"It takes two to know one."
Gregory Bateson
Not Your Typical Therapists
Our expertise is working with people
and their primary relationships.
We work collaboratively with our clients, taking a systemic
and practical approach to relationships and mental health issues.
Some issues are best handled with traditional “talk” therapies, while other concerns may need more active interventions, such as recovery coaching or integrative healthcare.
Endorsed by a community of the area’s finest professionals,
we provide the necessary tools, resources and supports to restore healthy functioning to couples and families.
We are committed to helping our clients
enjoy full and healthy lives.
What's so different?
Training to become a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) is rigorous, including a minimum post-graduate apprenticeship of two years. LMFTs have unique training which allows us to look at the unique circumstances that a problems occur within, rather than assigning focus or blame to any one person or thing.
Our Senior Clinicians average over 20 years experience, participating in ongoing education to stay at the cutting edge of their specialties, including advanced training and certification in premarital counseling, marriage stabilization, proactive parenting techniques, collaborative divorce and addiction science.
All clinicians at Prairie Family Therapy are welcoming and culturally competent.
Specializations
SCHOOL RELATED CONCERNS
Learning disabilities, giftedness, and stress can all contribute to a student's inability to perform optimally. Often times, failing grades or excessive absences signal a problem, and by that time damage to the child's self-esteem and his relationship with his parents and teachers has usually occurred.
PFT works very closely with parents, educational consultants and local schools to make sure that students are appropriately supported and served. Additionally, we understand the complexities of families who deal with chronic medical conditions or have children with special needs, providing services in both home and school.
FAMILY AFTERCARE
When a family member suffers from a significant issue that requires treatment outside of the home, the whole family is impacted. Studies reveal that individual treatment success is directly linked to the involvement of that person's significant relationships in their treatment. Family sessions can focus on processing anger and fear, reorganizing family expectations and routine, as well as making adjustments prior to discharge that may be needed to ensure a successful outcome.
Our therapists have training and experience working with family systems who are effected by addiction, eating disorders and mental illness. Using encrypted technology, our offices are equipped to collaborate with families and treatment facilities before, during and after a family member is admitted to an inpatient or residential treatment programs.
DIVORCE SUPPORT
Divorce is a loss that ideally negotiates a resolution that works for everyone. Separating spouses must navigate through emotional detachment and physical separation from each other, while remaining attached in their parenting roles. Children often get caught in the wake, lacking the emotional maturity to be able to manage their own adjustment successfully.
Our staff members are highly skilled and experienced in helping couples and their children to negotiate the divorce process. From providing services as a Divorce Coach or Child Specialist in a collaborative divorce, to assisting couples in developing a co-parenting relationship in spite of pending litigation, we are expert at helping families to reach a healthier post-judgment relationship with one another.
COVID-19 SUPPORT
We've ALL been through SO much, and many of us will continue to recover from the impact of this global pandemic in the months to come.
Prairie Family Therapy has created a safe space for frontline workers, those diagnosed as "long haulers," as well as people who have lost friends or family members to COVID-19.
Whether you're struggling with the moving from hypervigilence to navigating public spaces or having your experiences invalidated by the media, we're ready to support you.
OFFICE INFO
COVID-19 INFO: In accordance with state & local guidelines, we are now available for in-person sessions to those who are fully vaccinated and will continue to provide telehealth services to those who have not yet received the vaccine. Additionally, office safety protocols have been put in place, including but not limited to state-of-the-art air filtration, contact screening and temperature checks prior to entry, and room sanitation between each session.
Our office is conveniently located in the historic Kroehler Furniture Factory,
known as 5th Avenue Station, directly adjacent to the Naperville Metra station.
Since 2014, we have provided telehealth services to Illinois residents and
are now approved as an "out-of-state telehealth provider" for the state of Florida as well.
We are an in-network provider for Blue Cross Blue Shield.
We accept all major credit cards and offer a case-by-case sliding scale to those who are uninsured.
Contact Us
To schedule an initial appointment or receive additional information, please email us!
