Amanda Bull, MA, LCPC

About

Counselor in Chicago, IL. Works with Women's Issues, Life Transitions and ADHD. Sees clients in person and online. Takes Blue Cross Blue Shield, United Healthcare and other plans. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Life Transitions
• Anxiety
• Bisexual
• Lesbian
• Parenting
• Peer Relationships
• Racial Identity
• Relationship Issues
• Self Esteem
• Trauma and PTSD

Types of therapy

• Compassion FocusedHelps people who are hard on themselves to build warmth and compassion toward themselves, as a counterweight to shame and self-criticism.
• Culturally SensitiveTakes a person's culture, identity, background and values into account, and shapes the work so it fits their life.
• Family SystemsSees a person as part of their family as a whole, and explores roles, patterns and communication across the family rather than one person's problems alone.
• FeministConsiders how gender, power and social context affect a person's life and well-being, and aims for an equal relationship between client and therapist.
• HumanisticA family of approaches, including person-centered and Gestalt therapy, that emphasize growth, self-awareness and a person's capacity to choose.
• IntegrativeCombines more than one therapy approach, fitted to the person's needs.
• Internal Family Systems (IFS)Sees the mind as made of different 'parts', and helps people understand and care for them from a calm, compassionate core 'Self'.
• InterpersonalA structured, time-limited therapy focused on relationships and life events, such as conflict, loss or big role changes, and how they affect mood.
• MulticulturalRecognizes how culture, race, ethnicity and other identities shape experience, and makes them part of the work.
• 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.
• Strength-BasedFocuses on the strengths, skills and resources a person already has, and builds on them to meet challenges.
• Trauma FocusedTherapy for people affected by trauma. Puts safety and pacing first, and helps process painful memories so they have less hold on daily life.

More details

Sessions

Both in-person and online

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Women's Issues, Life Transitions, ADHD, Anxiety, Bisexual, Caregivers, Chronic Pain, Codependency, Eating Disorders, Emotional Disturbance, Infertility, Infidelity, Lesbian, LGBTQ+, Mood Disorders, Parenting, Peer Relationships, Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum, Racial Identity, Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, Spirituality, Trauma and PTSD

Insurance

BlueCross and BlueShield, Optum, Oxford, United Medical Resources (UMR), UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH

Fees

Individual sessions $175; sliding scale available

Payment methods

American Express, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa

Ages

Adults, Elders (65+)

Works with

Individuals

Communities

Bisexual Allied, Gay Allied, Immuno-disorders, Lesbian Allied, Non-Binary Allied, Queer Allied, Racial Justice Allied, Single Parent, Transgender Allied

Languages

English

Gender

Female

Education

Northwestern University

Years in practice

18

Education & qualifications