I am licensed in Illinois with 20 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with relationship needs, trauma and abuse, motivation, self-esteem, body image, confidence, & depression. You are the expert of your truth, and you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and I am proud of you for getting started!
Additional areas of focus: Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Compassion fatigue, Abandonment, Adoption and Foster Care, Aging and Geriatric Issues, Attachment issues, Avoidant Personality, Blended Family Issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain illness and disability, Commitment Issues, Control issues, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Emptiness, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, Fertility Issues, First Responder Issues, Forgiveness, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Military and Veterans Issues, Mood disorders , Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality Disorders, Polyamory / Nonmonogamous Relationships, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and Discrimination, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-Harm, Self-love, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Traumatic Brain Injury, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Trauma-Focused Therapy
IL LCSW 149.011503
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Colleen Parks. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Colleen has been vital to helping me get thru the thick fog of daily nonsense. Not sure how I'd make the progress on my own and glad I don't have to
Written on Jul 18, 2023 after therapy with Colleen for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, grief, anger management, coaching, and compassion fatigue
Wonderful experience
Written on May 24, 2023 after therapy with Colleen for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and coping with life changes
Colleen is amazing. She actually cares. I didn't check in for 2 days and she was very worried when I did contact her.
Love her she's amazing.
If she can read this
Thanks doc you mean a ton to me. Thank you for being with me on my journey to find my happiness
Written on May 12, 2023 after therapy with Colleen for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes
Colleen is great. She is exactly what i was looking for in a therapist. I always feel better after speaking with her. I feel like my life is a huge disaster but she gives me confidence and hope for a better future. The most important thing is i dont feel judged or misunderstood. I look forward to every session with Colleen.
Written on May 11, 2023 after therapy with Colleen for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, self esteem, anger management, and coping with life changes
The progress I've made with Colleen has been remarkable. I've felt supported through my down and my ups. I feel comfortable to completely be myself with her with no judgement.
Written on May 06, 2023 after therapy with Colleen for 2 months on issues concerning addictions, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, anger management, career difficulties, and bipolar disorder
Colleen is very kind and caring.
I’ve only had a few sessions with her but she is an attentive listener and has helped me find ways to self sooth when I start getting worked up. I’m really looking forward to our future sessions.
Written on Mar 12, 2023 after therapy with Colleen for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, self esteem, and career difficulties