Highly Sensitive Person therapists in Waukegan, IL
Browse Highly Sensitive Person therapists in Waukegan, Illinois. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
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Eric Tivers (ADHD reWired)
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, ADHD-CCSP
As a highly sensitive and neurodivergent therapist, I understand what it’s like to feel deeply affected by the world around you — the sounds, the energy, the emotions in the room. Sensitivity isn’t a weakness; it’s a form of intelligence and attunement. But without the right boundaries and tools, it can lead to overwhelm, exhaustion, and self-criticism.
Many of the highly sensitive people I work with also have ADHD, autism, or both, which can intensify emotional and sensory experiences. In therapy, I help clients learn how to honor their sensitivity rather than fight it — exploring emotional regulation, sensory balance, and ways to protect your energy without shutting down your empathy. My approach is neurodiversity-affirming and trauma-informed, helping you transform sensitivity from something that drains you into something that guides and grounds you.
17 Years Experience
Online in Waukegan, IL (Online Only)
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Centered Therapy Chicago
Psychologist, PsyD
We work with clients who identify as highly sensitive.
13 Years Experience
In-Person Near Waukegan, IL
Online in Waukegan, IL
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Jason Holland
Psychologist, Ph.D.
If you are highly sensitive, you may feel things deeply and get overwhelmed more easily by conflict, noise, or constant demands. We can treat sensitivity as a temperament, not a flaw, and work on practical ways to manage overstimulation. This often includes boundaries, nervous system regulation, and improving how you navigate relationships and stress so you can feel steadier without having to shut down who you are.
25 Years Experience
Online in Waukegan, IL
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Juliette Grantham
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
I'm Juliette Grantham, a psychoanalytic psychotherapist working with highly sensitive people.
If you are a highly sensitive person, you likely register more than the people around you: shifts in tone, undercurrents in a room, the emotional weather of everyone present. That perceptiveness is real and often valuable, and it also means overstimulation arrives sooner, recovery takes longer, and you may have spent years being told you are too much or too easily affected.
I work psychoanalytically, which means we do not treat your sensitivity as a defect requiring management. What interests me is the meaning it has taken on: what you learned to do with feeling deeply, whom you learned to feel it for, and how much of your attention is spent monitoring others. That arrangement carries an unconscious logic worth understanding. In sessions there is time to slow down enough to notice your own experience, not just everyone else's.
If being highly sensitive has felt more like a burden than a capacity, I would be glad to talk.
2 Years Experience
Online in Waukegan, IL
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Subconscious Hypnotherapy
Hypnotherapist, C.Ht.
Being highly sensitive can make everyday experiences feel overwhelming or emotionally intense. Hypnotherapy helps manage overstimulation, strengthen emotional boundaries, and cultivate inner calm. Sessions support self-understanding, resilience, and a greater sense of balance in navigating daily life.
3 Years Experience
Online in Waukegan, IL (Online Only)
Highly Sensitive Person therapists in Waukegan, IL Statistics
Highly Sensitive Person therapists in Waukegan, IL average 16 years of experience and charge around $194 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (53%), Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) (45%), and Existential / Humanistic Therapy (43%).
Average years in practice
16 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$194
Accept insurance
40%
Offer sliding scale
35%
Gender ID
| 70% |
Female |
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| 26% |
Male |
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| 4% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 55% |
Online Only |
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| 45% |
In Person and Online |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 53% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 45% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 43% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
| 43% | Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) |
| 43% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 40% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 38% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 78% | Young Adult |
| 58% | Senior |
| 38% | Teen |
| 13% | Children |
Client Focus
| 60% | Women |
| 55% | LGBTQ+ |
| 35% | Men |
| 30% | Jewish |
| 30% | Military / Veterans |