Buddhist therapists in Marengo, Illinois IL
Marengo Therapists (Statistics)
Average years in practice
18 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$195
Gender ID
| 60% |
Female |
|
| 34% |
Male |
|
| 4% |
Gender Fluid |
|
| 2% |
Non-Binary |
|
Session Type
| 62% |
Online Only |
|
| 38% |
In Person and Online |
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Top Specialties
| 88% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 79% | Self Esteem |
| 74% | Loss or Grief |
| 64% | Depression |
| 64% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 64% | Stress |
| 50% | Women's Issues |
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Serving Buddhist
Merrisa Dawn Santos
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC, CCTMHP, CCTP
In the intricate tapestry of our lives, the pursuit of happiness, safety, and love is a universal quest. Yet, for many, the journey toward emotional wellness is fraught with challenges beyond their control. Trauma, familial history, and the burdens of life can cast shadows that obscure life's inherent beauty. I believe that each individual deserves to uncover, rediscover, and reclaim life's joy and purpose.
As a compassionate and dedicated psychoanalytical therapist, I aim to guide you through this transformative process with warmth and understanding. Through welcoming and conversational counseling services, I aim to create a space where you can explore the intricate connections between your mind, body, and spirit. This holistic approach seeks to assist you in reconnecting with your higher purpose, allowing you to navigate life unburdened by emotional pain.
5 Years Experience
Online in Marengo, IL Illinois (Online Only)
Serving Buddhist
Transformations Counseling PLLC
Counselor/Therapist
At Transformations Counseling, we believe that change begins with feeling understood. Our goal is to create a safe, supportive space where you can be heard without judgment and work toward real, lasting growth. Whether you’re struggling with anxiety, relationships, life transitions, or simply feeling stuck, our team is here to help you find clarity and balance.
We use evidence-based approaches combined with genuine compassion to help clients achieve their best selves, build healthier relationships, and create a more balanced life. Each therapist at our practice brings unique experience and warmth, and we work together to match you with the right clinician for your needs.
11 Years Experience
In-Person Near Marengo, IL
Online in Marengo, IL Illinois
Serving Buddhist
Dr. Stéphanie Gamache, PhD
Hypnotherapist, PhD
My work is rooted in a deep interest in how early relational and emotional experience shapes our capacity for self-regulation, connection, desire, and meaning throughout life. I am particularly interested in how people come to know what they need and want, how they learn to express or inhibit those impulses, and what happens when these capacities become conflicted, constricted, or difficult to sustain.
Many of the individuals I work with are thoughtful, capable, and outwardly composed, yet internally experience anxiety, low mood, chronic tension or pain, self-criticism, or a sense that something essential is blocked, muted, or inaccessible. These struggles may show up in mood, behavior, the body, or in relationships-including sexuality and intimacy-but they are rarely limited to any one area. Rather, they reflect deeper emotional and relational patterns formed early in life, often before words, that continue to shape how a person approaches closeness, vulnerability, agency, pleasure, and self-expression.
My work integrates psychoanalytic psychotherapy, hypnosis, somatic awareness, and clinical sexology within a reflective, depth-oriented process. Hypnosis is used as a central clinical tool to support deeper internal contact and to access emotional, bodily, and unconscious material that can be difficult to reach through conversation alone.
I am interested not only in relieving symptoms-such as anxiety, depression, chronic pain, or behavioral patterns-but in helping people develop a more coherent and compassionate relationship with their inner life: their sensations, emotions, impulses, and desires. This work is oriented toward lasting psychological change and greater freedom in how one relates to oneself, one’s body, and one’s capacity for connection, authenticity, and vitality.
7 Years Experience
Online in Marengo, IL Illinois (Online Only)
Serving Buddhist
Christina Fay, Psy.D.
Psychologist, Psy.D.
I enjoy getting to know people and learn about their life. Learning about where someone comes from, what they have been through, and their intersecting identities can help build a stronger foundation for understanding and trust which are essential for the therapeutic process. I am naturally inquisitive and I use this in sessions to ensure we have a plan that focuses on the core issues and goals that are important to the patient. I love to learn and find little ways to apply that knowledge in everyday life and I enjoy taking this approach in session: to focus on small steps that can be learned and implemented over time to learn more about oneself in efforts to lead a life you love.
17 Years Experience
Online in Marengo, IL Illinois
Serving Buddhist
Sara Lytle
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, MDiv
Therapy can be a place to slow down and listen more closely to what your life is asking of you—especially during times of loss, change, or uncertainty. I am drawn to working with people who are holding big questions about identity, meaning, and how to live well in the midst of upheaval. I approach this work with curiosity, care, and deep respect for each person’s lived experience. I believe healing happens in relationship, and that being met with compassion can open space for understanding and growth. I offer a steady, thoughtful presence, honoring the wisdom that emerges when we attend to both mind and body. My role is not to fix or direct you, but to walk alongside you as you make meaning of your experiences and reconnect with your own inner resources and resilience.
5 Years Experience
Online in Marengo, IL Illinois (Online Only)