Therapy for Young Adults

Therapy for Young Adults

In your 20s and 30s you face dating, new relationships, bills, navigating professional life, grad school decisions, dating, and pressure to meet expectations. Feeling stuck, empty, anxious, or lonely is common. Binge-watching and scrolling only worsen things. Therapy helps address underlying issues and better equips you to handle adulting.

Benefits of Therapy for Young Adults

Explore identity in a safe, non-judgmental space

  • Learn who you are and what you want

  • Sort out values, goals, gender identity, and sexual orientation

  • Improve how you feel about your body

Build skills for uncertain futures

  • Get help with job searches, career choices, and handling rejection

  • Decide on further education or training

  • Cope with how world events affect your life and work

Handle financial pressures

  • Learn basic budgeting and student loan management

  • Gain skills for financial independence

Create healthier relationships

  • Navigate modern dating and deal with rejection

  • Improve communication and set boundaries with friends, family, and partners

  • Learn how to make friends as an adult

Relieve mental health symptoms

  • Reduce anxiety, depression, overthinking, and perfectionism

  • Improve sleep and energy

Adapt to life transitions

  • Get support for moving, graduating, starting a family, or other big changes

  • Build resilience for long-term well-being

Manage stress and boost motivation

  • Learn practical stress-management techniques

  • Balance school, work, and life

  • Decrease procrastination and increase motivationBenefits of therapy for young adults — improved emotional resilience, clearer coping strategies, stronger relationships, and healthier life transitions.

We can help

We offer virtually and in therapy in Northbrook, IL and Lincoln Square tailored to adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship difficulties. Our therapist provides personalized, thoughtful care that focuses on practical strategies and long-term improvement.

What to expect

  • A confidential, compassionate assessment to understand your needs and goals.

  • Evidence-based treatment approaches matched to your concerns (CBT, mindfulness-based techniques, emotionally focused strategies, and others).

  • Collaborative goal-setting and measurable progress checks.

  • Practical tools for managing symptoms and improving daily functioning.

  • Support for relationship and marriage issues, including communication skills, conflict resolution, and rebuilding trust.

Who benefits

  • Adults feeling overwhelmed by stress or anxiety.

  • Individuals experiencing persistent low mood or depression.

  • Individual in relationships who aree struggling with recurring conflicts or disconnection.

  • Anyone seeking a skilled clinician for thoughtful, individualized care.

If you’re ready to discuss therapy options or schedule an intake, contact our office to speak with our team and find a time that works for you.