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Introducing Licensed Professional Counselor Mary Jo Thorson in Vernon Hills, IL


Education: Concordia University Chicago
Phone: (847) 868-3435
Office Location:
Portrait Health Centers
175 E Hawthorn Parkway
Suite 235
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
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Specialties: Adults, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Bullying, Cancer, Child/Adolescent, Codependency, Coping Skills, Grief,  Career Counseling, Depression,  Divorce, Eating Disorders, Domestic Abuse, Family Conflict, Hoarding, Infertility, Infidelity, LGBTQ Concerns, Life Transitions, Marital and Premarital, Men’s Issues, Mindfulness, Mood Disorders, Obesity,  Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Parenting Issues, Peer Relationships, Relationship Issues, School Issues, Self-Harming, Sleep/Insomnia, Spirituality, Stress Management, Self-Esteem, Seniors, Suicidal Ideation, Substance Abuse, Weight Loss, Women’s Issues.


I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), National Certified Counselor (NCC) with a Master of Arts (MA) in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Concordia University Chicago.  In addition to my education, I have led divorce recovery groups, helping many people work through their pain.  Some of the other groups I have led include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Grief, Social Skills and Single Mothers. I have worked in the corporate world for over a decade.  I truly enjoy working with individuals as well as couples and families.  
 
My personal philosophy of counseling is to consider therapy a partnership between you and me.  I will empower, encourage and support you in a safe and non-judgmental environment. I use an eclectic approach to therapy, which includes Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Talk Therapy, and Holistic Therapy.  My main goal is to improve the quality of your life and your relationships with others.
 
In my free time I love to hang out with my family and friends, work out and walk my two dogs.  I love to relax by reading, kayaking and meditating.
Specialties
  • Divorce
  • Life Transitions
  • Women's Issues

Issues:
  • ADHD
  • Addiction
  • Adoption
  • Alcohol Use
  • Alzheimer's
  • Anger Management
  • Antisocial Personality
  • Anxiety
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Borderline Personality
  • Career Counseling
  • Child or Adolescent
  • Chronic Illness
  • Chronic Impulsivity
  • Chronic Pain
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Domestic Violence
  • Drug Abuse
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Eating Disorders
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Family Conflict
  • Gambling
  • Grief
  • Hoarding
  • Infertility
  • Infidelity
  • Internet Addiction
  • Life Coaching
  • Marital and Premarital
  • Medical Detox
  • Medication Management
  • Obesity
  • Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
  • Parenting
  • Peer Relationships
  • Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
  • Relationship Issues
  • School Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Self-Harming
  • Sleep or Insomnia
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Substance Use
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Teen Violence
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Video Game Addiction
  • Weight Loss
Client Focus

Age:
  • Toddlers / Preschoolers (0 to 6)
  • Children (6 to 10)
  • Preteens / Tweens (11 to 13)
  • Adolescents / Teenagers (14 to 19)
  • Adults
  • Elders (65+)

Treatment Approach

Treatment Orientation:
  • Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
  • Attachment-based
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Dialectical (DBT)
  • Emotionally Focused
  • Existential
  • Family / Marital
  • Family Systems
  • Forensic Psychology
  • Gottman Method
  • Humanistic
  • Interpersonal
  • Intervention
  • Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Psychoanalytic
  • Psychodynamic
  • Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)

Mental Health:
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Elderly Persons Disorders
  • Impulse Control Disorders
  • Mood Disorders
  • Personality Disorders
  • Psychosis

Accepted Insurance Plans:
  • Aetna
  • Anthem
  • Beacon
  • Behavioral Health Systems
  • Blue Cross
  • Blue Shield
  • BlueCross and BlueShield
  • Cigna
  • Coventry
  • Empire BlueCross BlueShield
  • Humana
  • MHN
  • MHNet Behavioral Health
  • Magellan
  • Medicare
  • MultiPlan
  • Optum
  • TRICARE
  • UMR
  • UniCare
  • UnitedHealthcare
  • Out of Network
Questions or to Schedule an Appointment Call (847) 737-8787 


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