My life’s work is to help people gain balance, achieve emotional healing, improve self-esteem, resolve childhood issues, and attain personal goals. My therapy style is supportive and collaborative. I have training and experience in hypnosis and a modality for healing trauma known as EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing).
Dr. Karyl McBride’s WIEBGE (Will I Ever Be Good Enough?) therapist-training informs my work and I am certified in her 5-step recovery model. I became interested in the effects of narcissistic abuse as I have observed that so many of my clients do, indeed, seem to have a narcissistic parent, and that this leaves a person with deep uncertainty about his or her own inherent worth. I see that all of my clients need to develop unconditional love and caring for themselves and the child they once were, in order to be able to move forward in their lives.
I am multicultural, offering counseling in Spanish, French, and English. Other special areas of focus in my practice are: encouraging creativity, healing pet grief, and assisting with new mother concerns.
I am a BCBS PPO provider, and also can provide a receipt for clients who wish to pay out of pocket and seek out-of-network reimbursement from their own insurance companies. Many of my clients choose to use self-pay instead of insurance.
License and Credentials:
I have two master’s degrees. The first is in English, from Dominican University in River Forest in 1979. The second is in Counseling, from National-Louis University in 2006. I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and a National Certified Counselor. I am also a Certified Master Life Coach. This enables me to see you anywhere in the world, as long as what you are seeking is coaching, and not counseling. I explain the difference between coaching and counseling on my website: joylifecoaching.net
Contact me:
I see all my clients online. I am able to see Illinois and South Carolina residents only due to licensing regulations.
Phone: 1-630-935-7915
Email: joydavy723@gmail.com
Therapist Virtual Workshop: Level I Training
