Ellen S Katz

Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT

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4 Endorsed

Northbrook, IL 60062

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I have been blessed with many incredible mentors throughout my journey as a human and as a therapist, and I now can share their collective wisdom along with my life experience, with you. Therapy offer a process of healing learn to be present together, allowing awareness to expand in a safe place. Here, truth can be expressed, allowing transformation. Typically we default to distraction, intoxication or denial when a we can't genuinely connect with ourselves. "Process addictions", loss, trauma and shame creep in and inhibit our sense of Self. Through therapy, our clarity, healing and ease with emotional intimacy can finally emerge.

My training includes cognitive/behavioral, hypnotherapy, voice dialogue, IFS, meditation and yoga therapies. I'm certified in Holographic Memory Resolution* and the Lifeline** Technique, both powerful tools for healing trauma and addiction. I also integrate multi-cultural traditional wisdom in the therapeutic process, including East-Indian & Native American.

We only know what we've been taught. Through therapy we can develop a sense of internal connection, integrity, awareness and wisdom. We can become skilled communicators with sensitivity, consciousness and confidence. This life-enhancing process involves integration of selves, mindful presence and ultimately, the recognition that we have choices.

Take the first step to help. Call or Email Ellen S Katz now - (847) 908-3702

My Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

Inner Balance

Northbrook, IL 60062

(847) 908-3702

Inner Balance

Northbrook, IL 60062

I offer sessions on line via an encrypted Zoom account or by phone, and once we've met virtually, we can meet in person.

I specialize in Relationship Issues, Trauma and PTSD and Eating, Codependency, & Addictions

$185 Per Session

I see individuals, couples and families

At least you can hear my voice and get a sense of me on a typical work night - no frills! Looking forward to our meeting.

Let's Connect (847) 908-3702

My Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

Inner Balance

Northbrook, IL 60062

(847) 908-3702

Inner Balance

Northbrook, IL 60062

I offer sessions on line via an encrypted Zoom account or by phone, and once we've met virtually, we can meet in person.

I specialize in Relationship Issues, Trauma and PTSD and Eating, Codependency, & Addictions

$185 Per Session

I see individuals, couples and families

At least you can hear my voice and get a sense of me on a typical work night - no frills! Looking forward to our meeting.

Finances

Fees

Individual Sessions $185
Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
Pay by ACH Bank transfer, Check, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Paypal, Venmo, Visa

We can try to bill major insurance companies as a service to you (if they are accessible through our software); otherwise we'll give you a super-bill to submit.

Email me or call with questions - (847) 908-3702

Ellen S Katz

Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT

We can try to bill major insurance companies as a service to you (if they are accessible through our software); otherwise we'll give you a super-bill to submit.

Email me or call with questions - (847) 908-3702

Ellen S Katz

Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT

Qualifications

Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / MFT 18392 Ellen S Katz

License state differs from primary location state.
In Practice for 41 Years
Certificate from CAMFT, IAMFT
Certificate from AAMT
Attended Columbia University, Graduated 1976

Integrative psychotherapist with training in East/West psychology, somatic therapies, energy medicine, IFS and addiction recovery

Email me or call with questions - (847) 908-3702

Ellen S Katz

Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT

Integrative psychotherapist with training in East/West psychology, somatic therapies, energy medicine, IFS and addiction recovery

Email me or call with questions - (847) 908-3702

Ellen S Katz

Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

Relationship Issues
Trauma and PTSD
Eating, Codependency, & Addictions

Expertise

Addiction
ADHD
Anxiety
Cancer
Child
Depression
Dissociative Disorders (DID)
Divorce
Domestic Abuse
Domestic Violence
Eating Disorders
Grief
Lesbian
LGBTQ+
Life Coaching
Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
Parenting
Spirituality
Substance Use
Thinking Disorders

Each session organically builds on previous sessions. We build a mutual sense of emotional safety, with depth, humor, insight and growth.

Email me or call with questions - (847) 908-3702

Ellen S Katz

Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT

Each session organically builds on previous sessions. We build a mutual sense of emotional safety, with depth, humor, insight and growth.

Email me or call with questions - (847) 908-3702

Ellen S Katz

Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT

4 Endorsements

Deborah Meints-Pierson

Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT

Ellen is a brilliant therapist whose deep caring and insight help clients to see into the heart of an issue and want to make necessary changes. Her humor and warmth create an atmosphere of compassion and invitation to expanded thinking, feeling and being. ...

Lauren Bondy

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Ellen Katz is a highly intuitive and insightful therapist with a tremendous gift for helping people heal and grow.

Marianne Newman

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW

Ellen is a warm, caring professional who synthesizes several psychological approaches into meaningful treatment and lasting benefits.

Sahaja Douglass

Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT

Ellen's capacity for understanding your struggles, paired with her compassion, strength and wisdom, feels as if she has known you for eons. She can hold your suffering and guide you toward greater self awareness, growth and healing.

Client Focus

Age

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Teen ,

Adults

Participants

Individuals ,

Couples ,

Family

Communities

Bisexual Allied ,

Gay Allied ,

Lesbian Allied

Age

Preteen ,

Teen ,

Adults

Participants

Individuals ,

Couples ,

Family

Communities

Bisexual Allied ,

Gay Allied ,

Lesbian Allied

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
Coaching
Culturally Sensitive
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
Emotionally Focused
Existential
Family / Marital
Gottman Method
Hypnotherapy
Integrative
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Jungian
Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
Multicultural
Narrative
Neuro-Linguistic (NLP)
Relational
Somatic
Strength-Based
Structural Family Therapy
Transpersonal
Trauma Focused

I help clients learn to witness themselves with compassion and clarity. In doing so they can more easily access their internal wisdom, life-enhancing attitudes and generative narratives.

Email me or call with questions - (847) 908-3702

Ellen S Katz

Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT

I help clients learn to witness themselves with compassion and clarity. In doing so they can more easily access their internal wisdom, life-enhancing attitudes and generative narratives.

Email me or call with questions - (847) 908-3702

Ellen S Katz

Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT

Groups

The Infinity Foundation www.infinity.org,

Hosted by

Ellen S Katz

This humanistic and spiritually oriented adult education facility holds virtual sessions as well as in-person. Feel free to check out their website and course catalogue. I offer courses here from time to time, and can also be found on the meetup "Inner Balance Meditation" via www.meetup.com. It is also based in the Chicago area, but sessions are virtual.

Location

The Inifinity Foundation

1280 Old Skokie Valley Road

Highland Park, IL 60035

Email Ellen S Katz about this group or call - (847) 908-3702

Location

Primary Location

Inner Balance

Northbrook, IL 60062

(847) 908-3702

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Additional Location

Inner Balance

Northbrook, IL 60062

(847) 908-3702

Nearby Areas

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Counties

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I offer sessions on line via an encrypted Zoom account or by phone, and once we've met virtually, we can meet in person.

Take the first step to help. Call now - (847) 908-3702

Ellen S Katz

Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT

I offer sessions on line via an encrypted Zoom account or by phone, and once we've met virtually, we can meet in person.

Take the first step to help. Call now - (847) 908-3702

Ellen S Katz

Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT