Dian Medrano, LCPC, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor  in Illinois

Dian Medrano (He/Him)

LCPC
Accepting Clients

My own journey with exploring emotions has driven my passion to help others. As a fan of clarity and decisiveness, I help others do the same

Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in Illinois

Services
  • Individual
  • Adolescent/Teen

About My Clients

My clients are ones who are struggling with decision making skills, performance anxiety, and anxiousness during life transitions. Young adults to Life Experienced people, those who have a difficult time finding their path because of the countless influences we are bombarded by. I help you decide your own future and empower your vision. But first you have to create one. We talk, breathe, and move our bodies through the stress to find the answers.

My Background and Approach

The tools I provide are ones I’ve been using myself all my life. They don’t work just for me as I’ve made sure anyone can apply them. Finding clarity and removing judgment through mindfulness and intentional thought. We need to step through the fog of intrusive thoughts and into the path of clear values. We will use mindfulness to create that space of clarity, and then a decision system based on values. From there, you will learn to challenge negative thinking like a master and not let anything stop you. You will see a resilience grow in you, a discipline where the first step was the hardest, but look at you now. It may take some time, but imagine what you can do once nothing can get in your way.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

As long as we want to and are committed to changing, anyone can become the best version of themselves. This takes effort, even mindfulness is not easy at first, but through practice and skill you can achieve the life and happiness you want. As a kid I didn’t know emotions well, now I use them to understand myself, my situation, and to carve my path forward. In a non judgment, but challenging, environment, we carve that path together.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Coaching Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Other Techniques
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Addiction Counseling
  • Attachment Theory
  • Coaching
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Existential Therapy
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Somatic Therapy: Body-Based Healing for Emotional Trauma
  • Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Anxiety Men's Issues Self-Esteem
Other Issues
  • Addiction
  • Anger Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment
  • Burnout
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Men's Issues
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Self-Esteem
I offer online counseling in the following states:
I have experience with the following
  • Buddhism
  • Christianity
  • Judaism

At A Glance

  • Experience: 4 years of practice
  • Rate: $190/session

Reach out to Dian