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Everyone deals with traumatic events and experiences at some point, but that doesn’t make them any easier to deal with. Sometimes we can process trauma and get on with our lives, and other times it just becomes too much to bear.

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

Do You Need a Trauma Therapist?

Are you on the fence regarding whether you should see a trauma therapist? This section will help you decide.

If you’ve dealt with a traumatic event (a death, rape, natural disaster, war, etc.), a therapist may be able to help you if you are experiencing any of the following signs of psychological trauma:

  • Recurring memories of the traumatic event
  • Nightmares
  • Anger and irritability
  • Trouble sleeping
  • Recurring headaches
  • Depression

Read this article to learn more about how to heal from trauma.

Take Action: Get Trauma Therapy Today

A professional therapist or counselor can assist you in unpacking your feelings about the event and teach you proven techniques to help you heal. With Mental Health Match, you can find a therapist who specializes in helping people move forward after trauma. Use our therapist matching tool to get started.

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

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bring our unique skills and talents to therapy: you are the expert on you, and I have expertise on helping people navigate life effectively. I believe most humans yearn for connection and to be truly known and accepted for who they are.

Something to know about my approach is:

I am an active therapist, meaning that I will ask questions and point out patterns to help you get to the root of what really brought you into therapy. My aim is not to tell you what to do, but rather to help you listen to your own inner wisdom.

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  • Affairs and Cheating
  • Depression
  • Family of Origin
  • Interpersonal Difficulties
  • Life Adjustment
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Self-Esteem
  • Trauma
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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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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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Try on old patterns like clothes in a closet to see if they still fit. This is a practice space, a place of creation and brainstorming new ways of being who you want to be. Let yourself say the things that you've needed to hear yourself say.


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Try on old patterns like clothes in a closet to see if they still fit. This is a practice space, a place of creation and brainstorming new ways of being who you want to be. Let yourself say the things that you've needed to hear yourself say.

Something to know about my approach is:

We'll examine the stories that you tell yourself that hold you back and keep you stuck. We'll learn to manage feelings and how we judge ourselves for them. We'll shift perspective on the values that we subscribe to and develop new skills to cope.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adult ADHD
  • Depression
  • High Anxiety
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Narcissistic Abuse
  • Trauma
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Leia Stein
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I prefer to begin with an in person appointment and then offer telehealth options.


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I prefer to begin with an in person appointment and then offer telehealth options.

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I utilize an electic holistic view incorporating CBT and Mindfulness modalities for what works for each individual. I have a background working with children in and out of the classroom. I enjoy the varieties of all ages from 6-seniors.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Depression
  • Grief
  • Life Transitions
  • Trauma
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Taschauna Richards
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customize therapy to your unique needs, identify what helps, what gets in the way, let go of what no longer serves you, aim for a deeper understanding of self, and hone in on your personal strengths.


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customize therapy to your unique needs, identify what helps, what gets in the way, let go of what no longer serves you, aim for a deeper understanding of self, and hone in on your personal strengths.

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Clients come to me desiring happiness but often feel stuck & overwhelmed. I am devoted to helping you progress toward developing self-awareness, resolving your anxieties, & being your truest and most authentic self.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • ADHD in Womxn or Femme Populations
  • Adolescent Anxiety
  • Adolescents
  • Adolescent Trauma
  • Ancestral Trauma
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Anxiety in Relationships
  • Anxiety Management
  • Asexuality
  • Asian and Pacific Islanders
  • Aspergers
  • Assault
  • Autism in Womxn or Femme Populations
  • Betrayal Trauma
  • Bicultural
  • BIPOC
  • Biracial Men
  • Biracial Women
  • Bisexuality
  • Black and African American Issues
  • Black Men
  • Black Women
  • Borderline Personality
  • Capitalism Fatigue
  • Caribbean Women
  • Celebrities and Public Figures
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Coming Out of a Cult
  • Compassion Fatigue
  • Complex Anxiety
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Complex Trauma
  • COVID-Related Stress and Anxiety
  • Cult Abuse
  • Cultural Issues
  • Cultural Trauma
  • Depression
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Developmental Trauma
  • East Asian Cultural Issues
  • Existential Crisis
  • Existential Issues
  • Family Trauma
  • Feminism
  • Feminism Adjustment to Cultural Disapointment
  • Finding Meaning or Purpose
  • Functional Anxiety
  • Gaslighting
  • Gay
  • Gender Non-Conforming
  • Gender Transition
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • High Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • Hispanics
  • Intergenerational Trauma
  • Interpersonal Difficulties
  • Latinos
  • Latinx
  • Lesbian
  • LGBTQ+
  • LGBTQ+ Children
  • LGBTQ Family Development
  • Life Transitions
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Mass Shooting Survivors
  • Middle Easterners
  • Mild Depression
  • Mind-Body Connection
  • Mindfulness
  • Mood Disorders
  • Multicultural Identity
  • Native Americans
  • Negative Self-Talk
  • Neurodivergence
  • New Job Transition
  • Nonbinary Gender Identity
  • Panic Attacks
  • Panic Disorders
  • People Pleasing
  • Persistant Depressive Disorder
  • Political Anxiety
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Pre-Teens
  • Psychedelic Integration
  • Purity Culture Recovery
  • QTBIPOC
  • Queer
  • Racial Trauma
  • Rape and Sexual Assault
  • Relational Trauma
  • Relationship Trauma
  • Religious Trauma
  • Seasonal Depression
  • Secondary Trauma
  • Sex Anxiety
  • Sexual Trauma
  • Social Anxiety
  • Spiritually Transformative Experiences
  • Spiritual Trauma
  • Teenagers
  • Teen Anxiety
  • Teen Boys
  • Teen Depression
  • Teen Girls
  • Teen Trauma
  • Teen Violence
  • Transgender
  • Transgender (FTM)
  • Transgender (MTF)
  • Transphobia
  • Trauma
  • Trauma From Abuse
  • Trauma-Related Disorders
  • Vicarious Trauma
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