courage to Connect, we know that success is a powerful agent of change. That's why Dr. Clatch and his clinical staff take a strength-based approach to their therapy sessions. By helping clients identify the positive aspects of their lives and achievements both large and small, they aim to cultivate hope and revive their outlooks on life. By working as a team they bring extensive experience working with individuals and families to each session and balance each client's needs with a case-appropriate treatment plan.
At Courage to Connect, we know that success is a powerful agent of change. That's why Dr. Clatch and his clinical staff take a strength-based approach to their therapy sessions. By helping clients identify the positive aspects of their lives and achievements both large and small, they aim to cultivate hope and revive their outlooks on life. By working as a team they bring extensive experience working with individuals and families to each session and balance each client's needs with a case-appropriate treatment plan.
(847) 565-2199 View (847) 565-2199
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Sandstone Care Teen & Young Adult Treatment Center
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Skokie, IL 60076
Sandstone Care provides substance use, addiction, and mental health treatment for adolescents (ages 13 to 18) and young adults (ages 18 to 30) including Residential Treatment, Day Treatment (PHP), Intensive Outpatient (IOP), and General Outpatient (OP) programming.
Sandstone Care provides substance use, addiction, and mental health treatment for adolescents (ages 13 to 18) and young adults (ages 18 to 30) including Residential Treatment, Day Treatment (PHP), Intensive Outpatient (IOP), and General Outpatient (OP) programming.
(630) 634-7342 View (630) 634-7342

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Center For Effective Artistry
Treatment Center, LCPC, NCC, MA
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Northbrook, IL 60062
Do you find yourself overwhelmed in a world that's not designed for you? Stop designing your life around the world. Design your life around you. The Center for Effective Artistry specializes in working with clients exploring neurodivergence, ADHD, ASD, AuDHD, anxiety, depression, bipolar, trauma, queerness, gender, race, religion, climate grief, and substance use. Many of our clients have tried traditional therapeutic approaches and have been left needing something more. We offer an approach that is unique to each of our fantastic clients. Our therapists hold diverse queer, neurodivergent, religious, and racial identities. Our staff are a group of nerdy creatives, who have talents in acting, play writing, singing, guitar, piano, music composition, visual art, and photography. We have therapists who have experienced trauma, racism, sexism, homophobia, fatphobia, and islamophobia. Our depth of lived experience and interests offer unique and powerful connections with clients. Additionally, we offer therapy in Spanish and Albanian. We offer in person and virtual therapy in the state of Illinois.
Do you find yourself overwhelmed in a world that's not designed for you? Stop designing your life around the world. Design your life around you. The Center for Effective Artistry specializes in working with clients exploring neurodivergence, ADHD, ASD, AuDHD, anxiety, depression, bipolar, trauma, queerness, gender, race, religion, climate grief, and substance use. Many of our clients have tried traditional therapeutic approaches and have been left needing something more. We offer an approach that is unique to each of our fantastic clients. Our therapists hold diverse queer, neurodivergent, religious, and racial identities. Our staff are a group of nerdy creatives, who have talents in acting, play writing, singing, guitar, piano, music composition, visual art, and photography. We have therapists who have experienced trauma, racism, sexism, homophobia, fatphobia, and islamophobia. Our depth of lived experience and interests offer unique and powerful connections with clients. Additionally, we offer therapy in Spanish and Albanian. We offer in person and virtual therapy in the state of Illinois.
(224) 328-3675 View (224) 328-3675
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The Beach Cottage at Seasons in Malibu
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Glencoe, IL 60022
We believe mental wellness results from effectively addressing underlying emotional, environmental, spiritual, physical and genetic issues. We rely on comprehensive assessment and diagnosis to develop individualized treatment plans.
We believe mental wellness results from effectively addressing underlying emotional, environmental, spiritual, physical and genetic issues. We rely on comprehensive assessment and diagnosis to develop individualized treatment plans.
(424) 373-6661 View (424) 373-6661
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Mind Body Co-op
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Chicago, IL 60657
Mind Body Co-op is Chicago's premiere space to discover and explore what is occurring internally at the cognitive, emotional, and physical levels. This unique, holistic approach to treatment of trauma, co-dependence, addiction, unmanageability with food, and mood disorders provides clients an opportunity to heal holistically and efficiently. If you're looking for extra support and guidance through a challenging situation or you're just ready to move in a new direction in your life, bringing together the mind and the body opens you up to limitless possibilities. MBC provides thoughtful, collaborative, and complete care to help you reach your goals and navigate your best life. The MBC team works together to offer services to help you access your whole self for holistic healing and wellness. MBC offers a variety of clinical services including Individual (adults, teens, couples ) Family, & Group Psychotherapy, DBT Skills Training, Medication Management, Adventure Therapy and Psychological and Neuropsychological Testing, Yoga, Nutrition and Reiki therapies. The MBC team is available for consultation about what service or combination of services will align with your goals.
Mind Body Co-op is Chicago's premiere space to discover and explore what is occurring internally at the cognitive, emotional, and physical levels. This unique, holistic approach to treatment of trauma, co-dependence, addiction, unmanageability with food, and mood disorders provides clients an opportunity to heal holistically and efficiently. If you're looking for extra support and guidance through a challenging situation or you're just ready to move in a new direction in your life, bringing together the mind and the body opens you up to limitless possibilities. MBC provides thoughtful, collaborative, and complete care to help you reach your goals and navigate your best life. The MBC team works together to offer services to help you access your whole self for holistic healing and wellness. MBC offers a variety of clinical services including Individual (adults, teens, couples ) Family, & Group Psychotherapy, DBT Skills Training, Medication Management, Adventure Therapy and Psychological and Neuropsychological Testing, Yoga, Nutrition and Reiki therapies. The MBC team is available for consultation about what service or combination of services will align with your goals.
(312) 487-3526 View (312) 487-3526
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Journey's Community Center
Treatment Center, LCPC, LCSW, PhD
Verified Verified
Chicago, IL 60639
Journey's Community Center is an outpatient counseling center with two locations, in the Belmont-Cragin neighborhood of Chicago and Oak Park, IL offering in person and teletherapy. Our passionate and skilled therapists draw from extensive training and education to support and empower our clients to accomplish their therapeutic goals. We have a diverse selection of therapists who specialize in treating a variety of mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, life transitions, relationship issues, trauma, among others.
Journey's Community Center is an outpatient counseling center with two locations, in the Belmont-Cragin neighborhood of Chicago and Oak Park, IL offering in person and teletherapy. Our passionate and skilled therapists draw from extensive training and education to support and empower our clients to accomplish their therapeutic goals. We have a diverse selection of therapists who specialize in treating a variety of mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, life transitions, relationship issues, trauma, among others.
(708) 683-9725 View (708) 683-9725
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Avalon Malibu
Treatment Center, PsyD
Verified Verified
Kenilworth, IL 60043
Avalon Malibu Mental Health & Addiction Treatment Center is a Licensed Addiction & Mental Health Treatment Center. Utilizing experiential methodologies, expressive arts and research based psychotherapies, we offer a place which provides a nurturing and therapeutic environment. Clients are encouraged to participate actively in their recovery. We provide five levels of care: Licensed Addiction Residential Treatment (Detoxification), Licensed Mental Health Residential Treatment, Partial Hospitalization Program, Intensive Outpatient Treatment Program Happiness is a choice of attitude. Resolve to choose gratefulness over regret until joy becomes your default setting. The process of healing is one of self-realization, the peeling away of the fears and negativity that obscure the light of your core self.
Avalon Malibu Mental Health & Addiction Treatment Center is a Licensed Addiction & Mental Health Treatment Center. Utilizing experiential methodologies, expressive arts and research based psychotherapies, we offer a place which provides a nurturing and therapeutic environment. Clients are encouraged to participate actively in their recovery. We provide five levels of care: Licensed Addiction Residential Treatment (Detoxification), Licensed Mental Health Residential Treatment, Partial Hospitalization Program, Intensive Outpatient Treatment Program Happiness is a choice of attitude. Resolve to choose gratefulness over regret until joy becomes your default setting. The process of healing is one of self-realization, the peeling away of the fears and negativity that obscure the light of your core self.
(310) 359-0186 View (310) 359-0186
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Wildflower Center for Emotional Health
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Chicago, IL 60614
Wildflower Center for Emotional Health is a group of caring mental health professionals skilled in the practice of individual, couples, family, and group psychotherapy. We believe in providing effective, attuned mental health services that enable individuals, families, and communities to flourish. We offer a wide array of therapeutic and learning experiences to help you accomplish your goals. In our culture of impossible expectations, we help you slow down and find your own way. We specialize in perinatal and reproductive health, trauma and PTSD, anxiety and depression, relationships, sex and intimacy concerns, and more. We are trauma-informed, committed to antiracism and social justice advocacy, sex-positive, kink and BDSM-friendly, and welcoming to all who identify under the LGBTQIA+ umbrella. We stand by you, acknowledging the broader social systems at play and advocating for a world where every individual’s worth and dignity is affirmed and celebrated.
Wildflower Center for Emotional Health is a group of caring mental health professionals skilled in the practice of individual, couples, family, and group psychotherapy. We believe in providing effective, attuned mental health services that enable individuals, families, and communities to flourish. We offer a wide array of therapeutic and learning experiences to help you accomplish your goals. In our culture of impossible expectations, we help you slow down and find your own way. We specialize in perinatal and reproductive health, trauma and PTSD, anxiety and depression, relationships, sex and intimacy concerns, and more. We are trauma-informed, committed to antiracism and social justice advocacy, sex-positive, kink and BDSM-friendly, and welcoming to all who identify under the LGBTQIA+ umbrella. We stand by you, acknowledging the broader social systems at play and advocating for a world where every individual’s worth and dignity is affirmed and celebrated.
(872) 250-4161 View (872) 250-4161
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Banyan Chicago
Treatment Center, MEd, LPC
Verified Verified
Evanston, IL 60201
Evidenced based treatment is utilized to effectively help our clients in abstaining from substance use and reaching personal goals. We provide PHP, IOP, OP and continuing care in small groups.
Evidenced based treatment is utilized to effectively help our clients in abstaining from substance use and reaching personal goals. We provide PHP, IOP, OP and continuing care in small groups.
(630) 473-3518 View (630) 473-3518
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Monarch Counseling & Consulting, LLC
Treatment Center, LCSW, CADC, CIP
Verified Verified
Park Ridge, IL 60068
Monarch Counseling & Consulting welcomes individuals and families suffering from addiction or mental health problems. Monarch is a Chicago-based therapy practice that offers psychotherapy sessions as well as a variety of addiction recovery services. Our dedicated and experienced staff are passionate about helping people improve their lives and as they learn to cope with everyday problems. We serve the whole person, because integrating the mind, the body and the community are essential in optimizing a person's quality of life.
Monarch Counseling & Consulting welcomes individuals and families suffering from addiction or mental health problems. Monarch is a Chicago-based therapy practice that offers psychotherapy sessions as well as a variety of addiction recovery services. Our dedicated and experienced staff are passionate about helping people improve their lives and as they learn to cope with everyday problems. We serve the whole person, because integrating the mind, the body and the community are essential in optimizing a person's quality of life.
(708) 856-8946 View (708) 856-8946
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Top of the World Ranch
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Kenilworth, IL 60043
Top of the World Ranch is holistic, individualized set upon a private 315-acre property. Our program treats chemical addictions (alcohol and drugs) as well as process addictions such as gambling, sex, pornography, food, gaming, phone addiction and other dependencies that stand alone or accompany the chemical addictions. Our program also recognizes and treats co-occurring mental disorders that often accompany addictions such as depression, anxiety, ADHD, and other mental afflictions. Our holistic program is focused on creating a healthy, balanced lifestyle, in conjunction with the most innovative and researched based therapeutic techniques currently available in addiction treatment. We assist our clients in reconnecting to themselves after having been lost to their addictions. The beauty of our physical location and the wooded surroundings are used to help them regain their mental and physical health by reconnecting with nature. Exploring our many trails, kayaking on our lake etc. are valuable tools as we feel reconnecting with nature is an integral part of rekindling their spirituality. Our program is not 12-step based but recognize and support the importance of developing a relationship with the 12-step community. In addition, we offer mindfulness, an on-site sweat lodge, yoga and other means to support each clients spirituality.
Top of the World Ranch is holistic, individualized set upon a private 315-acre property. Our program treats chemical addictions (alcohol and drugs) as well as process addictions such as gambling, sex, pornography, food, gaming, phone addiction and other dependencies that stand alone or accompany the chemical addictions. Our program also recognizes and treats co-occurring mental disorders that often accompany addictions such as depression, anxiety, ADHD, and other mental afflictions. Our holistic program is focused on creating a healthy, balanced lifestyle, in conjunction with the most innovative and researched based therapeutic techniques currently available in addiction treatment. We assist our clients in reconnecting to themselves after having been lost to their addictions. The beauty of our physical location and the wooded surroundings are used to help them regain their mental and physical health by reconnecting with nature. Exploring our many trails, kayaking on our lake etc. are valuable tools as we feel reconnecting with nature is an integral part of rekindling their spirituality. Our program is not 12-step based but recognize and support the importance of developing a relationship with the 12-step community. In addition, we offer mindfulness, an on-site sweat lodge, yoga and other means to support each clients spirituality.
(309) 741-2831 View (309) 741-2831
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The Sylvia Brafman Mental Health Center
Treatment Center, MS, LMHC, CAP
Verified Verified
Chicago, IL 60613
The Sylvia Brafman Mental Health Center is a brand new, world-class behavioral health treatment center founded by widely recognized thought-leaders in mental health and substance abuse disorders. We put those who suffer on a path to thriving in all areas of life through uniquely tailored clinical, spiritual, and psychiatric support. We are primarily focused on mental health, while also specializing in addiction treatment. Our co-founders Ben Brafman and Jaime Blaustein are regarded as thought-leaders in behavioral health; they are hands-on experts who combine clinical knowledge and practical experience. Ben Brafman was the CEO and founder of Destination Hope, a premier addiction treatment center in Florida, where he met Jaime Blaustein, an addict who attended Ben's treatment center at 21 years old. Jaime went on to recover at 24 years old, sponsor many men, receive his MBA at Duke University, and enter Wall Street as an investment banker. Our approach is passionate and authentic; our treatment design and dynamic is real and genuine, not a cookie-cutter approach. Lastly, we are small and intimate - focused on family, community, and human connection.
The Sylvia Brafman Mental Health Center is a brand new, world-class behavioral health treatment center founded by widely recognized thought-leaders in mental health and substance abuse disorders. We put those who suffer on a path to thriving in all areas of life through uniquely tailored clinical, spiritual, and psychiatric support. We are primarily focused on mental health, while also specializing in addiction treatment. Our co-founders Ben Brafman and Jaime Blaustein are regarded as thought-leaders in behavioral health; they are hands-on experts who combine clinical knowledge and practical experience. Ben Brafman was the CEO and founder of Destination Hope, a premier addiction treatment center in Florida, where he met Jaime Blaustein, an addict who attended Ben's treatment center at 21 years old. Jaime went on to recover at 24 years old, sponsor many men, receive his MBA at Duke University, and enter Wall Street as an investment banker. Our approach is passionate and authentic; our treatment design and dynamic is real and genuine, not a cookie-cutter approach. Lastly, we are small and intimate - focused on family, community, and human connection.
(954) 287-0771 View (954) 287-0771
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Amethyst Recovery Center
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Chicago, IL 60657
Amethyst Recovery Center accepts most major insurances and prides ourselves in offering a sliding scale for individuals without insurance. We pride ourselves in providing affordable care as there is no price tag on a human life.
Amethyst Recovery Center accepts most major insurances and prides ourselves in offering a sliding scale for individuals without insurance. We pride ourselves in providing affordable care as there is no price tag on a human life.
(856) 316-4042 View (856) 316-4042
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Sandstone Care Teen & Young Adult Treatment Center
Treatment Center, LPC, LAC, CAC-III, CSAC-A
Verified Verified
Evanston, IL 60201
Sandstone Care provides substance use, addiction, and mental health treatment for adolescents (ages 13 to 18) and young adults (ages 18 to 30) including Residential Treatment, Day Treatment (PHP), Intensive Outpatient (IOP), and General Outpatient (OP) programming.
Sandstone Care provides substance use, addiction, and mental health treatment for adolescents (ages 13 to 18) and young adults (ages 18 to 30) including Residential Treatment, Day Treatment (PHP), Intensive Outpatient (IOP), and General Outpatient (OP) programming.
(847) 496-9390 View (847) 496-9390
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Midwest Counseling & Diagnostics
Treatment Center, PsyD
Verified Verified
Northbrook, IL 60062
Midwest Counseling & Diagnostic Center is an outpatient mental health group practice with two convenient locations in downtown Chicago and in the northern suburb of Northbrook. Composed of exceptional, compassionate and highly-trained therapists, we are dedicated to providing the most current research-backed techniques and treatment.
Midwest Counseling & Diagnostic Center is an outpatient mental health group practice with two convenient locations in downtown Chicago and in the northern suburb of Northbrook. Composed of exceptional, compassionate and highly-trained therapists, we are dedicated to providing the most current research-backed techniques and treatment.
(773) 492-1844 View (773) 492-1844
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IntraSpectrum Counseling
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Chicago, IL 60640
IntraSpectrum Counseling is Chicago’s leading psychotherapy practice dedicated to supporting the LGBTQ+ community. We provide affirming, sex-positive and kink-friendly psychotherapy from our three locations in Andersonville and The Loop, for clients of all ages and across the spectrum of gender and sexual identities. And our offices are open extra-long hours / 7-days a week, to make therapy as convenient and accessible as possible. Our therapists help you safely discover your growth edges so you can develop more adaptive, effective coping mechanisms for life stressors. In our work together, our goals are to facilitate forward momentum, enable symptom relief, and help you form healthier relationships with yourself and others.
IntraSpectrum Counseling is Chicago’s leading psychotherapy practice dedicated to supporting the LGBTQ+ community. We provide affirming, sex-positive and kink-friendly psychotherapy from our three locations in Andersonville and The Loop, for clients of all ages and across the spectrum of gender and sexual identities. And our offices are open extra-long hours / 7-days a week, to make therapy as convenient and accessible as possible. Our therapists help you safely discover your growth edges so you can develop more adaptive, effective coping mechanisms for life stressors. In our work together, our goals are to facilitate forward momentum, enable symptom relief, and help you form healthier relationships with yourself and others.
(312) 635-5346 View (312) 635-5346
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Tree House Center for Growth and Learning
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Northbrook, IL 60062
We are a specialized child wellness center offering unique activities that will help all kids grow up healthy! We have many programs that help kids and tweens develop confidence and self esteem, better friendships and better coping skills. We offer art therapy, music therapy and yoga kids along with individual therapy for children, adolescents, young adults and their families. We are in network with Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, Cigna and United Health Care.
We are a specialized child wellness center offering unique activities that will help all kids grow up healthy! We have many programs that help kids and tweens develop confidence and self esteem, better friendships and better coping skills. We offer art therapy, music therapy and yoga kids along with individual therapy for children, adolescents, young adults and their families. We are in network with Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, Cigna and United Health Care.
(847) 975-5598 View (847) 975-5598

EMDR Treatment Centers

Who is EMDR for?

EMDR was initially developed as a treatment for individuals with Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), for whom memories of a deeply distressing experience can be inadvertently triggered by random everyday events. The procedure has since been applied in the treatment of many other conditions. For example, it is used by some therapists to treat anxiety disorders including panic and phobias, depression, dissociative disorders, eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, and some personality disorders. It is suitable for adolescents and adults.

Why do people need EMDR?

People need EMDR as a way to manage distressing memories that in some way hamper the ability to function in the present. The procedure is believed to target the way memories are stored in the brain. Evidence indicates that past disturbing experiences cause ongoing distress because they were not adequately processed, and when such memories are triggered in the present, they are accompanied by all the emotions, thoughts, and physical sensations as the initial experience.

What problems does EMDR treat?

First and foremost, EMDR is intended as a treatment for PTSD, to defuse distressing memories that intrude on and impair everyday functioning. It is also often used to help those who are subject to panic attacks, phobias, and other forms of anxiety. In addition, EMDR has been used to treat individuals with depression, eating disorders, and personality disorders.

What happens in EMDR therapy?

First the therapist takes an individual’s history, and then the therapist and client decide which distressing experience(s) will be the target(s) of the exercise, delivered via a side-to-side visual stimulus requiring lateral eye movements. The client will be asked to activate thoughts, feelings, and any body sensations related to the troubling experience. The eye movements are said to reduce the emotional charge of the memory, so that the experience can then be safely discussed with the therapist and digested, minimizing its ability to trigger anxiety.