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When choosing a therapist, the gender of the therapist may be important to you. Even though male or nonbinary therapists are capable of providing impactful therapy, you may be more comfortable, safe, or vulnerable with a female therapist.

You can find a therapist who meets your personal preferences, especially if you seek a professional who identifies as a woman therapist. Whether you are located in downtown Downers Grove, the suburbs of Downers Grove, other nearby places such as Naperville, Bolingbrook, or anywhere else in Illinois, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

The Benefits of Talk Therapy with a Woman Therapist

There are several reasons why you may choose a female counselor or therapist, and they include:

  • You may feel more comfortable talking to a woman therapist, no matter your own gender identity. It is important that you feel comfortable with your therapist, as the relationship you have is one of the biggest predictors of outcomes in therapy.
  • People who have suffered abuse or harassment from men may not feel comfortable sharing their feelings with a male therapist. A woman therapist may feel safer.
  • It may be important to your own healing to develop a safe, compassionate connection with a woman, especially if you have not had such relationships in the past.

If you are curious how gender should play a role in choosing the right therapist, check out this article about finding the right therapist for you by licensed therapist Justine Soto.

Start Healing with a Woman Therapist Today!

Regardless of your reason behind choosing a female therapist, our team can help. At Mental Health Match, we specialize in matching you with therapists and counselors who best meet your needs. To find a female therapist in your area, browse the licensed mental health professionals below or use our free therapist matching tool.

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Jaclyn Scandinaro, LCPC
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Our work will primarily be skills based, exposure work and solution-oriented. We will identity the anxious triggers and situations and create skills to keep in your back pocket. So no matter where you go, you’ve got what you need.


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Our work will primarily be skills based, exposure work and solution-oriented. We will identity the anxious triggers and situations and create skills to keep in your back pocket. So no matter where you go, you’ve got what you need.

Something to know about my approach is:

We will build solutions and strategies in session with the expectation that you will continue the work outside of our therapy walls. I am your accountability partner when it comes to reducing your OCD/anxious thoughts, feelings and behaviors.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Alcohol
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Management
  • Career Burnout
  • Career Change
  • Complex Anxiety
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Healthcare Professionals
  • High Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • Job Stress
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Service Industry
  • Situational Stress
  • Social Anxiety
  • Stress
  • Test/Performance Anxiety
  • Work Stress
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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.

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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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Map in Chicago, Illinois for Maya Chehab therapy location.
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Dr. Maria Lise Flores
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I have a special focus on ADHD and Autism presentations in mid-life adults, especially women. I use a neurodiversity-affirming and comprehensive approach. I offer a variety of psychological testing services; please email me your referral question(s).


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I have a special focus on ADHD and Autism presentations in mid-life adults, especially women. I use a neurodiversity-affirming and comprehensive approach. I offer a variety of psychological testing services; please email me your referral question(s).

Something to know about my approach is:

This practice conducts psychological testing and performs a variety of assessments. Please email directly with your referral question. Many evaluations can be done remotely, and because I'm part of PSYPACT, I can offer evaluations in member states.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • ADHD in Womxn or Femme Populations
  • Adoption Evaluations
  • Adult ADHD
  • Anxiety
  • Assessments
  • Autism in Adults
  • Bariatric Surgery
  • Fitness For Duty Evaluation
  • Psychiatric Assessment and Diagnosis
  • Psychological/Neurocognitive Evaluations
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Dr. Maria Lise Flores remote and phone therapy in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Caroli...
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Miriam Gerber
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We'll work to build a safe relationship in therapy so that you can experiment with new ways of handling difficult emotions, articulating boundaries, exploring vulnerability, understanding internal thought patterns and regulating body reactions.


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We'll work to build a safe relationship in therapy so that you can experiment with new ways of handling difficult emotions, articulating boundaries, exploring vulnerability, understanding internal thought patterns and regulating body reactions.

Something to know about my approach is:

I personalize my integrative approach, using Attachment-Focused EMDR, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Interpersonal Process as my primary approaches. I respect and incorporate many intersections of clients' identities and strengths.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Caregivers
  • Faith and Spirituality
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • Mind-Body Connection
  • Therapist for Other Therapists
  • Trauma
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Miriam Gerber remote and phone therapy in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Nort...
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Justine Diener O'Leary
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My goal is to help folks gain insight, learn new coping strategies, and increase their self-confidence, self-compassion, and self-advocacy. We will discuss your concerns through the lens of your identities, lived experiences, and unique contexts.


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Together, we will:

My goal is to help folks gain insight, learn new coping strategies, and increase their self-confidence, self-compassion, and self-advocacy. We will discuss your concerns through the lens of your identities, lived experiences, and unique contexts.

Something to know about my approach is:

We will begin by building a solid foundation of trust and safety. From there, we will collaboratively set therapy goals which will guide the interventions and approaches utilized. I utilize an integrative and flexible approach to therapy.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Body Image
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Complex Trauma
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Perinatal Mood/Anxiety Disorders
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Rape and Sexual Assault
  • Self-Compassion
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Social Anxiety
  • Trauma
  • Women
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Justine Diener O'Leary remote and phone therapy in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carol...