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Merrisa Dawn Santos MA, LPC, Provisionally Licensed LCPC, NCC, CTMHP, CCTP

About Merrisa Dawn Santos MA, LPC, Provisionally Licensed LCPC, NCC, CTMHP, CCTP

I sincerely believe that each of us is born into this world deserving of happiness, safety, and love. For some of us, the road to emotional wellness can be impacted by forces and experiences beyond our control. At times, we can lose sight of the beauty life has to offer us due to potential trauma, family history, or hardships we’ve experienced. My goal is to help you uncover, rediscover, and reclaim the joy and purpose in your life through compassionate, welcoming, and conversational counseling services. Using a holistic approach focused on connecting the mind, body, and spirit, I help you connect with your higher purpose and experience life free from emotional pain. As a bi-lingual practitioner, I offer compassionate, collaborative services that help you live a happier, more rewarding life filled with joy and purpose. Emotional stress and setbacks are a normal part of our human existence; however, these challenges can have a tremendous impact on how we view ourselves and our lives. My goal is to help you explore, understand, and overcome your obstacles and start living a life filled with promise, hope, and possibility.

Merrisa Dawn Santos MA, LPC, NCC, CTMHP, CCTP

Techniques/Modalities

  • Ancestral Healing
  • Art Therapy
  • Client-Centered
  • Coaching
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
  • DBT Informed Therapy (DBT)
  • EMDR
  • Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
  • Existential
  • Expressive Arts Therapy
  • Family Systems Therapy
  • Feminist Therapy
  • Gestalt
  • Holistic Therapy
  • Humanistic
  • Indigenous Practices
  • Integral Psychotherapy
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Jungian
  • LGBTQ+ Affirmative
  • Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Music Therapy
  • Narrative Therapy
  • PACT
  • Person Centered Therapy
  • Polyvagal Theory
  • Positive Parenting Practices (Triple P)
  • Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy
  • Psychoanalytic
  • Psychodynamic
  • Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT)
  • Rogerian
  • Seeking Safety
  • Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
  • Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
  • Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM)
  • Trauma-Focused CBT

Specialties

  • Domestic Abuse
  • Life Coaching
  • Self-Esteem

Office Details

  • Online Services

Licenses

License

LPC

License Number

178.018515

State Issued

IL

License

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

License Number

178.018515

State Issued

IL

Education

Bradley University
  • MA in Clinical Mental Health in Neuropsychology

States Licensed In

Illinois

Fees

Fees

$135.00 per individual session

Insurance

Aetna
Allied Benefit Systems
Allied Insurance Group
Blue Cross/Blue Shield PPO
BlueCross/ BlueShield
CIGNA
Meritain
TRICARE
  • Aetna
  • Allied Benefit Systems
  • Allied Insurance Group
  • Blue Cross/Blue Shield PPO
  • BlueCross/ BlueShield
  • CIGNA
  • Meritain
  • TRICARE
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Practice Details

Therapist Languages

English Only, Hablo Español

Services For

Individuals

Client Age

Young Adults (18-25)
Adults
Elders (65+)

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