Pamela A. Zika,

Pamela A. Zika,

Specialties: Anxiety, Depression, Mood Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Learning Disabilities, Parenting Issues, Self Esteem, Body Image, Coping Skills, Teens/Adolescents, Seniors, Couples Counseling, Individual Therapy, Children, Family Conflict/Therapy, Relational Issues, Trauma, Emotional and Behavioral Issues, Life Skills, Developmental Disorders, Stress Management, Anger Management, Time Management, Life Coaching, Independent Living Skills, Group Facilitation, Grief and Loss, Peer Relationships, Relationship Concerns, Self Identity, Substance Abuse, Suicide Ideation, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Oppositional Defiance, Bipolar, Impulse Control, Self-management Training, Exercise Training Routine, Dual Diagnosis, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, LGBTQ Concerns, Infidelity, Marriage Counseling, Mindfulness, Spirituality, Creativity, Infertility, Life Transitions, Bereavement, Aging concerns, Caregiver Stress, Career Counseling, Sleep/Insomnia, Academic Underachievement, Crisis Intervention, Boundary Setting, Guilt, Meditation, Domestic Violence

Pamela Zika is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Governors State University. She received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Sociology from Illinois State University.

Pamela believes that a good therapeutic relationship is paramount in making positive life changes. Her empathetic, non-judgmental, and welcoming personality creates a safe and comfortable environment for all clients during counseling sessions. Pamela helps people clarify, envision, and obtain their life aspirations and goals. Her empathic and down to earth nature allows her to understand the many challenges clients endure. She has an innate ability to recognize the inner strengths of her clients and empowers them to utilize these strengths in pursuit of their dreams. Working collaboratively, side by side, Pamela will help you cope with the many obstacles life presents and implement steps and strategies to ensure you reach your goals.

Pamela utilizes Reality Therapy, Person Centered, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her approach with clients. Pamela has extensive experience counseling children, adolescents, adults, seniors, families, couples, and groups in both clinical and outpatient settings. In her clinical work, Pamela is well versed in both traditional therapeutic techniques as well as creative modalities such as play therapy, music, role play, and guided imagery.
 

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Organization Type: Private Practice

Staff: 60

Types of Therapy: Art Therapy
Attachment-based
Coaching
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Court Mandated Counseling
Court Ordered Evaluations
Dialectical (DBT)
Eclectic
Emotionally Focused
Existential
Expressive Arts
Family / Marital
Family Systems
Gestalt
Gottman Method
Humanistic
Hypnotherapy
Integrative
Interpersonal
Intervention
Jungian
Mindfulness-based (MBCT)
Motivational Interviewing
Narrative
Neuro-Linguistic
Neurofeedback
Play Therapy
Psychoanalytic
Psychodynamic
Psychological Testing and Evaluation
Relational
Sand Play
Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
Somatic
Surrogacy Counseling
Transpersonal
Trauma Focused

Disorders Treated: ADHD
Addiction
Alcohol Abuse
Anger Management
Autism
Bipolar Disorder
Career Counseling
Chronic Impulsivity
Chronic Relapse
Coping Skills
Divorce
Domestic Violence
Dual Diagnosis
Emotional Disturbance
Family Conflict
Grief
Infidelity
Internet Addiction
Life Coaching
Medication Management
Obesity
Oppositional Defiance
Peer Relationships
Self Esteem
Sex Therapy
Sexual Addiction
Spirituality
Suicidal Ideation
Testing and Evaluation
Video Game Addiction
Academic Underachievement
Adoption
Alzheimer's
Antisocial Personality
Behavioral Issues
Borderline Personality
Child or Adolescent
Chronic Pain
Codependency
Developmental Disorders
Domestic Abuse
Drug Abuse
Eating Disorders
Entitlement
Gambling
Infertility
Intellectual Disability
Learning Disabilities
Medical Detox
Narcissistic Personality
Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
Parenting
Relationship Issues
Self-Harming
Sexual Abuse
Sleep or Insomnia
Substance Abuse
Teen Violence
Traumatic Brain Injury
Weight Loss

Fees: All insurance accepted

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