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Childhood trauma can cause you mental trouble long after it occurred. It may affect your relationships, self-image, mental health, and even your physical wellbeing.

Mental Health Match connects you with top-notch therapists who can help you manage the feelings, behaviors, and triggers associated with traumatic childhood events. Whether you are located in downtown Chicago, Ashburn, Austin, Belmont Craigin, or even Bucktown, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

Childhood Trauma Symptoms

Childhood trauma stems from childhood abuse, neglect, accidents, and more. It can affect adolescents, teens, and adults, causing them to experience a wide range of symptoms, some of which include:

  • Chronic sadness or depression
  • Worry
  • Anger and irritability
  • Panic attacks
  • Trouble sleeping
  • Mood swings
  • Poor concentration

If you’re experiencing any of these symptoms, therapy can help to improve the quality of your life. You can learn more about childhood trauma and how it affects you in this article from therapist Lacy Shawn.

Overcome Your Childhood Trauma with Therapy

There’s no better time to seek treatment for childhood trauma than now - therapy can help you heal and let go of the trauma. Mental Health Match can help get you started by connecting you with a licensed therapist fast. Get childhood trauma therapy and counseling online or in-person. Browse below, or use our therapist matching survey to get personalized results.

Chicago, IL Childhood Trauma Therapists - List Your Practice on Mental Health Match

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Examine how your past is connected to your present, identify problematic relationship patterns, and figure out how you want to apply these insights to your life so that you can be kinder to yourself, enjoy deeper relationships, and live with meaning.


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Examine how your past is connected to your present, identify problematic relationship patterns, and figure out how you want to apply these insights to your life so that you can be kinder to yourself, enjoy deeper relationships, and live with meaning.

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I will help you to slow down and lean INTO your emotions, especially the uncomfortable ones you’re so good at avoiding. Psychodynamic psychotherapy is an intense process, but I will support and guide you as we explore the terrain of your inner life.

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Help you create a life of value to become the best version of yourself! My goal is to provide a safe, non-judgmental space for clients that fosters healing so growth can take place.


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Help you create a life of value to become the best version of yourself! My goal is to provide a safe, non-judgmental space for clients that fosters healing so growth can take place.

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I believe you have all the answers to resolve your problems. I believe that our environment and personal experiences greatly shape how we view the world, our beliefs about ourselves, and others.

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I am fully committed to listen and offer my best professional practices to help you increase supports, utilize strengths, navigate complex barriers, and increase self-esteem to achieve the peace and joy in life that you deserve.

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I have experience leading clients through issues such as anxiety, depression, grief, divorce, and life transitions through the use of Person-centered, Existential-humanistic, Acceptance and Commitment, and Dialectical Behavior therapies.

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We will untangle the threads of your life to redefine success on your terms, and cultivate self-compassion. We will help you process traumatic or negative life events, reduce distress, and enhance positive beliefs.


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We will untangle the threads of your life to redefine success on your terms, and cultivate self-compassion. We will help you process traumatic or negative life events, reduce distress, and enhance positive beliefs.

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Childhood experiences, life stressors, and trauma can shape your response to life stressors in work and relationships. I use evidence-based techniques such as EMDR, CBT, trauma-focused therapy, and skill-building strategies to help you feel better.

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  • Anxiety
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Chronic Stress
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Confidence
  • Interpersonal Difficulties
  • Marriage
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationship Distress
  • Self-Esteem
  • Trauma
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Britany Wise
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explore your inner landscape, uncover patterns and narratives that shape your experiences; and work towards cultivating resilience, fostering self-compassion, and empowering you to create meaningful change in your life.


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explore your inner landscape, uncover patterns and narratives that shape your experiences; and work towards cultivating resilience, fostering self-compassion, and empowering you to create meaningful change in your life.

Something to know about my approach is:

I incorporate a multitude of modalities into my work because I aim to address the multidimensional aspects of human experience, encompassing the mind, body, and spirit.

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  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Grief
  • Relationship Conflict
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Britany Wise remote and phone therapy in Arizona, Florida, Illinois