Pronouns: he/him
I am the owner and founder of Freestone Psychotherapy. I am a psychotherapist and Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Chicago with specialty training and experience in working with LGBTQ individuals, anxiety and depression, people navigating polyamorous and non-monogamous relationships, and those who would like a deeper understanding of themselves and their relationships.
My work is predominantly informed by relational theory – believing that most of the time things go wrong in life due to problems in our relationships with others. In short, when we feel connected to the people who are important to us, other things in life tend to run more smoothly. A supportive therapeutic relationship can be a place to explore how your patterns of relating to others are contributing to the problems you are experiencing.
Graduate Degree:
- University of Chicago, AM
Professional Affiliations:
- Lecturer, University of Chicago Crown School of Social Work
- American Association for Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work
- Chicago Center for Psychoanalysis
- Illinois Society for Clinical Social Work
- Clinical Social Work Association
Email Kevin directly:
kevin@freestonepsychotherapy.com
Posts
Audio Therapy: “The Only Thing”
Music often touches us deeply – helping us access emotions and longings that lie just below the surface. Certain songs or albums can scratch an emotional itch in …
What Works in Psychotherapy
A new article on Psychology Today by Jonathan Shedler, Professor of Psychiatry at University of Colorado, takes a critical view of new guidelines by the American Psychological Association …
Happy Birthday, Dr. Freud
Google celebrated Sigmund Freud’s 160th birthday today with a doodle picturing his face above the surface of the ocean with a dark iceberg below. Freud sometimes used the analogy …
Becoming Ourselves
I found this quote on a piece of paper while cleaning up my desk this week. I’m sure I wrote it down at a professional development event or …
Will Medication Help?
A common question that patients therapy ask is “do you think I should consider medication?”. My answer is usually an unsatisfying “it’s hard to know”. In this meta-analysis …
Accepting Unwanted Emotions
Fear, anger, jealousy, loneliness – these aren’t emotions people generally want to feel. But under most circumstances, paying attention to and feeling the full expression of an emotion …
Holding the Frame
Your therapist may have never directly spoken with you about the therapeutic frame, but it is a concept that is always present in the background and often the …
Face-to-face contact in the Age of Connection
To love and to be loved. That’s what we all want, right? We are social animals meant to be connected to others. Our social connections shape who we …