Alison Thayer (she/her)

LCPC
Accepting Clients

Alison Thayer is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) who has worked with adults, adolescents, children and couples since 1998.

Psychotherapist in La Grange, IL

Services
  • Individual
  • Couples

About My Clients

Alison offers a collaborative, goal-oriented approach while providing a supportive environment to empower you to make effective changes. She aims to offer support while also gently pushing you beyond your comfort zone. Alison's specialties include anxiety disorders, mood disorders, relationship issues, life transitions, and managing work/life balance. Those looking for a results-oriented experience in therapy will be well matched with her.

My Background and Approach

Alison holds specialized certifications in anxiety and integrative mental health, which emphasize underlying factors that may be connected to the client’s mental health and overlooked by generalized therapy approaches. She offers a collaborative, direct and humorous style while offering space and tools to empower clients to make effective changes.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Solution Focused Brief Therapy
Other Techniques
  • Attachment Theory
  • Coaching
  • Couples Counseling
  • Culturally Sensitive Therapy
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Family Systems
  • Gottman Method Couples Therapy
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Person-Centered (Rogerian)
  • Integrative Therapy
  • Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
  • Reality Therapy

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Anxiety Depression Relationship Issues
Other Issues
  • ADHD Therapists
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment
  • Bipolar
  • Burnout
  • Career Counseling
  • Chronic Pain or Illness
  • Codependency
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief or Loss
  • Infertility
  • Insomnia
  • Marriage Counseling
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Parenting
  • Polyamorous and Open Relationships
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self-Esteem
  • Women's Issues
Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Out of Network
  • Optum
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
  • UMR - United Medical Resources
  • UnitedHealthcare

At A Glance

  • Experience: 15 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $50 - 190/session

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