Contemplative Psychotherapy therapists in Marengo, Illinois IL
Marengo Therapists (Statistics)
Average years in practice
16 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$194
Gender ID
| 58% |
Female |
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| 42% |
Male |
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Session Type
| 75% |
Online Only |
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| 25% |
In Person and Online |
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Top Specialties
| 83% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 67% | Stress |
| 58% | Depression |
| 58% | Self Esteem |
| 58% | Loss or Grief |
| 50% | Men’s Issues |
| 50% | Relationship and Marriage Counseling |
We are proud to feature top rated Contemplative Psychotherapy therapists in Marengo. We encourage you to review each profile to find your best match.
Contemplative Psychotherapy
Balanced Awakening PC
Psychologist, Licensed Psychologists
We are all about empowering women through psychotherapy! Our primary physical location is in Chicago + we're providing online therapy to clients across the states of Illinois and Florida.
12 Years Experience
Online in Marengo, IL Illinois
Contemplative Psychotherapy
Jason Herr
Psychologist, Psy.D.
My approach to therapy is grounded in the belief that meaningful change begins with understanding—of ourselves, our patterns, and the biological and emotional systems that shape how we experience the world. I work with individuals, couples, and families across a wide range of concerns, integrating clinical experience, psychological insight, and education about how the brain and nervous system function under stress, trauma, and emotional strain.
Throughout my career in community mental health, private practice, medical settings, and teaching, I have worked with people facing complex emotional and relational challenges. These experiences have shaped a practical, compassionate, and direct style that focuses on helping clients understand why they feel and react the way they do, while developing concrete skills for change. I believe therapy is not only about symptom relief but about increasing self-awareness, emotional regulation, and the ability to navigate life with greater clarity and intention.
My work often includes helping clients understand the connection between thoughts, emotions, and physiological responses. By learning how to regulate the nervous system and tolerate uncertainty, individuals can respond more thoughtfully rather than react automatically. I aim to create a collaborative and respectful therapeutic environment where clients feel safe to explore difficult experiences, retell their stories when needed, and move toward a stronger sense of stability and self-understanding.
Therapy is a process of growth, accountability, and compassion. Whether someone is navigating anxiety, grief, relationship challenges, trauma, or life transitions, my goal is to help them build insight, resilience, and a more grounded sense of who they are and how they want to live.
16 Years Experience
Online in Marengo, IL Illinois (Online Only)
Contemplative Psychotherapy
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)
Contemplative Psychotherapy
Dr. Jenny Shields
Psychologist
Dr. Jenny Shields specializes in supporting healthcare providers, executives, and high-achieving professionals who feel overwhelmed, burned out, or stuck—especially those who’ve dedicated their careers to caring for others while quietly neglecting their own well-being. Her approach is deeply rooted in evidence-based behavioral science, balanced with genuine warmth, empathy, and down-to-earth candor. Known for quickly pinpointing core issues, Dr. Shields offers clarity and practical tools to help clients step out of survival mode and into meaningful, lasting change—reclaiming their sense of self, purpose, and professional fulfillment.
12 Years Experience
Online in Marengo, IL Illinois
Contemplative Psychotherapy
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)