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Dr. Charles Alcorn is a licensed clinical psychologist with over 20 years of experience who is licensed in the state of Illinois and works with individuals across the lifespan with a focus on agency, self-cohesion, and authenticity. Clients might be working through depression, anxiety, trauma, and ADHD while finding stability in evolving, restoring, and being in self. To that end, behavior patterns can be explored, and internal experiences and feelings can be integrated with an overall movement toward change and wellness. He tends to use psychodynamic/self psychology frames and modalities with AEDP, IFS, and EMDR as interventions.
ADHD - Skill-building and support around organizational challenges, distracted attention, procrastination; building and maintaining healthy routines and structure
Anger management - Addressing sudden outbursts of anger or sustained resentment; developing healthy anger expression and outlets
Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)
Depression - Providing support and promoting healing of hopelessness, low motivation and energy, sadness, irritability, sleep disturbance, and loss of interest and pleasure in life
Existential crisis & challenges - Supportive exploration of meaning and purpose in one’s life; finding one’s path in the face of existential anxiety, dread, and feelings of meaninglessness
Trauma - Coping and healing after threatening or scary events, such as witnessing accidents or experiencing sexual, verbal, emotional, or physical abuse