About
I am an individual, family and marriage counselor licensed in Illinois with 12 years of experience working as a psychological counselor. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting problems, career challenges, grief, domestic violence, divorce, co-parenting and trauma-based issues. My counseling style is empathic and interactive. I believe that therapy can sometimes work when it involves the family dynamics and history of childhood. My clients are usually motivated to make the necessary changes to move forward in their lives with regards to being productive, building a relationship and feeling right with themselves. At times clients will need a few sessions to reassure themselves in making a decision with career and or other life changes. I believe in treating anyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and I don’t believe in stigmatizing labels. My approach combines cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, psychodynamic and rational-emotive counseling. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. Sometimes a person may be intimidated to process some of the personal challenges and events they are experiencing. This is why my approach is based on the client’s ability to understand their comfort level with processing issues and not be forced or prompted by the therapist. An individualized treatment plan will be discussed during the initial intake to meet the needs of the client’s reasons for participating in therapy. I look forward to working with you!
Basic Data
Entity Type: Individual; Sole Proprietor
Organization Name: Empowering Options Inc
Gender
Female
Ethnicity
White
Client Focus
- Adults
Therapy Specialties
- Addiction
- Adoption
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Career Counseling
- Codependency
- Depression
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Life Coaching
- Parenting
- Postpartum
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Trauma And PTSD
- Women's Issues
Treatment Orientation
- Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Emotion Focused Therapy
- Family Systems
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Trauma Focused
Modality
- Couples
- Individuals
Insurance
- Aetna
- BlueCross BlueShield
- Cigna
- UnitedHealthcare
Education
- Northeastern Illinois University, Master's in Counseling
Years in Practice
12 years
Languages
- English
Faith
- Christian
Healthcare Provider Taxonomy
- Code: 101YP2500X
- Grouping: Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
- Classification: Counselor
- Specialization: Professional
- Code: 106H00000X
- Grouping: Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
- Classification: Marriage & Family Therapist
Credentials
- Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC)
Practice Locations
2656 W Montrose Ave
Chicago, IL 60618-1559
Phone Number: (773) 267-5795
Fax Number: (773) 267-4787