Licensed to practice in Illinois and accepts 44 insurances. Specializes in Addiction, Anger Management, Anxiety and 9 more.
Hi! I'm a Licensed Clinical Psychologist (LCP) based in Illinois. I received my doctorate from the Adler University of Illinois and have been practicing for 27 years. I help clients struggling with anxiety, depression, anger or substance use/abuse issues. I provide insight into their problems and strategic techniques to overcome them and move forward to a more useful and fulfilling life
In our first session together, we'll start with brief introductions, then dive into the specific challenges you're facing. This will help me create a tailored plan for us to work through in follow-up sessions. I will provide some initial tools to help relieve anxiety and fear.
Having trained as an engineer and strategic planner before becoming a psychologist it was natural for me to accept and apply the Cognitive Behavioral and ACT principals and techniques Over the past 27 years, I've developed methods for helping you (a) identify the root cause of your challenges and (b) create a tailored plan that leads to measurable progress.
I love working with people who recognized they have issues but have not been able to make the necessary changes. My clients are eager to improve, but don't yet have the tools needed to make this goal a reality. They often feel stuck, overwhelmed and anxious about the future.
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Cash - $75 per session
Aetna
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Medicare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
All Savers
Amerihealth Administrators
Amerihealth NJ Medicare Advantage
Anthem
Arlo
AvMed
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Centivo
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
EAP:Cigna
EAP:Evernorth
EAP:UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Evernorth
Golden Rule
GTEB
Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare
Humana - Medicare
Humana Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
Independence Administrators
Independence Blue Cross
Optum
OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions
Oscar
Oxford
Surest (formerly Bind)
Tufts Health/Cigna
UMR - Advocate Aurora Health
United Medical Resources
UnitedHealthcare Complete Care (C-SNP)
UnitedHealthcare Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
UnitedHealthcare/Optum
UnitedHealthcare/Optum - Medicare
Acceptance and commitment (ACT)
An extension of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) requires the client to accept the responsibility to change, then the commitment to do what is needed to achieve the change. I work with clients to understand what they need and want to change, then help them develop a plan of action and the motivation to achieve change
Adlerian
Adlerian therapy is based on the pull of goals in life, be they positive or negative. I began applying this through Cognitive Behavior approach, them added ACT
2 ratings with written reviews
November 6, 2025
I know I require help. Being the first session, there is still things I'm getting used to.
September 3, 2025
Joe says what he's thinking and sometimes he agrees, othertimes he offers another point of view. He is direct in the advise he gives in a way that it's an observation rather than a solution. His age and experience in multiple disciplines offers more insight from a different perspective.