Professional statement
Dr. Stephanie Benedict is a Clinical Psychologist in the Chicago Loop who specializes in working with emerging adults and early career professionals who are navigating perfectionism, relationship challenges, career identity concerns, life transitions, imposter syndrome and/or anxiety. She also has extensive experience helping professionals find their voice in the workplace as well as working with graduate students and medical students and the unique challenges they face.
Dr. Benedict takes a collaborative, insight-oriented approach as she helps her clients better understand themselves and express their needs in a healthy way. She helps them more fully recognize how their past experiences inform the ways they manage stressors and interact with those around them. She also helps her clients find their voice and feel more empowered to advocate for themselves in both their professional and personal lives. Dr. Benedict integrates skills-based treatments as necessary.
Dr. Benedict is passionate about her work and strives to help her clients prioritize caring for themselves. Before starting her private practice, Dr. Benedict worked for many years at the University of Illinois at Chicago Counseling Center. Her office is located one block North of Millennium Park and is easily accessible via public transportation (trains and busses).