Carolyn Cole, LCPC, LMFT, NCC
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC)
Chicago, IL
Online only
Free initial consultation
About me
Helping you reconnect with yourself, understand recurring patterns, and create meaningful change.
Life can sometimes leave us feeling disconnected from ourselves. You may find yourself repeating the same relationship patterns, struggling with anxiety or self-doubt, feeling emotionally overwhelmed, or wondering why certain challenges continue to show up despite your best efforts
I believe therapy is about more than managing symptoms. It is an opportunity to reconnect with yourself, better understand the experiences that have shaped you, and create meaningful change in your life and relationships.
Have you ever understood why you feel the way you do, but still found yourself reacting in the same ways? Sometimes understanding your patterns is only the first step. Healing often happens when we work not just with your thoughts, but with your emotions, nervous system, and the different parts of yourself that carry old wounds. In addition to traditional talk therapy, I integrate approaches such as Internal Family Systems (IFS), somatic-based techniques, and EFT tapping when they're a good fit for your goals. These can help support deeper, lasting change.
If you're navigating anxiety, relationship challenges, life transitions, self-esteem concerns, trauma, or attachment-related patterns, therapy can help you better understand yourself and create meaningful change. My approach is also nervous-system-informed, which means we may explore how past experiences continue to shape your emotional reactions, relationships, and daily life.
For those drawn to deeper inner work, I also work with clients who are exploring life purpose, meaning making, spirituality, and connecting with the self. I additionally work with those who are interested in using metaphor, archetypes, and imagery as part of the therapeutic process.
My goal is to provide a warm, supportive space where you can gain greater self-understanding, strengthen your relationships, and reconnect with the parts of yourself that may have been overlooked along the way.
License
License(s)
Board certification
Education
Northeastern Illinois University
Fees and insurance
Cost per session
$150 - $190Sliding scale
YesAccepted payment methods
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Credit Card
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Accepted credit cards
- Visa
- Mastercard
- American Express
- Discover
Accepted insurance plans
- United Healthcare
- Aetna
- Anthem
- Out of Network
- Medicare
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Optum
- Blue Choice PPO
- Empire Blue Cross PPO
- United Health Care Student Resources
- United Medical Resources (UMR)
- Aetna Medicare
- Aetna Student Health
- Aetna HMO
- Surest
- Meritian Health
- Nippon Life Benefits
- First Health
- Oxford
- Surest
Specialties and clinical interests
- Anxiety
- Betrayal Trauma
- Depression
- Divorce & Separation
- Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs)
- Mental Health Professionals
- Pet Loss
- Pre-Marital & Marital Issues
- Relationships
- Self-Esteem
- Spirituality
- Sports Performance
- Stress/Stress Management
- Trauma & PTSD
- Women's Issues
Therapy types
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Complementary or Alternative Medicine
- Hypnotherapy
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Mindfulness
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Informed Therapy
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Years in practice
Service types
- Therapy / Counseling
Types of clients
- Adults (18+)
- Older Adults (65+)
- Individuals
- Couples
Languages
- English
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