Find a Therapist in Wheaton, IL

Feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck in a cycle that just won’t break? If you’re here, you’re probably searching for a way forward, for someone who gets it and can help you make sense of the chaos. I’m Jason, a Licensed Professional Counselor who understands that seeking therapy is a brave step, often taken when life feels most difficult. My approach is rooted in empathy, authenticity, and collaboration. I believe in creating a safe, nonjudgmental space where you feel heard and understood. Together, we’ll navigate the unique challenges you’re facing. Whether you’re dealing with anxiety that won’t ease, emotional pain from past experiences, or difficulties with relationships, I am here to support you and help you rediscover your strengths. My process combines evidence-based techniques, tailored interventions, and open conversations that encourage insight and growth. This means we’ll not only work through what’s holding you back but also build practical tools for resilience and emotional well-being. Therapy with me is a partnership where we dig deep but also celebrate your wins, no matter how small they may seem. Let’s embark on this journey together—you don’t have to do this alone.

I believe in the healing power of the therapeutic relationship and work in a collaborative nature to help clients create health and balance in their lives. I work from a strengths based approach and believe in clients' ultimate ability to achieve their goals, make changes and create the life they want to live. Working from a relational perspective, I help clients create new narratives that move them forward and build healthy, sustainable relationships.

If you're feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or uncertain about the next step, you're not alone. Seeking therapy is a courageous step, and I’m here to help guide you through this journey with empathy and expertise. I take a collaborative and client-centered approach, tailoring therapy to your unique needs. Whether you're navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, or identity concerns, I provide a safe space where you can explore, heal, and grow. Together, we’ll develop strategies to help you feel more empowered and in control. Therapy is more than just talking—it's about building resilience, gaining insight, and creating meaningful change. My goal is to help you move forward with confidence, knowing you have the tools to navigate life’s challenges. Let’s take that first step together. Please check out www.tntmke.com for more information and to view therapist bios.

My approach is compassionate, collaborative, and nonjudgmental. You've both tried, many times to be better with each other, to find ways to change, find solutions, better understand the problem, stop the misunderstandings, yet somehow it all continues and at times it's too much. Unable to manage one conflict before another one comes around with little resolution. Spinning instead of evolving. The focus of our work together would be collaborative in nature, meaning there are many directions counseling can take; we will discuss the main options and together agree upon the focus of our work moving forward. There are typically four main paths we can explore: Path 1. Starting fresh with new skills and approaches to being a couple. Path 2. Making amends and forgiveness. Path 3. Exploring your family culture and what you bring into your relationship. Path 4. Uncoupling, restructuring, and transitions in the relationship. We can go down all of these paths just not all at once. I take an integrated approach to working with couples which has been informed by trainings in the Gottman Model, with Terry Real from the Relational Life Institute, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, Collaborative Divorce Mediation, Collaborative Divorce Coach, and Developmental Couples Therapy at the Couples Institute. All sessions are currently offered via teletherapy from my private office in Highwood, IL.

If you find yourself facing challenges related to mood concerns, body image distress, obsessive compulsive disorders, eating disorders, trauma, identity crisis, racial & cultural trauma, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, bigotry, religious trauma, and substance use, my help and support are available to you. Focusing on the present, let us work together to make changes that will hold space for personal growth and cultivate contentment, congruence, joy, stability, forward movement, and fulfilment. Navigating life's setbacks, challenges, and adversities can absolutely take a toll on our wellbeing and ability to function, which is why it is important to know that you do not have to work through these concerns alone. I believe in the power of healing through promoting self-awareness, autonomy and empowerment, and also in people's strength to move towards change. Though suffering is a part of life, something that all humans share, working to manifest helpful and sustainable coping mechanisms, and skills that will work to serve you long term makes a difference in the quality of life a person experiences. I work from a Health at Every Size (HAES) and humanist framework, observing individuals as a whole, and when it comes to the war against body discrimination and terrorism, I believe in working to enhance radical acceptance through promoting self-contentment, end weight discrimination by identifying the underlying and overlying systems of oppression, dismantling those systems, and working against the cultural obsession with diet culture, and the pursuit of thinness and perfection. I believe in concepts such as radical self-love, self-trust, self-awareness, radical-acceptance, freedom, agency, self-compassion, and self-actualization to help guide individuals to fulfill their potential and maximize their wellbeing. I utilizes a variety of evidence-based therapies including the Person Centered approach to foster the trust building process and increase client autonomy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Exposure Response Prevention (ERP), Narrative Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). My experience resides in working with Adult, Elderly, and adolescent Individuals

I offer therapy that helps you move forward. Whether you’re struggling with anxiety, navigating the everyday challenges of relationships, or searching for a more authentic and fulfilling life, we work together to uncover the beliefs and emotions driving your struggles - and then use your unique strengths to create lasting change. My evidence-based approach helps you clarify your goals and values, strengthen your “inner operating system,” and build a way of living that feels more resilient, joyful, and true to who you are. I hold a master’s in mental health counseling from National Louis University and have completed advanced training at the C.G. Jung Institute of Chicago, one of the few institutes in the U.S. accredited by the ABAP, the gold standard of therapy education. I love therapy because, for me, it’s a way to support you as you figure out what’s really and truly important to you. Essentially, we get to cut through the noise to find your life philosophy - and then together we figure out how you can live it. I work at Archive, a company dedicated to raising standards in therapy. We bring together rigorously trained professionals and provide therapy that is thoughtful, structured, and focused on lasting impact. Based on the idea that ‘you can only help someone as far as you have gone yourself,’ my colleagues and I seek to be on our own journey of growth, learning from great psychologists and great literature to bring perspective to our clients. At Archive, we believe that therapy is one of the most meaningful investments you can make in yourself.

Everyone carries their own struggles, and I want you to know you're not alone. I'm here to support you through the difficult times—to sit with you in the darkness and help you discover your way back to the light. I primarily work with adults navigating grief, trauma, and anxiety, offering both individual and group support. Together we will tailor an approach that fits you best, pulling from evidence-based treatment methods such as CBT, narrative therapy, existential therapy, and other psychodynamic approaches. We will work together to help you develop coping skills, build resiliency, and enhance self-awareness to help you reach your goals. If you're facing challenges and need support, I'm here to help. You don’t have to go through it alone. I offer virtual appointments and a free 15-minute phone consultation to see if we're a good fit. Feel free to reach out by phone or email to schedule a time to connect.

In the chaos of day-to-day life we tend to forget how much our innate strengths can help us deal with and manage what ever turmoil we encounter. In therapy we will work to help you recognize and develop your skills, strengths, and values to help you through some of your toughest situations. Together, we will work collaboratively towards meeting your goals and needs, and in doing so, make your life more comfortable and satisfying. It is my hope that each person who meets with me feels accepted, as I respect each individual's culture, gender, race, religion, and sexual identity.

I believe we can learn much from the challenges we experience. Whether we have to manage challenges at school or work, relationship concerns, chronic stress, severe anxiety, persistent thoughts about death, or existential or spiritual crises, we gain wisdom with each conflict. It is also important to remember that psychotherapy is not a quick fix; it helps you make meaningful changes that last a lifetime. Long-term positive change is possible when there is a healthy, ongoing relationship between a dedicated client and an empathetic therapist. With the right therapeutic approach, we can access the wisdom from your past experiences and use it to foster healing, personal growth, and long-term health.

My approach is collaborative and integrative in nature with a foundation of empathy and unconditional positive regard. I aim to walk alongside each client on their unique journey towards optimal health and well-being. Taking into consideration client goals, I tend to choose a therapeutic approach that best meets the needs of each individual I see. Rather than work to simply manage symptoms at the surface, I aim to uncover and process the 'root' of each challenge, treating each individual as a whole. I believe every individual has their own story to tell and I want to hear yours!

My approach to therapy is meeting you right where you're at, starting with our sessions being virtual because it makes therapy more realistic. I specialize in both teen and women's health, including but not limited to depression, anxiety, perinatal health and wellness, and eating issues. I offer emotional support and actionable strategies that you can put to use right away.

Do you and your partner struggle at times to feel close and connected? Do you have fights or battles that just seem to go around and around in the same pattern that never ends in connection? Perhaps you feel betrayed by your partner and the wound has never been healed between you. Or do you struggle with depression, anxiety, or past trauma that leaves you feeling lonely, down, or distressed? I have over 25 years of experience in working with couples and clients struggling to find their way to a more settled, healthy, and whole state of being using the emotionally focused therapy (EFT) model of treatment. EFT is considered the "gold standard" of couples treatment with empirically validated research supporting its process and effectiveness. I also have as many years of working with clients who have experienced trauma that interferes with their ability to have healthy relationships. See my website for testimonials concerning my work and treatment success.