Philip Kwong, Pre-LPC

Many of the behaviors we carry—especially the ones we are ashamed of, tired of carrying, or even afraid of—begin as strategies to help us survive early experiences; and those behaviors work, until they don't. I take a patient, non-judgmental and curious approach towards understanding these behaviors and so that when my clients are ready, they have the safety and capacity to begin.

Some clients come in carrying years of silence, finally waiting to put words to what happened. Other times, they can only remember the bodily sensations or fragments of memories. But the common thread with the clients I work with is that the way in which you view yourself, others and the world no longer serves you and you've been waiting for the permission to finally change something and truly feel.
 

Healing happens in the friction of confronting and challenging your reality. I will not push you further or faster than you are ready to go, but I will gently support you to take another step forward. I am a second-generation Chinese American EMDR therapist in Chicago. I help high-functioning adults change their behavioral responses to their trauma, so the past stops managing the present. Thanks for considering me as your therapist.

Office: 53 W Jackson Blvd suite 1615

Email: philip@pneumachicago.com

Website: https://pneumachicago.com/philip-kwong/

Areas of Practice:

• Addiction
• Anxiety
• Career Counseling
• Depression
• Grief
• Life Transitions
• Marital and Premarital
• Racial Identity
• Relationship Issues
• Spirituality
• Trauma

Language(s) Spoken

• English

Insurance Accepted

• Aetna
• Anthem
• Blue Cross
• Blue Shield
• BlueCross and BlueShield
• Carelon Behavioral Health
• Cigna and Evernorth
• Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Optum
• United Medical Resources (UMR)
• UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH