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  • Welcome

    Psychotherapy as Opportunity

    Few people glide through life with ease at all times.  

     

    Most of us go through periods when things aren't coming together as we had hoped or when disappointment or loss throws us off course. Sometimes, for reasons we don't even understand that well, we feel depressed, anxious and/or lost and adrift. Or we find it difficult to focus, make decisions, relax or enjoy things in life.

     

    Psychotherapy is an opportunity to use these periods to gain insight and to grow.

     

    With the help of a skillful therapist, you can move beyond just functioning in life, toward achieving lasting, reliable happiness and well-being.

  • My Approach

    I am passionate about discovering the root causes of well-being...

    and helping people re-connect with their sources of happiness.

     

    My work with clients focuses on overcoming limiting beliefs, fears and behavior patterns. Clients often gain relief from symptoms in the initial stages of therapy, and begin to experience a more consistent and stable sense of well-being as deeper healing takes place.

     

    I use an integrative approach that combines psychodynamic and mindfulness-based psychotherapy.

     

    Psychodynamic psychotherapy involves understanding and resolving past experiences, often childhood experiences, that limit our sense of self and what is possible for us.

     

    Mindfulness allows us to gain perspective on emotions and thoughts that overwhelm us, and helps us break out of problematic behavior patterns.

     

     

     

  • Areas of Focus

    Individual Adult Psychotherapy

    Specialties: Anxiety, Depression, Life Transitions, Work/Relationship Difficulties, Complicated Grief

    Couples Counseling

    Gottman Method and Mindfulness Approach to Relationship Turn-Around

    Adolescent Psychotherapy

    Mood Disorders, Anxiety/Stress, Academic Difficulties, Family Conflict

    Meditation & Mindfulness Training

    Individual and Group Instruction, Mindfulness for Psychotherapists. Available for Speaking Engagements.

  • My Background

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    Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

    University of Chicago, Northwestern University, Rush University Medical Center, Cathedral Counseling Center

     

    My formal education includes a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Chicago and an MBA in Organizational Behavior from Northwestern University.

     

    My training in psychodynamic psychotherapy includes working under the supervision of highly experienced clinicians at Rush University Medical Center, Northwestern University Student Counseling Center, and Cathedral Counseling Center in Chicago.

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    Mindfulness & Meditation

    Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, Potential Project, Mindful Schools, Leading Spiritual Teachers

     

    My mindfulness background includes training in Mindfulness-Based Stress Relief (MBSR) with Jon Kabat-Zinn, the founder of MBSR; certification in Corporate- Based Mindfulness Training (CBMT) from Potential Project, the leading global provider of CBMT; and coursework with Mindful Schools, a leading school-based mindfulness organization.

     

    My work is also informed by over 20 years of personal meditation practice and on-going study with psychologically-oriented spiritual teachers in the United States, Asia and Europe.

  • Payment & Fees

    I currently accept the following insurance plans:

    • Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
    • Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Choice Network
    • Medicare (Note: I do not accept Medicare Advantage Plans)

    If you have health insurance with another company, you may have the option to submit out-of-network claims. In this case I am happy to provide monthly statements of services rendered for you to submit to your insurance company for reimbursement.

     

    If you have any questions on fees, rates, and insurance, please contact me at 773-330-0378.

    I currently accept the following insurance plans:

    • Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
    • Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Choice Network
    • Medicare (Note:  I do not accept Medicare Advantage Plans)

    If you have health insurance with another company, you may have the option to submit out-of-network claims. In this case I am happy to provide monthly statements of services rendered for you to submit to your insurance company for reimbursement.

     

    If you have any questions on fees, rates, and insurance, please contact me at 773-330-0378.

  • Reduced Rates Available

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    Interested but wrong insurance?

    Monday afternoon appointments are available at special rates.

    If you are interested in therapy services with me and cannot use your healthcare insurance, I am currently offering Monday afternoon appointments at reduced rates. Please contact me at 773-330-0378 if you are interested -- Michelle

  • Location & Contact

    Michelle Taufmann, LCSW

    Logan Square Auditorium Building

    2539 N. Kedzie Blvd., Suite 5W

    Chicago, IL 60647

    michelletaufmann@gmail.com

    773-330-0378

     

    Please feel free to contact me by phone or email, or by filling out the form below.

    Questions are welcome.

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