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It's not uncommon to struggle with body image issues at one time or another - most of us do. But it’s what you do about it that really matters. If you’re working on cultivating a positive body image, that’s fantastic! Yet, everyone can use a little help every now and again.

A body-positive therapist is a great resource you can use to build a better relationship with your body. Whether you are located in downtown University Park, the suburbs of University Park, other nearby places such as Matteson, Monee, or anywhere else in Illinois, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

How a Body-Positive Therapist Can Help

Whether you’re seeking therapy for a mental disorder, crisis intervention, or to address body image issues, there are many benefits to using a body-positive therapist, including:

  • Self-esteem-boosting encouragement when you’re having negative feelings about your body.
  • A safe space where you are free to convey your feelings and better understand the impact of social messages about how you should look.
  • Helpful tips, coping methods, and affirmations to cope with self-esteem and body-consciousness.

For an example of how a body-positive therapist can help, read licensed therapist Brianna Ramon’s tips for fighting back against body-shaming culture.

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Finding a body-positive therapist is easy if you use Mental Health Match. Start by browsing body-positive therapists and counselors below or by using our free therapist matching tool.

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Clara Brennecke
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Together we will help you recover your true sense of self by helping you make healthier choices and improve the relationship with yourself and others.


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Together we will help you recover your true sense of self by helping you make healthier choices and improve the relationship with yourself and others.

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My approach is one that incorporates mind and body. I believe that you can't isolate mental health without taking a look at the entire picture. I like to help my clients by giving them tools they can start putting into place right away.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adult ADHD
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Breakups
  • Complicated Grief
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Grief
  • High Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Premarital Counseling
  • Sadness
  • Seasonal Depression
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Dr. Vince
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I ask clients, “if you had a magic wand how would you use it to change your life?” Responses highlight the gap between what men want and what they have. I help you navigate this gap by identifying/addressing barriers to creating the life you want.


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I ask clients, “if you had a magic wand how would you use it to change your life?” Responses highlight the gap between what men want and what they have. I help you navigate this gap by identifying/addressing barriers to creating the life you want.

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I'm committed to the mental health and general wellness of Black men. This approach, along with my formal training and lived experience, arms me with the ability to meet Black men where they are and help navigate them toward their desired goals.

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  • Anxiety
  • Black Men
  • Depression
  • Men
  • Relationships
  • Sexuality
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Alana Muriel
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I specialize in adult ADHD, helping creatives, neurodivergent populations, and those with relationship issues, chronic health challenges, and identity concerns.


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I specialize in adult ADHD, helping creatives, neurodivergent populations, and those with relationship issues, chronic health challenges, and identity concerns.

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I love to learn what works best for you in therapy. I can take a more directive approach to help you with accountability, or provide a space for you to process and make sense of your emotions and experiences.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • ADHD in Womxn or Femme Populations
  • Adult ADHD
  • Affairs and Cheating
  • Anxious Attachment
  • Artists and Creative Personalities
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Autism in Womxn or Femme Populations
  • Autism Spectrum
  • Buddhist Meditation and Spirituality
  • Chronic Fatigue
  • Chronic Illness
  • Chronic Pain
  • Chronic Stress
  • Compulsive Sexuality/Hypersexuality
  • Creatives
  • Distress Tolerance
  • Executive Functioning
  • Faith and Spirituality
  • Financial Stress
  • Health Anxiety
  • Healthcare Professionals
  • Loving Someone with a Mental Health Disorder
  • Mind-Body Connection
  • Mindfulness
  • New Job Transition
  • Perfectionism
  • Performance
  • Relationships
  • Sex Addiction
  • Sexual Self-Esteem
  • Sex Workers
  • Spirituality
  • Starting College
  • Women’s Health
  • Womxn's Health
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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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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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Dr. Mike Strand
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In therapy, we'll collaborate to help you gain clarity about your current challenges. From there, we will build upon your strengths with new strategies and skills to get "unstuck" from your move forward towards lasting change & growth.


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In therapy, we'll collaborate to help you gain clarity about your current challenges. From there, we will build upon your strengths with new strategies and skills to get "unstuck" from your move forward towards lasting change & growth.

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My approach is collaborative, strengths-based, solution-focused, and grounded in psychological science. This means that the therapies we select will be highly effective and perfectly suited to empower you in reaching your personal goals.

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  • Anxiety
  • Childhood Trauma
  • LGBTQ+
  • People Pleasing
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Shame
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