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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 Normal, the suburbs of Normal, other nearby places such as Peoria, Bloomington, 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.

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Katherine M. Hayes
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I help women navigate different life stages and strengthen their mental health in a safe space free of judgment or pressure. I offer a holistic and interpersonal approach that will help you find adaptive coping skills.


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I help women navigate different life stages and strengthen their mental health in a safe space free of judgment or pressure. I offer a holistic and interpersonal approach that will help you find adaptive coping skills.

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I help women explore their emotions in a safe space, free of judgement or pressure. By embracing each client's own unique story and strengths, I am able to help them find adaptive coping skills that allow them to flourish.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Career
  • Depression
  • Life Transitions
  • Mood Disorders
  • Motherhood
  • Perinatal Mood/Anxiety Disorders
  • Postpartum Mood Disorders
  • Pregnancy
  • Relationships
  • Trauma
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Dr. Bianca Clark
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Explore past trauma, upbringing, work on your goals and monitor your progress. We will identify coping strategies, supports, and strengths. We will determine the tools you need to create a new path forward in your life and with loved ones.


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Explore past trauma, upbringing, work on your goals and monitor your progress. We will identify coping strategies, supports, and strengths. We will determine the tools you need to create a new path forward in your life and with loved ones.

Something to know about my approach is:

My experience includes working with all age groups throughout the lifespan: children, adolescents, adults, and older adults. I have experience working with many different groups, mental health diagnosis, and use different approaches.

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  • Adjustment Disorders
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Couples
  • Depression
  • Grief
  • Trauma-Related Disorders
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Kathleen O'Dierno
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Work on: mental health conditions you may suffer from, heal past/present trauma(s), conflicts in your relationships/improve your relationships, a safe neutral space to talk about your life/stressors, gain insight into your thoughts/feelings/behaviors


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Work on: mental health conditions you may suffer from, heal past/present trauma(s), conflicts in your relationships/improve your relationships, a safe neutral space to talk about your life/stressors, gain insight into your thoughts/feelings/behaviors

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Approaches to therapy are behavioral & psychodynamic. Behavioral approach addresses behavior & thought patterns. Psychodynamic approach considers personality & familial history to help address underlying causes of issues.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Attachment Issues
  • Chronic Stress
  • Codependency
  • Grief
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Trauma
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Jasmina Bourgeois
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In a safe, warm, nonjudgmental space we will come to understand the hidden sources of your suffering, troubling symptoms or unhelpful behaviors. We will help you reclaim your innermost self, feel whole and achieve a greater sense of happiness.


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In a safe, warm, nonjudgmental space we will come to understand the hidden sources of your suffering, troubling symptoms or unhelpful behaviors. We will help you reclaim your innermost self, feel whole and achieve a greater sense of happiness.

Something to know about my approach is:

It is not focused on symptoms alone, but on uncovering, processing and healing the underlying mechanisms that fuel the distressing symptoms. This deep approach brings about long-lasting results, and leads to increased self-knowledge & authenticity.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Abuse
  • Addictions
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Attachment Disorders
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Depression
  • Dissociation
  • Gender Identity
  • Impulse Control Disorders
  • Intrusive Thoughts
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationships
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Regulation
  • Trauma
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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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Together, we will:

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.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • 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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