Therin Slayton (they/them/ne/nim/nis)

PsyD
Accepting Clients

Therapy where you don’t have to mask, explain, or make yourself easier to understand. For LGBTQIA+, trans, nonbinary & neurodivergent adults

Psychologist in Palos Heights, IL

Services

About My Clients

If you’re used to constantly editing yourself, wondering if you’re “too much,” overexplaining your needs, or running on fumes trying to navigate a world that doesn’t always work for your brain, you’re welcome here. Maybe you’re exhausted from masking, questioning parts of your identity, navigating ADHD/autism, or carrying old wounds that still show up today. You don’t need a polished script, a diagnosis, or a neat list of goals to reach out. You don’t have to perform or prepare here.

My Background and Approach

I’m a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, but therapy with me isn’t about sitting across from a clinical expert with a clipboard. I want it to feel like a real conversation with someone who brings curiosity, humor, compassion, and clinical experience into the room. My approach is collaborative, affirming, trauma-informed, and justice-centered, drawing from trauma recovery, attachment, mindfulness, self-compassion, and cognitive-behavioral approaches. But we’ll tailor therapy to what actually works for you. Some days, that might mean finding practical, low-demand ways to work with anxiety, burnout, or sensory overwhelm. Other days, we might unpack identity, relationships, old expectations, or experiences from the past that are still showing up today. You bring expertise about your lived experience. I bring clinical training, curiosity, and a steady place to figure things out together.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I believe healing gets easier when you have space to be fully yourself, without editing, explaining, or shrinking who you are. As a queer, genderqueer, neurodivergent, and disabled psychologist, I know personally that moving through a world that wasn’t designed with every body, brain, gender, or way of being in mind can be complicated and exhausting. My lived experience shapes how I approach this work, but I never assume it means I automatically understand yours. I want to learn your map. Outside of therapy, I’m usually falling down Wikipedia rabbit holes, playing TTRPGs with chosen family, baking, needle felting, taking quiet nature strolls, or hanging out with my calico cat, Chex. You don’t need to have everything figured out before reaching out. If something here feels familiar, reach out and see whether we feel like a good fit. Come as you are. We’ll start there.

Client Focus

Age
Adults
Participants
Individuals
Languages
English

Qualifications

License
PsyD, State of Illinois · #071023420
Education
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Adler University
Years in practice
11 years
Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Out of Network
  • Aetna
  • Blue Choice
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
I offer online counseling in the following states:

Hours & Availability

New clients welcome
Currently accepting new clients
Telehealth
Available

Location

Primary Location

Palos Heights, IL 60463
708-419-3171
Open in Google Maps ↗ · GPS: 41.6648036°, -87.7910891°

Nearby Areas

Cities and Zips
Palos Heights
Illinois
60463
Worth
Illinois
60482
Palos Hills
Illinois
60465
Alsip
Illinois
60803
Chicago Ridge
Illinois
60415
Crestwood
Illinois
60472
Oak Lawn
Illinois
60803
Chicago
Illinois
60604
Oak Forest
Illinois
60477
Orland Park
Illinois
60487
Orland Hills
Illinois
60487
Blue Island
Illinois
60472
Evergreen Park
Illinois
60805
Tinley Park
Illinois
60487
Bedford Park
Illinois
60638
Cicero
Illinois
60804
Countryside
Illinois
60525
Berwyn
Illinois
60402
Wilmette
Illinois
60091
Niles
Illinois
60714
Willowbrook
Illinois
60527
Matteson
Illinois
60443
Frankfort
Illinois
60443
Park Forest
Illinois
60466
New Lenox
Illinois
60491
Downers Grove
Illinois
60516
Elmhurst
Illinois
60163
University Park
Illinois
60484
Bolingbrook
Illinois
60585
Highland Park
Illinois
60035
Joliet
Illinois
60586

At A Glance

  • Experience: 11 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $175 - 200/session

Reach out to Therin