Joyce Marter has been in private practice as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) since 1998 and specializes in treating mood disorders, anxiety, self-esteem concerns, relationship issues, infertility and addiction.  She has extensive experience providing psychotherapy for individuals, couples and groups coping with mental health issues, relationship challenges and chemical dependency.  Joyce is trained in EMDR, a therapeutic approach that has much empirical support in the effectiveness of the treatment of trauma. Her expertise extends to the workplace where Joyce provides organizational development services, executive coaching, wellness seminars and training services. Joyce graduated from The Ohio State University with Honors and earned a Masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Northwestern University. She interned at The Family Institute, a renowned training facility for marital and family therapy.  Joyce was selected by Northwestern University as a supervisor for Master's level therapists-in-training.  She was awarded Distinguished Alumni of the Year by the Masters in Counseling Psychology Program at Northwestern University in 2008. Joyce has extensive public speaking experience and has been quoted in numerous publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Crain's Chicago Business and Red Eye Chicago, and was interviewed as a psychological expert multiple times by WGN TV & Radio and ABC's Live Well HD Network. Joyce was selected by Crain's Chicago Business for the "40 Under 40" list of 2010. She currently serves on the board of the Illinois Mental Health Counselors Association (IMHCA) and was selected as the Membership Committee Chairperson.  


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