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Are you feeling depressed, anxious, or just feel that life is not all you had hoped? Are your relationships unfulfilling? Having difficulty letting go of past hurts? Using sex or the internet to avoid others or painful emotions? Does it seem impossible to "get through" to your adolescent son or daughter, or even your spouse? Maybe it is time for a change. I am a warm, compassionate, and patient professional with over fifteen years of experience as a therapist, professor, and supervisor who takes a holistic approach to helping clients understand and overcome their concerns.
From the beginning of therapy, I will work with you to develop a relationship that feels authentic and safe so that your concerns, emotional wounds, and disappointments as well as joys, pleasures, and surprises can be meaningfully explored. Within the context of this relationship, we will work together to develop a fresh understanding of your internal world and your relationships with others. Though this process of insight is generally very helpful, I also make use of action-oriented strategies to help you make changes and learn new skills in order to meet your goals
Dr. Hicks received his doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Cincinnati, and is board certified in Clinical Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology. He has provided assessment and psychotherapeutic services in correctional facilities, community mental health centers, college counseling centers, and in private practice. He is a member of the Core Faculty in Clinical Psychology at Walden University, where he has taught courses in Advanced Psychopathology, Personality Assessment, Psychotherapy Interventions and Ethics and Professional Standards as well as led professional development seminars for students in practicum and internship training. He was elected to the Council of the Illinois Psychological Association (IPA) in 2008, and has been serving as a member of the IPA Executive Committee since 2009. He is an active member of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies, and has been very involved in the development of the Society for the Exploration of Psychoanalytic Therapies and Theology.
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