I am a therapist with over 20 years experience working with individuals, couples and families.

 

Are you feeling stuck in a pattern that leaves you depleted, sad, stressed and tense? Are you struggling to find the space and time you need to accept and heal from a difficult transition or loss? Do you want greater understanding of your needs and your relationships?

Therapy can be a powerful and supportive experience. It can assist you to identify patterns in your life and your relationships that can make it difficult to cope with life transitions and lead to depression, anxiety, avoidance, fear, grief, anger impulsivity, self harm, behavior problems and family/relationship conflict.

You can achieve better quality of life, self-acceptance and relief with these issues now and greater resilience in working through issues in future.

Specializations

  • Depression

  • Anxiety Disorders

  • Grief/Bereavement issues

  • Healing After Trauma

  • Couples/Pre-marital and Marital Counseling

  • Adjustment Following Divorce

  • Family Counseling

Approach

I offer a warm and collaborative style to assist you in identifying and meeting your goals. My clients appreciate the active interaction I offer in each session that includes feedback, support, emotional skill building, challenges to negative or destructive thought/coping patterns, and creating space and acceptance to experience relief and greater life satisfaction.

To assist my clients in developing body awareness, self development, and emotional and relational regulation, I use tools such as:

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)

  • Emotional Regulation

  • Mindfulness

  • Dialectical Behavior Training (DBT)

  • Boundary Work

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Contact

 
 

Melinda Swank, LCPC

3139 N Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60657
(773) 719-4272
mswank3333 @ gmail.com

My comfortable office is located in Lakeview and is convenient to bus, train, and public parking. My office is handicap accessible.

I offer a phone consultation to assure that my therapeutic style is the best fit to meet your needs.