Meet Ben Cherkasky
I founded this practice to give high-performing professionals a space where they can offload what they are constantly holding inside. My clients are often used to being the one others rely on—yet privately they struggle with anxiety, overthinking, identity shifts, or simply a sense that something is off. I specialize in working with people who are very hesitant to be in therapy or those who feel it is not useful.
I hold a Master’s in Clinical Psychology from Nortwestern University and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) license in Illinois. Over the years, I’ve trained in psychodynamic, mindfulness-based, and performance-focused modalities—always grounded in the belief that therapy should feel like both insight and momentum.
This practice is fully private-pay and intentionally small, so clients receive my full focus without the noise of insurance systems or rushed appointments.
Outside of the office, I’m curious about behavioral science, long-distance running, and what makes people tick. I believe therapy isn’t just about symptom relief—it’s about reclaiming who you are despite business pressure and family obligations.
Ready to work together? Let’s start with a 15-minute consultation.
Counseling is designed for people who admit that they can be living in a more advanced set of ways. Even if you feel you have it all figured out, I will help you to understand how your habits are impacted by your personal history. My clients often say that coming to therapy despite having a decent life has been a significant relief individually and for their families.
Individual Counseling
Think of a few ways you can improve your life and why you have not made any progress. I will help you understand how to open up to new ways of thinking, feeling, and connecting to what is most important in your life: a sense of personal power.
Couples Counseling
You have conflict, sexual frustration, and years of frustration. You want the erosion of your relationship to change into excitement. I will challenge and guide you into a much healthier way of expressing yourself to have a relationship that will be recharged and exciting once again.
Cinematherapy
Picture the last character you identified with while watching a recent show or film. What characteristics impressed you? We will create a new system of traits that will help you develop into a more idealized version of the person you want to develop into.
Why Counseling?
It Will Help With
Self Awareness
Learn how your motivations, inner conflicts, and defense mechanisms operate.
Perfectionism
Understand how your cognitive patterns and competitiveness actually interfere with daily performace.
Anxiety
Resolve the fears and traumas that continue to disturb your confidence and relationships
Mindfulness Training
Experience your emotions, thoughts, and physical senses in a much more grounded way through simple but challenging techniques I will teach you to use in every aspect of your life.
Depression
Uncover the hidden causes of self criticism and unworthiness.
Work Stress
Integrate new skills to feel more vibrant, despite intense demands from your career.