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Dr. Calvin Young

Therapist(he, him)
22 years of experience
  • Virtual
  • Substance use / addiction, Depression, Anger management, PTSD
  • Individual therapy, Family therapy

Great to meet you!

I am a US military veteran with over two decades of experiences as a provider of mental health care services to individual, groups(s) and organization participants. As a psychotherapist, neuropsychology practitioner, addictions treatment professional, and forensically credentialed and certified provider of sex offender assessment and treatment services, I am provide general telemental health psychotherapy and counseling care. I use an eclectic approach that provides patients with e-therapy care that is collaborative and integrative-scaffolded by the best ideas and concepts from nutritional psychology and neuropsychological research.

My approach to therapy

My approach to care is humorous, collaborative and relentlessly thorough. I leave no stone unturned to care for patients through e-counseling where patients benefit from nutritional psychology, lifestyle counseling, and applied neuropsychology. Online psychotherapy is provided in a collaborative manner for a diverse range of patients.

What you can expect from me

Adults, teens, older children (12+) approach care with me for-mood and emotional disorders (depression, anxiety, trauma), marital and family issues, personality concerns, substances of abuse and dependency issues, anger management dynamics, and for sex offender assessment and treatment concerns, as well as ADHD (ADD), and most behavioral and/or emotional issues. I work collaboratively with my clients, healing with humor, mutual respect, practiced listenership, and a non-traditional approach.

About me

  • I identify as
    Black or African descent, Cisgender Man
  • My style is
    Humorous, Holistic, Participatory

Qualification and insurance

  • Years of experience
    22 years of experience
  • Training
    MS (Master of Science) at National Louis University - Chicago campus, PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) at Atlantic International University
  • License type
    LCPC (Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor) (Illinois)
  • Licensed in
  • Insurance accepted
    Aetna, Ascension, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, Oscar, Oxford, United Healthcare

Cost

Care details

  • Top specialties
    Substance use / addiction, Depression, Anger management, PTSD
  • More specialties
    Anxiety, ADD/ADHD, Bipolar disorder, Sleep disorder, Family issues, LGBTQIA+, Stress management, Panic disorders, Cultural & ethnic issues, End of life care, Grief or loss, Men's issues, Identity issues, Trauma
  • Therapy methods
    Psychodynamic, Jungian, Multi-Systemic (MST), Gestalt, Codependency Behavioral, Motivational Interviewing, Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Relational, Positive Psychology, Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Behavior Modification, Strength-Based, Trauma Focused CBT, Psychological Testing and Evaluation, Psychotic Disorders, Critical Incident Stress Debrief (CISD), Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), Structural Family, Attachment Based, Humanistic, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Care types
    Individual therapy, Family therapy
  • Ages served
    Adolescents, Seniors, Adults
  • Languages
    English