Behavioral Medicine P.C.

Behavioral Medicine P.C.

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About

I create a safe but challenging environment for people in which they can identify and explore their issues. I provide them with educational information regarding their issues and assist them in understanding and processing this information. I believe in the incredible power of the mind and the magnificence of the human spirit. I believe with guidance we all have the ability to identify issues and find God's purpose in our lives. I believe we all have the power to change our thoughts and behaviors. I also believe we each have the potential to heal and the capacity to rebuild. I use psychotherapy, EMDR, cognitive retraining and hypnosis to assist people in achieving a happy healthy balanced life.

As each individual is unique it is often necessary to utilize techniques from a variety of styles. I feel comfortable utilizing an eclectic approach based upon each person’s needs. I draw techniques and materials from cognitive behavioral approaches as well as hypnosis, EMDR, dream work, insight orientated and educational models of therapy.

I attended the University of Illinois at Champaign Urbana for my undergraduate work in psychology, graduating with honors. I began treating children and families at Janet Wattles Mental Health center in 1997. I now specialize in treating emotional and cognitive issues experienced by people with neurological and physical impairments. I assist individuals, couples and their families in dealing with depression, anxiety, cognitive deficits and adjustment issues related to brain injury, stroke, chronic pain, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis and other neurological conditions. I also provide hypnosis, EMDR, cognitive retraining and counseling for self esteem, depression, OCD, anxiety, couples issues, parenting issues, and chronic pain.

I completed my graduate work at Northern Illinois University graduating with honors in counseling. I completed an internship in neuropsychology at Rockford Memorial Hospital. I continued to work in the neuropsychology department at VanMatre Health South Rehabilitation Center until 2002, when I began my private practice. I am the founder and owner of Behavioral Medicine, P.C. I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in the state of IL. I am a member of the American Counseling Association, Illinois Counseling Association, and the Illinois Mental Health Association. In 2007 I received Hypnosis certification. In 2010 I became certified in EMDR. I have worked in a variety of settings providing assessments and treatment to children, adults, couples and families.

I have personal knowledge of how to effectively cope with tragedy and manage pain. I sustained a spinal cord injury in 1991 which resulted in quadriplegia. I was paralyzed from the neck down, confined to a wheel chair that I operated by blowing in a straw. Over the years, I have relearned how to dress myself, feed myself, sit, stand and I now walk with a cane. I have learned how to access and utilize the incredible power of the mind to reduce suffering and pain. I have strategies and techniques that can help individuals and their family members cope with the many changes that follow a serious illness or injury.

I love helping people effectively improve the quality of their lives.


Highlights

Hired 1 time
3 employees
22 years in business
Serves Loves Park , IL
Offers online services

Specialties

Age

Children (6 – 12), Teens (13 – 18), Adults (18 – 64)

Participants

Individual, Couple, Family

Issues

Addiction, ADHD, Adoption, Alcohol Use, Alzheimer's, Anger Management, Anxiety, Behavioral Issues, Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, Codependency, Depression, Divorce, Dual Diagnosis, Eating Disorders, Education and Learning Disabilities, Gambling, Grief, Impulse Control Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Marriage Counseling, Mood Disorders, Obesity, Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD), Oppositional Defiance (ODD), Parenting, Self Esteem, Sexual Abuse, Sleep or Insomnia, Spirituality, Sports Performance, Stress, Thinking Disorders, Trauma and PTSD, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Types of therapy

Acceptance and Commitment (ACT), Adlerian, AEDP, Attachment-based, Biofeedback, Breathwork, Christian Counseling, Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors, Coaching, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Cognitive Processing (CPT), Compassion Focused, Couples Counseling, Dialectical Behavior (DBT), Eclectic, EMDR, Emotionally Focused, Gottman Method, Humanistic, Imago, Integrative, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Interpersonal, Mindfulness-Based (MBCT), Motivational Interviewing, Neuro-Linguistic (NLP), Person-Centered, Polyvagal Theory, Positive Psychology, Psychoanalytic, Solution Focused Brief (SFBT), Somatic, Strength-Based, Supportive, Trauma Focused

Faith

Christian

Gender

Clients who have no gender preference, Clients who prefer female therapists

Ethnicity

Asian, Biracial / Multiracial, Black and African American, Hispanic and Latino, Middle Eastern / North African, Other Racial or Ethnic Background

Communities

Blind Allied, Body Positivity, Cancer, Immuno-disorders

Languages

English

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    Please contact my office manager Jeff 815-520-5807 He will take your information and guide you through the process.

    I completed my graduate work at Northern Illinois University  graduating with honors in counseling. I completed an internship in neuropsychology at Rockford Memorial Hospital. I continued to work in the neuropsychology department at VanMatre Health South Rehabilitation Center until 2002, when I began my private practice. I am the founder and owner of Behavioral Medicine, P.C.  I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in the state of IL. I am a member of the American Counseling Association, Illinois Counseling Association, and the Illinois Mental Health Association. In 2007 I received Hypnosis certification. In 2010 I became certified in EMDR. I have worked in a variety of settings providing assessments and treatment to children, adults, couples and families.

    No it is based upon insurance coverage. If a person does not have coverage the self pay rate is $200.00 for the initial appointment and $150.00 for each counseling session.

    In 1991 I suffered a spinal cord injury by diving into a shallow pool. I was paralyzed from the neck down. Through my recovery I learned about the incredible power of the mind. I learned that hope and a positive attitude are two factors under our control that make the difference between staying stuck and recovery. I relearned how to dress myself,  feed myself and eventually walk again with a cane. I believe we all have the power to rebuild our lives. I greatly enjoy supporting and guiding a person to hope and healing.


    Services offered

    Therapy