Mental Health Therapy in Chicago
Services
Couples Therapy
Are you and your partner feeling disconnected lately? Are you feeling lost and uncertain about the way your relationship is going? Are you ready to improve your relationship?
Evaluation & Treatment Planning
Our initial contact and assessment is where recovery and healing can begin. We will meet and discuss your concerns, discuss important details of your life history, as well as any relevant medical history. Typically, patients are looking to make some change in their life such a improved personal relationships, more fulfillment at work or school, or attempting to avoid repeating certain habits. For many, there may also be symptoms of distress such as anxiety, depression, poor sleep, anger, impulsivity, or attention issues.
Treatment is most effective when recommendations are comprehensive and targeted to your particular concerns. We focus on group and individual therapies as the primary modalities of treatment. For some individuals, medication can serve as a usual adjunct to support the work in therapy, and provide symptom relief in general.
Individual Therapy
Individual therapy provides a personal space for support and understanding for problems and difficulties that you would like to work on and improve. It begins with establishing a strong connection and alliance which provides the frame for the work to take place. We discuss current approaches to life stressors, learn new coping skills, and attempt to achieve better insight into recurring problems. Topics discussed in therapy can be just about anything. We look at barriers to joy and connection and learn to engage differently and more effectively.
Group Therapy
Group therapy provides a unique and robust space to interact with peers and discuss life as it is, and as you would like it to be. It immediately provides a supportive community with individual who are willing to provide feedback, support and advice. Members in the group are able to look at their relationships with others as well as their relationship with the group as a whole. Observing this process and learning from it can provide insights into how to improve relationships at work, with family, and significant others. Group members also experience improvements in anxiety, mood, improved well-being, and relief from social isolation.
Online Services
Telehealth Makes Mental Health Services Accessible
With online counseling, we can work together virtually through video conference or over the phone. Virtual therapy is essentially the same as in-person practice but from the comfort of your home.
Intensive Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
For certain longstanding difficulties, a more intensive form of psychotherapy can be useful. Often, individuals find themselves experiencing dissatisfaction despite their circumstances, or recurrent negative thinking or unproductive behavior. These mechanisms behind these patterns are usually less accessible to normal awareness i.e. unconscious. Using techniques of psychodynamic psychotherapy, the therapist and patient are able to identify and understand these recurring themes and patterns in thinking and behavior, achieve insight and empathy, and work towards change.
Intensive Psychodynamic Psychotherapy is best achieved by meeting frequently, usually 2-3 times per week.
Medication Evaluation & Management
For many patients suffering from symptoms such as depression and anxiety, appropriately used medications can provide relief and improve daily functioning. Many individuals use them in conjunction with an ongoing psychotherapy, or on their own. During these visits we focus on efficacy of the medication in helping with symptom control, general health, diet, other aspects of treatment, and general updates on life and functioning.
Areas of Specialization
We provide expert care to adult patients in all stages of life, and are skilled in the screening, assessment, and treatment of the following conditions:
Anxiety
Life Transitions
Loss and Grief
Men’s issues
Cultural and Identity issues
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Depression
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Trauma & Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
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