Michelle Joos, LPC,
About Michelle Joos (She/Her)
Hi, I’m Michelle Joos, LPC. I’m passionate about helping people of all ages navigate life’s ups and downs with compassion, understanding, and evidence-based care. I work with children, adolescents, and adults throughout Illinois, offering support for a wide range of mental health challenges.
In my practice, I provide individual, group, couples, and family therapy. Whether you’re dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, or going through a major life transition, I’m here to help you feel supported and empowered every step of the way. I strive to create a warm, inclusive space where you feel safe, heard, and truly understood.
I have a special interest in working with individuals who are living with ASD, ADHD, PTSD or trauma, and those navigating alcohol and drug use issues.
Outside the therapy room, I love spending time outdoors—traveling, camping, and hiking with my partner and our two dogs. Nature helps me stay grounded, and I encourage my clients to discover self-care practices that align with their own values and interests.
Provider Introduction
Types of Care & Ages Served
- Family Therapy: All Ages
- Individual Therapy: All Ages
Areas of Focus
Family Therapy
Improve communication and resolve conflicts within family dynamics with a clinician's guidance.
- Childhood ADHD, attention or focus issues
- LGBTQ+
- Ability status
- ADHD
- Adoption & foster care
- Aging
- Anger issues
- Anxiety
- Attachment issues
- Autism spectrum & neurodivergence
- Autism with developmental delay
- Autism: requires some assistance
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body image
- Bullying or harassment
- Caregiving
- Childhood behavioral issues
- Conditions caused by stress
- Depression/feeling down
- Detachment/disconnection
- Dissociative disorders
- Domestic violence & abuse
- Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
- Early adulthood: Starting college or career
- Emotional abuse
- End-of-life challenges
- Ethnic identity & mental health
- Family conflict
- Focus, concentration & memory
- Gender identity & mental health
- Grief & loss
- Hair pulling & skin picking
- Hallucinations
- Hoarding
- Intellectual disability (caregiver-supported care)
- Intellectual disability (living independently)
- Intense mood changes
- Learning challenges
- Men's health/issues
- Mental health during perimenopause
- Mental health related to pregnancy & reproductive health
- Mental health support for chronic pain
- Mid-life transitions
- Military, veteran, and first responder mental health
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Other women's health concerns
- Panic attacks
- Parenting
- Phobias
- PMS & PMDD
- Psychosis/issues with reality
- Race, culture & mental health
- Religion, spirituality & mental health
- Retirement
- Schizophrenia/schizoaffective
- School avoidance
- School behavioral issues
- Self-esteem
- Self-injury or cutting
- Sexual trauma
- Sleep issues or insomnia
- Social skills & communication
- Stress from ongoing health issues
- Stress management
- Stress related to discrimination & social injustice
- Trauma & PTSD
- Unhealthy eating habits
- Unusual thoughts or beliefs
Individual Therapy
Get help addressing challenges and improve well-being with a clinician's guidance.
- ADHD
- Autism spectrum & neurodivergence
- Sexual trauma
- Trauma & PTSD
- Ability status
- Adoption & foster care
- Aging
- Alcohol use
- Anger issues
- Anxiety
- Attachment issues
- Autism with developmental delay
- Autism: requires some assistance
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body image
- Bullying or harassment
- Career & work issues
- Caregiving
- Childhood ADHD, attention or focus issues
- Childhood behavioral issues
- Conditions caused by stress
- Depression/feeling down
- Detachment/disconnection
- Dissociative disorders
- Domestic violence & abuse
- Drug/substance use
- Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
- Early adulthood: Starting college or career
- Emotional abuse
- End-of-life challenges
- Ethnic identity & mental health
- Family conflict
- Focus, concentration & memory
- Gender identity & mental health
- General relationship issues
- Grief & loss
- Hair pulling & skin picking
- Hoarding
- Intellectual disability (caregiver-supported care)
- Intellectual disability (living independently)
- Intense mood changes
- Learning challenges
- LGBTQ+
- Marital stress or divorce
- Men's health/issues
- Mental health during perimenopause
- Mental health related to pregnancy & reproductive health
- Mental health support for chronic pain
- Mid-life transitions
- Military, veteran, and first responder mental health
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Other addictive behaviors
- Other women's health concerns
- Panic attacks
- Parenting
- Phobias
- PMS & PMDD
- Premarital counseling
- Race, culture & mental health
- Religion, spirituality & mental health
- Retirement
- School avoidance
- School behavioral issues
- Self-esteem
- Self-injury or cutting
- Sex & intimacy issues
- Sleep issues or insomnia
- Social skills & communication
- Stress from ongoing health issues
- Stress management
- Stress related to discrimination & social injustice
- Unhealthy eating habits
Therapy Types
- ACT Therapy
- CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)
- Existential Psychotherapy
- Family Systems Therapy
- Humanistic Therapy
- Integrative & Holistic Therapy
- Mindfulness-Based Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing (MI)
- Narrative Therapy
- Parenting Support
- Play Therapy
- Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
- Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO DBT)
- Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT)
- Social Skills Training
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
- Strength-Based Therapy
Insurances Accepted
Languages
- English
Education
- Roosevelt University
Locations
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224-214-0738
630-328-0114
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Frequently Asked
Questions About
Michelle Joos
Please use our online form to schedule an appointment with Michelle Joos. You can also call 224-214-0738 to have someone assist you.
Michelle Joos generally accepts new patients but there could be a waitlist. Please call 224-214-0738 to find out Michelle Joos's schedule and availability.
LifeStance Health providers accept most commercial insurance plans that are offered in the states where we offer services, including telehealth. Please see the following list of insurances accepted by Michelle Joos:
If you don't see your insurance listed, please contact us at 224-214-0738 to see how we can help.
Michelle Joos is a Therapist and cannot prescribe medication. However, most LifeStance offices have a Psychiatrist or APN on staff who can prescribe medication if needed.
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Yes, Michelle Joos does offer online telehealth visits.
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