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Tarica Riley- Christian Counselor
(she/her/hers)
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Christian Counselor
Illinois

In-network with

Aetna, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna, Oscar (Optum), Oxford (Optum), Quest Behavioral Health, and United Healthcare (Optum)

Specializes in

Anger Management, Anxiety, Depression, and Grief, Loss

Great to meet you!

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Board Certified Professional Christian Counselor. I primarily work with teens and women across the life span who would like to incorporate their faith in their healing journey. We live in a fallen world, and God does not promise that we will not have trouble through the seasons of life. However, He does promise to be with us through these storms, and he offers His peace through it all.

A bit about my approach to therapy

God's Word has so much to say about how we can cope with anxiety, depression, grief, stress, anger, or how to handle tough life adjustments/transitions. I combine my mental health training, to help you understand your symptoms, with God's Word, to help you receive hope and healing from the Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6

What you can expect from our first session

Life can be difficult, and we were not created to do life alone. During sessions, I meet you where you are in your faith journey, and can incorporate spiritual disciplines as you are comfortable such as Bible reading and prayer. We set goals together for what you would like to work on. At the end of each session, you leave with actions to take during the week to help you with your healing journey.


Tarica's style is

Solution-oriented
Warm
Holistic

Insurance carriers Tarica accepts

Aetna
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Carelon Behavioral Health
Cigna
Oscar
Oxford
Quest Behavioral Health
UnitedHealthcare

More about Tarica

MSW (Master of Social Work) at University of Wisconsin
License type: LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) (Illinois)
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Black or African descent
Languages: English
Works with: Adolescents, Adults, and Seniors
More specialties: Stress and Women's Issues
Modalities: Motivational Interviewing, Solution Focused Brief (SFBT), Exposure Response Prevention, Mindfulness-Based (MBCT), Strength-Based, and Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)