COUNSELING SERVICES
Vanessa Ford is a Chicago-based therapist who is specialized in communication issues, conflict resolution, recovery support, Moderation Management, EMDR, coping with a traumatic or abusive past, grieving past losses, LGBT, and addictions. Counseling and therapy services can help with depression, anxiety and other emotional health issues, as well as improving communication, relationships, and goal-setting. A good counselor will help you optimize your life.
My personal goal as a therapist is to create a non-judgmental and supportive environment where my clients can begin to develop a sense of insight and control over their lives. Counseling services are provided in 50-minute therapy sessions, usually provided once-weekly in my private office which is located on the north side of Chicago. I offer both individual and couples / martial or family psychotherapy, and can also provide parenting consultation or counseling directly to children or adolescents.
The following is a list of areas that I can assist you with:
- Depression
- General Anxiety
- Social Anxiety or Social Phobia
- Recovering from a trauma, such as rape, molestation or other violent encounter
- Post-traumatic stress reaction
- Domestic violence – Parenting issues (child therapy also available)
- Concerns about a child’s emotional growth or development, or school/behavior concerns
- Adult Child of an Alcoholic issues (ACoA)
- Bipolar disorder
- Substance use concern, such as unwanted binge drinking, alcoholism, or drug abuse
- 12-step recovery support
- Moderation management for drinking
- Sex addiction
- Dealing with homophobia or coming out
- Sexual orientation or gender identity
- A childhood that included sexual or physical abuse or neglect, or growing up in an alcoholic home
- Coping with HIV diagnosis (your own or partner’s)
- Relationship or family conflict
- Communication difficulty
