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Stacy Rhoades

STACY RHOADES, LCPC

OWNER & THERAPIST  |  CERTIFIED EMDR THERAPIST

she/her/hers

EMDRIA Certified Therapist

Stacy uses a combination of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and talk therapy to meet her clients where they are and with what they need. She works with clients in the present to identify problems, patterns, and symptoms; trace those issues to the past events that source them; reprocess those past events to alleviate the present issues; and build resources to foster hope and confidence in the future. Stacy also combines Ego State Therapy (or parts work) and somatic techniques into EMDR therapy. 

 

In talk therapy, Stacy often incorporates humanistic therapies, meaning she recognizes that her clients are the only experts on themselves, and works within their values, morals, and beliefs. Stacy also has training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and mindfulness techniques that she incorporates to help clients better manage symptoms, distress, and problematic coping methods, such as substance use, suicidal ideation, and self-injury. She values the purpose of emotions, the intuitive body experience, and helps clients to connect cognitions, emotions, body sensations, and behaviors. Stacy uses humor -- when appropriate -- empathy, and validation to create a strong, safe, and connected therapeutic relationship.

 

Stacy enjoys working with adults across the gender spectrum, including clients who are trans, non-binary, or gender nonconforming. She also respects and values diversity across all identity areas including race, sexual orientation, religion/spirituality, ethnicity, economic class, and ability status, and she recognizes the complicated nature of the intersectionality of each person's unique combination of identities.

CREDENTIALS

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS:

  • EMDR Certified Therapist since 2021

  • EMDR Trained by the EMDR Institute, completed in 2019

  • Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in the state of Illinois since 2014 

  • Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology with a Concentration in Trauma from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Completed in 2012

SPECIALTIES:

  • Trauma, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and other areas of extreme stress, including acute/single incident and complex trauma 

  • Grief and Loss

  • Mood Disorders, including Depression and Bipolar Disorders

  • Anxiety Disorders, including Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Panic Disorder

  • Dissociative Disorders

  • Maladaptive Coping Behaviors, including Substance Abuse, Self-Harm, Suicidal Ideations, and Process Addictions

  • Trauma from discrimination around gender transitions/gender nonconformity​

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

  • EMDRIA Member since 2019

  • American Counseling Association (ACA) member since 2010

  • Illinois Counseling Association (ICA) and Illinois Mental Health Counselors Association (IMHCA) since 2021

INSURANCE & SELF-PAY RATES:

  • In-network with BCBS PPO, BCBS Blue Choice PPO, and UnitedHealthcare PPO

  • Self-pay rates are $185 for Intake Assessment (usually the first two sessions) and $165 for therapy sessions

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