John A. Garver Jr.
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, AM, LCSW
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
4 Endorsed
Chicago, IL 60618
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I conceptualize therapy as a mutually created, deeply personal experience. No two therapies will ever be exactly alike given that we are all unique individuals shaped by the stories, desires, and expectations of ourselves and others. I start from a place of deep humility and honor, knowing that coming to therapy means turning to a professionalized stranger for help with what may be extremely difficult sufferings. In the beginning there may not be words for what is wrong, where it hurts, why things are the way they are. This is where we start. Together. Courageously.
Therapy offers space for us to explore your internal and external worlds and to bring dignity to your self and your experiences such that we may expand your sense of internal freedom and reduce feelings of constriction, which may have taken the form of unwanted "symptoms", thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
I graduated Yale University (BA, American Studies) and earned my social work master's degree at University of Chicago. Among other experiences, I finished a two-year program in psychoanalytic psychotherapy at the Chicago Center for Psychoanalysis where I am currently in training to become a certified psychoanalyst.
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Finances
Fees
- Pay by Cash, Check, Health Savings Account
Insurance
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- U-SHIP: Univ. of Chicago Student Health Ins. Plan
- Out of Network
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John A. Garver Jr.
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, AM, LCSW
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Illinois / 149.015206 John A. Garver Jr.
- Attended University of Chicago SSA, Graduated 2010
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Mood Disorders
- Anxiety
- Depression
Expertise
- Addiction
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Cancer
- Chronic Pain
- Coping Skills
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Men's Issues
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
- Personality Disorders
- Psychosis
- Queer/Gender-Queer/Trans* Identities
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Spirituality
- Substance Use
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
- Veterans
4 Endorsements
Client Focus
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Group
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Immuno-disorders ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Mother ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Black and African American ,
Hispanic and Latino
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Group
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Immuno-disorders ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Mother ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Black and African American ,
Hispanic and Latino
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Existential
- Insight-Oriented
- Interpersonal
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
Location
Nearby Areas
Cities
Counties
Neighborhoods
Take the first step to help. Call now - (773) 328-8347
John A. Garver Jr.
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, AM, LCSW