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Getting Started with Counseling in Mokena

Taking the first step toward counseling can feel overwhelming—but we're here to make it simple and welcoming. Whether you’re exploring options for yourself, your child, or your relationship, our team is ready to guide you.

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Counseling Services Focused on You

Caring support is available for individuals, couples, and teens through online or in-person counseling sessions.

Counseling In-Person, Online, or Both

Counseling In-Person, Online, or Both

Choose the format that works best for you—week to week. Whether you prefer the comfort of home or the connection of an in-person session, our hybrid model gives you full control. Switch between in-person and online appointments as your schedule or needs change—no extra steps, no hassle.

  • Seamless transitions between online and in-person sessions
  • Secure telehealth access from anywhere
  • In-person visits at our comfortable Mokena office
  • Flexible scheduling that adapts to your life
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Couples Counseling

Couples Counseling

For partners who want to strengthen their relationship, communicate better, and overcome challenges together.

  • Couples experiencing communication issues
  • Pre-marital or marriage support
  • Navigating conflict or life transitions
  • Strengthening emotional connection
  • Healing after breaches of trust
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Individual Counseling

Individual Counseling

For adults seeking support with anxiety, stress, or life changes—providing a safe space for personal growth.

  • Managing anxiety and stress
  • Coping with grief or loss
  • Support during major life changes
  • Personal growth and confidence
  • Learning healthy coping skills
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Teen & Young Adult Counseling

Teen & Young Adult Counseling

For teens navigating emotional ups and downs, peer challenges, or family changes with guidance and care.

  • Managing school or social stress
  • Emotional regulation skills
  • Family or peer relationship support
  • Self-esteem and identity development
  • Preparing for transitions to adulthood
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Meet Our Professional Counselors in Mokena

Whether you're working through anxiety, relationship challenges, or major life changes, our counselors are here to provide compassionate, personalized support—using evidence-based approaches like CBT, DBT, and trauma-informed care.

All of our counselors offer both in-person and online counseling options to fit your needs.

Troy Westercamp, LCPC

Troy Westercamp, LCPC

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor

Specialties

  • Couples counseling and marriage enrichment
  • Life transitions and adjustment support
  • Anxiety and stress management
  • Emotional regulation coaching
  • Faith-based counseling (optional at client’s request)

Troy specializes in couples and individual counseling, offering over 20 years of experience in both clinical and faith-based environments.

He is passionate about helping couples strengthen or restore their relationships, and supports individuals navigating life transitions, anxiety, depression, and emotional dysregulation.

Troy’s holistic approach integrates emotional, physical, relational, mental, and spiritual wellbeing—creating a safe, collaborative space to process challenges and discover meaningful solutions.

In couples counseling and marriage counseling, Troy works with partners who want to improve communication, rebuild trust, navigate conflict, and better understand one another. He also provides individual therapy for clients seeking support with stress, emotional overwhelm, personal growth, and the challenges that can arise during seasons of change.

His counseling style is grounded, supportive, and solution-focused, with attention to the whole person and the systems that shape daily life. Whether clients are seeking help for relationship issues, anxiety, depression, emotional regulation, or life transitions, Troy aims to provide a thoughtful, encouraging space where healing, insight, and lasting change can take place.

Credentials

  • M.A. in Mental Health Counseling
  • M.A. in Transformational Leadership
  • Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC)
Mark Davis, LSW

Mark Davis, LSW

Licensed Social Worker

Specialties

  • Adolescent and young adult counseling (ages 14–26)
  • Anxiety, depression, and school avoidance
  • Sports and performance anxiety
  • Body image and eating concerns
  • Aging, caregiving, and family support

Mark specializes in supporting adolescents, young adults, and families through life’s challenges. He works with clients ages 14–26 navigating anxiety, depression, sports and performance stress, body image concerns, and life transitions.

Mark also provides compassionate guidance for older adults and caregivers facing health changes, grief, or end-of-life transitions. His collaborative, flexible approach integrates cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills, relational therapy, and mindfulness practices—creating a safe space to build resilience and move forward with clarity and confidence.

In adolescent counseling and young adult therapy, Mark helps clients manage stress, strengthen coping skills, and work through the emotional demands that can come with school, sports, relationships, identity development, and major life changes. He also supports families who want to improve communication, better understand one another, and navigate difficult transitions with greater connection and stability.

Mark’s approach is thoughtful, practical, and responsive to each client’s needs. Whether he is providing counseling for teens, young adults, families, older adults, or caregivers, he focuses on helping clients build insight, develop effective tools, and move through anxiety, depression, grief, performance pressure, and life transitions with greater resilience, confidence, and emotional balance.

Credentials

  • M.S.W. – Master of Social Work
  • Licensed Social Worker (LSW)
  • Trained in CBT, DBT skills, and mindfulness-based interventions
Sydney Talavera, LCPC

Sydney Talavera, LCPC

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor

Specialties

  • Anxiety therapy for adults, children, and families
  • Trauma-informed counseling and support for generational trauma
  • Depression, burnout, and stress related to high-demand lifestyles
  • Life transitions, parenting challenges, and relationship stress
  • Bilingual, bicultural therapy with in-person and telehealth options

Sydney is a bilingual, bicultural Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with 10 years of experience supporting adults, children, and families.

She helps clients navigate anxiety, trauma, life transitions, and the demands of high-stress jobs in a supportive and culturally responsive space.

Her approach is trauma-informed, collaborative, and goal-oriented so our work together is guided by safety, trust, and an understanding of how past experiences may still be impacting you today. She works with individuals who are ready to better understand themselves, develop effective coping strategies, and create meaningful, lasting change.

Sydney's experience includes anxiety, depression, generational trauma, parenting challenges, relationship stress, and burnout. She’s supported individuals across different levels of care, including those managing high levels of stress and complex life circumstances.

As a bilingual and bicultural clinician, she understands how culture, family dynamics, and lived experiences shape mental health. She strives to create a space where you feel comfortable, understood, and supported as you build insight, strengthen resilience, and move toward the life you want.

Sydney offers in-person and telehealth sessions and accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO as well as private pay. She aims to provide thoughtful, individualized care and works collaboratively with clients who are motivated to invest in their growth. If you’re ready to take the next step, she welcomes you to reach out to see if she’s a good fit.

Credentials

  • M.S.W. – Master of Social Work
  • Licensed Social Worker (LSW)
  • Trained in CBT, DBT skills, and mindfulness-based interventions

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  • Monday–Friday 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
  • Saturday 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
  • Sunday Closed
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