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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.

Near South Side of Chicago, IL Childhood Trauma Therapists - List Your Practice on Mental Health Match

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Stephanie Haugen
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Develop coping skills that can be useful both now and in the future. We will also work to identify negative thoughts, practice new skills, problem solve, and set goals so that you can fully live in the present moment.


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Develop coping skills that can be useful both now and in the future. We will also work to identify negative thoughts, practice new skills, problem solve, and set goals so that you can fully live in the present moment.

Something to know about my approach is:

An Integrative approach uses multiple approaches to help clients. In most cases, this means a combination of psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral, and humanistic therapies. The approach is flexible and based on the needs of the client.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Addictions
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Depression
  • Disordered Eating
  • Grief
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Life Transitions
  • Panic Attacks
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Self-Harm
  • Trauma
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Krystal Smith
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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 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.

Something to know about my approach is:

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.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anger Management
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Depression
  • Grief
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Lauren Daniels
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Identify unhelpful thinking patterns/behaviors & transform them into workable solutions. Understand where anxiety comes from & overcome it. Clarify values/identity. Boost self-esteem. Achieve healthy work/life balance. Better navigate relationships.


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Identify unhelpful thinking patterns/behaviors & transform them into workable solutions. Understand where anxiety comes from & overcome it. Clarify values/identity. Boost self-esteem. Achieve healthy work/life balance. Better navigate relationships.

Something to know about my approach is:

We'll collaborate to customize a unique toolbox designed specifically for you & your needs. You'll feel relieved to finally resolve issues you've been struggling with for years, using creative expression & learning about yourself through a new lens.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Coping Skills
  • Friendships
  • Life Transitions
  • Self-Esteem
  • Stress
  • Trauma
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Caitlin Shea
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Develop healthy connection with self and others as a foundation for healing and growth; our therapy sessions will be a space in which you can experiance support and learn new skills to support your healing journey.


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Develop healthy connection with self and others as a foundation for healing and growth; our therapy sessions will be a space in which you can experiance support and learn new skills to support your healing journey.

Something to know about my approach is:

With a background in Equine Assisted Psychotherapy, I like to support people in thier self connection with themselves while we work on their therapeutic goals together. I embrace person centered, scientifically supported practices in creative ways.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Addictions
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Boundaries
  • Depression
  • Life Transitions
  • Personality Disorders
  • Religious Trauma
  • Trauma
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Katelyn Daniels
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We will work to expand your toolbox for managing difficult emotions and find productive ways of adapting when stressful situations arise.


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We will work to expand your toolbox for managing difficult emotions and find productive ways of adapting when stressful situations arise.

Something to know about my approach is:

My treatment approach combines elements from cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic orientations through a trauma-informed lens. We will identify & explore the mind-body connection and the lasting impacts of past experiences.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • BIPOC
  • Depression
  • Trauma
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