Anxiety therapy in Arlington Heights, IL

Therapy for anxiety, eating disorders, and trauma.

Virtual therapy for adults across Illinois.

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Somatic and exposure response prevention therapy so that you get to be the one in charge, not your anxiety.

  • Difficulty relaxing or feeling safe

  • Physical symptoms such as racing heart, tension, fatigue, or sleep problems

  • Avoidance of situations, people, or activities that trigger discomfort

  • Difficulty concentrating or making decisions

  • Preoccupation with food, weight, calories, or body image

  • Feeling a loss of control around eating or compensatory behaviors

  • Intrusive memories, nightmares, or flashbacks

  • Difficulty regulating emotions

  • Feeling that the past continues to control the present

If you resonate with any of these, I can help.

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Melissa Martin, LCPC

Anxiety Therapist in Arlington Heights, IL

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Hi, I’m Melissa and I’m glad you’re here!

You likely have been battling the same thoughts and beliefs about yourself and the world for a very long time. You don’t want to feel stuck anymore. You want to create lasting change in your life, but are not sure where to start.

I help people who feel like anxiety, fear, food, or past trauma has taken over their lives, reclaim their freedom, confidence, and sense of self. I will meet you where you are while showing you a path forward.

You can learn to trust yourself, feel more at ease in your life, and move toward the things that matter most to you. Lasting change is possible, and you don’t have to figure it all out on your own.

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Therapy Services

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Anxiety Therapy

Learn coping skills so that you can live a life that is dictated by you, not your anxiety.

  • Ruminate less and worry less.

  • Challenge thoughts that are keeping you stuck.

  • Decrease intensity and frequency of anxiety symptoms.

  • Feel more peaceful on a daily basis.

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Eating Disorder Therapy

Re-define your relationship with food and body to one that includes health, peace, and freedom.

  • Challenge unhealthy beliefs about food.

  • Build neutrality, acceptance, or appreciation for your body.

  • Stop the all or nothing patterns with food and exercise.

  • Understand and cope with what contributes to binge eating and restricting.

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Understand how your past is impacting the present and learn how to fully process what is keeping you stuck.

  • Learn how trauma impacts your brain and body.

  • Gain skills to cope with trauma responses.

  • Feel empowered in your daily decisions and interactions.

  • Define what healing and safety look and feel like to you.

Trauma Therapy

Additional Therapy Services

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Set aside time to really hear and understand each other with an unbiased professional who can help you challenge the anxieties that keeps you from being present in the relationship.

  • Identify how anxiety is hindering vulnerability in the relationship.

  • Explore how past trauma influences how you express your emotions to your partner.

  • Learn strategies for communicating what is hard to say.

  • Implement skills to validate each others’ experiences in the relationship.

Couples Therapy

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Learn how to fully process life experiences by combining physical sensations, thoughts, emotions, and assessment of needs.

  • Finally feel like you are not stuck in your thoughts and emotions, but are able to fully process them.

  • Receive psychoeducation on how somatic experiencing works and how to implement it.

  • Become fluent in identifying physical sensations in the body at the same time as thoughts and emotions.

Somatic Therapy

Increase ability to manage and cope with uncomfortable situations through gradual exposure to discomfort and distress.

  • Increase tolerance for distress including but not limited to anxiety, anger, fear, sadness.

  • Learn coping skills to make distress more manageable.

  • Achieve freedom from situations that once held you hostage.

  • Become more confident in your ability to do hard things.

Exposure Response Prevention

What people are saying…

  • "Melissa is a dedicated, collaborative clinician who takes the utmost care when working with clients. Every aspect of her clinical work is driven by her innate compassion and empathy."

  • "Melissa brings so much knowledge into her sessions and she leads with kindness and empathy. She is able to build a strong therapeutic relationship with her clients and helps them navigate their goals in a non-judgmental way."

  • "My go-to therapist for eating disorders and self-esteem issues. Melissa is warm, compassionate and so herself when working with clients. Grateful to know her and to have worked with her."

  • "Melissa is passionate about helping others and provides non-judgmental and empathetic support. Regardless of why you are seeking services, she is a great listening ear and will help you feel seen, heard, and like you have a next step forward."

  • "Melissa is a phenomenal clinician that cares deeply about the relationships she builds with each client. She is dedicated to always learning to be the best she can. Her knowledge and expertise is an asset."

Frequently Asked Questions

  • I offer virtual individual and couples therapy sessions for people who are struggling with the impact that anxiety and related disorders are having on them.

  • Getting started is simple. Reach out through the contact form or feel free to email or call me:

    melissa@martin-psychotherapy.com

    224-249-5875.

    I look forward to hearing from you!

  • I accept Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO, Aetna PPO, and United Healthcare.

  • I truly strive to make authenticity a priority in our work together so that we can build an honest therapeutic relationship.

  • If you are out of network I can create a superbill for you to submit to your insurance for reimbursement. I also accept all major credit cards for self-pay options. My prices are $160 for initial intake sessions and $150 for all other sessions.

  • I work hard to find the balance between meeting you where you are and challenging you to reach the change you desire. I am authentic, collaborative, and committed to our work together.

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