Individual Counseling- Usually a 50-minute, weekly session. Includes a comprehensive assessment, goal-setting, and specific counseling strategies for help with your individual problems and objectives. The fee for a 50 minute session is $110. The initial comprehensive evaluation is $150. Couples Counseling- The unique dynamics of your relationship is assessed and counseling focuses on communication skills, trust, and the healing of wounds old and new. Problems of intimacy, infidelity, conflict resolution, coping with stress are examples of issues often addressed. Scheduled weekly or every other week. A 50 minute session is $120. Insurance- Many insurance plans cover a portion of the fee for individual or couple's therapy. Susan is a network provider for Blue Cross/Blue Shield PPO, Aetna, and United HealthCare/United Behavior Health. For other plans, we will charge you the out-of-network co-payment and will bill your insurance for the remaining fee. |
| ~ Main office location: 2550 Crawford Avenue, #5; Evanston, IL 60201~ phone: 773-960-8359 ~ email: sz@northsidecounseling.com |
Northside Counseling
Susan Zimmerman, MA
Susan Zimmerman, MA
| Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor Art Therapist |
| A compassionate guide for positive life change |
Therapy Approaches
Cognitive-behavioral therapy helps people increase awareness of how thoughts, feelings, and behavior are linked in triggering situations. Newer approaches (like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) emphasize greater acceptance of negative feelings in the specific context of your life. You learn how to take action to do the things you really value in life while developing specific skills for coping with negative thoughts and feelings. Engaging in life experiences that you might have previously avoided, the negative feelings can become less intense and are less likely to take over. Internal Family Systems Therapy - This therapy model, developed by Richard Schwartz, helps people tune in to their internal landscape and get to know inner motivations, feelings, memories, and associations with an attitude of self-caring and compassion. With this therapy approach you increase awareness of parts of yourself that may have become polarized and extreme. Through Self awareness you are empowered to take leadership of your life with greater spontaneity, creativity, and balance. Art Therapy - Art expression is an effective way for adults to get out of their heads and into authentic experience. No art ability is required, just a willingness to explore and express yourself using simple art materials. My expertise is in helping guide your dialogue with the images you create, promoting deeper self-discovery and understanding. Your art becomes a lasting, tangible record of this process. Body-Mind Wellness Practices - While most of the counseling I do involves talking, we will also attend to the whole you, helping you listen to your body's wisdom and learn to cultivate and care for your life energy. Techniques that I draw from include diaphragmatic breathing, Focusing, Qi gong, and embodied movement. In addition I may suggest mild, herbal remedies to aid your self-healing such as teas, aromatherapy, and flower essences. |
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