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When choosing a therapist, the gender of the therapist may be important to you. Even though male or nonbinary therapists are capable of providing impactful therapy, you may be more comfortable, safe, or vulnerable with a female therapist.

You can find a therapist who meets your personal preferences, especially if you seek a professional who identifies as a woman therapist. Whether you are located in downtown Vernon Hills, the suburbs of Vernon Hills, other nearby places such as Buffalo Grove, Lake Zurich, or anywhere else in Illinois, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

The Benefits of Talk Therapy with a Woman Therapist

There are several reasons why you may choose a female counselor or therapist, and they include:

  • You may feel more comfortable talking to a woman therapist, no matter your own gender identity. It is important that you feel comfortable with your therapist, as the relationship you have is one of the biggest predictors of outcomes in therapy.
  • People who have suffered abuse or harassment from men may not feel comfortable sharing their feelings with a male therapist. A woman therapist may feel safer.
  • It may be important to your own healing to develop a safe, compassionate connection with a woman, especially if you have not had such relationships in the past.

If you are curious how gender should play a role in choosing the right therapist, check out this article about finding the right therapist for you by licensed therapist Justine Soto.

Start Healing with a Woman Therapist Today!

Regardless of your reason behind choosing a female therapist, our team can help. At Mental Health Match, we specialize in matching you with therapists and counselors who best meet your needs. To find a female therapist in your area, browse the licensed mental health professionals below or use our free therapist matching tool.

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Start with goal setting, psychoeducation, and skill development, followed by further insight to facilitate self-exploration, understanding, and growth.

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If talk therapy isn't working for you, we will be a great fit. I implement evidence-based treatments and provide my clients with skills to navigate their concerns outside of the therapy room. My approach will always be tailed to fit your exact needs!

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Abusive Relationships
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Anxiety in Relationships
  • Anxiety Management
  • Binge Eating
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Chronic Pain
  • Chronic Stress
  • Complex Anxiety
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Couples
  • Disordered Eating
  • Driving Anxiety
  • Family Trauma
  • Food Allergy Anxiety
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Harm OCD
  • Health Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • Illness Anxiety Disorder
  • Medical Trauma
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Pedophilic Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (POCD)
  • Perfectionism
  • Perinatal Mood/Anxiety Disorders
  • Postpartum Anxiety
  • Postpartum Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Relationship Skills
  • Relationship Trauma
  • Social Anxiety
  • Stress
  • Test/Performance Anxiety
  • War Trauma
  • Work Stress
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Sarah Tolan-Mee
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Together, we will attend to the physical, psychological, emotional, habitual, and spiritual realms of your experience, and develop mindful practices to facilitate your healing and growth.


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Together, we will attend to the physical, psychological, emotional, habitual, and spiritual realms of your experience, and develop mindful practices to facilitate your healing and growth.

Something to know about my approach is:

To support holistic healing and growth, I incorporate somatic techniques into sessions including mindfulness and visualization, Somatic Parts Work, Alexander Technique, authentic movement, and breathwork.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Borderline Personality
  • Couples
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Life Changes
  • Life Transitions
  • Postpartum Anxiety
  • Postpartum Depression
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Marlee Gebhard
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Whether you’re wanting to embrace your authentic self more fully, explore new ways to affirm and care for your queer/trans-ness, heal internalized trans/homophobia, or simply just want to be “seen” in your identities by a therapist, I’m here for you.


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Whether you’re wanting to embrace your authentic self more fully, explore new ways to affirm and care for your queer/trans-ness, heal internalized trans/homophobia, or simply just want to be “seen” in your identities by a therapist, I’m here for you.

Something to know about my approach is:

My warm approach emphasizes the pursuit of pleasure, self-compassion, and is rooted in mindfulness. I'm affirming of all identities, relationship structures, and am kink-aware. I commonly work topics such as relieving minority stress and resilience.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • LGBTQ+
  • Nonbinary Gender Identity
  • People Pleasing
  • Perfectionism
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sexual Issues
  • Transgender
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Avis Calhoun
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Work collaboratively to change negative thoughts & habits, process trauma, develop healthier coping skills, or maybe you just need to talk about complex experiences in an affirming environment.


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Work collaboratively to change negative thoughts & habits, process trauma, develop healthier coping skills, or maybe you just need to talk about complex experiences in an affirming environment.

Something to know about my approach is:

Trauma, depression, anxiety, and stress cause physical symptoms. I am well versed in CBT, DBT, and Trauma-based interventions to help my clients find relief from distressing symptoms of depression, anxiety, and trauma.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Addictions
  • Adult Children of Alcoholics
  • Alcohol
  • Anger Management
  • Antisocial Personality Disorder
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Avoidant Personality Disorder
  • Behavioral Disorders
  • BIPOC
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Body Dysmorphia
  • Chronic Stress
  • Couples
  • Criminal Justice Involvement
  • Cultural Issues
  • Depression
  • Domestic Violence Survivors
  • Drug Use
  • Family Violence
  • Forensics
  • Gender Non-Conforming
  • Grief
  • Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED)
  • LGBTQ+
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Marriage
  • Mood Disorders
  • Neurodivergence
  • Nonbinary Gender Identity
  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
  • Personality Disorders
  • Polyamory
  • Pornography
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationships
  • Schizoaffective Disorder
  • Sex Addiction
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Situational Stress
  • Transgender
  • Trauma
  • Video Game Addiction
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Danielle Strouse
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Work through the anxieties you're feeling, whether that be your career, relationships, future, etc., and find the path to helping you feel more confident in yourself and your abilities.


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Together, we will:

Work through the anxieties you're feeling, whether that be your career, relationships, future, etc., and find the path to helping you feel more confident in yourself and your abilities.

Something to know about my approach is:

My approach is to build a trusting relationship in which we can begin to process how your worries are impacting your life, take a look at where those anxieties might come from, and come up with strategies to move through those challenges.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Anxiety in Relationships
  • Empowering Women
  • Life Balance
  • Life Transitions
  • New Job Transition
  • Professional Women
  • Women
  • Work-Life Balance
  • Young Women
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