Kama Joy Schulte, MA, LCPC, ATR-BC
Virtual and In-Person Therapy for Professional Women in Chicago.
Hey there! Welcome!
“I’m already excited to meet you, and more importantly - help you enjoy life again…With mindfully modern, solution-focused methods that help you find rest, zen, confidence, and calm — without spending years and years in therapy.”
A little about me, my credentials and what working together can feel like…
→ She/Her
→ Kama is pronounced “KAY-muh” - as in CAME a joy
→ Absolutely obsessed with Vegan Cupcakes & Chicago's Big Star Tacos.
→ Terrible techie and owning it.
→ Lived with Thai Buddhist Monks who mentored me on the art of meditation at a monastery in Thailand. This experience literally changed the course of my life.
→ Myers Briggs + Human Design nerd.
→ Huskies at my heels 24/7 - Raising two hilarious Siberian Husky rescues and yes, they LOVE to talk.
→ Green Juice Queen. Joe + The Juice ain’t got nothin’ on me! I can take ‘em!
→ Artist, Yogini, and 5x Marathoner, once in Paris, even. Did I mention, I hate running? I love races, though. Go figure.
→ Stand Up Paddle Board, Pad Thai & Pamplemousse Connoisseur.
→ Lived and traveled throughout S.E. Asia, immersing myself in the culture, art and religious study of each country I visited. A true gift to my nervous system and authentic self!!
Searching for that magical fit for a therapist…
Looking for the right fit with a therapist AND finding one that helps you get tangible results… anyone see a unicorn somewhere?! It feels impossible… Not to mention, you’re short on time and have other things on your list to get to, so let's cut to the chase.
Here’s a little about me to give you a sense of whether I’m the therapist you’ve been looking for (not to be too dramatic here, but you get the picture):
Dishing up a little about Kama:
→ Offering up a No B.S., no-nonsense, real talk approach.
→ Challenging you to actually do the work - albeit, gently and lovingly
→ Helping you get tangible results?? Absolutely!
→ Insightful, intuitive, and a stabilizing force.
→ A “reframe” queen.
→ My clients call me a “Hybrid Healer”— part therapist/part coach. Solution-focused and results-driven.
→ Offering a holistic and humanistic approach (can geek out in the “woo” if that’s a little bit of you).
→ Capitalizing on your strengths.
→ Focusing (to a nauseating extent, at times) on self-compassion, self-kindness and self-love.
→ Not a "know it all" and I leave a lot of space for you to disagree with me.
→ Offering gentle confrontation and insights on some of your patterns/blocks/"stuck-ness."
→ Intuitively unlocking insights that can be the key to opening up everything for you.
→ A relationship & dating dynamics guru.
→ Helps you see through the bullsh*t, develop strategies to diffuse situations and release yourself from the grips of emotional blackmail – quickly and with ease
→ Helps you identify and take calculated risks that are aligned with your nervous system.
→ Helps you navigate the unknown in a way that you not only increase your tolerance of it, but you learn to re-frame and embrace it. No, like REALLY!
→ A Boundary badass - ( I always say that the word “no” is your best friend and one of the most accessible anti-depressants on the market. I’ll teach you how!)
→ Guiding you to steer clear of AND not fall for the B.S. of emotionally unavailable suitors, friends, family members, colleagues, etc.
→ Helping you avoid the guesswork, ghosting, and gaslighting of modern dating.
→ Helping you re-parent yourself if you’ve had unavailable parents (your inner child is going to love this).
→ Empowering you do some of the most impactful work you’ll ever do.
My Qualifications
License & Certifications
→ Illinois Licensed Professional Limited Liability Company
→ Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
→ Registered and Board Certified Art Therapist
→ Michigan Licensed Professional Counselor
Education
→ Master of Arts, UIC
→ Bachelor of Arts | Art & Asian Studies, St. Olaf College
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• Difficult Relationships
• Singleness, Dating + Moving in Together
• Life Transitions + #Adulting
• Empowering The Empath
• Self-Care + Self-Compassion
• Letting go of “People Pleasing”
• Limit + Boundary Setting
• Anxiety Relief
• Getting UnStuck
• Navigating Career Stress
• Work-Life Balance
• Break Up Recovery
• Burnout ⇨ Breakthrough
• Divorce and Infidelity Recovery
• Becoming a New Parent + Parenting
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• American Art Therapy Association
• Illinois Mental Health Counselors Association
• Illinois Counseling Association
Professional Endorsements
