Adam Kessler, LCPC, CCBT

About

Licensed Professional Counselor in Chicago, IL. Works with Anxiety, Depression and Psychosis. Sees clients in person and online. Takes Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna and other plans. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Family Conflict
• Grief
• Life Transitions
• Trauma and PTSD

Types of therapy

• Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)Helps people make room for difficult thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them, and commit to actions that fit what matters to them.
• Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)A structured, practical therapy that looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions affect each other, and teaches skills for changing unhelpful thinking and habits.
• Couples/Marital Counseling
• Dialectical Behavior (DBT)A skills-based therapy grown out of CBT. Teaches ways to manage intense emotions, get through crises, stay present and handle relationships.
• Emotionally FocusedTreats emotions as a guide to change. Often used with couples, to understand patterns of conflict and rebuild a secure bond.
• Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)The main behavioral therapy for OCD: gradually facing feared situations or thoughts while resisting the urge to carry out compulsions.
• Family / MaritalTherapy with couples or families together, focused on communication, conflict and the patterns between people.
• Gottman MethodA couples therapy built on research into what makes relationships last. Works on friendship, handling conflict and shared meaning.
• Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)Combines mindfulness practice, paying attention to the present moment without judgment, with ideas from cognitive therapy.
• NarrativeHelps people separate themselves from their problems and retell the stories they hold about their lives in ways that feel truer and more helpful.
• Person-CenteredA warm, non-directive approach: the therapist listens with empathy and without judgment, and trusts the person to find their own direction.
• PsychodynamicExplores how past experiences, relationships and feelings outside awareness shape how a person thinks and acts today.
• RelationalSees relationships as central to well-being. The relationship with the therapist is used to understand and change patterns in other relationships.
• Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)A short-term, goal-focused approach that spends less time on problems and more on what already works and the small steps toward what the person wants.
• Strength-BasedFocuses on the strengths, skills and resources a person already has, and builds on them to meet challenges.

More details

Sessions

Both in-person and online

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Anxiety, Depression, Psychosis, Alcohol Use, Bipolar Disorder, Chronic Pain, Family Conflict, Grief, Infertility, Life Transitions, Marital and Premarital, Sleep or Insomnia, Transgender, Trauma and PTSD

Insurance

Aetna, Aetna Medicare, America's Choice Provider Network (ACPN), BlueCross and BlueShield, Carelon Behavioral Health, Caterpillar, Centivo, Cigna and Evernorth, Claritev, CuraLinc Healthcare, Curative, Devoted Health Plan, Duly Health and Care (DuPage), Guidehealth, Health Alliance Plan (HAP) of, HealthSmart, Humana Medicare, Magellan, Medicare, MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP), MultiPlan, Multiplan Private Healthcare S, MultiPlan Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Northwell Direct, Northwestern, Optum, OSF Healthcare, Partners Direct Health, Pathways (Amita Health), Provider Network of America (PNOA), Quest, Sana Benefits, TELUS Health, TriWest, United Medical Resources (UMR), UnitedHealthcare / Optum Medicare, UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH, UnityPoint, VA Community Care, WellCare, Wellpoint, Zelis Healthcare

Ages

Adults, Elders (65+)

Works with

Individuals, Couples, Family

Communities

Bisexual Allied, Gay Allied, HIV / AIDS Allied, Lesbian Allied, Non-Binary Allied, Queer Allied, Racial Justice Allied, Transgender Allied

Ethnicity

Hispanic and Latino

Languages

English

Gender

Male

Education

Northwestern University

Years in practice

8

Education & qualifications