Rev. Sergio Ayala
Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)
Illinois therapists accepting new clients
Patricia SchofieldLCSW · 30 years experienceAddictions · Stress, Anxiety · Coping with life changesWork with Patricia
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About Rev.
I am licensed in Iowa and Illinois with 9 years of professional clinical work experience. I have a Masters of Science in Mental Health Counseling, a Masters of Divinity with 4 Units of Clinical Pastoral Education, and over 15 years of Ministerial/Pastoral Practice. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, coping with addictions, trauma and abuse, coping with grief and loss, & dementia caregiver stress. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.
What Rev. helps with
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Relationship issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
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- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
How Rev. works
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
What clients say
- “Great”
- “Rev. Ayala is compassionate and has a gentle approach. There is no shame in any communications with him. You feel capable of telling him anything, which is extremely helpful. We end our sessions in prayer upon my request, and he communicates through the week.”
- “Rev. Ayala was an excellent choice for my wife and I. Being able to easily go back and forth between Spanish and English has been crucial in making sure that we both better understood each other. He has left things that we can work on at the end of each session and we have definitely gained a greater understanding of ourselves and our partners.<br /> Thank you!”
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- “This man is amazing. He helps in any way possible with such great expertise.”
- “Amazing therapist!”
- “It has been a great experience so far. He’s very intelligent and down to earth I feel completely comfortable telling him what’s really going on in my life.”
- “Great guy. Listens and uses personal experience to relate.”
- “He is a very good listener. He allows me to fully express my ideas. He approach is thorough, but not overwhelming”
- “Very kind, caring, knowledgeable. I feel seen and understood.”
- “Listens well, and helps me apply what we talked about in real life situations”
- “Very relaxed demeanor and has plenty to offer couples that are struggling.”
- “Listens and is direct. Calm and supportive. And easily reachable. Very helpful along my journey of healing.”
- “Easy to talk to.”
- “Good man brother in christ and wisdom that exceeds my own good combo”
- “Sergio has helped dealing with our problems. Not as much chaos has been happening. He has pulled the truth of the matter out to the light in a matter of a few sessions. Thanks, Sergio”
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