Chicago Compass Counseling, LLC

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Chicago Compass Counseling, LLC Discover powerful change. Solution-focused online therapy in Chicago, IL. Our mission is to help our clients create the lives they want to live.

We are dedicated to helping people free themselves from the cycle of self-destructive behavior. We want our clients to feel purpose, meaning, and value in their daily experience. This means we reject any "one size fits all model" for behavior change. Our VIP-level service is tailored to each client at their current level of readiness to change. We believe that ALL people are capable of change. Whether our client is engaging problem behavior or is the loved one of someone who is struggling, we are here to provide evidence-based support, connection, and a path towards integrity for anyone who has suffered from the effects of problem behaviors. Sometimes our client is an individual, and at other times, our client is the family system. We practice harm reduction with clients who are ambivalent about changing. We believe that each one of our clients can achieve value-based living.

Wanting something to take the edge off at the end of the day is about as human as it gets.A little quiet. A little relie...
10/14/2026

Wanting something to take the edge off at the end of the day is about as human as it gets.

A little quiet. A little relief. Something that asks nothing of you for 20 minutes.

Lately, maybe that's the pantry at 10pm. One more hour of email because it's easier than sitting still. The phone that's somehow in your hand again. The second glass that used to be a sometimes thing.

Each of those is doing a job. They're getting you through the day.

It's also fair to want more options than the ones that cost you sleep, focus, or the next morning.

Our Chicago therapists look at these patterns with curiosity, because there's usually a real need underneath. Whether that's alcohol moderation counseling, support with emotional eating and your body and food relationship, or burnout recovery, the work is about understanding what the comfort is for and finding more ways to get it. No labels, and nobody telling you what to eat or drink.

Start with our contact form (link in bio) and we'll match you with the right therapist.

Every Sunday night, you mean it. That counts for something.So what happens by Wednesday?For most people, it's pretty ord...
10/13/2026

Every Sunday night, you mean it. That counts for something.

So what happens by Wednesday?

For most people, it's pretty ordinary stuff. A long day that needs an off switch. A coworker's going-away drinks. The bottle that's already open. That point in the evening where the glass gets poured before you've really decided anything.

The Sunday plan is worth keeping. It usually just needs to know more about Wednesday.

That's a lot of what alcohol moderation counseling looks like at our Chicago practice. Getting specific about when and why you drink, building skills for the moments where decisions actually happen, and working with whatever's underneath it, like stress, burnout, or loneliness.

It's harm reduction therapy, so you set the goal. Maybe that's drinking less, maybe it's more mindful drinking, maybe you're just sober curious and want to understand the pattern first. No labels, and no requirement to quit. We've specialized in this since 2013, in person in Chicago and by telehealth across Illinois.

If you're ready to get a clearer picture, start with our contact form (link in bio). Our Intake Coordinator will follow up to schedule a free discovery call.

10/09/2026

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"We're fine. We don't even really fight."And a lot of that's true. You know their coffee order. You split the chores wit...
10/07/2026

"We're fine. We don't even really fight."

And a lot of that's true. You know their coffee order. You split the chores without keeping score. You still laugh at the same shows.

Then they're scrolling on one end of the couch and you're on the other, and you start to tell them something about your day and decide it's not worth it.

It's a strange kind of lonely, because there's nothing specific to point to. No big betrayal. Just the feeling of being slightly out of reach from someone six inches away.

Couples therapy can help with this quieter kind of distance, before it hardens into something bigger. Our couples work is grounded in Emotionally Focused Therapy, with specialized support for BIPOC and in*******al couples. And if your partner isn't ready to come in yet, individual therapy is a place to start too.

Start with our contact form (link in bio) and we'll match you with the right therapist.

You've gotten really good at this. Picking the right tone. Knowing when to explain and when to let it go.The version of ...
10/05/2026

You've gotten really good at this. Picking the right tone. Knowing when to explain and when to let it go.

The version of your name that's easier for them. The pronoun correction you decide isn't worth it today. The "but where are you from, originally?" at a work happy hour. The holiday dinner where you already know which topic is coming, and you've rehearsed your answer in the car.

Each one is small enough to shrug off. Together they take up a lot of room.

It can happen in therapy too. Plenty of people have spent sessions teaching a therapist the basics of their own life, then left more tired than when they walked in.

Identity-affirming therapy should feel different from the first session. Our therapists practice with attention to power, context, and lived experience, so you can skip the explaining and get to what you actually came in for.

Start with our contact form (link in bio) and we'll match you with the right therapist.

You're the one people call. That's earned. You show up, you remember the details, you figure it out.Our therapists hear ...
10/02/2026

You're the one people call. That's earned. You show up, you remember the details, you figure it out.

Our therapists hear some version of this all the time.

Someone sits down for their first session, and within a few minutes they're explaining how their sister is holding up. How their team is handling the reorg. Whether their partner's mom is doing okay after surgery.

Then someone asks, "And how are you doing with all of that?"

Usually there's a pause.

For a lot of caretakers, leaders, and the kids who grew up as the family translator, therapy ends up being one of the only rooms where nobody needs anything from them. Burnout recovery often starts with just having that hour.

It's yours whenever you want it. Start with our contact form (link in bio) and we'll match you with the right therapist.

Of course you still reach for them. You had years of practice.Some part of you kept all the old routes open. The recipe ...
09/30/2026

Of course you still reach for them. You had years of practice.

Some part of you kept all the old routes open. The recipe you'd call to double check. The song you'd send with no message attached. The good news you'd save up for Sunday.

Most of it shows up in small places. The grocery store, when their brand is on sale. A group chat that's one person quieter. A form that asks for an emergency contact.

People tend to check in during the first few weeks. The reaching keeps happening long after that, usually on an ordinary afternoon when nobody's asking.

Grief counseling can give those moments somewhere to go. Our therapists work with loss at the pace it actually moves, in person in Chicago or by telehealth across Illinois.

When you're ready, start with our contact form (link in bio) and we'll match you with the right therapist.

You answered every email today. Made dinner. Laughed at the thing your friend sent.Then you stood in the kitchen for a w...
09/28/2026

You answered every email today. Made dinner. Laughed at the thing your friend sent.

Then you stood in the kitchen for a while, holding your phone, not scrolling anything.

Nothing happened. That's sort of the whole thing.

It's hard to text a friend about a feeling that doesn't have a name yet. Harder to book an appointment for it. It seems like something you should wait out, or earn first by getting worse.

Therapy can start right here, in the middle, with nothing dramatic to report. A lot of the high achievers we work with come in exactly this way. Functioning fine by every outside measure, a little lost inside it.

Ready to find your direction? Start with our contact form (link in bio) and we'll match you with the right therapist.

It starts with the dishes.Then somehow you’re talking about who always notices what needs to be done. Who has to ask. Wh...
09/27/2026

It starts with the dishes.

Then somehow you’re talking about who always notices what needs to be done. Who has to ask. Who gets to relax first. Whose time seems more protected.

Or it starts with a late text and ends somewhere around, “I never know if I can count on you.”

Small arguments have histories.

The way conflict was handled in your family. What responsibility looked like growing up. What you learned about asking for help, showing affection, being dependable, or keeping the peace. Culture, race, gender, and family expectations can shape those meanings too.

That’s part of what couples therapy can make room for: understanding what each of you is bringing into the moment, especially when you keep having different versions of the same fight.

Our Chicago relationship counseling includes work with BIPOC and in*******al couples, with attention to culture, identity, family history, and recurring relationship patterns. Our couples therapist uses Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy to help partners understand the cycles they get pulled into together.

If the same argument keeps finding new subjects, you can learn more about couples therapy in Chicago at the link in bio.

09/25/2026

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333 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL
60601

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Monday 8am - 8pm
Tuesday 8am - 8pm
Wednesday 8am - 8pm
Thursday 8am - 8pm
Friday 8am - 8pm
Saturday 8am - 8pm

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