Therapists near Bucktown helping Adults with Grief Amp Bereavement

Life's transitions can create stress, uncertainty, and disconnection from yourself and those around you. As a clinical psychologist, my goal is to help you identify your strengths, build your sense of self and create goals that bring direction, fulfillment, and self-acceptance. I provide psychotherapy for adults and couples and my areas of expertise include: depression, anxiety, trauma, stress, women's health issues, grief, life transitions, and relational concerns. I also work with other health related issues such as cancer, post-partum depression, fertility issues, and coping with chronic medical conditions. My approach with clients is holistic in nature as I strive to promote overall personal wellness. Through an open and informative therapeutic environment that honors the uniqueness of each individual, my aim is to empower clients to live in accordance with their values and to develop meaningful insights, growth, and change. My collaborative approach allows a space where clients can feel accepted, supported, and understood. For more information or to schedule an appointment online, visit www.birchwoodclinic.com

Ebony’s compassionate nature allows her to build healthy working relationships with her clients. She believes in listening with a gentle ear and validating her client’s feelings related to their experiences. Ebony understands that families come in many forms. She believes in incorporating each family’s culture and value systems into treatment when possible. Ebony focuses on the strengths of each client and teaches them how to utilize those strengths to overcome obstacles.

Ashley Bennett understands that while challenges in our lives can make us feel all alone, no one exists in isolation. Ashley takes a multifaceted approach in working with children and families. Her value in relationship allows her to hold her clients so that they are able to foster long term change. It is by taking a mindful, educational approach that one is able to raise awareness of how what we do, and how we react, shapes our experience with others. Ashley works to create an environment conducive to change by encouraging self-expression and openness in sharing emotions. Before becoming a social worker, Ashley helped children as a special education teacher. This experience gives her a unique way of looking at children, families, and how behaviors and interactions can shape who we are and how we see the world. It is through this unique lens that Ashley is able to relate to clients and their families and build meaningful relationships. Ashley works closely with her clients through collaboration and reflection to treat the whole person and to encourage growth and change.

Susan’s empathic manner, advocacy, and clear investment in her therapeutic relationships highlight her passion for helping others navigate life’s challenges. She believes in the ongoing potential for positive, meaningful change when a safe environment is created to promote client growth and exploration. Susan’s warm and non-judgmental approach, when working with clients, helps her to quickly establish rapport with her clients. Susan works closely with the client and family to develop a treatment plan that meets their needs, while also ensuring the incorporation of their strengths, values, and culture. Susan recognizes how social, emotional, behavioral, and developmental problems can have unique presentations in each client, and uses her creativity and knowledge of various treatment approaches to help address client-specific needs. It is through the therapeutic process that Susan works to help clients and families feel empowered to utilize their strengths to overcome obstacles.

It would be impossible to list them all here, but my main clinical interests are sex and relationships. This may include dating anxiety, exploring attachment styles, creating healthy boundaries in relationships, increasing emotional intimacy, managing relationships with difficult people, difficulty orgasming, erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, etc. I also work with LOTS of clients addressing concerns related to anxiety in all forms and help clients generally creating a holistic, healthy and well-balanced lifestyle. I am very person-centered and rather than focusing on a specific technique to use with all my clients who come to my office, I focus on what feels like the right fit for you. I also work with LOTS of clients addressing concerns related to anxiety in all forms and help my clients by generally creating a holistic, healthy and well-balanced lifestyle. I have a particular passion for working with other “Type A” folks, entrepreneurs, leaders, creatives and highly sensitive people. Clients that tend to be a good fit like to “go deep” with their personal growth work and may be described as out-of-the-box thinkers, intelligent and spiritually inclined. To learn more about me visit my website!