Individual Therapy in Chicago, Illinois
Virtual Therapy + Life Transitions
When you don't feel like you anymore?
No clear crisis. Just a quiet sense that something is off.
Not everything has to fall apart for you to want support.Therapy can help whether you are:
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Living in the Gray
You are not in crisis, but you feel stuck in the in-between. You may be questioning your direction, doubting your decisions, or moving through life on autopilot. We help you slow down and make sense of what is shifting before it turns into something heavier.
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Grieving Something You Cannot Name
Grief does not only follow obvious loss. It can come with change, burnout, identity shifts, or endings that others do not recognize. We offer therapy for grief that does not fit neatly into categories, especially when you struggle to explain why you feel the way you do.
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Trying to Figure Out Who You Are Now
You may have outgrown old roles, patterns, or relationships without knowing what comes next. This is therapy for identity shifts and major life transitions, where we explore who you are becoming in the space between versions of yourself.
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Feeling Like Everything Is Too Much or Not Enough
You feel exhausted, overstimulated, or emotionally distant. Small things feel overwhelming, or nothing feels engaging at all. Whether this shows up as burnout, emotional shutdown, or something harder to name, therapy can help you reconnect with what you feel and need.
At Hearten Therapy, we specialize in individual therapy for life transitions, identity shifts, emotional burnout, and grief that does not always have a clear name.
You may not know exactly what is wrong, only that you do not feel like yourself. We help you understand the weight you are carrying and the changes that feel difficult to articulate.
Whether you are starting over, slowing down, or trying to reconnect with who you are now, therapy offers space to feel supported and understood.
We offer virtual therapy for adults across Illinois, with inclusive care that meets you in the space between holding it together and falling apart.
What We Help With
You do not need a diagnosis or a crisis to seek support. We work with clients who are:
Questioning their identity, direction, or sense of purpose
Grieving experiences or transitions they never fully processed
Burned out from caretaking, perfectionism, or chronic overextension
Feeling stuck in people-pleasing or invisible emotional labor
Experiencing disconnection in relationships or from themselves
Navigating major life transitions such as a move, career change, divorce, breakups, or loss
Planning a wedding or adjusting to married life
Preparing for or adapting to parenthood
Moving in with a partner or beginning a new chapter
Coping with a breakup or the end of a significant relationship
At Hearten Therapy, we offer individual therapy that meets you in the middle of life transitions, identity shifts, emotional burnout, and grief that does not always have a name. Even when everything looks fine on the outside, we are here for what is happening underneath.
How Therapy Helps
You do not have to fall apart to get help.
Our therapy is grounded, relational, and focused on what is actually happening:
Name what is going on, even when the words are hard to find
Understand the deeper roots of emotional exhaustion, identity shifts, and disconnection
Process transitions and grief without pressure to move on quickly
Rebuild self-trust and clarity in a way that lasts
Explore identity, relationships, and needs with a therapist who listens without fixing or labeling
Whether you are navigating a major life shift, questioning who you are, or simply not feeling like yourself, this is a space to pause and recalibrate.
Who We Work With
We work with adults across Illinois who are looking for:
Individual therapy for life transitions, grief, identity exploration, or emotional overwhelm
Support that goes deeper than surface-level advice
Inclusive, affirming care for LGBTQ+ and BIPOC clients
A space that holds emotional complexity without toxic positivity or quick fixes
A therapist who sees the full picture, including relational patterns, cultural context, and emotional history
You do not have to name the problem perfectly to begin. You only need to know that you are ready for something to shift.
Virtual individual therapy is available throughout Illinois.
Meet Our Therapists
You’re in the middle of something important. Therapy can help you move through it—with clarity, self-trust, and support.
We offer virtual therapy for adults across Illinois.
Let’s talk about what support could look like for you.
Frequently Asked Questions
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No. Many clients seek therapy for life transitions, burnout, identity shifts, or emotional overwhelm without an inital diagnosis. Therapy can support clarity and understanding at any stage.
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No. Individual therapy is often most effective before things reach a breaking point. You do not need to be in crisis to benefit from support.
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We support clients through career changes, relationship shifts, grief, parenthood transitions, identity exploration, burnout, and periods of uncertainty that feel difficult to name.
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Yes. We provide virtual individual therapy for adults throughout Illinois, depending on clinician availability and licensure.
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The consultation is a brief conversation to understand what you are navigating, answer questions, and explore whether working together feels like a good fit.