OUR COUNSELING APPROACH
Finally, a modern counseling approach that’s all YOU. Mind. Body. Spirit.
We specialize in helping you navigate life’s challenges so you feel less anxious, more empowered & truly CENTERED in your authentic self. Mind. Body. Spirit.
We help you optimize the life you have, so you can LIVE the life you want! We believe living your “best life” is dependent on showing up from a place of your “BEST SELF. “ So, let’s dive in!
Let’s define your happiness, then have you live it ON PURPOSE and by YOUR design.
Below, we outline the psychotherapy modalities we use with Chicago Professional Women & Entrepreneurs. Check it out!
(On the DL, we’ve been known to throw in a splash of “woo,” a little “inner-child” work & “family of origin work,” to boot! So, buckle up! This is gonna be good!)
You want results & we’re here for it!
At Chicago Modern Therapy, we promote healing through…
Solution-Focused Therapy Approach
“Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) is short-term, goal-focused, & evidence-based. [It] helps clients change by constructing solutions rather than dwelling on problems. In the most basic sense, SFBT is a hope friendly, positive emotion eliciting, future-oriented vehicle for formulating, motivating, achieving, & sustaining desired behavioral change.”
Mindfulness Based Approach
“Mindfulness, from a therapeutic, secular perspective is a conscious awareness of our present moment. This includes openness and non-judgment about the experience. It is often coupled with other types of therapy, such as Cognitive-based Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), or Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
Mindfulness therapy is not concerned with relaxation, though that might be a result of certain practices. The focus is on increasing our awareness of the thoughts, feelings, and actions that hinder our progress. When we are better able to do that, we can engage with those aspects of ourselves, learn to tweak our language, and choose how to respond.”
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Approach - CBT
“Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a treatment approach that helps you recognize negative or unhelpful thought and behavior patterns. Many experts consider it to be the gold standard of psychotherapy. CBT aims to help you identify and explore the ways your emotions and thoughts can affect your actions. Once you notice these patterns, you can begin learning to reframe your thoughts in a more positive and helpful way.”
Mind-Body-Spirit Approaches
Research shows that the connection between Mind-Body-Spirit is a significant factor in the healing process and creating lasting change.
I hold firmly to this belief and work with you to develop strategies and techniques that enhance your experience of this connection.
Mind-Body approaches to therapy focus on the complex interrelationship between our thoughts, feelings, beliefs, attitudes and behavior in conjunction with our neuro-biology.
In our work together we’ll access:
Meditation
Mindfulness Techniques
Yoga & Breath Work
Relaxation
Guided imagery
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy — ACT
“Acceptance & Commitment Therapy uses acceptance and mindfulness strategies, together with commitment and behavior change strategies, to increase psychological flexibility. … Through metaphor, paradox, and experiential exercises clients learn how to make healthy contact with thoughts, feelings, memories, and physical sensations that have been feared and avoided … and commit to needed behavior change.”
Expressive Therapies Approach
“Art therapy, facilitated by a professional art therapist, effectively supports personal and relational treatment goals as well as community concerns. …
Art therapy is used to improve cognitive and sensorimotor functions, foster self-esteem and self-awareness, cultivate emotional resilience, promote insight, enhance social skills, reduce and resolve conflicts and distress, and advance societal and ecological change.”
Internal Family Systems Therapy Approach (IFS)
“Internal Family Systems is a powerfully transformative, evidence-based model of psychotherapy. [The IFS Approach works from the perspective that] the mind is naturally multiple and that is a good thing. Our inner parts contain valuable qualities and our core Self knows how to heal, allowing us to become integrated and whole. In IFS all parts are welcome.”
“Internal Family Systems (IFS) is an approach to psychotherapy that identifies and addresses multiple sub-personalities or families within each person’s mental system. These sub-personalities consist of wounded parts and painful emotions such as anger and shame, and parts that try to control and protect the person from the pain of the wounded parts. The sub-personalities are often in conflict with each other and with one’s core Self, a concept that describes the confident, compassionate, whole person that is at the core of every individual. IFS focuses on healing the wounded parts and restoring mental balance and harmony by changing the dynamics that create discord among the sub-personalities and the Self.”
Ready to get started?
You don’t have to wait until you’re at your breaking point, or on your last nerve…
Consider Counseling When…
You’re feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, feeling “off” or just plain stuck.
If anxiety, stress or burnout are beginning to hit-the-proverbial-fan or negatively impact your health, your peace OR your relationships, REACH OUT! We’ve got you & we can help!
Individual counseling can offer relief from overwhelm and help identify patterns you may find yourself repeating. Therapy presents a unique opportunity for personal growth, healing, and clarity, enabling you to create the life you truly desire.
Consider Counseling when you’d like to:
Gain insight into the root cause of your anxiety & the thoughts & emotions that you want relief from
Develop coping skills & coping strategies for alleviating & managing stress & anxiety
Develop healthy limits and boundaries in your relationships
Improve your interpersonal communication skills and relationships, overall
Chill out + reclaim your Zen
Process a transition or loss that you’ve experienced in your relationships or career
Reconcile with past circumstances & reconcile with your experience of challenging relationships
Enhance your self-esteem and confidence
We typically work from a Modern, Solution-Focused perspective that’s Mindfulness Based, Goal Focused & designed to create significant & lasting change!!
We incorporate techniques from a variety of additional approaches outlined above, as well.
Let’s optimize the life you have, so you can LIVE the life you want.
Kama Joy Schulte, MA, LCPC, ATR-BC | Director, Leading Chicago Psychotherapist & Life Transformation Strategist for Women
You want a better way to deal with life’s challenges, so you can feel less anxious & actually enjoy your success. As a high-achieving professional woman, you typically know what you want AND you know how to get it. However, if anxiety or stress is preventing you from feeling like yourself or living your “best life,“ you may be venturing into uncharted territory.
As Modern Solution-Focused Therapists, We Can Help! We know the challenges involved in creating balance in our intense day-to-day … AND… our passion is in helping you clarify next steps to your personal brand of calm and greater satisfaction. We help you optimize the life you have, so you can create the life you want! Let’s get started creating the blueprint for your happiness, because Your Best Life truly starts with Your Best Self.