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Myrna Pledger, LCPC

Stress, Anxiety Relationships Family conflicts Trauma, Abuse Depression
Video Phone Live Chat Messaging

About me

I was trained as a Community Counselor and as such, I am prepared to work with the issues and concerns that occur with individuals and families in the community, and everyone lives in a community. As you can imagine, there are not many individual situations I have not encountered. In the beginning of my career, I worked with children behaving violently or inappropriately in school environments primarily. I realized that the child experiencing mental health difficulties is a member of a family experiencing mental health difficulties as a system. I believe that most maladaptive behavior is learned from the family environment or may be from inherited tendencies. I also believe that many problems you see in both children and adults are the results of having to be in close proximity to someone who is a narcissist or someone who is exhibiting enough narcissistic traits to be dangerous to those with whom they associate.

I am licensed in the state of Illinois as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and have over 10 years of experience working as a Counselor. I specialize in treating survivors of narcissistic abuse both mental, spiritual and physical. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting problems, career challenges, OCD, and ADHD. I also helped many people who have experienced physical trauma or emotional abuse. I am faith-based as I myself believe it is important to recognize The Creator when attempting to offer help to His people.

My therapy style is truth-based, educationally focused and kind. I believe in treating anyone in the manner that I would want to be treated if I was in their situation. I don't believe in labels, but I do believe in presenting examples of others who have overcome similar circumstances. I am primarily faith or Christian based. I am solutions focused and combine cognitive-behavioral and rational-emotive therapy. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs.

It takes courage to seek a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards change. If you are ready to take that step, I am here to support and empower you.

I look forward to working with you!

Professional experience

21yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Relationships Family conflicts Trauma, Abuse Depression

Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, Avoidant personality, Codependency, Commitment issues, Dependent personality, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Isolation / loneliness, Multicultural concerns, Personality disorders, Prejudice and discrimination, Self-love, Sexual assault and abuse, Social anxiety and phobia

Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems

Services offered

Video
Phone
Live Chat
Messaging

License information

IL LCPC 180.006251

Reviews

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I’m so lucky we were paired together. She has been amazing for over 2 years

Written on Nov 20, 2024 after therapy with Myrna for 2 years and 5 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, and anger management

Myrna has been invaluable to me. She's a great listener, remembers things beautifully and has so much wisdom and so many useful tools culled from a variety of sources, all of which have really enhanced my experience in therapy.

Written on Oct 09, 2024 after therapy with Myrna for 2 years and 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, and compassion fatigue

Myrna is the best

Written on Aug 14, 2024 after therapy with Myrna for 1 year and 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, anger management, and coping with life changes

Myrna truly listens to understand, not just respond. She is very honest which I appreciate. She holds me accountable and checks in regularly based off of what we have spoken about.

Written on Aug 07, 2024 after therapy with Myrna for 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes

I like talking with her. It’s like talking with a member of the church or maybe a grandma or wise auntie

Written on Jul 24, 2024 after therapy with Myrna for 1 year and 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, self esteem, and career difficulties

Matched me with the best therapist I could ask for

Written on Mar 17, 2024 after therapy with Myrna for 1 year and 10 months on issues concerning family conflicts