Licensed to practice in Illinois and accepts 37 insurances. Specializes in Anxiety, LGBTQ, Trauma and PTSD and 7 more.
(she/her)
Hello! Thanks for pausing your search to take a look at my profile. I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and clinical mental health counselor educator (EdD). My experience has been trauma-focused with emphasis on the experiences of those who have survived group-focused negative experiences. Resilience is the hallmark of survivors of interpersonal violence, and through a strength-based focus, we will work together to reinforce your unique, perhaps forgotten, talents and abilities. I work from a cognitive-behavioral, strength-based model that focuses on identifying personal strengths that can be leveraged into new skills that help to reduce the impact of the stressors in daily living.
The goal of our first session will be to explore motivation, identify challenges, and set initial goals that will indicate when success has been achieved. From a solution-focused perspective, quantifying the scope and impact of a presenting concern helps to develop realistic goals that can be accomplished. I focus on understanding each person's subjective experiences and the impact these experiences have on one's quality of life. From a strength-based perspective, we will collaborate to identify areas of undeveloped potential.
As a provider, my greatest strength is a deep belief in the power of clients to change. As a believer in mindfulness and affirmations, I encourage clients to release those experiences that hurt them in the past but hold fiercely to the lesson the experience contains.
Those who approach counseling with a belief in possibilities, the ability to acknowledge unrecognized or underdeveloped potential, and a willingness to engage in self-evaluation to appreciate one's true self and successfully achieve meaningful change.
Cash - $125 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
Through the lens of integrative theoretical models, the impact of membership in groups that experience societal stressors, marginalization, or interpersonal trauma informs our processing of subjective experiences, individual strengths, and resilience, with a focus on leveraging personal qualities into emotional growth.
. . . involves deep, open, honest exploration of race, racism, privilege, and oppression and how navigating and responding to a system of unequal access and unearned privilege can appear to be a mental and/or behavioral health issue.
The answers to one's problems lie within the person. This approach focuses on exploring how problems have been resolved in the past as an indication of strengths that can be leveraged in the present.
Focusing on mental health rather than mental illness is a focus of the work involved in accepting reality while committing to confronting those challenges within one's control. Humor and realistic decisions to change are the first steps to successfully confronting problems. Making changes "head first" is the approach to a better quality of life and positive change.
6 ratings with written reviews
July 20, 2026
Judith is really solution focused and open-minded. You are heard, seen and your feelings are acknowledged. She listens to what you're saying and provides actionable feedback. She is direct and not just going to tell you what you want to hear. You can feel that she is there to help you improve your life.
June 25, 2026
I left my first session feeling empowered to have difficult yet necessary conversations.
February 21, 2026
Judiith has really helped me find my voice. In a way that is comforting even through a screen. I feel seen. Heard. Challenged in a way that isn't too pushy but just enough to get the job done and resonate. And most importantly, understood. I look forward to our talks because that's what our sessions feel like, a talk, more than a session.