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I do my best to listen in the service of understanding and provide thoughtful responsiveness, which I have found helps my clients connect to their inner life and with others. Using gentle honesty and compassion, I value autonomy and collaboration to help people feel less alone while finding a sense of purpose within their lives and in the world.
Client Focus
Session Format: Couple, Individual sessions.
Age Specialty: Adult, Elder
Languages: English
Treatment Approach
- Compassion Focus Therapy
- Developmental
- Emotionally Focused (EFT)
- Existential/Humanistic
- Family Systems
- Integrative
- Interpersonal
- Intersubjective
- Object Relations
- Person-Centered
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychodynamic
- Psychosocial
- Relational Psychotherapy
- Self Psychology
- Social Constructionist
Approach Description: I understand the healing process as one of self-determination through therapeutic empathy. Being curious while employing sensitive honesty makes me a good fit for people who are open to exploring deeper personal and interpersonal connections.
Education & Credentials
Dr. Adam Shafer Psy. D., M.A.
- Male
- License # 071.008760
- Licensed in IL
Education: Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) - The Illinois School of Professional Psychology (Graduated 2012)
Master's in clinical psychology (M.A.) - The Illinois School of Professional Psychology (Graduated 2009)
Bachelor's of Arts (B.A.) - University of Wisconsin, Madison (Graduated 1998)
Finances
Fees
- Average Session Fee $225
- Accepts Insurance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield (PPO Only), Medicare
Dr. Adam Shafer Practice Details
Therapy Sessions
- Available In-Person in Chicago, IL 60607
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Available Online for residents of
Illinois,
PSYPACT states
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Washington, D.C., West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
- Online Therapy Details: Typical online therapy via Zoom
My private practice is located in the West Loop of Chicago where I work as a psychologist with individuals, couples, and families in psychotherapy treatment. I have considerable experience helping people from diverse cultural backgrounds who find themselves struggling in relationships and life adjustments/transitions, depression, anxiety, complex trauma, psychosis, and grief/loss. I tend to look through the lens of attachment, psychodynamic theory, and existential thought within ecological and systemic perspectives to help me better appreciate the pressures that impact quality of life issues.
My availability to take on new clients is VERY LIMITED at this point. If your schedule is flexible, I may be able to offer daytime options and/or add your name to a waitlist for future openings.
Practice Overview
820 West Jackson Boulevard
Available both in-person and online
Couple, Individual
Specialties
- Addictions or Substance Abuse
- ADHD
- Alzheimers Therapy
- Anger Management
- Anxiety or Fears
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Image
- Chronic Pain or Illness
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders
- Divorce
- Elderly Persons Disorders
- Emotional Abuse Therapy
- Forgiveness
- Infidelity
- Loss or Grief
- Men’s Issues
- OCD
- Parenting
- Personality Disorders
- Postpartum Depression
- Psychosis
- Relationship and Marriage Counseling
- Schizophrenia
- Self Esteem
- Sex Therapy
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Social Anxiety
- Social Isolation
- Stress
- Trauma and PTSD
Office Hours
Monday
12:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Tuesday
12:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Wednesday
12:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Thursday
8:00 am - 3:00 pm
Friday
8:00 am - 3:00 pm
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed
Driving Directions
Office is located at the NE corner of Jackson and Green in Chicago's West Loop/Greektown neighborhood