I am licensed in Illinois with 20 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, coping with addictions, trauma and abuse, & motivation, self esteem, and confidence. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.
Additional areas of focus: Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, ADHD, First Responder Issues, Hoarding, Infidelity, Jealousy, Military and Veterans Issues, Multicultural Concerns, Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
IL LCPC 180.008675
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Brian Stella has been personable, prompt, and progress focused ever since my first session. He maintains a professional yet approachable and relatable demeanor. His availabilities are often and work with my schedule. He casually expresses his expertise and his background experience without seeming too authoritative or pushy about it. Anyone seeking a solid experience through BetterHelp would not be disappointed if they tried a few sessions with him. I intend to continue being a client for the foreseeable future and betterhelp is lucky to have his services
Written on Mar 12, 2024 after therapy with Brian for 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, and adhd
Brian has been the best therapist I’ve had so far. I feel completely understood and heard by him. I look forward to therapy now.
Written on Mar 07, 2024 after therapy with Brian for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, eating disorders, anger management, and coping with life changes
Very good and kind therapist
Written on Dec 15, 2023 after therapy with Brian for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and coaching
The nice thing about Brian is he’s easier to talk to and knows how to interject at the right time.
Written on Sep 01, 2023 after therapy with Brian for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, and coping with life changes