Dhionis Tartari

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in Wisconsin and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Illinois, with a PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision and an MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from The Chicago School. I am certified in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) through the Albert Ellis Institute and also hold a Graduate Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis. I work with adults, couples, and families from diverse backgrounds and commonly support clients navigating anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, life transitions, self-esteem, stress, and patterns of thinking or behavior that may be keeping them stuck.

My approach is active, collaborative, and practical, with a strong foundation in REBT while drawing from other evidence-based approaches when they better fit the individual client. Together, we explore how your beliefs, expectations, emotions, behaviors, relationships, and life experiences interact, while challenging rigid or self-defeating patterns in a supportive and respectful way. My goal is not simply to help you feel better temporarily, but to help you develop greater emotional flexibility, resilience, self-understanding, and skills that you can continue using outside of therapy.

The first session is an opportunity for us to understand what brought you to therapy, what has been happening in your life, and what you would genuinely like to be different. I strive to create a relaxed, nonjudgmental, and human environment where you can speak openly without feeling that you need to have everything figured out before you arrive. By the end of our first meeting, we will begin identifying meaningful goals and developing a clearer direction for how we can work together to help you move toward them.