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THERAPY IN ST. CHARLES, IL + ONLINE THROUGHOUT ILLINOIS

Therapy that takes all of you into account.

Embrace Counseling Center provides thoughtful, integrative therapy for children, teens, adults, couples, and families navigating anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, grief, chronic pain, relationships, life transitions, and more.

We believe good therapy starts with getting to know the person in front of us- not making assumptions about who they are, what matters to them, or what their experience means.

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TRAUMA-INFORMED & CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE THERAPY

There’s a person behind what brought you to therapy.

A diagnosis can tell us something. It definitely can't tell us everything.

Two people can both experience anxiety and need completely different things from therapy. The same is true for depression, ADHD, trauma, grief, relationship concerns, or any of the other reasons people come through our doors.

So before deciding what therapy should look like, we get to know you.

We want to understand what's happening now, what has shaped you, what you've already tried, and what you want to be different.

Your culture, family, identity, relationships, faith or spirituality, community, work, and lived experiences can all be part of that conversation.

Or not.

THERAPY SERVICES IN ST. CHARLES & THROUGHOUT ILLINOIS

What can we help with?

You don't need to know what type of therapy you need before you contact us. Start with what's going on. We'll help you figure out which therapist- and which approach- may make sense from there.

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Anxiety, Depression & Stress

Support for worry, panic, overthinking, low mood, burnout, overwhelm, and the times when everyday life has started feeling harder to manage.

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Trauma, Grief & Life Transitions

Therapy for trauma and PTSD, grief and loss, major changes, chronic pain, and experiences that continue to affect how you feel, function, or relate to others.

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ADHD & Neurodivergence

Support for executive functioning, overwhelm, emotional regulation, self-understanding, and the day-to-day challenges of navigating life with a differently wired brain.

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Children, Teens & Relationships

Support for children, teens, couples, families, and people navigating relationships, school, family dynamics, and changing stages of life.

HOW WE WORK

Therapy can go beyond talking about it.

Our therapists work from a range of evidence-based, trauma-informed, and mind-body approaches. What we use depends on you, what you're working through, and what actually feels useful.

EMDR

EMDR can help process experiences that still feel unresolved or continue to get activated in the present.

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Brainspotting

A brain-body approach that uses focused attention and visual positioning as part of processing difficult or traumatic experiences.

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Somatic Therapy

Therapy that pays attention to what's happening in your body and nervous system- not only what you can put into words.

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CULTURAL HUMILITY AT EMBRACE

We’re interested in what your experience means to you.

Cultural humility means asking rather than assuming.

Culture, family, faith, identity, language, community, and lived experience can all shape how you understand yourself, what you're carrying, and what you need from therapy.

But we don't assume that sharing an identity- or having worked with someone who does- means we already understand yours.

We stay curious. You tell us what matters.

MEET OUR TEAM

Different therapists. Different approaches. One thoughtful place to start.

Our therapists bring different specialties, clinical training, identities, lived experiences, personalities, and ways of working to the therapy room.

Browse our profiles to learn who each therapist works with, what they specialize in, and what their approach to therapy is actually like.

MEET THE TEAM

INSURANCE & FEES

Clear information. No digging required.

We are in-network with:

Aetna
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
Evernorth / Cigna
Optum / United Behavioral Health

Private Pay

Individual therapy- $130/session
Group therapy- $40-$60/session

Not in-network with us? We can provide a superbill that you may be able to submit for out-of-network reimbursement, depending on your insurance benefits.

A limited number of reduced-fee openings may also be available.

Looking for a therapist?

Tell us a little about what you're looking for, and we'll help you figure out which Embrace therapist may be a good fit.

You don't need to know which modality you need or have the perfect words for what's going on. That's something we can talk through together.

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