Wendy Schultz

Therapy is an aspect of maintaining good health. Focusing on integration, skills training, and a strengths-based approach toward healthy living, I provide therapeutic support and creative processes to promote overall health and wellbeing. I enjoy helping clients resolve their concerns and learn meaningful skills toward creating happiness in their lives. I offer challenging exercises, motivation and support as you discover a more fulfilling, engaged, joyful purpose. I am licensed in Illinois with 15 years of professional experience. I have experience in anxiety, trauma, emotional regulation, adjustment and anger issues, and self esteem.

I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy takes courage and you should feel proud for getting started!

Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Blended family issues, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Codependency, Communication problems, Control issues, Dependent personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Divorce and separation, Emptiness, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Mood disorders, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Traumatic brain injury, Trichotillomania, Women's issues, Young adult issues

Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy

My counseling style is pretty laid back. I have been described as supportive, caring and compassionate, with a pretty good sense of humor. I like to focus on identifying your strengths and helping you to maximize them to overcome your obstacles. I am here to help you sort through the things that are difficult right now, and offer you a safe place to be open and honest without fear of judgment. You have taken the first and most important step by reaching out for help.