| Office: |
942 Maple Avenue
Downers Grove, IL 60515
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| Phone: |
(630) 585-3983
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| Fax: |
(630) 241-3020
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| E-mail: |
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| Profession: |
Professional Counselor/Therapist
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| Services: |
Psychotherapy/Counseling
Consultation Services to Employers
Employee Assistance Counseling
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| Practice Description: |
I began work as a psychotherapist in 1989 beginning in community mental health and have been in private practice for 15 years. I have worked using a psychoanalytic model of therapy since my early training, and have continued to gain further training and education in this area. I view this as a very effective and helpful orientation for understanding human concerns, difficulties and desires, as well as a means to achieve the goal of living a vital and fulfilling life, throughout the joys and traumas that occur as part of the human condition. I work with adults, adolescents and couples with a focus on how our inner thoughts and emotions often interfere with the kind of life and relationships we desire. A deeper understanding of and a greater capacity for compassion and acceptance for ourselves and others is often a result of such therapy.
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Practice Specialties or Interests:
(Strengths are
in bold text) |
Depression
Gay/Lesbian Issues
Anxiety Disorders/Phobias
Adult Children of Alcoholics
Bipolar Disorder
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Co-dependency
Divorce/Dissolution
Gender Identity
Grief/Loss
Parenting Issues
Personal Growth
Personality Disorders
Relationship Issues
Self-esteem
Substance Abuse
Women's Issues
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| Age Specialties: |
Adolescents
Adults
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| Session Formats: |
Individual
Couples
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| Treatment Approaches: |
Narrative
Object Relations
Psychodynamic
Self Psychology
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| Demographic Specialties: |
African American
Asian American
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender
Latino American
Women/Feminist
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| Education: |
MA, Loyola University Chicago, 1993
BS, University of Iowa, 1987
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| License #: |
180-000654 |
| License State: |
Illinois |
| Professional Affiliations: |
AMHCA
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| Fee Schedule: |
$120 per session, with sliding scale available on case by case basis. |
| Accepted Insurance: |
Any Indemnity Plan
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
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| Office Hours: |
flexible, by appointment |
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