Jialu Li, MA, NCC, LPC

About

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

Areas of expertise

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Bisexual
• Coping Skills
• Divorce
• Grief
• Lesbian
• Peer Relationships
• Stress Management
• 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.
• 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'.
• PsychodynamicExplores how past experiences, relationships and feelings outside awareness shape how a person thinks and acts today.
• 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.
• SomaticBody-focused therapy that pays attention to physical sensations, posture and breathing, on the view that stress and trauma are held in the body as well as the mind.
• 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

Anxiety, Codependency, Depression, ADHD, Bisexual, Coping Skills, Divorce, Eating Disorders, Emotional Regulation, Gay, Grief, Internet Addiction, Lesbian, LGBTQ+, Mood Disorders, Neurodivergence, Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD), Peer Relationships, Polyamory & ENM, Sex-Positive & Kink Friendly, Stress, Transgender, Trauma and PTSD

Insurance

Aetna, Aetna Student Health, All Savers, Allegiance, Allied Benefits, Ambetter, Anthem, ARC Best, ASR Health Benefits, BAC, Benefit Management, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, BlueCross and BlueShield, BlueShield of Northeastern New York, Capital Blue Cross, Choice Benefits, Cigna and Evernorth, ComPsych, ConnectiCare, Coventry, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, First Choice Health | FCH, Florida Blue, Golden Rule, Government Employees Health Association (GEHA), Group Administrators, Health Alliance, Health Net, HealthPartners of MN and WI, Highmark BCBS of Western New York, Humana, JHEHP, Johns Hopkins, Magellan, Medical Mutual, Meridian, Meritain Health, MHNet Behavioral Health, MultiPlan, MultiPlan Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), MVP Health Care, Optum, Oscar Health, Oxford, PBA Cigna, Premera Blue Cross, Priority Health, Student Resources, Surest, Telligen, Trustmark Benefits, United All Savers, United Medical Resources (UMR), UnitedHealthcare Student Resources, UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH, University Health Alliance, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Hea, Wellfleet, Out of Network

Fees

Individual sessions $125; sliding scale available

Payment methods

American Express, Apple Cash, Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Paypal, Venmo, Visa, Wire, Zelle

Ages

Teen, Adults

Works with

Individuals, Couples, Family

Languages

English, 中文

Gender

Female

Education

Northwestern University

Years in practice

1

Education & qualifications