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If you’re dealing with body image issues or low self-esteem, know that you’re not alone. People from all walks of life struggle with this same issue. It can be challenging to get past the negative feelings about your body - thankfully, there’s help available.

Whether you are located in downtown River Forest, the suburbs of River Forest, other nearby places such as Oak Park, Forest Park, or anywhere else in Illinois, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

Signs You Could Use Body Image Therapy

It is sometimes difficult to determine whether you need therapy. Here are some signs that you could use a body image therapist:

  • You are preoccupied with how your body is shaped, how much you weigh, or your overall appearance.
  • You use drastic measures to change your body, like extreme dieting, purging, or fasting.
  • You isolate yourself due to your feelings about your body.
  • You don’t like how your body looks and feel ashamed because of it.

Read this article for 6 tips for overcoming poor body image.

Take Action: See a Body Image Therapist Today!

Talk therapy with a licensed body image therapist can help to reshape your negative thought processes so you can learn to love your body more. With Mental Health Match, you can find a licensed body image therapist fast - use our therapist matching tool to get started.

River Forest, IL Body Image Therapists - List Your Practice on Mental Health Match

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Lauren Cartwright
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Talk about our childhood, to learn how we developed the patterns we use today. Shift the negative language we direct towards ourselves. Show grace and compassion to ourselves, as we do to others. Master the issues that have taken over our lives.


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Together, we will:

Talk about our childhood, to learn how we developed the patterns we use today. Shift the negative language we direct towards ourselves. Show grace and compassion to ourselves, as we do to others. Master the issues that have taken over our lives.

Something to know about my approach is:

We often become the biggest barrier to our own success, solely because of the way we think. I encourage my clients to believe in, love and learn themselves again. Therapy work can be very intense, so I use humor and laughter as a tool in therapy.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Boundaries
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Grief
  • Mood Disorders
  • Relationships
  • Self-Esteem
  • Stress
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Alecia Watts
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Using a strengths-based and person-centered approach, together we will work towards gaining insight and self-awareness, build self-compassion and resilience, develop healthy coping skills, and improve your overall self-care.


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Using a strengths-based and person-centered approach, together we will work towards gaining insight and self-awareness, build self-compassion and resilience, develop healthy coping skills, and improve your overall self-care.

Something to know about my approach is:

While working with me, you can expect to be heard, engaging conversation, appropriate humor, and a healthy dose of challenging.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Depression
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Grief
  • Mind-Body Connection
  • Motherhood
  • Perinatal Mood/Anxiety Disorders
  • Postpartum Anxiety
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Worth
  • Stress
  • Trauma-Related Disorders
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Alecia Watts remote and phone therapy in Illinois, Missouri
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Amber Sylvan
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We will explore what’s holding you back from living the life you want and develop new ways of moving through the world to help you feel calmer and more empowered to navigate whatever life throws your way.


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We will explore what’s holding you back from living the life you want and develop new ways of moving through the world to help you feel calmer and more empowered to navigate whatever life throws your way.

Something to know about my approach is:

My approach is integrative and collaborative, meaning that we will pull from approaches that best fit your goals and who you are. I blend teaching practical, evidence-based skills along with deeper exploration to catalyze more enduring change.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • College Students
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Families
  • Gender Identity
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
  • Perfectionism
  • Stress
  • Trauma
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Amber Sylvan 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, North...
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Tina Maltese Gio
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We will explore why you might be feeling sad, anxious or overwhelmed. We will dig deeper into self-esteem, substance use and relationship issues that affect your every day life. Together we will set goals and find ways to achieve a better you.


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We will explore why you might be feeling sad, anxious or overwhelmed. We will dig deeper into self-esteem, substance use and relationship issues that affect your every day life. Together we will set goals and find ways to achieve a better you.

Something to know about my approach is:

I will work with you to identify and work on goals you want to achieve. I will provide support but also challenge you to find ways to feel better about yourself and more content with your life and relationships.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adolescents
  • Anxiety in Relationships
  • College Students
  • Communication Skills
  • Confidence
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • Life Transitions
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Relationship Distress
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Worth
  • Social Anxiety
  • Substance Use
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Daniel Goldman
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Figure out what you need to be happier and more fulfilled, less weighed down by past events and by current stressors, more successful in relationships and your career, and more resilient and adaptive to life’s inevitable challenges.


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Together, we will:

Figure out what you need to be happier and more fulfilled, less weighed down by past events and by current stressors, more successful in relationships and your career, and more resilient and adaptive to life’s inevitable challenges.

Something to know about my approach is:

We'll start wherever you are and work together to get you to where you want to be, focusing on your own values and goals, not anyone else's. My focus as a therapist is on mental health, not mental illness.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Affairs and Cheating
  • Anxiety
  • Buddhist Meditation and Spirituality
  • College Students
  • Depression
  • Divorce and Separation
  • End of Life
  • Faith and Spirituality
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Identity
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Adjustment
  • Life Changes
  • Life Transitions
  • Loneliness
  • Mid-Life Issues
  • Mild Depression
  • Personal Growth
  • Relationships
  • Retirement
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Self-Actualization
  • Self-Awareness
  • Self Care
  • Self-Compassion
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Understanding
  • Sexual Orientation
  • Situational Stress
  • Spirituality
  • Starting College
  • Stress
  • Work-Life Balance
  • Work Stress
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Daniel Goldman 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, Nor...