Perspectives Counseling Services, LLC
Meet Your Perspectives Team
We're all different and that's what makes our team special. Each therapist brings their own perspective, personality, lived experiences, and approach, creating a team as unique as the people we serve. What unites us is compassion and a commitment to creating a space where you can fully exist as yourself. At Perspectives, your identity is affirmed, your differences are respected, and you don't have to hide who you are to feel understood and accepted.
Founder & Therapist
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Counselor in training
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Counselor in training
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At Perspectives Counseling Services, our mission is to create a compassionate, inclusive space where people of all ages can feel safe to show up as they are — not to be “fixed,” but to be supported, understood, and gently guided back to their own resilience. We believe that healing begins with connection — and that no one should have to carry their pain alone.
Our practice provides care across the lifespan, supporting children, teens, and adults through emotional overwhelm, trauma, neurodivergence, and other challenges such as identity exploration, OCD, chronic illness, PTSD, anxiety, depression, grief, and life transitions. We focus on helping clients of all ages build resilience, leverage their strengths, and feel truly understood at every stage of life.
Rooted in empathy, shaped by lived experience, and grounded in evidence-based care, we honor each client’s story with curiosity, respect, and care.
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Person-centered therapy, Strengths based therapy, Expressive arts approaches, and EMDR.
We accept self-pay and insurance (PPO plans only): BCBS, Aetna, UHC, Consociate, Cigna/Evernorth, Medicare, HealthLink, and Tricare.
What We Offer
We know that therapy looks different for everyone. Whether you’re looking for individual support, navigating relationships and family dynamics, seeking support for your child or teen, or hoping to connect with others through a group, our services are designed to meet you where you are. Explore the options below to find the support that feels right for you. Services available in person in Springfield,IL and virtually across Illinois.
Individual therapy offers a supportive, judgment-free space to explore what you’re experiencing, better understand yourself, and work through life’s challenges. Sessions are collaborative and tailored to you, your goals, and how you process the world.
Couple and Family Therapy
Relationships can be complicated. Couples and family therapy provides a space to improve communication, work through conflict, understand one another, and strengthen connection. We’ll work together to better understand relationship patterns and create meaningful change.
* Not available at this time*
Kids and teens deserve a space where they can be themselves, feel understood, and have their experiences taken seriously. Therapy is tailored to their age, personality, interests, and individual needs, using conversation, creativity, play, and other approaches to help them navigate emotions, relationships, transitions, and life’s challenges.
Group offerings will vary throughout the year based on current needs and areas of interest. Groups may focus on topics such as mental health, relationships, identity, neurodivergence, personal growth, and more. Each group provides a supportive space to connect, learn, and grow alongside others with shared experiences.
Our Values
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Safe and Affirming Care
We welcome clients of all ages, backgrounds, cultures, identities, and experiences including members of the LGBTQ+ community.
Every chapter of your life matters, every experience is seen—you deserve a therapist who honors your story and affirms your lived experience.
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Human Connection
You're not a diagnosis here — you're a person, with a story that matters. We offer a warm, judgment-free space where you can show up exactly as you are, without having to explain everything right away or have it all figured out.
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Personalized & Trauma Informed
Our work is grounded in effective, research-backed approaches — including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and EMDR — but always tailored to you. Every session is a collaborative process, designed to support your emotional insight, growth, and connection to self.