Services & Specialties
Our services and specialties focus on providing a supportive, collaborative environment to explore personal challenges and foster growth.
Services
Individual Therapy
$150/session
One of the first goals in therapy is to develop a strong partnership. As a client, you should feel like you set the pace for therapy and that your therapist is actively trying to understand your experiences and perspective. Your sessions should leave you with a felt sense of safety and control, even – and especially – during a vulnerable process.
Our approach is active and constructive, meaning we do more than just listen and allow for venting; therapy is also a place to peel back the layers of your experiences, develop insight into your patterns, and build new skills for moving forward. We offer solution-focused, practical tools combined with a patient and warm presence.
We believe that you have expertise and solutions within you; our role is to draw them out and help you trust your own voice and perspective. Together, we can brainstorm what kind of practices you can put in place to achieve the progress and growth you’re striving for.
Initial Consultation
Complimentary
Beginning therapy can be a daunting process for many people, and it’s hard to know how to find the right therapist. Starting with a brief phone call can help you get a sense of who might be a good match for you.
During an initial consultation call, we will ask about your therapy goals, focus, and preferences. You will have plenty of time to ask questions about our experience, style, and approach. These are important factors to consider, especially if you’re looking for someone with a particular specialty.
At the same time, therapy is an experiential and relational process. So we encourage you to pay attention to your internal responses while talking with a potential therapist. It can take time to develop a sense of trust and comfort – especially within a process that pushes us to sit with some uncomfortable things – but with the right therapist, you should feel listened to, want to continue the conversation, and be curious about what comes next.
Specialties
The specialties below represent the most common areas we address with clients. Therapy doesn’t fall neatly into one or two categories, though. Our areas of focus are fluid, intersectional, and woven together in unique ways for each particular client.
Specialties
The specialties below represent the most common areas we address with clients. Therapy doesn’t fall neatly into one or two categories, though. Our areas of focus are fluid, intersectional, and woven together in unique ways for each particular client.
Parenthood, Fertility Challenges & Perinatal Concerns
Our focus on supporting parents, new parents, and those who are trying to become parents recognizes the complexities surrounding parenthood. We are equipped to support you in the grief and anguish of fertility challenges and losses; process your own childhood experiences and their intergenerational footprint; cultivate skills for the emotional, physical, and relational stressors of parenthood; and navigate the role and identity transitions of the perinatal period, which persist well into parenthood.
We draw from a broad range of therapeutic lenses, including psychodynamic and attachment-based approaches, trauma-informed care, Internal Family Systems, and third-wave evidence-based approaches, such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Mindfulness-based approaches.
Our therapist has completed advanced training in Perinatal Mental Health and is a proud member of the Perinatal Mental Health Alliance for People of Color.
Anxiety & Stress Management
Our specialty in anxiety and stress management focuses on identifying triggers, understanding the body’s response to stress, and developing personalized coping strategies. Through a blend of cognitive-behavioral therapy and mindfulness techniques, we work to reduce symptoms, enhance resilience, and improve overall well-being.
Our therapist has completed advanced training in treating Clinical Anxiety.
Substance Use
Our approach to substance use is rooted in a harm reduction framework and an acknowledgement that many people are curious about making changes to their substance use without having a goal of abstinence. We offer a nonjudgmental, caring setting to explore your relationship with substances, understand the role they have played in your life, and clarify what kind of changes you want to make.
We incorporate aspects of Mindfulness-Based Sobriety, Motivational Interviewing, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Substance Use Management to build and implement skills for maintaining a healthier relationship with substances.
Relationships
Many individuals who are engaged in relational therapy (couples counseling, family therapy) find it helpful to have their own space for addressing the intricacies of relationships. Others are seeking more meaningful and fulfilling connections with friends or family, but aren’t sure how to initiate change. This area of focus aims to support individuals in recognizing their own impact in relationships, while building skills for improved communication, appropriate boundary-setting, effective repair, and increased connection.
We integrate attachment and psychodynamically-oriented theories with third-wave evidence-based approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Mindfulness-based approaches to support individuals in strengthening their relationships with loved ones.
Life Transitions
We recognize that periods of significant change and life transitions (such as starting a new job/career, moving, starting or ending a relationship, entering a new phase of life, experiencing loss) can bring up a lot of stress, uncertainty, and complicated feelings. Even positive changes can be tricky to navigate. We assist people with identifying practices, connections, and internal resources that can serve as stabilizing forces.
We integrate components of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Mindfulness-based practices to support people with processing emotions, clarifying values, acquiring new skills, and cultivating a growth-oriented mindset to build confidence around periods of change.
Identity
This speciality focuses on deepening and clarifying your sense of self, in all its multifaceted components. When we carry out multiple roles (e.g., worker, partner, caregiver), sometimes who we are gets lost under the responsibilities of what we do. For people of color, women, immigrants, and other individuals who hold marginalized identities, developing a clear sense of self and connection to community has been hampered by our invisibility, oppression, and forced assimilation.
We implement components of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and Trauma-Informed Care to navigate internalized oppression, de-stigmatize our identities, and promote strong internal connections.
Trauma & Post-Traumatic Growth
In addition to recognizing the intersectionality of trauma, substance use, oppression, and marginalization of people and communities of color, we also seek to empower individuals to interrupt patterns of intergenerational trauma. We offer compassionate support for individuals who are navigating the aftermath of traumatic experiences.
With nearly 15 years of experience working with individuals with complex PTSD, we apply trauma-informed principles and practices with all clients, regardless of their (disclosed) trauma history. We aim to support clients in establishing a sense of safety, reducing and managing post-traumatic symptoms, and moving beyond survival to healing and growth.
Parenthood, Fertility Challenges & Perinatal Concerns
Our focus on supporting parents, new parents, and those who are trying to become parents recognizes the complexities surrounding parenthood. We are equipped to support you in the grief and anguish of fertility challenges and losses; process your own childhood experiences and their intergenerational footprint; cultivate skills for the emotional, physical, and relational stressors of parenthood; and navigate the role and identity transitions of the perinatal period, which persist well into parenthood.
We draw from a broad range of therapeutic lenses, including psychodynamic and attachment-based approaches, trauma-informed care, Internal Family Systems, and third-wave evidence-based approaches, such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Mindfulness-based approaches.
Our therapist has completed advanced training in Perinatal Mental Health and is a proud member of the Perinatal Mental Health Alliance for People of Color.
Anxiety & Stress Management
Our specialty in anxiety and stress management focuses on identifying triggers, understanding the body’s response to stress, and developing personalized coping strategies. Through a blend of cognitive-behavioral therapy and mindfulness techniques, we work to reduce symptoms, enhance resilience, and improve overall well-being.
Our therapist has completed advanced training in treating Clinical Anxiety.
Substance Use
Our approach to substance use is rooted in a harm reduction framework and an acknowledgement that many people are curious about making changes to their substance use without having a goal of abstinence. We offer a nonjudgmental, caring setting to explore your relationship with substances, understand the role they have played in your life, and clarify what kind of changes you want to make.
We incorporate aspects of Mindfulness-Based Sobriety, Motivational Interviewing, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Substance Use Management to build and implement skills for maintaining a healthier relationship with substances.
Relationships
Many individuals who are engaged in relational therapy (couples counseling, family therapy) find it helpful to have their own space for addressing the intricacies of relationships. Others are seeking more meaningful and fulfilling connections with friends or family, but aren’t sure how to initiate change. This area of focus aims to support individuals in recognizing their own impact in relationships, while building skills for improved communication, appropriate boundary-setting, effective repair, and increased connection.
We integrate attachment and psychodynamically-oriented theories with third-wave evidence-based approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Mindfulness-based approaches to support individuals in strengthening their relationships with loved ones.
Life Transitions
We recognize that periods of significant change and life transitions (such as starting a new job/career, moving, starting or ending a relationship, entering a new phase of life, experiencing loss) can bring up a lot of stress, uncertainty, and complicated feelings. Even positive changes can be tricky to navigate. We assist people with identifying practices, connections, and internal resources that can serve as stabilizing forces.
We integrate components of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Mindfulness-based practices to support people with processing emotions, clarifying values, acquiring new skills, and cultivating a growth-oriented mindset to build confidence around periods of change.
Identity
This speciality focuses on deepening and clarifying your sense of self, in all its multifaceted components. When we carry out multiple roles (e.g., worker, partner, caregiver), sometimes who we are gets lost under the responsibilities of what we do. For people of color, women, immigrants, and other individuals who hold marginalized identities, developing a clear sense of self and connection to community has been hampered by our invisibility, oppression, and forced assimilation.
We implement components of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and Trauma-Informed Care to navigate internalized oppression, de-stigmatize our identities, and promote strong internal connections.
Trauma & Post-Traumatic Growth
In addition to recognizing the intersectionality of trauma, substance use, oppression, and marginalization of people and communities of color, we also seek to empower individuals to interrupt patterns of intergenerational trauma. We offer compassionate support for individuals who are navigating the aftermath of traumatic experiences.
With nearly 15 years of experience working with individuals with complex PTSD, we apply trauma-informed principles and practices with all clients, regardless of their (disclosed) trauma history. We aim to support clients in establishing a sense of safety, reducing and managing post-traumatic symptoms, and moving beyond survival to healing and growth.
FAQ
Yes, and we encourage you to schedule an initial consultation to learn more.
We offer virtual sessions Monday to Thursday, with flexible hours to accommodate your needs.
We work with adults across Illinois. Our therapist is licensed in the State of Illinois, which means we are only able to serve in-state individuals. Whether you are using insurance benefits or not, you must be located in Illinois. If you plan to travel out of state, please communicate with your therapist.
We are in-network with BCBS PPO, Blue Choice PPO, and Aetna PPO. We will soon be in-network with Cigna (Evernorth) as well. Some insurance providers offer out-of-network benefits, meaning that they might cover some of your costs, even if we are not in their network.
It depends. Before starting therapy, you should call the number on the back of your insurance card and ask them what benefit coverage they offer for outpatient mental health counseling conducted via telehealth for both in-network and out-of-network providers. Ask if you have a deductible (if so, how much has been met), whether you have co-insurance (if so, what percentage), and whether you have a co-pay (if so, how much). Insurance coverage is confusing for just about everyone, so know that you’re not alone and that we’re here to help figure this out together.
All sessions are conducted virtually (via “telehealth”). This offers the convenience and flexibility of choosing a therapist based on fit rather than location. Because therapy is an ongoing process, it’s important for it to be convenient. Telehealth-based therapy reduces the need for commuting, arranging childcare, or carving out additional time in your schedule.
Absolutely! We wouldn’t offer virtual sessions if we didn’t think they were effective. That said, it’s important to acknowledge some differences. Some pieces of nonverbal communication can get lost in virtual translation. Virtual sessions work best when we can be direct in addressing any confusion or miscommunication.
There are some instances, though, where in-person therapy is more appropriate. If you aren’t sure if telehealth is a good fit for you, please reach out. We’d be happy to talk it through with you.
We believe that therapy can be beneficial for just about anyone as part of a holistic and preventative approach to wellness. Therapy offers a unique relationship where you can process your experiences, further your personal growth, improve your relationships, and deepen your sense of identity.
Therapy is particularly important during life transitions and other times of increased stress. If your feelings of sadness, overwhelm, or relationship tensions are impacting your daily life, therapy can help. Often, people have tried addressing issues on their own but are feeling stuck, so they go to therapy to get additional support. If you’ve been thinking about seeking out therapy, it’s probably an indication that it’s worth exploring further.
Your first session is an opportunity for you and your therapist to get to know each other. You’ll discuss your reasons for seeking therapy, your goals, and what you hope to achieve. Your therapist will ask questions to assess your needs and begin to clarify the focus of your work together. It’s also a space for you to ask questions and for your therapist to explain how sessions are structured.
Sessions typically last about 50 minutes. The frequency of sessions depends on your unique needs and goals, which you’ll determine together with your therapist. Typically, we do recommend that people start out with weekly sessions. We get into a good groove together more quickly that way.
Yes, therapy is a confidential process. Therapists are bound by ethical guidelines and laws to protect your privacy. Information shared in therapy cannot be disclosed without your explicit consent, except in very specific situations related to safety (your therapist will discuss this with you in more detail during your first session). Because our sessions are all virtual, you will receive a unique link for a secure platform that is HIPAA compliant.
We do not offer crisis counseling. If you are experiencing an emergency situation, you should go to your nearest emergency room or dial 9-1-1. Illinois offers a “Warm Line”. If you or one of your family members has mental health and/or substance use challenges and would like to receive support by phone, you can call the Illinois Warm Line at 866-359-7953.
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