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Is shame negatively affecting your life? Many people feel shame for all sorts of reasons, but shame is often a weapon used in bullying behaviors to make others feel defenseless, embarrassed, or confused. If you are experiencing these symptoms of shame, then it's a good idea to seek professional assistance from a licensed therapist, who can help you make sense of those feelings and stop them at the source.

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.

Common Signs of Shame

If you’re wondering whether you’re experiencing shame, this section is for you. Shame can bring on a myriad of symptoms, including:

  • Feelings of vulnerability.
  • Feelings of rejection.
  • Feeling small in relation to others.
  • Worrying about failing.
  • Worrying about what others may think about you.

This is not an exhaustive list. Licensed therapist Aaron Mason wrote this article about shame, imperfections, and the difference between guilt and shame.

Don’t Wait: Get Shame Counseling Today!

It’s totally normal to feel shame in the short term, but when these feelings linger or grow over time, they can have detrimental effects on your self-esteem and mental health as a whole. Therapy can help tremendously by helping you discover the source of your shame and how to overcome it. And Mental Health Match can help you find a quality therapist to get started. Start by browsing below or using our free therapist matching tool.

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Work to identify strategies and techniques that can begin to offer some relief. We will also begin to alter problematic/less functional narratives that negatively impact your life. Self-compassion is a skill that I work on with almost every client.


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Work to identify strategies and techniques that can begin to offer some relief. We will also begin to alter problematic/less functional narratives that negatively impact your life. Self-compassion is a skill that I work on with almost every client.

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It is my responsibility to pay attention to the big picture- noting common themes that come up. Often concerns that we have present differently across different domains (work, home, etc.) but the emotional underpinnings and impact can be similar.

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  • Academic Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Anxiety in Relationships
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Depression
  • Families
  • Healing From Relationships
  • Healthcare Professionals
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • Job Stress
  • Life Transitions
  • Relationships
  • Relationship Skills
  • Work-Life Balance
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Madison Skerritt
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build skills in navigating systemic oppression, identity, trauma, relationships, mental health issues, chronic pain and self-esteem. We will work towards empowerment through building self-awareness, compassion and nourishing the mind body connection.


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build skills in navigating systemic oppression, identity, trauma, relationships, mental health issues, chronic pain and self-esteem. We will work towards empowerment through building self-awareness, compassion and nourishing the mind body connection.

Something to know about my approach is:

I approach therapy through a non-pathologizing, trauma-informed, and harm reduction lens and understand that the client is the expert of their own experience. I view the clinical relationship as a tool for healing.

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  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Chronic Pain
  • Complex Anxiety
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Confidence
  • Depression
  • Gender Identity
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Identity
  • Intergenerational Trauma
  • Kink
  • LGBTQ+
  • Multicultural Identity
  • Polyamory
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Psychosomatic Issues
  • Queer
  • Racial or Ethnic Identity
  • Relationship Distress
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sexual Issues
  • Sexual Orientation
  • Stress
  • Substance Use
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I am open to discussing and/or addressing any issues or events that a re brought to the table. I mainly focus on the present but will explore the past and prepare for the future when it is needed or asked of me.


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I am open to discussing and/or addressing any issues or events that a re brought to the table. I mainly focus on the present but will explore the past and prepare for the future when it is needed or asked of me.

Something to know about my approach is:

The therapeutic relationship is very important to me, so I work to build a space where people feel comfortable addressing issues in a practical and straightforward manner. I tend to be goal oriented and positive in my delivery.

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  • Addictions
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment Disorders
  • Behavioral Disorders
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Communication Skills
  • Confidence
  • Cultural Issues
  • Grief
  • Interpersonal Difficulties
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Racial Trauma
  • Self-Esteem
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Alina Trinidad
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Confront challenges and learn from the past to improve your present and future.


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Confront challenges and learn from the past to improve your present and future.

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I am just as committed to the therapy process as my clients are.

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  • Addictions
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Betrayal Trauma
  • Cultural Trauma
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • Manic Depression
  • Medical Trauma
  • Mild Depression
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Racial Trauma
  • Relationship Trauma
  • Religious Trauma
  • Seasonal Depression
  • Social Anxiety
  • Trauma-Related Disorders
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Maya Chehab
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Revealing what motivates our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors can unlock renewed self-awareness, leading to meaningful breakthroughs. This newly acquired knowledge can transform and enrich our perception of ourselves and of the world surrounding us.


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Revealing what motivates our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors can unlock renewed self-awareness, leading to meaningful breakthroughs. This newly acquired knowledge can transform and enrich our perception of ourselves and of the world surrounding us.

Something to know about my approach is:

I practice psychodynamic therapy. My approach is warm, non-directive, non-judgmental, and holistic, as it welcomes you as a whole, including your history, your background, your personality, and your embodied experience.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment Disorders
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Alternative Relationships
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Anxiety in Relationships
  • Betrayal Trauma
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Complex Anxiety
  • Complex Trauma
  • Complicated Grief
  • Cultural Adjustment
  • Cultural Identity
  • Cultural Issues
  • Cultural Trauma
  • Depression
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Developmental Trauma
  • Family Trauma
  • Gender Identity
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Grief
  • Healing From Relationships
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • Interfaith Relationships
  • Intergenerational Trauma
  • Life Adjustment
  • Mild Depression
  • Mother-Daughter Relationships
  • Multicultural Identity
  • Open Relationships
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Persistant Depressive Disorder
  • Prolonged Grief Disorder
  • Relational Trauma
  • Relationship Distress
  • Relationships
  • Relationship Trauma
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sexual Orientation
  • Sexual Trauma
  • Shame
  • Sibling Relationships
  • Social Anxiety
  • Substance Use Disorders
  • Trauma From Abuse
  • Traumatic Loss
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