Your Psychologist in Chicago for High-Quality Therapy

It Can be Hard to Find the Best Psychologist in Chicago North Shore or Online for Your Therapy Needs

You’ve been trying. You’ve read books, sought advice, taken deep breaths, maybe you’ve even tried therapy before. You’re struggling, and it’s getting worse. If the solution was simple, you would have already found it. You need more, but you’re not sure what, and you don’t know who can really help you get your life to where you want it to go. Trust, safety, and hope aren’t sentiments that you take lightly, and it is hard to step forward into the unknown. You feel stuck, but you can’t stay stuck here.

Therapy to Feel Less Overwhelmed and More Comfortable With Your Life

You need better tools; to be more effective in your life and to know what to do when you’re feeling overwhelmed so that you don’t get swept away. Maybe it’s even possible to not feel such intense feelings, or to be pulled into them so often. You could manage better if you weren’t so exhausted; if you could come up for air. Imagine feeling connected, calm, and in control; being truly comfortable in your own skin, in your home, in your relationships, in your work, and in your life. You know that you want to get there, and that you deserve to be there, but you need help finding the way.

The Right Therapist Can Help Reduce Stress, Anxiety, & Burnout

I’m Corrie Goldberg, Ph.D. I am a licensed clinical psychologist (License #071.009961), a certified EMDR therapist, and the founder of Shore Therapy. I know what it is like to recognize that you are flailing; that the energy that you are putting forth isn’t propelling you forward, and that you’re slipping below the waterline. It is in those moments that you need someone on the shore to see your struggle; to help you find a safe place to catch your breath; to be with you providing the support that you need until you are ready to swim on your own again.

Are You Ready to Stop Treading Water and Start Moving Forward With Therapy?

I work with motivated and responsible adults and young adults who are struggling with stress, dissatisfaction, and lack of connection. My clients are looking for an understanding, experienced, and skillful therapist who can help them learn how to more successfully navigate the areas of life that they have been avoiding, resenting, or where they have been feeling ineffective or out of control. They are deep thinkers with big questions about how to feel more engaged, confident, effective, and fulfilled; and we explore these ideas together. Although we don’t shy away from the tough stuff; connection, humor, empathy, and compassion all help to ease the process. We start from whatever point they are at and identify the goals that we aim to accomplish through therapy together. We pull together evidence-based therapeutic techniques that fit their individual preferences and needs. I welcome people of all genders; sexualities; races; sizes; neurotypes; religions; cultures; and relationship structures; and work with people from many marginalized groups.

Get Therapy and EMDR Support to Lessen Trauma, PTSD, Anxiety, and Burnout; Build Skills; and Calm Your Mind and Body

Through our therapy work together, you can learn how to identify the things that wear you down or push your buttons before you go over the edge. We can explore how large and small traumatic experiences from your past influence your reactions today, and strive to lessen their detrimental impact. I can help you build skills to quiet your mind and calm your body so that you feel safe and empowered to make thoughtful choices that are aligned with what you value; and commit to action toward change.

EMDR Therapy, Talk Therapy, and More to Fit Your Needs

By combining traditional talk therapy with other tools and techniques that consider and work with the interconnection of thoughts, emotions, and the body, such as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Ego State Parts Work, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), many people feel significant and lasting impacts from therapy that ripple out into many areas of their lives.

Exceptional Therapy Training and Experience to Help You Reach Your Therapeutic Goals

I graduated summa cum laude from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign where I earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology. Among various honors received, I was an invited member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society, and was inscribed on the Bronze Tablet, the university’s highest honors distinction.

Desiring the highest level of education and training available in the field, I went on for graduate school in psychology at Northern Illinois University where I completed a Master of Arts degree in Clinical Psychology and two APA-accredited Ph.D. programs; one in Clinical Psychology and one in School Psychology. I am one of only two people in the psychology graduate school’s over 50-year history to complete both of these doctoral programs.

Throughout over 25 years since beginning my training and employment in the field of clinical psychology, I have learned and worked in numerous environments including traditional and therapeutic schools spanning all ages from early intervention and preschool through college; hospital, university, residential, in-home, and community mental health settings; group and solo private practice settings; and with individuals from all across the lifespan, representing many unique clinical needs.

I have had the opportunity to engage in research and therapy with children, adolescents, and adults of many races, cultures, religions, genders, body sizes, sexualities, neurotypes, and levels of need for support. I have therapy experience working with people facing challenges in many areas including, but not limited to, trauma and PTSD; anxiety; depression and other mood disorders; grief and loss; life transitions; LGBT and identity issues; related to neurodiversity such as autism, ADHD, giftedness, learning disabilities, and twice-exceptional; fertility challenges, pregnancy loss, and birth trauma; parenting; relationship issues; burnout; and self-esteem.

In addition to extensive training and experience with Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and various other therapeutic treatment modalities, I am trained and certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR therapy) through the EMDR International Association (EMDRIA), and continue to engage in advanced EMDR education to support the daily use of EMDR in my therapy work. Specialized training in Ego State therapy has allowed me to incorporate IFS-informed, Parts Work treatment into my depth work with people to lend insight, understanding, and self-compassion, and contribute to profound and lasting changes.

Licensed as a PSYPACT Therapist to Provide Virtual Therapy Online in Most States

I am credentialed by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards with the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology through PSYPACT (Credential ID 5015). Accordingly, beyond serving the communities along the North Shore of Chicago from Shore Therapy’s Evanston office or online, I am licensed to provide online therapy to individuals located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

Committed to Ongoing Education, Exploration, and Contribution

As an enthusiastic lifelong learner and teacher, I have proudly served as adjunct faculty for The Family Institute at Northwestern University; supporting the graduate education of therapists-in-training. I also present for schools, professional and community organizations, groups, and conferences; and contribute to media outlets across the country. Creating on-demand, online parent courses for Shore Therapy is the next natural extension of my passion for teaching others.

Local to Chicago, or Counseling Almost Anywhere You Need with PSYPACT Online Therapy & Virtual EMDR

Whether you are along the North Shore of Chicago, elsewhere in Illinois, or in many other states across the country, we can work together in the Shore Therapy Evanston office or through telehealth therapy online. If you are ready to make the changes that you want to see in your life, contact me for a free 15-minute phone consultation for therapy.

My specialty areas include therapy for parent burnout and caregiver burnout; affirming therapy for LGBTQIA+, neurodivergent, and other marginalized individuals; stress and anxiety; trauma and PTSD therapy; Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR therapy); and providing quality online therapy for people throughout Illinois and in over forty states across the United States.