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Wendi Lev, LCSW, ACSW, CADC
Wendi Lev, LCSW, ACSW, CADC, LCSW
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Couples/marital counseling, individual psychotherapy, and dating/breakup/executive/life coaching should never feel like an endless cycle of sessions without progress. My approach is integrative, evolving over decades to incorporate the most effective therapeutic methodologies. Rather than following a one-size-fits-all model, I collaborate with you to develop a plan tailored to your needs, history, cultural background, and personality. My focus is on real, lasting change, with regular assessments to ensure you are making progress. I continually refine my methods using feedback-informed treatment and consistent progress monitoring. By attaining your feedback on the therapeutic alliance, if the approaches being used align with your world view, your opinion on if your goals are being met, and our overall fit, I can make adjustments to ensure optimal outcomes.
Empathy, integrity, and warmth fuel my passion for working with the complexities of the human condition. I offer a confidential, nonjudgmental therapy experience and a safe space to have conversations about problematic communication patterns, inability to manage conflict, infidelity, trust, parenting, differing financial styles, and much more. I integrate psychodynamic methodology, which considers a person's past developmental influences on their current life challenges, The Gottman Method, CBT, Emotionally Focused Therapy, The Developmental Model of Couples Therapy, in addition to sex therapy, Prepare & Enrich premarital counseling, soltion focused, narrative and more.
My style is engaged and interactive. I am not a passive listener or a "blank-slate" therapist. Therapy must be engaging and dynamic and often incorporate a bit of humor to be effective. I am compassionate, direct, and deeply authentic. I challenge when necessary, encourage exploration, and remain actively involved in your journey.
Wendi Lev, is also listed in Best Marriage Therapists in Chicago
Education:
Wendi Lev, LCSW, ACSW, CADC received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland at College Park Summa Cum Laude and completed her MSW from the Loyola University Chicago School of Social Work.Licensing & Certifications:
- Licensed
- License State: Illinois
- License Number: IL# 149.008169 , received 1998
- Certified AODA Counselor CADC
Specialities:
- Abandonment
- Aging Therapy
- Alcohol Abuse
- Anger Management
- Attachment
- Blended Families
- Body Image
- Breakup
- Career Counseling
- Commitment Issues
- Communication
- Control
- Coping Skills
- Dating Coaching
- Divorce
- Domestic Violence
- Dual Diagnosis
- Emotional Abuse
- Emotional Intelligence
- Family Conflict
- Family Of Origin Issues
- Fear
- Fertility
- Forgiveness
- General marriage
- Giftedness
- Grief
- Identity
- Impulsivity
- Inadequacy
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Intimacy
- Jealousy
- Life Purpose
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Marriage
- Men Issues
- Mental conditions
- Midlife Crisis
- Money And Finance
- Multicultural Concerns
- Parenting
- Perfectionism
- Physical Abuse
- Polyamory
- Postpartum Depression
- Power
- Pre-marriage
- Pregnancy
- Rape & Sexual Assault
- Rejection
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Actualization
- Self-Care
- Self-Compassion
- Self-Criticism
- Self-Doubt
- Sensitivity To Criticism
- Separation
- Sex
- Sex Addiction
- Sexuality
- Shame
- Sleep Disorders
- Stress Management
- Substance Abuse
- Values Clarification
- Women\'s Issues
- Workplace
- Young Adult
- Abuse
Types of Therapy:
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy
- Positive Psychology
- Family Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Behavioral Therapy
- Couples Therapy
- Sex Therapy
- Client Centered Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Psychoeducation
- Emotionally Focused Therapy
- Solution Focused Brief Therapy
- Anger Management Therapy
- Self Psychology
- Integrative Therapy
- Marriage And Family Therapy
- Parent Child Interaction Therapy
- Brief Therapy
- Psychosynthesis
- Social Anxiety Therapy
- Strength Based Therapy
- Collaborative Therapy
- Lgbtq Therapy
- Self Esteem Therapy
- Multicultural Therapy
- Relational Psychotherapy
- Sexual Abuse Therapy
- Attachment Based Family Therapy
- Emotional Abuse Therapy
Services Provided Via:
- In person
- Phone
- Internet meeting
Works With:
- Individual
- Couples
- Family
- Group
Working With Marriages for:
- 28 Year(s)
Free Phone Consultations?
- Yes
Hourly Fees Range:
- 300
Accepts Insurance?
- Yes
Language(s) Spoken:
- English
