Oak Park Therapists specializing in LGBTQ Issues

Anna Valianos

I provide individual, family, and group therapy for adults. Typical concerns of my clients include managing the effects of trauma, relationship issues, intense emotions, and grief. Areas of special focus include survivors of sexual violence and individuals who experienced trauma in their families of origin. I have extensive experience working with adults healing from the effects of child abuse and relational trauma including sexual abuse, incest, neglect, and intimate partner violence.

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Kyra Keuben

As a queer person, my work is rooted in anti-racism and social justice with an intersectional feminist lens. This enables me to embrace kink-positivity, CNM/polyam relationships, and sex work. I cater to those wrestling with fat and body positivity. I also look to support caregivers and mental health workers coping with burnout.

Online Therapy

Susan Killelea

I create space for clients to explore sexuality, gender, relationships and life transitions. I am kink and ethical nonmonogamy informed. Some of my clients are working on issues related to their identity, desire, or relationships. Other clients are looking for a space where they can work on anxiety, depression, or stress in a safe, informed and welcoming environment.

Online Therapy

Kyla Dannelke

When I first meet with people, some of my first questions I might ask are: - What made you hit the "Search therapists" button? - Do you have difficulty making decisions? - Feel stuck or lost when it comes to your direction in this busy life you've got going on? - Do you feel like things are just simply, unmanageable? I want my clients to feel at home in my office and talking to me about all of these questions, the way you feel comfortable talking to your closest friends and confidants.

Online Therapy

Ali Siewert

Being human is often tough. Sometimes we lose our way and can feel stuck and overwhelmed. Sometimes we would like to change parts of our lives or ourselves but don’t know how. Therapy can be an empowering way to promote healing, growth, and wellness. Often, we initially seek treatment to address a specific concern and then begin to uncover other areas of our lives in which we want to make meaningful change. My goal is for this process to feel supportive, affirming, and appropriately challenging.

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John Hughes

My clients tend to be individuals and couples between 20 and 50 who have noticed an acute or recurrent struggle with effectively managing self and relationships. Some client's concerns are isolated to a specific or current relationships and others have a more systemic struggle that has historically complicated all relationships. My clients have told me they appreciate my compassionate yet direct approach that balances science with emotions and skills with acceptance.

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Jennifer Warner

My clients are individuals living with anxiety, depression, and PTSD related to chronic illness and/or lived experience of violence (individual, community, intergenerational, historical) and are seeking a safe and compassionate space for tending to and processing the past, connecting to the present, growing skills, and healing. I specialize in working with those living with complex medical diagnoses (or multiple symptoms with no diagnosis), challenging prognoses, and "watchful waiting."

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Jeff Levy

The one thing all my clients have in common is the courage and desire to live differently. Most everyone has found that survival strategies that were once necessary and even helpful, no longer work in the ways they used to and, in some instances rather than being helpful, they have become counterproductive. My clients, ages 18-80, want to understand the origins of old survival strategies, strengthen them where they remain useful, and replace them where necessary.

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Olivia Carollo

I work holistically with clients who are struggling with issues related to: Mood, anxiety and body image concerns; Life transitions; Identity & relational problems; Trauma. I value your histories, identities & experiences and view these as vital to treatment and working together to improve your quality of life.

Online Therapy

Emily Hanneman

My practice focuses on supporting clients facing intersecting challenges related to trauma, stress, depression, anxiety, neurodiversity and/or LGBTQIA2S+ identity. I work with people across the lifespan, including many young adults navigating college, graduate school, or the transition into the workforce.

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Kellie Rice

In addition to my clinical work with addictions, eating disorders, co-dependency and trauma. I am passionate about facilitating the personal and professional development of young therapists and clinicians. I am passionate about individual and group supervision and offer regular professional development seminars.

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Caitlin Miller

Do you find yourself overwhelmed in a world that doesn't seem to be designed for you? I specialize in working with clients exploring neurodivergence, autism, "giftedness", creativity, ADHD, bipolar, queerness, relationships, perfectionism, gender, anxiety, and depression. I utilize an eclectic style tailored to each client, with experience in creating lasting, meaningful changes for folks who have previously had difficult therapeutic experiences or are new to therapy.

Online Therapy

Frank Floski

My main goal is getting my client to be mindful and present in the here and now as a lot of people’s mind are in the future or the past. When we are focus on the future or the past, we miss out on our current experiences and can lead to depression or anxiety. By training your mind to focus on what is currently going on his a difficult challenge but not impossible. I provides tools for my clients to practice staying present and realize the connection between their thoughts and their actions.

Rebecca Ehler

I love working with individual adults and couples. I have many years experience working with emerging adults/college/post-college students, those in the LQBTQIA+ community as well as women with varying issues.

Online Therapy

Laura Kelly

Are you feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or misunderstood? If so, I would love to offer you a comfortable (virtual) space in which to get support. I enjoy working with people who are exploring neurodivergence (particularly autism and ADHD), gender identity, sexual orientation, or body image. I also connect well with people who are experiencing major life changes, chronic health conditions, or who are struggling with relationships and boundaries.

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Deb Dettman

Are you full of anxiety but hiding it pretty well? Women I work with are often struggling with people pleasing and perfectionism. You might be dealing with a toxic workplace or toxic relationship and feel like you're about to lose it. You may be questioning the direction life is headed but have sleep problems, upsetting thoughts and feel exhausted a lot. You may notice yourself misusing substances or caretaking others or working too much. You can get help now and make changes.

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Erin Runt

I push partners to connect more deeply with one another, and to understand more about what they need and desire from each other. Clients tell me that my ability to hold space for each of their perspectives and “translate” their experiences to one another helps them overcome the barriers they feel in communication. I am most successful with clients who want to increase their understanding of their situation, who are willing to change and grow, and who are open to being accountable.

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Sergio Hernández

Have you been finding it difficult to manage change in tandem? Are you experiencing various forms of pressures or stretching yourself in uncomfortable ways? Afraid to show others your true self, find it difficult to relax or hiding yourself away? I can meet you in the irritability and frustration. I get it that you may feel exhausted, overwhelmed and fed up; or that you are reeling in from a loss of control.

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Katie Gilly

Do you feel like your relationship has lost the connection that it once had? Have you found yourself struggling to be heard, understood and accepted by others? Do you find yourself in arguments with your partner that feel like the same one over and over again? If you have answered yes to any of these questions then you are not alone. I work with many clients who find themselves feeling stuck in life and their relationships without knowing what to do next.

Online Therapy

Joy Walsh

It always amazes me the complete turn around clients can do with the tools they already have, they just needed to discover, reorganize or sharpen a few things. Clients who typically seek me out are looking for a therapist who specializes in trauma, perinatal or postpartum issues, women's issues, anxiety or who can help support them in a significant life transition. I am excited to offer you a space to heal, learn and feel you are not alone.

Online Therapy

Erica Essary

People I work with are often overwhelmed with what is happening in their lives and feel they do not have the tools and/or the mental resources to get through these issues on their own. They may be dealing with anxiety or depression symptoms or both. People may also feel they are trying their best to be there for others, their work, or their education, and realize they are not showing up for themselves and their needs. I help people create boundaries in their lives and practice self-care.