Women continue to face discriminatory practices, attitudes, and institutions even in modern society, and these issues may affect their mental health. Women may choose to enter counseling for gender-related issues or other mental health concerns, and, as a result of their gender experience, women’s issues come up within therapy.
Available Treatment Options
Many types of therapy can assist people with women’s issues. Feminist Therapy approaches counseling that centers on women’s and other genders besides men’s experiences, focusing on relationships, social understanding, empowerment, and advocating for equality. Women may also feel comfortable in group therapy with other women, as being surrounded by people who can understand their experiences can be therapeutic.
Therapists Who Specialize in Helping Those Who Struggle With Women's Issues
As a counselor, Dinha Farooqui has experience working with children, adolescents, and adults with various issues including depression, anxiety, coping skills, and building positive self-esteem. Dinha uses an integrative approach in which she uses cognitive behavioral therapy and person-centered therapy to assist her clients develop a stronger and more positive self-concept. Dinha earned her...
Heidi has experience working with children, adolescents and adults in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Heidi's approach is integrative, in which she utilizes a wide range of expressive and creative techniques including, art and play therapies to promote interpersonal and emotional growth. Heidi aims to assist individuals in recognizing their strengths and developing the coping skills and...
People come to therapy for validation, acceptance, and answers to the questions that seem unknown. You may be feeling hurt, lost, unheard, invalidated, and you are seeking answers. I can meet you where you are in your journey and help you navigate your way to your truth through my years of education and experience. I have nine years experience working with mental illness and the developmentally...
Kristen Oberc is a National Certified Counselor and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. Kristen earned her B.S. in Psychology from the University of Phoenix and her M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Purdue University, as well as completed education certification as an Addiction Counselor. Kristen specializes in Cognitive Behavioral-based approaches, including Dialectical and...
When you look at your child who has "failed to launch" or is struggling with "adulting", you're filled with a swirl of complicated emotions. You love your child, but you're frustrated, anxious, and feeling hopeless. You struggle every day to find a way to get your kid unstuck and living up to his/her potential. The more you try to help, the worse your relationship with your child becomes. You e...
I believe that you have valid reasons to feel and act the way you do, even if those reasons are not yet obvious or known. I am particularly interested in the various relationships that impact your reality and the influence those relationships have on your daily experiences. These include, but are not limited to: the relationships you have with the other people in your life (your family, your bo...
Trained and internationally certified as a Jungian analyst, I help my patients understand unconscious motivations and hindrances as they strive to live fuller, richer and more meaningful lives. I work sensitively and listen carefully as you set and meet goals, and explore scenarios and new pathways to a more meaningful life. Together, we explore the unconscious through dreams, fantasies and the...
**Not accepting new clients at the moment, thank you for your support!** Counseling at risk youth and their families for 20 years has afforded me the opportunity to see growth, strength and resilience within a population where many expect unfavorable results. I enjoy helping people that others have lost hope in by empowering them to acknowledge and use their strengths to bring healing and...
Kristen Okrzesik, MSW, is a 2015 graduate from Loyola University Chicago's School of Social Work. She also holds a Bachelor's degree in Secondary Education from DePaul University in Chicago (2007). After teaching at New Trier High School for four years, Kristen returned to school in 2013 to focus on her Master's in Social Work. She has interests in many areas of practice including child and...
Current social distancing recommendations don't have to leave you feeling alone. If you are struggling at all, please reach out. As a psychologist, I am honored to be able to partner with my clients and navigate the challenges and transitions life brings. I specialize in Geropsychology, a field focused on specific life experiences of those 55+. This includes adjusting to life transitions, role...
Cedar Hill Therapy provides sensitive, knowledgeable, evidence-based therapy to couples, families & individuals with concerns related to relationships & sexuality....
*Offering Telehealth sessions* My interactive, warm therapeutic approach helps those struggling with anxiety, work/life balance, career pressures and concerns, relationships, and more. Working together, we can explore patterns that may be causing you to feel stuck in your relationships, career, or life and implement coping strategies that will help you. My goal is to provide a safe place for yo...
I have a heart for clients of all ages and I believe it is never too early or too late to take any step in a positive direction. I have a passion for people with a history of trauma, abuse and/or addiction and I enjoy adolescents and adults alike. I believe that the one hour you devote to yourself during the therapy process will have a positive effect on the remaining 167 hours you will live...
I am a LCSW with 18+ years of experience, which has allowed me the privilege of providing services to adolescents and adults. I specialize in anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and coping skills. I strongly believe in finding the strengths within you, as to help in the process of change. My goal is to develop a therapeutic relationship in which you can have a safe place to work through...
I utilize a supportive and warm approach that is integrative of mindfulness and dialectical-behavioral principles. I work from the perspective that the client-therapist relationship is paramount to progress, and believe that it is the stepping stone to growth and change. Clients set their own pace and can process each step of their journey. I believe in gentle challenging to move through patter...
