Through experience, Downers Grove Counseling and Wellness therapists have learned that an interactive, client-centered and collaborative treatment approach is most effective. We understand a secure, consistent and trusting relationship is the foundation of excellent therapy. 

We provide empathic, affirming and evidence-based care that promotes clarity and goal-setting, encourages introspection and creates strategies to overcome life's challenges. We utilize solutions-focused and insight-oriented treatment practices. We help our clients implement tools to develop their capacities, harness their strengths and build skills that lead towards lasting growth, functioning and purpose.

Sessions at DGCW often involve exploring the impact of the past on the present, gaining insight into experience, adopting coping strategies, improving communication skills, understanding attachment and promoting emotion regulation. 

We utilize clinical therapies including EMDR, Psychodynamic, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), The Gottman Method for couples, Trauma-informed, Family Systems and Solutions-Focused.