Steve Spaccarelli, Licensed Psychologist

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Profession(s): Psychology, Psychotherapy, Social Work
License Status:  I'm a licensed professional.
License Type:  Psychologist
License Number:  071004918

My Approach to Helping

I believe that times of crisis can also be times of learning and personal development. I also believe that good psychotherapy helps put family and individual crises in the proper perspective, so that clients can begin to mobilize their own resources for healing and growth. This is true for adults and for children, regardless of their age.

My approach to psychotherapy is solution focused, but not simplistic. We are all practicing the "art of living," and it is challenging, especially in today's world of remote controls, instant gratifications, great demands on our time, and high expectations of self and others. I offer clients active support, as well as specific information (i.e. suggested reading), and have years of professional experience in helping clients cope with the most difficult challenges, including separation, loss, bereavement, and abuse.

I am a parent of two children myself, and understand very well the mighty challenges of parenting in both single and two parent families, and the extra challenges of parenting a difficult child.
 

Services I Provide

  • Individual Therapy & Counseling
  • Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling
  • Family Therapy
  • Coaching
  • Consultation
  • Clinical Supervision
  • Distance or Phone Therapy
 

Ages I Work With

  • Children
  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Elders
 

Languages I Speak

  • English
 

Groups I Work With

  • Children, marital therapy, adult/child anxiety issues
 

Therapy Approaches I Use

  • Client-Directed Outcome-Informed Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy /REBT
  • Depth-Oriented Brief Therapy
  • Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy
  • Emotion Focused Couples Therapy
  • Existential Psychotherapy
  • Family Systems Therapy
  • Humanistic Psychology
  • Hypnotherapy
  • Interpersonal Psychotherapy
  • Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
  • Play Therapy
  • Self Psychology
  • Integration of different therapy models
 
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Locations & Maps
Office 1: 
6551 W. North Ave. Oak Park
Oak Park, IL 60302 United States
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Concerns & Issues I Help With

  • Abuse / Survivors of Abuse
  • Addictions (Drug & Alcohol)
  • Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
  • Adoption / Reunion Issues
  • Aggression
  • Agoraphobia
  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment Issues
  • Batterer Intervention
  • Bereavement
  • Blended Family Issues
  • Caregiver Issues/Stress
  • Child and/or Adolescent Issues
  • Chronic Pain
  • Communication Problems
  • Control Issues
  • Depression
  • Developmental Disorders (Autism, Aspergers, etc.)
  • Dissociation
  • Divorce / Divorce Adjustment
  • Domestic Violence
  • Eating & Food Issues
  • Emotional Abuse
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • End-of-life Adjustment
  • Family Problems
  • Family of Origin Issues
  • Fertility Issues
  • Forgiveness
  • Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual, & Transgender Issues
  • Geriatric Issues
  • Grief & Loss
  • Habits
  • Hyperactivity
  • Identity Issues
  • Impulsivity
  • Inadequacy
  • Infidelity / Affair Recovery
  • Men's Issues
  • Midlife Transition
  • Mood Disturbance
  • Mood Swings
  • Multicultural Concerns
  • Oppositional & Defiant Behavior
  • Panic
  • Parenting
  • Phobias / Fears
  • Physical Abuse
  • Post Traumatic Stress
  • Relationships & Marriage
  • Self-Criticism
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harm (Cutting, etc.)
  • Self-Love
  • Sensitivity to Criticism
  • Sex / Sexuality Issues
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Social Phobia/Anxiety
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Suicidal (Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors)
  • Suspiciousness
  • Trauma
  • Trust Issues
  • Values Clarification
  • Violence
  • Workplace Issues
  • Worry