At the North Suburban Center for Anxiety, we specialize in using cognitive behavior therapy to treat anxiety, OCD, and related disorders. We recognize that anxiety can be overwhelming, scary, and isolating. However, it is also treatable! As cognitive behavior therapists, we provide research-supported and results-oriented treatment. We believe that how individuals think and behave directly affect how they feel. Therefore, we use a compassionate, collaborative, and direct approach to empower clients with the necessary skills to modify their irrational thoughts, confront their maladaptive fears, and decrease their overall anxiety. By the end of treatment, our goal is that clients have learned the essential tools to master their anxiety or OCD and are living a more fulfilling life.

Relevant Experience:

Jennifer Welbel has extensive training and clinical experience in using cognitive behavior therapy and exposure therapies to treat individuals with a range of anxiety and obsessive-compulsive and related disorders. She received advanced training in exposure therapy at the Center for Anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive Disorders at Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital and completed a postgraduate clinical fellowship with the Cognitive Behavior Therapy program at The Family Institute at Northwestern University. Prior to starting the North Suburban Center for Anxiety, Ms. Welbel was a staff therapist in the Cognitive Behavior Therapy program at The Family Institute. Most recently, she created and supervised the OCD and Complex Anxiety Disorders treatment track at Compass Health Center.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)
Exposure Therapy

Adolescents/Teens
Adults

Anxiety
Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors
Depression
Emetophobia
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Health Anxiety
Intrusive Thoughts
Misophonia
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Panic Attacks/Panic Disorder
Phobias
Separation Anxiety
Social Anxiety Disorder
Stress
Trichotillomania

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