Licensed to practice in Illinois and accepts 37 insurances. Specializes in Anxiety, Coping Skills, Depression
(she/her)
Hello. My name is Laura Sollenberger and I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in the state of Illinois. I have over 30 years of experience helping people achieve their goals through counseling. I graduated from Bradley University with a master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and have clinical experience in private practice, not-for-profit and hospital and hospice settings.
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.
While I hold specialty credentials in the area of grief and loss, I have 30 years of experience helping clients with a variety of issues when life becomes challenging. I have had the honor of companioning people through some of the hardest, most vulnerable times of their lives. I can help you with relationship concerns, parenting, adjustment to health and life circumstance changes, compassion fatigue, career motivation, grief and loss, and personal growth.
You will find that I am easy to talk to, yet will hold you accountable for what you want to achieve through counseling. Your time is valuable and I can help you move from where you are to where you want to be. Together, we can partner to work towards your goals. I draw from a variety of theoretical approaches and promise to meet you where you are on your life journey.
I identify as
Cash - $120 per session
Aetna
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
All Savers
Amerihealth Administrators
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
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 Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
We all have beliefs that shape our experiences and drive out behavior. Sometimes, these beliefs are maladaptive or no longer useful for clients. I work to help my clients challenge these beliefs resulting in different, more favorable outcomes.
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
Pausing to reflect on a thought, a sensation, your environment, can greatly influence your experience of crisis or stress. I teach my clients techniques to function in the present moment with openness and self-acceptance.
Strength-Based
You are in charge of your happiness and enjoyment of life. You have innate strengths that and abilities that can help you overcome life challenges. I help my clients identify these resilience traits and positive qualities and apply them to behaviors to drive life changes.
Person-centered (Rogerian)
Rather than viewing my clients as inherently flawed, with problematic behaviors and thoughts that require treatment, I believe that each client has the capacity and desire for personal growth and change. i meet my clients where they are - wherever they are in their personal journey. I provide a safe, empathic space for my clients to grow and change.
Grief Therapy
I hold specialized designation in the field of Thanatology, which is the therapeutic study of death, dying and bereavement. I have three decades of experience companioning my clients through all types of losses, helping them find hope and joy in living again.