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Amanda Garcia Hess, MS, ALMFT

Cultural Identities

About Amanda Garcia Hess, MS, ALMFT

After 15+ years in operations and marketing, I understand the demands professionals face—long hours, high expectations, and the constant tension between ambition, intimacy, and family life. My work now centers on helping people create success that feels whole and connected, not compartmentalized.

About Me: I was raised in Texas in a Mexican American family, and my connection to culture has always been complex. Growing up, being called “Mexican” didn’t always feel like something to celebrate—it was often met with judgment or racial bias. Today, I proudly identify as Mexican, as a Latina. I’m white-presenting and speak very little Spanish (hablo muy poco español, pero necesito mucha más práctica!)—realities that shape how I move through both Latinx and white-dominant spaces. I hold this with humility and curiosity, and it informs how I support clients who also feel like they live between worlds.

Who Works With Me:

People who work with me are frequently successful, thoughtful, and driven—but often struggle to feel connected in their relationships or within their own bodies.

I work with individuals and couples navigating mismatched sexual desire, infidelity and affair recovery, sexual trauma, and life transitions such as parenthood, postpartum, or menopause. Many of my clients are exploring how culture, gender, and desire intersect in their intimate lives. I also provide culturally and LGBTQ+ affirming care, because identity and sexuality never exist in isolation.

What You Can Expect:

  • Practical strategies that fit your real life—not just therapy theory.
    Cultural humility that honors your full story and context.
    Somatic awareness—healing happens in the body, not just the mind.
    A touch of humor—if we can’t laugh together, how can we heal together?

I’ll challenge you lovingly, celebrate your wins authentically, and help you build the intimate life you really want.

 

Amanda Garcia Hess, MS, ALMFT

Specialties

  • Attachment Challenges
  • Birth Traumas
  • Communication Issues
  • Couples
  • Cultural Identity
  • Fertility Issues
  • Health and Medical Issues
  • Identity
  • Infidelity and Affair Recovery
  • LGBTQ+ Affirmative
  • Life Transitions
  • Marriage Counseling
  • Maternal Mental Health
  • Perinatal
  • Postpartum Depression & Anxiety
  • Pregnant Individuals
  • Relationship Issues
  • Sex & Intimacy
  • Sexual Abuse & Assault

Office Details

  • Free Consultation
  • Online Services

Licenses

License

Associate Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist

License Number

208.011474

State Issued

Illinois

Education

Northwestern University
  • Master of Science, Marriage & Family Therapy

States Licensed In

Illinois

Fees

Fees

$135-$155, I am considered an out-of-network provider and I can help you with reimbursement through superbills
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Practice Details

Therapist Languages

English Only

Services For

Couples, Individuals

Client Age

Adults

Migration Background

Location

3759 North Ravenswood Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60613, United States

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