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Military life comes with unique struggles that can have lasting effects on veterans and their families. The stress of service, war-related trauma, and adjustment coming back to civilian life can all take their toll. Members of the military and their loved ones may develop mental health concerns like PTSD, depression, and anxiety, making life more difficult than it could be.

This is where therapy can help. Whether you are located in downtown Lockport, the suburbs of Lockport, other nearby places such as Bolingbrook, Joliet, or anywhere else in Illinois, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

Common Issues Military Veterans and Families Face

Here are some of the most prevalent issues facing veterans and military families:

  • Veterans: Combat injuries, addictions to narcotics, alcoholism, difficulties getting reacclimated to the civilian world, mental issues like anxiety and PTSD.
  • Military families: worry and sadness during deployment, concern for the well-being of the military member, financial struggles, a fear of being uprooted, lack of control, mental conditions like depression and anxiety, vicarious trauma.

It’s normal to have difficulty during military service or after exiting the military, and that’s why veteran and military family counseling exists. If you or your family are struggling, we recommend you explore your therapy options.

Seek Veteran/Military Family Counseling Now!

A licensed counselor will work with you and your family to explore and resolve the mental and emotional issues holding you back from enjoying life to its fullest. And Mental Health Match can help you find an experienced therapist in your area. Start by browsing experts below or by using our free therapist matching tool.

Lockport, IL Veteran and Military Family Therapists - List Your Practice on Mental Health Match

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Together we can help regulate feelings that can be traumatic, painful, or stressful so that you can feel safe/grounded. With these tools, we can identify & resolve together underlying issues that sustain conflict, pain or interpersonal distress.

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When you reach for help during life's most challenging moments, my commitment to you is to reach back and meet you with genuine interest, compassion and a wide-range of skills. I incorporate EMDR & somatic therapies within a psycho-dynamic framework.

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  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Chronic Pain
  • Developmental Trauma
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  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
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look inward at your thoughts, feelings, identities, and values, while also exploring environmental factors, family of origin, and relational patterns to strengthen both your sense of self and your connections with others.


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look inward at your thoughts, feelings, identities, and values, while also exploring environmental factors, family of origin, and relational patterns to strengthen both your sense of self and your connections with others.

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I help my clients develop real strategies to cope with stress and mental health symptoms, while also going deeper to get to the root of the problem and create longterm change. I am guided by relational, psychodynamic, and depth-oriented approaches.

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  • Adult Children of Alcoholics
  • Anxiety
  • Artists and Creative Personalities
  • Bisexuality
  • Boundaries
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  • College Students
  • Complex Trauma
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  • Depression
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  • Emerging Adults
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  • Family of Origin
  • Healing From Relationships
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  • Job Stress
  • Judaism
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
  • People Pleasing
  • Perfectionism
  • Political Anxiety
  • Queer
  • Relationships
  • Religious Identity
  • Religious Trauma
  • Self-Advocacy
  • Sexual Trauma
  • Situational Stress
  • Social Justice
  • Spirituality
  • Starting College
  • Teachers
  • Teenagers
  • Teen Girls
  • Trauma-Related Disorders
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  • Women
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  • Young Adults
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Uncover and explore the ways in which feelings, thoughts, behaviors, relationships and past experiences are affecting the present, while learning healthy, adaptive coping skills.

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I work hard to create a safe space where authenticity, connection and self-discovery flourish. This empowers you to develop the insights and skills needed to make lasting, meaningful changes in your life.

FOCUS AREAS:
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learn, process, grieve, heal, and grow - and laugh too

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that it is: Holistic, systemic, relational, and integrative Humanistic and collaborative Somatic and Attachment-based Trauma-sensitive, honoring client autonomy

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Abuse
  • Anxiety
  • Complex Trauma
  • Depression
  • Disordered Eating
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Grief
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Panic Disorders
  • Religious Trauma
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Taryn O'Neil
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Create a safe space for you to connect with your core values, strengthen your relationships, gain new insights, and build confidence. We will talk through your goals and come up with a tailored treatment plan to meet your needs.


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Together, we will:

Create a safe space for you to connect with your core values, strengthen your relationships, gain new insights, and build confidence. We will talk through your goals and come up with a tailored treatment plan to meet your needs.

Something to know about my approach is:

Sessions with me will be collaborative and empowering. You can be free to be your authentic self in the space. We will lean into humor, create space for your emotions, celebrate the wins, and find ways for you to be kind to yourself in the process.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment Issues
  • Depression
  • Domestic Violence
  • Grief
  • Intergenerational Trauma
  • Life Transitions
  • Narcissistic Abuse
  • Perfectionism
  • Relationships
  • Self-Esteem
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