Lake Park Counseling (LPC) is a therapy practice, specializing in mental health support. Located in the Hyde Park neighborhood of the South Side of Chicago, LPC serves a diverse and electic area, including the University of Chicago academic community, as well as clientele in and beyond the Hyde Park neighborhood. Founder and therapist Emma Coate, LCSW has a multi-faceted professional history in both administrative and clinical social work and strives to provide both the highest quality services and best practice in therapy to those she and her practice serves. Having worked in the field of social services for over 20 years, Emma is dedicated to the values and tenets of social work, including service to community, social justice through offering services to communities that have historically been under-resourced by the mental health profession, the dignity and worth of all individuals, the importance of human reltionships, and adhering to integrity within the profession.
LPC believes in providing quality mental health services to our clients and is committed to creating an equitable, just, welcoming, and warm practice environment for our clinicians. By providing positive resources, mentorship, supervision, and coaching, while also emphasizing the importance of work/life balance, LPC ensures that all clinicians are able to provide quality supports and services to our clients.
LPC therapists have experience and expertise working on the following areas:
Depression
Anxiety
High-pressure job settings
Professional and academic stress
Mood dysregulation and disorders
Substance overuse and addiction
Body image issues
Eating disorders
Self-harming behaviors
Social anxiety
Boundary issues
Obsessive and compulsive thinking and behaviors
Grief and loss
Relationship / marriage concerns
Managing feelings and grief around chronic medical conditions
Anger management
LPC therapists have experience and expertise working with couples and families on the following areas:
Developing healthier and more functional conflict resolution strategies
Enhancing communication
Infidelity
Infertility
Adoption
LPC holds the core belief that anyone has the power to create change -- that we can all draw from our past challenges to build new patterns and methods of managing life's difficulties.