Life Transitions therapists in Chicago, Illinois IL
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Life Transitions
Beck Gardner
Pre-Licensed Professional, M.A.
Psychoanalytic therapy and it's goal of self understanding can be particularly helpful when you're navigating a major life transition. I work with people at transitions at various ages, but I particularly enjoy working with young adults as they navigate the world in a new way.
3 Years Experience
In-Person in Chicago, IL 60657
Online in Chicago, IL Illinois
Life Transitions
Cultivate Your Essence
Registered Psychotherapist, LPC, LCPC, MFT
Major life changes—whether planned or unexpected—can feel overwhelming. We help clients navigate career changes, relationship transitions, parenthood, relocation, grief, identity shifts, and other significant life events with support, clarity, and practical coping strategies.
8 Years Experience
Online in Chicago, IL Illinois (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Anne Zakaras
Counselor/Therapist, LCPC, ATR-BC, PMH-C
Change—even when it is chosen or positive—can completely disrupt our sense of stability, leaving us feeling untethered, anxious, or unsure of who we are anymore. Anne provides a warm, open, and collaborative space to help you safely ground yourself during periods of significant life transition. As a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, she partners with individuals to navigate the shifting landscapes of identity, routine, and expectation, helping them move through uncertainty with clarity and confidence.
Anne’s integrative approach is uniquely designed for seasons of change. By combining traditional talk therapy with Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and creative art therapy, she helps clients process complex emotions that are often hard to articulate. Whether you are navigating the profound shift into parenthood (maternal, paternal, or parental mental health), weathering a new medical diagnosis, processing deep grief and bereavement, or restructuring your life after professional burnout or a career pivot, Anne will help you build practical coping strategies to bridge the gap between where you’ve been and where you are going.
8 Years Experience
In-Person in Chicago, IL 60640
Online in Chicago, IL Illinois
Life Transitions
Andrew McKenzie, Psy.D.
Psychologist
Major life changes often bring uncertainty, even when they're positive. Whether you're navigating a career change, identity shift, relationship change, becoming a parent, retirement, or another transition, therapy offers space to slow down and make sense of what you're experiencing. Together, we'll explore both the practical and emotional challenges that come with change while developing the flexibility to move forward with greater clarity, confidence, and purpose.
15 Years Experience
In-Person in Chicago, IL 60640
Online in Chicago, IL Illinois
Life Transitions
Dr. Ryan Kitts Schallon
Psychologist, PsyD
Every major transition — a move, a loss, a new beginning, the end of something that defined you — strips away the structure you had been living inside without noticing. What remains can feel like nothing. That blankness is not emptiness. It is the space before the next thing, and it requires a particular kind of patience. Therapy during transition is not about figuring out the next step. It is about tolerating the interval long enough to discover what actually wants to emerge, rather than grabbing for the first thing that will make the uncertainty stop.
3 Years Experience
In-Person in Chicago, IL 60613
Online in Chicago, IL Illinois
Life Transitions
TriWellness
Counselor/Therapist, LCPC, LCSW, LPC, BCN, CIT, CYYT, QEEG-C, AAT-I
We support individuals navigating major life transitions such as career changes, parenthood, relationship shifts, relocation, and other periods of uncertainty or growth. Our integrative approach includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), trauma-informed and attachment-based therapy, family systems work, as well as mind–body interventions such as neurofeedback, biofeedback, yoga, and animal-assisted therapy. Together, these approaches help clients process change, build resilience, and move forward with greater clarity, balance, and confidence.
8 Years Experience
In-Person in Chicago, IL 60646
Online in Chicago, IL Illinois
Life Transitions
Juliette Grantham
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
I'm Juliette Grantham, a psychoanalytic psychotherapist specializing in life transitions.
A move, a wedding, a new job, a baby, retirement: even a change you wanted can leave you feeling like you have not caught up to it. You might be telling everyone you are excited while mostly feeling lost, second-guessing a decision you have already made, or homesick for a life you chose to leave behind. Career changes, big moves, becoming a parent, empty nest, and returning to school after time away often bring people to this work.
I work psychoanalytically, which means these reactions are not treated as random. They carry an unconscious logic worth understanding, often tied to expectations and fears you absorbed long before this particular change arrived. Part of this work is mourning, since even a wanted change can quietly close a door on a former version of yourself, and loss that goes unnamed tends to surface sideways, as irritability, numbness, or the sense that something is wrong with the new life. Named and understood, it tends to loosen its hold.
If a change in your life has unsettled you more than you expected, I would be glad to talk.
2 Years Experience
In-Person in Chicago, IL 60603
Online in Chicago, IL Illinois
Life Transitions
Jasmine Turner
Licensed Professional Counselor, M.Ed, MS, LCPC
Life transitions include major life changes such as career shifts, relationship changes, parenting challenges, or personal uncertainty all of which can be difficult to adjust to and can create emotional overwhelm. Using a person-centered approach and motivational interviewing, counselors provide clarity, stability, and support during the season of transition.
4 Years Experience
Online in Chicago, IL Illinois (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Susan Killelea
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, Sex Therapist
Life transitions include beginning and ending relationships, gaining or losing family or household members, coming out or affirming gender, and relocating
There are many types of life transitions and even those viewed as positive may come with stress and difficulty. My approach assists clients to clarify their personal values and life goals, learn to make life-enhancing behavioral changes, and develop new and more flexible ways of thinking about and responding to challenges.
18 Years Experience
In-Person in Chicago, IL 60618
Online in Chicago, IL Illinois
Life Transitions
Rachel Honaker, Depth Counseling Services
Counselor/Therapist, LPC
Life automatically comes equipped with transitions. Yet, because of our story and experiences some become more challenging. Sometimes they feel impossible. Sometimes we have no choice in them. Whatever the transition or change, making time and space to examine and explore the roots of our fears and anxieties can help us unravel them to the point where we can enact emotional change or acceptance.
10 Years Experience
In-Person in Chicago, IL 60603
Online in Chicago, IL Illinois
Life Transitions
Online Therapy for Anxiety, Burnout & Life Transitions -AZ, IL, OH
Counselor/Therapist, LPC, LCPC
I support individuals navigating the uncertainty, stress, and emotional shifts that come with major life transitions. Whether you're adjusting to a new career, relationship changes, parenthood, relocation, loss, or a season of personal transformation, therapy offers a grounded space to process what’s changing and discover what’s next.
9 Years Experience
Online in Chicago, IL Illinois (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Shawna Stillwell
Marriage and Family Therapist, IMFT-S
Major life changes, even the ones we choose, can leave us feeling unstable, uncertain of who we are, and nervous about the future. I help clients navigate transitions with curiosity rather than anxiety, using them as an opportunity to deepen self-understanding and reconnect with what's really important.
8 Years Experience
Online in Chicago, IL Illinois (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Natalie A Shafer
Counselor/Therapist, MA, NCC, LPC
Over time, I’ve developed a particular interest in working with life-stage transitions, whether that’s navigating adulthood, aging, shifting relationships, or redefining identity. Periods of change such as starting a new job, becoming a parent, or entering a new phase of life, can bring both uncertainty and opportunity. I work with you to process these shifts and move through them with greater clarity and intention.
2 Years Experience
In-Person in Chicago, IL 60607
Online in Chicago, IL Illinois
Life Transitions
Nicole Houde
Pre-Licensed Professional
I work with individuals navigating life transitions by helping them process change and adjust to new roles, expectations, or identities. Life transitions can include shifts in relationships, career changes, moving, or other periods of uncertainty that can feel overwhelming or destabilizing. In therapy, we focus on making sense of these changes, building coping strategies, and increasing your ability to tolerate uncertainty. I incorporate CBT and ACT-based approaches to help you stay grounded during times of change while moving forward with greater clarity and intention.
1 Years Experience
In-Person in Chicago, IL 60657
Online in Chicago, IL Illinois
Life Transitions
Stephanie Kaufman Wolken
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
Stephanie is passionate about providing evidence-based treatments including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP) and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) for older adolescents, young adults and adults with OCD, depression, anxiety and related disorders. Stephanie received her Masters in Social Work from the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, one of the top training institutions in the field of social work. Prior to that, she graduated cum laude from Northwestern University with a double major in Psychology and Science in Human Culture. Stephanie has provided individualized treatment across outpatient and school settings, serving patients of all ages. Additionally, she gained extensive training and experience providing evidence-based treatment across outpatient clinics specializing in OCD, anxiety and related disorders.
8 Years Experience
Online in Chicago, IL Illinois (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Fatima Mohammad, Avec Counselling
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
I support clients through life transitions with care and steadiness, helping them navigate change in relationships, work, identity, or family life. Together, we make space to slow things down, find clarity, and reconnect with what feels right for you.
5 Years Experience
Online in Chicago, IL Illinois (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Kathy Pflederer
Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Professional Counselor, B.S.Nursing, MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling,
Major life changes can bring excitement and uncertainty at the same time. I help clients navigate transitions such as changes in relationships, career, family roles, aging, and identity while gaining clarity about what matters most and what comes next.
2 Years Experience
In-Person in Chicago, IL 60642
Online in Chicago, IL Illinois
Life Transitions
Mun & Mind Therapy PLLC
Psychologist
Major life changes—even positive ones—can bring stress, uncertainty, and emotional upheaval. Whether you are navigating a career change, entering adulthood, becoming a parent, moving, ending a relationship, or redefining your identity, therapy can help you process the challenges and opportunities that come with transition. We work with clients to build resilience and move forward with intention and confidence.
2 Years Experience
Online in Chicago, IL Illinois (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Dr. Kimberly E. Johnson
Psychologist, PsyD, HSPP, APIT
Life is a series of changes, so good, some bad. Resiliency and flexibility are critical tools to help us navigate through. Change your perspective to see all the options before you. I help people persevere through "adulting", getting the first professional job, relationships, marriage, divorce, grief and loss and any other life transition. Your role in the family, at work, relationships and life also may need to change to achieve the balance and support you deserve. "We train people how to treat us." Sometimes we need to also train ourselves to become what we should be.
19 Years Experience
Online in Chicago, IL Illinois (Online Only)
Chicago's size and diversity mean therapists here cover an exceptionally wide range of specialties, with strong representation in trauma, anxiety, depression, and cultural identity work across the city's distinct neighborhoods. The South and West Sides experience community-level trauma tied to violence and systemic inequity, driving particular demand for therapists who specialize in PTSD, grief, and resilience-focused work. The city is home to Rush University Medical Center, Northwestern Medicine, and the University of Chicago Medicine, with a large independent practice community concentrated in Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Wicker Park, and the Loop. Chicago also has robust bilingual therapy communities serving its large Spanish-speaking, Polish, and Mandarin-speaking populations.
Life Transitions therapists in Chicago, Illinois Statistics
Life Transitions therapists in Chicago, Illinois average 12 years of experience and charge around $192 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (73%), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) (48%), and Psychodynamic Therapy (43%).
Average years in practice
12 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$192
Accept insurance
60%
Offer sliding scale
35%
Gender ID
| 75% |
Female |
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| 23% |
Male |
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| 2% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 63% |
In Person and Online |
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| 37% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 73% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 48% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 43% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 40% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 32% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
| 28% | Relational Psychotherapy |
| 27% | Motivational Interviewing (MI) |
Ages Served
| 98% | Adult |
| 73% | Young Adult |
| 50% | Senior |
| 45% | Teen |
| 18% | Children |
Client Focus
| 58% | Women |
| 43% | LGBTQ+ |
| 32% | Men |
| 23% | Black / African American |
| 20% | Christian |