Colleen

Colleen Koncilja

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Through therapy we can work together to help you begin to: develop helpful coping skills, create new positive beliefs about yourself, process your past, identify and align with your own values, increase your ability to sit with and feel discomfort without having to numb or avoid, release shame, develop trust in yourself, and create connection, trust, and attachment to others. We can work together to help you create the life you’ve been waiting for. Growth and learning are values of mine and of our practice. I seek out updated research-based clinical practices that are proven to help people transform their lives. Actively reading, gathering information, improving my skill set, and seeking specialized training(s) allow me to offer the most appropriate and helpful services and care possible.

About Me

I work with adults and parents who experience anxiety, depression, chronic pain, chronic illness, trauma and/or are grieving and mourning. Most of the adults I have the privilege of providing therapy to have experienced traumas, childhood neglect, and/or were raised in a family where their physical and emotional needs weren’t met. Often, this caused them to not feel safe, understood, or emotionally supported. They may have had a parent who struggled with hoarding or an active drug, alcohol, or gambling addiction.

Approach

I use various types of therapies in my practice: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and other trauma-focused approaches including Polyvagal Theory. The therapy and counseling services I provide focus on helping people learn, change, and grow while supporting their ongoing healing.
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Basic Information

Services


I work with adults who are navigating one or more of the following: ADHD (Hyperactive, Inattentive, Distracted) Adult Children of Parents who have an Addiction Anxiety Chronic Illness, Pain Complex Trauma and Dissociation Couples and Marriage Depression End of Life / Palliative Counseling Gifted Adults Grief and Loss Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) Life Transitions (Quarter-life, Mid-life) Parent Education and Support Parents who are navigating relationships with their adult children Partners / Family Members of those who have an addiction Perimenopause and Menopause Problem Gambling Relationship Trauma Relationships Substance Use Trauma, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Services Offered:

  • ACT (Acceptance & Commitment Therapy)
  • Counselling
  • EMDR
  • Individual Therapy
  • Online Therapy
  • Trauma Counselling

Works With:

  • Adults
  • Couples
  • Elderly
  • Groups
  • Organisations
  • Parents

Area of Expertise


Scope of Practice:

  • Abuse
  • ADHD / Attention Difficulties
  • Anxiety
  • Chronic Illness
  • Codependency
  • Grief, Loss & Bereavement
  • PTSD
  • Relationship Issues
  • Trauma
  • Women's Issues

Professional Title:

  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Qualifications


University of Illinois at Chicago

International Gambling Counselor Certification Board

Registrations


IDFPR

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Service Area


Health and Healing Therapy

In-person & Online

Township Of Hanover, Illinois

United States

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