Online Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) therapists in Portage Park, Illinois IL
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Gayle MacBride
Psychologist, PhD, LP
You may be the person everyone depends on. The one who performs, leads, manages, and keeps going no matter what. From the outside, you look capable and composed. But inside, you feel exhausted, anxious, disconnected, overwhelmed, or unable to sleep. What used to feel manageable now feels impossible. You are tired of white-knuckling your way through a life that looks successful on paper, but feels unsustainable in reality.
I’m Dr. Gayle MacBride, a licensed psychologist with more than 20 years of clinical experience. I work with high-achieving adults navigating burnout, insomnia, relationship strain, trauma, and relentless internal pressure. Many of my clients have already tried pushing through on their own. They are not looking for generic advice or passive therapy. They want experienced, evidence-based care that is practical, strategic, and built for meaningful change.
My approach is direct, compassionate, and active. We identify what is driving the distress, define clear goals, and use a structured plan to help you move forward. Depending on your needs, I draw from CBT for anxiety and depression, CBT-I for insomnia, Prolonged Exposure and CPT for trauma, and Gottman-informed skills for relationship concerns. For couples who feel unsure whether to stay together, separate, or recommit, I also offer Discernment Counseling. This is therapy designed to help you sleep better, think more clearly, feel more grounded, and function in a way that is effective and sustainable.
I offer telehealth for clients in 40+ states, and in-person visits for people in the Southern Metro of Minneapolis. If you are ready to stop performing wellness and start making real changes, I’m here to help.
20 Years Experience
Online in Portage Park, IL
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Rachel Purcell
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
I offer online sessions through a HIPPA compliant platform
5 Years Experience
Online in Portage Park, IL
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Alan Jacobson, Psy.D.
Psychologist, Licensed Psychologist, Nationally Registered Health Service Provider
Taking the first step toward change can feel daunting—but the right support can make it genuinely transformative.
25 Years Experience
Online in Portage Park, IL (Online Only)
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Bruce Clark
Psychologist, PhD, LP
I offer online therapy for adults across all PSYPACT states, providing a flexible and accessible way to receive the care that you desire wherever you'd like. Sessions are held through a secure, confidential connection, allowing you to gain insight and help manage your symptoms on your terms.
4 Years Experience
Online in Portage Park, IL (Online Only)
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Be BOLD Psychology and Consulting
Psychologist, Ph.D
Be BOLD Psychology and Consulting is a queer and woman-owned, trauma-informed, neurodivergent-affirming therapy practice offering online mental health services across North Carolina and in over 43 PSYPACT states. We provide celebratory services for LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent individuals, couples, families, and teens. Our clinicians specialize in anxiety, grief, trauma, identity exploration, and life transitions. We also offer comprehensive neuroaffirming psychological evaluations (including exploring ADHD and Autistic neurotype), forensic and court-ordered evaluations, and a variety of virtual therapy groups for adults and adolescents.
8 Years Experience
Online in Portage Park, IL
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Dr. Anna Smith
Psychologist, PsyD, MEd, MA
I offer expert online couples, sex, and relationship therapy to clients across most of the United States. Licensed in multiple states via PsyPact, my practice is intentionally virtual-only so that individuals and couples can access truly specialized care no matter where they live. Whether you’re navigating emotional distance, desire differences, sexual anxiety or shame, or the lingering impact of past experiences, therapy here is a shame-free space to slow down, understand the patterns underneath, and rebuild the kind of emotional and sexual connection that feels safe, satisfying, and deeply intimate.
10 Years Experience
Online in Portage Park, IL (Online Only)
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Bergen Counseling Collective
Counselor/Therapist, LCPC
Bergen Counseling Collective offers telehealth therapy to clients throughout Illinois. Our clinicians provide individual therapy, couples counseling, trauma treatment, and LGBTQ+ affirming care—all from the comfort of your own space. We accept BCBS PPO and Aetna insurance. Whether you're navigating relationship challenges, processing difficult experiences, or working through anxiety and depression, we're here to help. Secure video sessions are available with flexible scheduling.
20 Years Experience
Online in Portage Park, IL
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Cultivate Your Essence
Registered Psychotherapist, LPC, LCPC, MFT
At Cultivate Your Essence, we provide compassionate, culturally responsive virtual therapy for individuals, couples, and families throughout Illinois and Georgia. Our therapists understand the unique experiences, stressors, and strengths that shape the lives of Black women, professionals, and marginalized communities. Through secure telehealth services, we create a safe and accessible space where clients can heal, grow, and become the healthiest version of themselves from the comfort of their own environment.
8 Years Experience
Online in Portage Park, IL (Online Only)
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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 into their day to day and stretch their imaginations for how to lovingly create a future that feels liberating, life-affirming, and meaningful.
My goal is to offer a space that feels collaborative, creative and deeply human- a space where your story is met with curiosity, compassion and trust. My work is guided by Humanistic and Relational Cultural approaches, shining light on and engaging the unique wisdom you already come with and paying close attention to the cultural, racial and systemic forces that shape all our lived experiences. Our sessions might integrate story sharing, trauma processing, skill building, mindfulness and somatic practices, and expressive arts, depending on what feels most supportive to you week to week. I hope that clients experience therapy as venues for personal transformation that offer relief, clarity, levity and empowerment.
Alongside my clinical practice, I teach at several Chicago-area universities and have spent over a decade developing healing-centered programs for migrant youth and women of color in community-based settings. These experiences continue to inform my deep respect for various cultural and ancestral modalities of healing, as well as an appreciation for the many ways people continue to dream new lives into reality!
If you’re seeking a therapist who approaches this process with humility, warmth, humor and a sincere commitment in your growth, I would be eager to connect with you!
6 Years Experience
Online in Portage Park, IL
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Elaine Flockerzi
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
All you need to get started is access to the Internet and a mobile device or computer. Online therapy will be performed using our electronic health records system, Simple Practice. You will be invited to join the Client Portal to complete consents and all necessary onboarding documents. This software offers advanced video and telecommunication features that are proven to keep our conversations private and your personal information secure.
8 Years Experience
Online in Portage Park, IL (Online Only)
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Mindful Healing Counseling
Psychologist, PsyD
Our online counseling services make it easy for you to access care from wherever you are. It’s safe, private, and fits into your busy schedule. Whether you’re dealing with anxiety, stress, or relationship issues, our therapists are here to support you. We focus on being a warm, affirming and inclusive practice. We meet you where you are—emotionally and physically—to help you find balance and well-being.
16 Years Experience
Online in Portage Park, IL (Online Only)
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Sarah Farris
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LCPC, LPC
I offer online, evidence-based therapy for adults located in Illinois, Wisconsin and Florida. Conditions treated include obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) & related disorders, such as anxiety, panic disorder, phobias, illness anxiety, and body-focused repetitive behaviors, or BFRBs - hair pulling/trichotillomania and skin picking/excoriation. I also work with athletes experiencing performance anxiety or coping with pressure in their sport. Sessions begin with a discussion of symptoms and a brief history, goal setting, and working together to develop strategies to make improvements important to you, emphasizing your values and goals to guide the process.
14 Years Experience
Online in Portage Park, IL
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Dr. Samantha Morris
Psychologist, PsyD
I am a clinical and sports psychologist who has been in practice for over 10 years. I have experience working with elite level athletes with a variety of presenting concerns, from performance-based difficulties, to anxiety, to other mental health struggles. I am passionate about making therapy feel comfortable and accessible to all and my clients find me to be down to earth and easy to talk to. Whether you are a high school athlete trying to start healthy habits early or a collegiate/professional athlete struggling with the pressure and demands, I am here to help.
11 Years Experience
Online in Portage Park, IL (Online Only)
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Johanna Isaacs
Psychologist, Psy.D., PsyPACT Participant
I am a fully online/virtual therapy practice and provide all of my sessions via Google Meet video. Clients come to me looking for a psychologist who is on their side and focused on creating change, because therapy should be a place where you feel accepted for who you are and guided to find relief. I will help you understand how your brain works. I'll show up as a real person, challenge you when you need it, and be truly invested in you and your goals.
15 Years Experience
Online in Portage Park, IL (Online Only)
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Tim Jenkins
Counselor/Therapist, LCPC
I have 26 years experience providing counseling using alternative methods of communication having pioneered a method for traveling personnel to receive counseling support in the transportation industry. I am attentive and curious on the telephone and video conferencing and often get feedback that it is easy to get carried away talking with me and that my sessions feel like talking with a close friend even when we are working on interventions.
26 Years Experience
Online in Portage Park, IL
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W. Katherine Redd
Psychologist, Ph.D.
I offer quality individual sessions explicitly tailored to your needs. Some clients are working on delving further into their past as it relates to their current patterns, while others are working on shifting beliefs and behaviors to create space for continued growth. Even more, I provide comprehensive psychological assessments, including testing for learning disability, autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, immigration, and pre-surgical mental health evaluations.
10 Years Experience
Online in Portage Park, IL (Online Only)
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Emily Crawford-Thompson Ph.D.
Psychologist, Licensed Psychologist
I have a user-friendly and secure telehealth platform through Simple Practice and will provide you a link before each of our sessions.
17 Years Experience
Online in Portage Park, IL
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Dr. Kelsi Clayson
Psychologist, Psy.D.
My approach to therapy is warm, collaborative, and grounded in genuine connection—with a touch of humor along the way. I support clients through life’s challenges, including anxiety, depression, unresolved trauma, relational struggles, and major transitions. Together, we’ll explore the patterns that support your well-being and those that may be holding you back, always with a focus on your unique values, needs, and goals. Drawing from evidence-based therapies, I tailor our work to help you feel empowered, deepen self-understanding, and move toward meaningful change. Taking this step toward healing is courageous, and I’m here to walk alongside you as you create the life you want.
8 Years Experience
Online in Portage Park, IL
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Merrisa Dawn Santos
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC, CCTMHP, CCTP
I became a psychoanalytical therapist because I believe in the transformative power of self-awareness and understanding. The profound impact of exploring the depths of the unconscious mind and uncovering the roots of one's thoughts and behaviors can lead to lasting change and emotional well-being. I chose psychoanalysis as my therapeutic approach because it provides a unique framework for delving into the complexities of the human psyche, offering individuals a profound opportunity for self-discovery and healing.
Psychoanalysis, with its emphasis on the unconscious mind, allows me to work with patients in a way that goes beyond surface-level symptoms, addressing the underlying causes of emotional struggles. I am passionate about providing a space where individuals can explore their thoughts, feelings, and past experiences in a deep and meaningful way, fostering insight and facilitating personal growth.
5 Years Experience
Online in Portage Park, IL (Online Only)
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Nostos Psychotherapy
Psychologist, PsyD
Convenient and accessible therapy from the comfort of your home. Our clinicians have flexible availability to help you find a convenient time to meet for sessions.
12 Years Experience
Online in Portage Park, IL
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) therapists in Portage Park, Illinois Statistics
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) therapists in Portage Park, Illinois average 14 years of experience and charge around $199 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Anxiety or Fears (87%), Depression (71%), and Stress (57%).
Average years in practice
14 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$199
Gender ID
| 66% |
Female |
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| 27% |
Male |
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| 4% |
Non-Binary |
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| 3% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 51% |
In Person and Online |
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| 49% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 87% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 71% | Depression |
| 57% | Stress |
| 56% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 47% | Social Anxiety |
| 47% | Self Esteem |
| 42% | Loss or Grief |