Larry Westenberg
MSW, LCSW, MSEd.
MSW, LCSW, MSEd.
630-663-8914
larry@waybeyondcounseling.com
Illinois Licensed Clinical Social Worker
#149-008012
I have been a therapist for more than 40 years. I work with adults navigating various changes in life, and specialize in teaching practical coping skills. I work with individual adults dealing with depression and trauma and their impacts on relationships, and add coaching and techniques from Neuro-Linguistic Programming for additional support in facilitating change. I have worked with the LGBQT community since before there was an acronym.
When you make a connection to another person in counseling, you offer them a safe space to "step out of themselves," and discuss their own behavior from a different perspective of detached observation. I help people to discover the strengths, skills and tools that they have and help them to make meaningful strategic changes in the way they think, feel and behave.
Issues Addressed
and Services Available:
Issues:
Trauma and PTSD - Anxiety - Depression - Lack of a sense of fulfillment or progress in life - Relationship issues - Anger Management - Grief - Sexual Abuse - Health Challenges - Chronic Pain - Life Transitions - Men's Issues - Obesity - Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD) - Mood Disorders - Open Relationships/Non-Monogamy - Sex-Positivity - Kink Compartmentalization - Bisexuality - LGBTQ+
Supporting Services:
Coaching - Coping Skills - Career Counseling - Learning how to enjoy life more - Spirituality - Mental Health and Wellness - Existential Therapy -
Self-Esteem
Services:
Biofeedback - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) - Culturally Sensitive Counseling - Ericksonian Hypnosis - Motivational Interviewing - Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) - Solution-Focused Brief Therapy - Strength-Based Counseling - The Radiance Technique®