Rolando Torres, LCPC

About

Counselor in Chicago, IL. Works with Sex Therapy, Health Psychology and LGBTQ+. Sees clients in person and online. Takes Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, United Healthcare and other plans. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Anxiety
• Bisexual
• Depression
• Family Conflict
• Grief
• Lesbian
• Life Transitions
• Racial Identity
• Relationship Issues
• 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.
• 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.
• Emotionally FocusedTreats emotions as a guide to change. Often used with couples, to understand patterns of conflict and rebuild a secure bond.
• ExistentialExplores life's big questions, such as meaning, freedom, choice, loneliness and death, and how they connect to a person's struggles.
• 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.
• IntegrativeCombines more than one therapy approach, fitted to the person's needs.
• Motivational InterviewingA collaborative style of conversation that helps people explore mixed feelings about a change and find their own reasons to make it.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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

Sex Therapy, Health Psychology, LGBTQ+, Anxiety, Bisexual, Body Image, Caregivers, Depression, Emotional Disturbance, Family Conflict, Gay, Grief, Infidelity, Latinx/e Sexuality, Lesbian, Life Transitions, Men's Issues, Polyamory & ENM, Racial Identity, Relationship Issues, Sex-Positive & Kink Friendly, Stress, Transgender, Trauma and PTSD

Insurance

Aetna, Anthem, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, BlueCross and BlueShield, UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH, Out of Network

Payment methods

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

Ages

Teen, Adults, Elders (65+)

Works with

Individuals, Couples, Family

Communities

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

Languages

English

Gender

Male

Education

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology

Years in practice

7

Other offices

25 East Washington Street, Chicago, 60602

Education & qualifications