You don't need an expert to practice empathy
Every parent, teacher, doctor, social worker, sales person, person with customers, first responder, consultant, neighbor, or taxi driver already knows a lot about empathy...
Dr Lou Agosta, PhD
Psychotherapist
“I offer you a safe zone with empathy in which you will get a good listening. Get the empathy - and empathic listening - you need to succeed - in relationships, career, and life. Within this safe zone, we work shifting you from stuckness to flourishing. My credentials: professor at Ross Medical University, author of 3 books on empathy, offer cognitive behavioral (CBT), dialectical behavioral (DBT), and psychodynamic existential humanistic therapy. Will give you a good listening with empathy. No need to for a Holiday Special: my rates are flexible in all seasons. Tell me what you can pay. Call for a complimentary consultation. Note: Genetic AI was not used in the preparation of any of my statements, though I cannot comment on the remainder of this site. If you engage with me, I prefer to meet in person, based on location. ”
About Me
May I introduce myself? If you work with me, you are going to get empathy. On background, I am Clinical Asst Professor of Psychiatry at Ross University School of Medicine, Saint Anthony Hospital, Chicago. I am the author of three peer-review book on empathy, including A Rumor of Empathy. My PhD is from the University of Chicago where I wrote a dissertation entitled Empathy and Interpretation. I got into this business of therapy to expand empathy in the individual and the community.
Approach
My proposal is to spend time listening to you. Together we try to figure out what is the source of your suffering, blind-spots and struggle. Then we get to work in a conversation for possibility designed to make a difference in shifting out of stickiness into satisfaction and fulfillment.
Contact Lou
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Basic Information
Services
Most emotional upsets, mental illness, and personality disorders are entangled with a breakdown of empathy. That is often not the only issues as biology and circumstances also play a role, but you can be sure the disappearance of empathic relatedness is a significant part of the problem. The service I provide is to restore empathy to the conversation of your life and give you the treatment and tools you need to restore empathy to your relationships and your life. Further on background, I completed the 40-hour recovery from domestic violence training and certificate at Apna Ghar (2012), Chicago.
Services Offered:
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Counseling
A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.
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Psychotherapy
In-depth therapeutic work that explores patterns in thoughts, emotions, and relationships to produce lasting psychological change.
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Dream Analysis
A technique that explores the themes, symbols, and emotions in dreams to uncover unconscious thoughts and unresolved feelings.
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Psychodynamic Therapy
A therapy that explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape current feelings, relationships, and behaviour.
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Trauma Counseling
Counselling specifically for people affected by traumatic events, focused on processing what happened and reducing symptoms like flashbacks and hypervigilance.
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Psychoanalysis
An in-depth therapy that explores unconscious patterns, early experiences, and inner conflicts to produce lasting psychological change, typically involving frequent sessions.
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Works With:
- •Adults
- •Individuals
- •Organisations
Area of Expertise
Scope of Practice:
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Anxiety
Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.
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Abuse
Emotional, physical, or sexual mistreatment by another person that causes lasting psychological harm and disrupts a person's sense of safety.
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Personal Development
The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.
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Relationship Issues
Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.
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Suicidal Thoughts
Thoughts about ending one's own life, ranging from passive wishes to active plans. This is a sign of severe emotional distress that requires professional support.
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Trauma
The lasting psychological impact of deeply distressing events, such as violence, abuse, accidents, or disasters, that overwhelm a person's ability to cope.
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Dream Work
The exploration of dream content (themes, symbols, and emotions) to gain insight into unconscious feelings, conflicts, and desires.
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PTSD
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a condition that develops after a traumatic event, causing flashbacks, nightmares, hypervigilance, and emotional numbness.
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OCD
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, a condition involving unwanted, intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviours or rituals (compulsions) performed to relieve anxiety.
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Stress
The body and mind's response to excessive demands. When sustained, it can lead to emotional exhaustion, physical symptoms, and reduced functioning.
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Professional Title:
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Psychotherapist
A professional trained to provide in-depth therapy that explores patterns in thoughts, emotions, and relationships to produce lasting change.
Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy
DoctorateUniversity of Chicago
Year: 1997
Registrations
NPI
Psychoanalyst
