Trauma and PTSD therapists in Chicago, Illinois IL
Terry Turner
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC
I use CBT to address PTSD symptoms. My approach is compassionate and client-centered. I work collaboratively with clients to improve coping skills and emotional regulation and rebuild their sense of safety and trust. My goal is to empower individuals to heal from their trauma, restore their relationships, and cultivate resilience for a brighter future.
6 Years Experience
Kinya M Lucas-Brown
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, CPC
My ultimate goal as a therapist is to not only address immediate concerns but also to promote long-term wellbeing and emotional wellness. By equipping clients with tools for trauma and/or PTSD, and healthy communication, I aim to empower them to lead fulfilling and balanced lives beyond the therapy room.
18 Years Experience
Dr. Kimberly E. Johnson
Psychologist, PsyD, HSPP, APIT
I have worked with clients who have been traumatized as a child, teenager, adult or older adult. Trauma can occur due to emotional, physical, sexual or psychological assault. Everyone experiences and manages their trauma exposure in their own unique way. Sometimes we are not even aware of events that have happened to us or have spent a lifetime trying not to remember. Regardless, that experience can impact how we think about and treat ourselves and others. Depending on the severity and duration of that trauma, it is not uncommon for it to affect our ability to work, parent, maintain relationships, function and even tolerate being around others. I work with clients who have experienced physical and psychological abuse, sexual abuse or exploitation, combat or military trauma, racism, discrimination and marginalization, sexism and violence. Everyone's story is unique and I work to help that individual process those experiences at a pace that they can manage to reclaim the life they deserve.
18 Years Experience
Bill Hoekstra
Psychologist, Psy.D., LP DBSM
Have you experienced a traumatic event that continues to impact your daily life, causing anxiety, intrusive thoughts, or panic attacks? I have over 24 years of experience and specialized training to help individuals overcome emotional challenges stemming from past adverse experiences.
I specialize in supporting individuals struggling with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), trauma-related anxiety, panic responses, as well as intrusive thoughts and memories.
I utilize various evidence-based approaches, including CBT, A.R.T., and EMDR, tailored to your unique needs, to help you reduce distress and emotional reactivity; process and heal from trauma; and develop coping skills to equip yourself with tools to manage triggers and build resilience.
If you're ready to begin healing and move towards a life with greater peace and resilience, reach out to me today for a free consultation.
26 Years Experience
Dr. Adam Shafer
Psychologist, Psy. D., M.A.
When the foundation of trust shaken (if not feeling broken) through experiences of trauma, the approach to restoring one's life must always be one of sensitivity, patience, and compassion. Without this, there will always be a risk that it will never feel safe enough to heal.
Pavan Prasad
Psychiatrist, M.D.
Dr. Prasad specializes in treating mood disorders and Adult ADHD . He use a holistic approach, treating the full person rather than just symptoms. Dr. Prasad helps to treat treat mood, self-esteem, and concentration problems, as well as working with more diffuse issues around identity, interpersonal
9 Years Experience
Faye Williams
Therapist, Associate Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
While PTSD is considered a disordered way of coping with trauma, what if your body is doing what they need to keep you safe? Trauma is always overwhelming and complex, even if it has occurred from an isolated event. It takes time and gentleness and patience to unravel its effects.
2 Years Experience
Alice Bernstein
Psychologist, PhD.
Except for individuals who have a physical basis for their problems, trauma is always part of the history of an individual's symptoms. Trauma can be a stand-alone experience or a repetitive experience in an individual's life. After taking a thorough history, we will decide on a path to take - either CBT or psychodynamic.
48 Years Experience
Jenny Conviser
Psychologist, Psy.D, CEDS, CMPC
At Ascend, Dr. Conviser provides comprehensive care for Trauma and PTSD.
https://www.ascendchc.com
31 Years Experience
Christina Shore Best Therapies Inc.
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, DMT
As a somatic therapist I am able to guide clients through trauma work on a level that goes deeper than talking and verbal narrative. While this is a part of healing trauma, a large aspect of trauma work has to involve the nervous system and noticing inner sensations. I am here to help with exploring this path to healing.
5 Years Experience
Best Therapies, Inc.
Therapist
There are three main types of trauma: Acute, Chronic, or Complex. Acute trauma results from a single incident. Chronic trauma is repeated and prolonged such as domestic violence or abuse. Complex trauma is exposure to varied and multiple traumatic events, often of an invasive, interpersonal nature. Sometimes people experience post traumatic responses to adverse childhood experiences, a single event or living as marginalized identities in our society. That is, some people experience trauma response by dealing with recurring microaggressions, discrimination, bullying from individuals, communities and macro aggressions such as systemic oppression. We need to consider the impact traumatic experiences have on our mind, body and overall experience as a human navigating uncertain and challenging times.
5 Years Experience
Tara Thompson
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Experiencing trauma/PTSD can really affect people with addictions, relationship problems, or depression. For example, someone who's been through a tough experience might start using drugs or alcohol to cope. Trauma/PTSD can also make relationships harder and can make depression worse. To help someone dealing with this concern, I'd create a caring environment, listen to them, and suggest healthy ways to cope.
9 Years Experience
Michele Sitorus (Inner Peace Psychological Care)
Psychologist, Psy.D.
We will process and integrate your traumatic experiences in a safe and supportive environment. In therapy you will understand the impact of trauma on their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, as well as develop coping strategies to manage trauma-related symptoms such as flashbacks, nightmares, and hypervigilance. Additionally, therapy may involve psychoeducation about trauma reactions, emotion regulation techniques, and building skills for self-care and resilience.
5 Years Experience
Dr. Ed Muldrow
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, PhD, LCSW
I offer a compassionate and evidence-based approach to support individuals in processing and healing from traumatic experiences, promoting emotional well-being and resilience.
19 Years Experience
Dr. James R. McClymonds
Psychologist, Psy.D., HSPP
Are you stressed out? And is it getting harder to "just not think about it?" I specialize in helping people work through stressful transitions and high-conflict situations. Through individual or couple's therapy, we can work together to achieve the goals you've wanted, but have felt out of reach.
17 Years Experience
Gloria Ortiz
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, ALMFT
Trauma can leave lasting wounds, affecting your sense of safety, trust, and well-being. Together, we'll embark on a journey of healing and transformation, drawing on spiritual insights and relational dynamics to navigate the complexities of your experiences.
3 Years Experience
Maggie Reynolds
Licensed Professional Counselor, LCPC, EMDR Certified, NCC
Trauma is not about an event, but about the impact it has on you. It is a wound of the body and mind that hasn't healed or keeps getting reopened when you are triggered. You may have suffered a single event trauma (like a car accident, assault, or death of a loved one) or a series of painful incidents (like being abused as a child or as an adult or longstanding struggles in your academic or career endeavors or friendships). I can help you process what happened and stop feeling haunted or stuck by your past and live more fully and confidently in your present. In addition to regular talk therapy, I offer EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), an effective and well-researched treatment for PTSD and trauma, as well as somatic movement, expressive arts, Internal Family Systems, Acceptance and Commitment, and attachment-focused therapies to help my clients heal and transform.
14 Years Experience
Jane Bennett-Elias
Licensed Professional Counselor, LCPC
Often times the past can follow us into adulthood. Or sometimes something terrible happens to us later in life. This can cause nightmares, flashbacks, anxiety and depression. There are many ways to help clients learn to work through their trauma in a safe way. This can bring about a much higher quality of life.
26 Years Experience
Move Therapy and Wellness
Counselor/Therapist, LCSW, LCPC, CYT
Our clinicians and Certified Clinical Trauma Professionals provide a safe and open space for exploration while giving you the tools for self-regulation. Through a variety of therapeutic strategies, including trauma-informed, strengths-based, acceptance commitment and mindfulness interventions, we help our clients to gain insight and understanding into their mind-body connection, personal struggles, thought and behavior and relationship patterns.
17 Years Experience
Nostos Psychotherapy
Psychologist, PsyD
We work from a trauma informed lens that offers healing and growth from and beyond trauma. We understand the complexities of trauma and PTSD and are well versed in helping individuals to find a sense of empowerment and strength in recovery from trauma.
10 Years Experience