Amy Chandler Therapy
Growth. Possibility. Resilience. Vitality.
Welcome. My name is Amy Chandler, she/her, and I am a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) providing psychotherapy to individuals and couples.
I believe that authentic connection, reflective insight, and empathic truth-telling allows us to transform painful, traumatic, and challenging, experiences into growth, possibility, and healing.
It is vital as humans to be present with ourselves and to hold the complexity of our lives: how we have been hurt and how we can be cared for; how we feel devasted and how we feel resilient; what we have lost and what is still possible; our most tender injuries and our most bad-ass capacities.
Relationships are complex in how they injure, oppress, support, and sustain us. I work to help individuals and couples understand the ways they have been shaped by historic, intergenerational, and present day systems and relationships; and to define pathways and cultivate relationships that are congruent with their goals, values, and sense of integrity.
FAQ
What is my contact information
You can reach me at amy@amychandlertherapy.com or (312) 620-1366.
Who do I offer therapy to?
I offer individual and couples therapy to adults (18+) of all genders, races, sexual orientations, religions, and abilities.
What are my specialties?
I specialize in treating interpersonal trauma, adult survivors of childhood abuse and neglect, complex PTSD, grief and loss of a loved one, complicated mourning, generalized anxiety and panic, depression, and relationship challenges with family, partners, colleagues and friends.
What are my therapeutic approaches?
I am trained in psychodynamic, attachment-based, trauma-informed, feminist-relational, anti-oppression, dialectical behavioral and humanistic approaches. I have advanced training in the treatment of trauma.
Am I in-person or virtual?
I provide in-person, virtual or hybrid sessions.
How long are sessions?
Session are usually 55 minutes.
What is my fee?
My fee for individual and couples therapy is $160 per session. My fee for clinical consultation to therapists is $145. I provide some sliding fees for therapy and consultation. I welcome you to ask me about those.
Do I take insurance?
I am in-network with BCBS PPO. Please call your health insurance for information about your mental health benefits, deductible, copay and/or co-insurance before starting therapy.
Do I offer professional trainings?
I am available to train in the areas of trauma treatment and/or vicarious trauma. I also provide consultation for pregnant therapists.
Therapy
Finding a therapist who feels like a good fit is an important part of the process. I take the first few sessions to make sure my knowledge, skill sets, and style align with your needs.
I recognize you want to feel safe, heard and helped. Using curiosity, compassion and accountability, we will identify your goals, deepen your understanding of self, explore what gets in the way, and help cultivate a life that, even when challenging, feels meaningful.
My 25+ years of experience and training have given me techniques, competencies and expertise to help you. Over time, we will work together to reinforce and strengthen how you understand yourself and cope with life’s challenges.
With a grounded and gentle strength, I enjoy guiding and collaborating with my clients in service of their growth, goals, and well-being.
Consultation
For many therapists this work is more than a career, it is a calling. We put more than our minds into this work, we offer our empathy, emotional and physiological attunement, and care.
I believe therapists need spaces to share their own curiosities, vulnerabilities, vicarious impacts and triumphs. Consultation is one of those vital spaces.
For a over a decade, I trained emerging therapists through the Natalie Haimowitz Postgraduate Fellowship Program at Womencare Counseling & Training Center. I honed my consultation skills and learned the privilege and value of supporting therapists in their clinical work and professional growth.
I offer clinical consultation to therapists throughout their careers who are looking for an attachment-based, trauma informed, relational and/or anti-oppression lens.
My Professional History
- I received my BA from Miami University Ohio in Psychology and Social Work, after which I volunteered through AmeriCorps NCCC program.
- I received my Masters in Social Work from Loyola University Chicago.
- I am an LCSW (Illinois Licensed Clinical Social Worker) #149.010632.
- For four years I worked at Community Counseling Center of Chicago (C4). Then, for 20 years I worked within a remarkable therapy practice, Womencare Counseling & Training Center, through which I also coordinated the Natalie Haimowitz Postgraduate Fellowship Program.
- I am a member of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW).
Contact Info & Directions
- Amy Chandler Therapy is located at 800 Custer Ave, Ste 3, Evanston, IL 60202.
- My office is located on the first floor.
- There is free 2-hour parking and metered parking on streets close by. *Read street signs for where to park.
- My office is in one block walking distance from the Union Pacific North Metra and the CTA Purple Line.
If you are in crisis:
- Call the suicide and crisis hotline at 988
- Text the crisis text line at 741741
- Call the Trans Lifeline at 877-565-8860
- Call Blackline at 800-604-5841
- Call the Sexual Assault Hotline at 800-656-4673
- Call the Domestic Violence Hotline at 877-863-6338
- Visit safe2helpil.com
- Call 911 or go to a nearby emergency room
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