Dr. Chandler is a Clinical Psychologist who has worked as a clinician for over 25 years. She has worked with individuals, children, couples, families, and groups addressing a wide variety of mental health challenges including, trauma, depression, anxiety, ADHD, substance abuse, grief and loss, relationship difficulties, sexual concerns and other difficult life transitions.
Dr. Chandler?s work is grounded in a holistic perspective and anchored in her personal commitment to honor and attend to the individual experience striving for more authentic connections and positive life changes. Her work is drawn from contemporary, integrative psychotherapeutic techniques as well as utilizing an in-depth understanding with a collaborative, practical, individualized approach; this may include cognitive-behavioral therapy, solution focused therapy, and a relational, psychodynamic perspective. She provides short-term and long-term psychotherapy, depending on the individual?s interests and goals. Dr. Chandler also has extensive experience working with parent-child relationship concerns. In addition, as a certified group psychotherapist she also serves as a consultant to and supervisor of groups focused on expanding the consciousness, voice, energy of groups locally, nationally and internationally.
WHAT SHOULD I EXPECT FROM THERAPY?
•A comprehensive integrated assessment and based on the nature of the problem, the type of treatment will be mutually decided upon
•A positive trusting authentic relationship as it is the foundation of effective therapy
•A collaborative, insight oriented, family centered, strengths based, cognitive behavioral, relational therapeutic treatment plane chosen and tailored to meet the needs of the individual
•A therapist that is emotionally available and has the ability to resonate with the disquieting feelings of the individual with genuine concern
•An ability to work with members of your family, children, infants to adolescence or significant others on relationship issues if indicated
•Empowerment. You should be able to learn how to overcome emotional, cognitive and distress, set healthy goals, interact with harmony with others and learn how to lead a fulfilling life
•A goal of helping make positive, lasting, life changes
•An integrated team approach with others at WholeHealth Chicago, as needed
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