Online Emotional Abuse therapists in Des Plaines, Illinois IL
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Emotional Abuse
Amanda S. Vaught
Psychologist, PsyD
I offer trauma-informed therapy for individuals healing from emotional abuse. My approach centers on creating a safe, supportive space to rebuild self-worth and trust after experiences of manipulation, control, or invalidation. Together, we work to understand the impact of emotional trauma, set healthy boundaries, and develop tools for self-compassion and empowerment. Using evidence-based trauma therapy, I help clients regain confidence, rediscover their voice, and build healthier, more fulfilling relationships.
14 Years Experience
Online in Des Plaines, IL (Online Only)
Emotional Abuse
Integrative Health & Healing
Treatment Center, Functional Wellness, Family Medicine, Mental Health and Addiction Medicine
We have an integrative approach to physical and mental wellness including addiction disorders. We offer Cervical cancer screening and breast exams.
12 Years Experience
Online in Des Plaines, IL
Emotional Abuse
Cultivate Your Essence
Registered Psychotherapist, LPC, LCPC, MFT
Emotional abuse can leave invisible wounds that affect self-esteem, relationships, and emotional well-being. Our therapists provide a safe and supportive environment to help clients process their experiences, establish healthy boundaries, rebuild confidence, and develop healthier patterns of relating to themselves and others.
8 Years Experience
Online in Des Plaines, IL (Online Only)
Emotional Abuse
Margo Tirado MA LCPC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LCPC
Emotional abuse can be hard to name, especially when there are no visible scars and the harm unfolded slowly over time. Many people come to therapy feeling confused, doubting themselves, or wondering if they’re “overreacting.” In our work together, I offer a steady, nonjudgmental space where your experiences are taken seriously and your reality is respected. We focus on helping you make sense of what happened, rebuild trust in your perceptions, and understand the emotional patterns that may still be lingering in your body and relationships.
Therapy for emotional abuse is not about pushing you to relive the past or rushing you toward forgiveness. It’s about restoring your sense of self. Gently and at your pace, we work on strengthening boundaries, easing shame, and reconnecting you with your inner voice. As clarity grows, many clients find they feel more grounded, more confident, and better able to choose relationships that feel safe, mutual, and supportive.
31 Years Experience
Online in Des Plaines, IL
Emotional Abuse
Merrisa Dawn Santos
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC, CCTMHP, CCTP
In supporting patients who have experienced emotional abuse, I provide a safe and validating environment for them to explore their feelings and experiences. Through therapy, we work together to process the impact of emotional abuse on their self-esteem, sense of worth, and overall well-being. I offer validation, helping patients recognize that their experiences are real and valid. We explore coping strategies to manage the emotional aftermath of abuse, such as setting boundaries, building self-confidence, and developing healthy relationships. Additionally, I provide education about emotional abuse dynamics and help patients identify and challenge any distorted beliefs or negative patterns that may have resulted from the abuse. My goal is to empower patients to heal from the effects of emotional abuse, regain their sense of agency and self-worth, and move forward in their lives with resilience and strength.
5 Years Experience
Online in Des Plaines, IL (Online Only)
Emotional Abuse
Mind Lodge
Therapist, LCPC
Breaking free from abuse takes courage, and we’re here to provide unwavering support. Our therapists create a safe space to heal, rebuild confidence, and move forward.
21 Years Experience
Online in Des Plaines, IL
Emotional Abuse
Dr. Brittany Jacobson
Psychologist, PhD, CST
If you’ve experienced patterns of being dismissed, controlled, or made to question yourself, it can leave a lasting impact. In therapy, we move at your pace to understand these experiences and how they continue to affect your self-esteem and relationships. Together, we focus on rebuilding self-trust and learning how to have happy, healthy relationships.
10 Years Experience
Online in Des Plaines, IL
Emotional Abuse
Sarah Eisenhauer Counseling
Counselor/Therapist, LCMHC, LCPC, LPC, AADC
If you have experienced emotional abuse, whether in childhood or in adult relationships, you are likely struggling, not only in your relationships, but in every day life. You may feel agitated, depression, anxious, and struggle with trusting others. We can work together to understand your relational patterns and learn new ways of being in relationships, utilizing behavioral techniques (CBT, DBT, ACT) as well as a depth, psychodynamic approach.
17 Years Experience
Online in Des Plaines, IL
Emotional Abuse
Dr. Stéphanie Gamache, PhD
Hypnotherapist, PhD
Emotional abuse can leave lasting imprints on self-esteem, boundaries, and the capacity to trust. My work integrates psychoanalytic and relational approaches to explore how these experiences shape internal emotional life and relational patterns. Together, we work toward restoring a sense of agency, safety, and emotional self-connection.
7 Years Experience
Online in Des Plaines, IL (Online Only)
Emotional Abuse
Bloom Behavioral Health Ptrs
Treatment Center, Psy'D, LPC, LMSW, CAADC, CCS
We work with clients to heal from the lasting effects of emotional abuse, including challenges with self-worth, trust, and relationships. We work collaboratively to recognize unhealthy patterns, rebuild confidence, establish healthy boundaries, and support emotional healing.
14 Years Experience
Online in Des Plaines, IL
Emotional Abuse
Donna M Torbico - HEAL & GROW for ACoAs
Counselor/Therapist, Recovery Therapist in Private Practice 40 years
Emotional abuse if often much harder to identify than physical, although most ACoAs experience both. It includes all the cruel ways we were talked to, and all the loving ways that were NOT provided. (Blog : 2012)
40 Years Experience
Online in Des Plaines, IL (Online Only)
Emotional Abuse
Mary Gale Gurnsey
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Emotional abuse is often harder to recognize than physical abuse. I help you identify controlling, manipulative, or dismissive dynamics, validate your experience, and rebuild confidence in your own judgment.
18 Years Experience
Online in Des Plaines, IL (Online Only)
Emotional Abuse
Kreins Psychological Services
Psychologist, PhD, PsyD
As a psychologist specializing in the treatment of emotional abuse, my approach prioritizes creating a safe and validating therapeutic environment where individuals can explore their experiences and heal from the effects of abuse. Through trauma-informed therapy modalities such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and trauma-focused approaches, I help clients process their emotions, challenge distorted beliefs, and develop coping skills to rebuild their sense of self-worth and autonomy. Additionally, I provide psychoeducation about the dynamics of emotional abuse and support clients in setting boundaries, enhancing self-care practices, and accessing resources for safety and support. Collaboration with other professionals, such as legal advocates or social workers, may also be integrated into the treatment plan to address practical needs and ensure holistic healing. My goal is to empower individuals to reclaim their agency, cultivate resilience, and thrive in relationships characterized by respect and empathy.
26 Years Experience
Online in Des Plaines, IL
Emotional Abuse
Dr. David Brooks
Psychologist, PhD,ABPP,ABN,EMDR Certified Therapist
Many individuals suffer from verbal, emotional and mental abuse, occurring in childhood and/or as adults. Desensitization is provided using EMDR therapy to counteract emotional abuse.
37 Years Experience
Online in Des Plaines, IL
Emotional Abuse
Allyson Stephens
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, MSW, LCSW
Emotional abuse can also be a hard cycle to break. I think it is important to come from a non-judgemental lens and understand what is going on. I provide support and help you understand on how to help yourself through emotional abuse. I use trauma informed interventions like IFS, EMDR, and Somatic Therapy.
8 Years Experience
Online in Des Plaines, IL (Online Only)
Emotional Abuse
Nancy Hayes-Gary, Psy.D.
Psychologist, Licensed Psychologist, MD , Psy.D.
Probably emotional neglect or the lack of adequately nurturing is the least recognized and validated for of developmental or marital abuse. Looking at attachment style can often help you to understand how this neglect occurred and what you need to heal. Maybe negative thoughts intrude on your thought process. There are many approaches that work for this, depending upon your needs.
33 Years Experience
Online in Des Plaines, IL (Online Only)
Emotional Abuse
Rachel Miller
Marriage and Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Emotional abuse can be subtle, confusing, and deeply damaging over time. I work with individuals and couples to identify harmful patterns and power dynamics, name what has been happening, and understand the impact on self-worth and the relationship. My approach supports accountability, boundary-setting, repair, and more intentional, respectful ways of relating moving forward.
9 Years Experience
Online in Des Plaines, IL (Online Only)
Emotional Abuse
Jaylan Abd Elrahman
Psychologist, PhD
What an honor it is to be a supportive companion on your path to deeper wellness! I see therapy as a process wherein people can grow a more honest connection with themselves, learn and practice hope-generating perspectives and skills in their lives and stretch their imaginations for how to lovingly create a future that feels meaningful and liberating!
Dr. Jay works with adolescents and adults who:
* Struggle to manage the stresses of daily life and experience emotional distress, depression, grief and/or anxiety
* Are survivors of complex trauma, interpersonal, generational and/or collective trauma
* Yearn to clarify purpose in life, often exploring existential, spiritual, and identity-based questions
* Seek a space to dream beyond the moment they are in to create new futures for themselves and those they love
* Values justice-oriented, compassionate, and creative relational care
6 Years Experience
Online in Des Plaines, IL
Emotional Abuse
Maggie Reynolds
Licensed Professional Counselor, LCPC, EMDR Certified, NCC
Emotional abuse can leave lasting wounds that no one can see, but you feel every day. It often leads to self-doubt, feeling “never good enough,” second-guessing yourself, and living on edge trying to keep others happy. I know from personal experience how confusing and painful it can be to make sense of what you lived through, what you were told about yourself, and how you were treated. Healing is possible. In therapy, we’ll work to understand the dynamics of emotional abuse, why it happens, and how it impacts your nervous system, identity, and relationships. Most importantly, we’ll focus on helping you reclaim your voice, rebuild self-trust, and set boundaries that support healthier connections moving forward.
16 Years Experience
Online in Des Plaines, IL
Emotional Abuse
Dr. Evelyn Comber
Psychologist, L.C.P.C., Ph.D., M.A., M.P.C., M.H.S., B.G.S.
Emotional abuse therapy helps you deal with hurt, pain, shame, and old messages. Ready to face them and move on? Call me to start deprogramming the old tapes.
31 Years Experience
Online in Des Plaines, IL (Online Only)
Emotional Abuse therapists in Des Plaines, Illinois Statistics
Emotional Abuse therapists in Des Plaines, Illinois average 19 years of experience and charge around $203 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Emotional Abuse (100%), Trauma and PTSD (87%), and Anxiety or Fears (87%).
Average years in practice
19 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$203
Gender ID
| 68% |
Female |
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| 28% |
Male |
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| 3% |
Gender Fluid |
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| 1% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 53% |
In Person and Online |
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| 47% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 100% | Emotional Abuse |
| 87% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 87% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 80% | Self Esteem |
| 78% | Depression |
| 73% | Loss or Grief |
| 70% | Stress |