Personal Statement

In the comfort and security of a non-judgmental and confidential setting, I provide psychotherapy and hypnotherapy to clients dealing with a host of life’s challenges. Maybe you are feeling down, anxious, or overwhelmed. It’s possible that the conflicts within important relationships are inhibiting personal progress and intimacy. Maybe you feel unappreciated or unsatisfied by life’s circumstances. Regardless of the situation, I am a well-qualified, professional, and compassionate resource, ready and able to help you!

As a psychotherapist, my job is to listen and help you better understand your personal narrative. Sometimes, we get stuck in behavioral or cognitive thought patterns that lead to a negative self-concept or relationship conflicts. Through psychotherapy, I approach each individual with the necessary guidance to clarify their goals, identify their roadblocks, and define their process for moving forward.

Hypnotherapy can also be a powerful tool, utilized to treat habitual actions, behaviors, or thoughts. This treatment, either in isolation or conjunction with psychotherapy, can provide relief from symptoms or be a means of understanding an issue from a deeper perspective. I utilize hypnotherapy to help individuals cope with depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, intimacy, relationship conflict, trauma and grief, difficulties with decision making, eating problems/weight loss, creativity and writers’ block, bad habits (smoking/nail biting), and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). I provide can help guide you toward self-discovery and satisfaction.

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Client Focus (Age)

  • Adults
  • Elders (65+)

Therapy Specialties

  • Anxiety
  • Bipolar
  • Borderline Personality
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Men's Issues
  • Peer Relationships
  • Personality Disorders
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self-Harming
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Stress
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Women's Issues

Treatment Orientation

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Hypnotherapy
  • Interpersonal
  • Narrative
  • Psychodynamic

Modality

  • Individuals
  • Couples

Accepted Insurance Plans

  • BlueCross and BlueShield
  • Cigna
  • ComPsych

Years in Practice

20+ years

Services Fee

  • Initial Consultation $150
  • Therapy Session $100-$150

Payments Accepted

American Express, Cash, Check, Mastercard, Visa

Licenses

License Name License State Year
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) 149008534 IL 1999

Associations

Name
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

Education

School Degree Major Year
Loyola University of Chicago MSW1995
Sarah Lawrence College BAEnglish

Office Address


Max K Shapey LCSW

990 Grove St., Suite 510

Evanston, Illinois 60201

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