Rev. Sergio Ayala

About me

I am licensed in Illinois with 9 years of professional 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, and dementia caregiver stress. I work with couples to repair trust, improve communication, and strengthen their emotional intimacy with each other. 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.

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Specialties

• Stress, Anxiety
• Addictions
• Trauma, Abuse
• Grief
• Depression

Also experienced in:
Relationship issues , Family conflicts , Intimacy-related issues , Anger management , Career difficulties , Coping with life changes , Compassion fatigue , 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 , Veteran and Armed Forces Issues , Mood disorders , Multicultural concerns , Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD , Panic disorder and panic attacks , Phobias , Postpartum depression , Post-traumatic stress , 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 , Women's issues , Workplace issues , Young adult issues Read more...

Clinical approaches:
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

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Services offered

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  Messaging
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  Phone
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  Video

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Languages

English

Spanish

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Licensing

IL LCPC 180016866

IA LMHC 094835

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