Ryan C Acevez, MA,LCPC

Ryan C Acevez is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology from Roosevelt University. He has 15 years of experience providing supportive mental health therapy to patients in numerous clinical settings within the City of Chicago. Ryan has worked with various client populations including persons with severe mental illness, trauma survivors, and individuals suffering from adjustment issues. His areas of specialty include Cognitive Behavioral and Brief Solution Focused therapies aimed at guiding clients through the problem identification and solving process while encouraging self-efficacy and independence in attending to future issues. Ryan believes that the counseling process should ideally result in the patient developing the skills and confidence to attend to their own mental health needs. However, it is understood that every individual is unique and will require a personally tailored level of treatment that is open ended. Until a patient is ready attend to their own needs Ryan can provide a safe non-judgmental space that will support patients in making positive personal change to improve their lives.

Ryan approaches working with patients through the process of identifying mental health problems and goals, assist in the development a realistic plan to attain and accomplish goals, and support patients in problem solving and overcoming obstacles that may prevent them from reaching goals. Patients will be encouraged to apply skills learned in therapeutic process to all areas of their life to promote self-efficacy and independence in attending to future mental health concerns that may arise.

Education: Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology from Roosevelt University

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Specialties: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy/Solution Focused Therapy/Trauma informed

Languages Spoken: English