Beckmen Behavioral Health PLLC — Mental health service in Chicago, IL
Phone+1630-313-4734
Websitebeckmenbehavioralhealth.com
Mary Kate Beckmen, LCSW, is the founder of Beckmen Behavioral Health PLLC, offering adoption-competent therapy. She specializes in working with teens, college students, and young adults, focusing on anxiety, trauma, attachment wounds, identity, and life transitions. Beckmen utilizes an approach that emphasizes honest conversations and aims to help clients move beyond survival mode into living more fully. Her background includes experience in child welfare, therapeutic schools, and post-adoption services. As an adoptee, she brings a unique understanding to issues of identity, belonging, family, and loss. Beckmen is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional and has advanced training in TF-CBT, Theraplay, and DBT.
Best for
- Teens
- College students
- Young adults
- Members of the adoption triad
| Key services | Individual therapy, Adoption-competent therapy, Trauma-focused therapy, Consultation |
| Tags | adoption, trauma, anxiety, attachment, identity, young adults, teens, college students, lcsw, cctp |
Location
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