Rise To Your Potential — At Every Age

At RISE Therapy Chicago, we believe true happiness and success starts with the mind – whether you’re a teenager navigating pressure at school, or an adult balancing career, relationships, and everything in between.

If you or your child is not yet living up to their potential—whether it’s dealing with anxiety, overwhelm, disconnection, or simply not feeling like yourself—we are here to help. Life can feel heavy when you’re constantly overwhelmed or living in strained relationships with family, friends, partners, teachers, etc. For children, these struggles often show up as intense feelings, behavioral challenges, or withdrawal. For adults and young adults, they may look like burnout, self-doubt, or the sense that something’s missing. Whatever you’re facing, we are here to help you understand what’s going on beneath the surface and guide you toward success, happiness, and lasting progress.

Growing up naturally brings change, but therapy can supercharge that growth. Even just a 10% boost each year in confidence, resilience, and emotional awareness adds up to over 300% extra growth between ages 10 and 25 — four times the personal growth of a child without that support. We’re here to help you or your child build unstoppable confidence, unwavering resilience, and deep, meaningful connections. Our specialty is unlocking people’s FULL potential.

For Children

Children don’t think, feel, or communicate like adults, and therapy for kids shouldn’t expect them to. We offer developmentally attuned therapy that honors the unique ways children express themselves, often through play, creativity, and emotional modelling. Our goal is not to make children act like “little adults.” Our goal is to help your child grow into an emotionally healthy, self-aware individual who can connect deeply with others and navigate life with confidence.

We help children:
✅ Enhance emotional development and regulation
✅ Build trust, connection, and empathy with others
✅ Optimize brain development and cognition
✅ Increase self-esteem and overall confidence
✅ Stay on a healthy developmental path—socially, emotionally, and mentally

We partner closely with parents, offering insight, support, and tools to help your child thrive.

For Teens & Young Adults

We support teens and college-age young adults who are:

• Struggling with anxiety, stress, or identity
• Feeling pressure to perform or succeed in academics, athletics, etc.
• Experiencing emotional ups and downs, isolation, or low confidence
• Navigating behavior issues at school or at home
• Dealing with relational issues, friendships, or challenging family dynamics

We help young people:
✅ Bounce back from setbacks & build resilience
✅ Handle stress without shutting down
✅ Develop a powerful self-esteem
✅ Build strong relationships
✅ Explore their true values and identity

We partner with parents when needed, always working toward one goal: raising confident, emotionally resilient young people who are ready for the road ahead.

For Adults

We help adults who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or ready for change:

• Navigating stress, burnout, or major life transitions
• Struggling with relationships, boundaries, or past experiences
• Managing anxiety, anger, or perfectionism
• Searching for clarity, balance, or a stronger sense of self

We help adults:
✅ Manage and relieve stress from work, friends, family, etc.
✅ Build healthy boundaries with confidence
✅ Improve communication and trust in relationships
✅ Develop true self-confidence and self-worth
✅ Thrive at work, at home, and within

Our approach is compassionate, practical, and rooted in the belief that emotional wellness enhances every part of life.

For Couples

Every relationship has its ups and downs. But it’s how you respond that defines your future.

Whether you’re caught in a cycle of arguments, feeling emotionally distant, or just not connecting the way you used to, couples therapy at RISE offers a space to slow down, tune in, and build—together.

We help couples:
✅ Communicate in ways that build connection, not defensiveness
✅ Repair trust and process past pain or betrayal
✅ Understand each other’s emotional needs more deeply
✅ Increase emotional and physical intimacy
✅ Create shared meaning and goals for the future
✅ Learn how to handle conflict as a team, not opponents

Men’s Groups

Many young men are navigating life, work, and relationships without much support. The RISE Men’s Group is a private social group for men ages 22–39 who want deeper connections, personal growth, and lifelong community. Each group consists of up to 8 members and a facilitator.

Hosted in an elegant setting in downtown Chicago, this is not a therapy group but a path to build your inner circle. This group’s sole purpose is to give men a private space to share their true thoughts, support each other, and develop lifelong friendships.