
EMPATHETIC GUIDANCE FOR LASTING CHANGE
Atlantic Counseling and Educational Services
Help with a variety of problems and issues.

Why Choose Us
Thank you for taking this important step to improve your life. Your well being and personal goals will be the focus of therapy. As a mental health therapist my goal is to help you uncover your true potential and lead a life that you desire. While we can't change difficult situations the you are currently dealing with, nor change the past, we can work together to better understand and resolve challenges in your life.
If you're looking for extra support and guidance through a challenging situation or you're just ready to move in a new direction in your life, I look forward to working with you to achieve your goals.
20+ YEARS OF CARE
About Me
I am a Board- Certified Mental Health Therapist and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor. Additionally, I am a certified School Psychologist in New Jersey and Michigan. I have over 20 years of Counseling experience -working with children, adults and families. In addition to working as a School Counselor and School Psychologist, I also worked as an Alcohol and Drug therapist at a leading Mental Health Hospital in New Jersey. At this point in time, I am providing services to adults via Telehealth only.
I know that it is not easy to recognize the need for help. Even more difficult than acknowledging the need for help, is to take the step of actually asking for help.
My personal and family experience is such, that I fully understand the obstacles faced in seeking help from a professional. Once viewed as a sign of weakness, seeking help, I have come to believe, is a sign of strength not weakness.
I do not strictly adhere to any one Therapeutic model. I do like Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Positive Psychology, Solution Focused Therapy, as well as several other models of therapy. There is not a “one size fits all,” therapy. Therefore, I am comfortable in integrating appropriate aspects of many therapeutic models.

Regardless of the model, I am a strong believer that one of the most important factors in therapy is an empathetic therapeutic alliance. To paraphrase a quote from education: “People don’t care what you know, until they know that you care.” The therapy “room” should be a place where you can express yourself with out fear of judgement. Each individual is entitled to be treated with a high positive regard.
One thing that I often tell those that are in therapy with me is to consider: UNCONDITIONAL SELF-ACCEPTANCE (USA) for themselves.
I look forward to working with you.
- Jim

CLIENT REVIEWS
Qualities clients appreciate most:
Feeling of support
Engagement
Insightfulness
Focus on Goals
Effort level
Treatment style
Professionalism
Humor
Homework assignments
Very happy so far
My therapist has really followed up promptly and with thorough knowledge of my posts. It is clear he cares and is taking the time to go over everything I say. His advice is helping with my anger issues. He has shown compassion and a real understanding of my problems. I feel I am getting good value out of this process. The future is beginning to look more hopeful. I would definitely recommend this online therapy site.
P
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME!
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ATLANTIC COUNSELING AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
sunday:
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
monday:
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
tuesday:
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
wednesday:
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
thursday:
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
friday:
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
saturday:
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Address:
3010 Highland Parkway suite 200, Downers Grove, IL 60515, USA
Phone Number:
(609) 273-1641