Veleka Avant (she/her/hers)

LSW, CADC
Accepting Clients

Veleka Avant, LSW, CADC here. I'm a dedicated therapist who honors your story, your history, and your power to heal. Let's partner to build!

Social Worker in Illinois

Services
  • Individual

About My Clients

Something needs to change, and you know it. You've been the strong one for so long that taking care of yourself feels foreign. The sadness, anger, shame, and exhaustion are real. I work with adults who are tired of their own stuck spots and ready to move through them. This awareness is exactly what makes change possible. Whatever you're carrying, you don't have to manage it alone. Let's connect.

My Background and Approach

You are the expert on your own life, and I never forget that. My job is not to fix you. It's to walk alongside you, ask the questions worth sitting with, and help you see what you might not be able to see on your own yet. I bring years of professional training and a diverse toolkit of evidence-based approaches to our work. I meet you where you are and draw from whatever method best fits what you need in that moment, whether that's helping you shift thought patterns, build emotional skills, process something stored deep in the body, or simply find a clear path forward. This is a space where you don't have to shrink, explain, or perform. You can just be. We move at your pace, focus on what matters most to you, and when life pulls us off course, we find our way back together.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Cognitive Processing Therapy Solution Focused Brief Therapy Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
Other Techniques
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Addiction Counseling
  • Attachment Theory
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Brainspotting

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Anxiety Depression Grief or Loss
Other Issues
  • Addiction
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment
  • Burnout
  • Domestic Violence or Intimate Partner Violence
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self-Esteem
  • Women's Issues
Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
  • Aetna PPO
I offer online counseling in the following states:
I have experience with the following
  • Christianity

At A Glance

  • Experience: 7 years of practice
  • Rate: $155 - 155/session

Reach out to Veleka