Gurnee, IL
Gurnee – Nations Drive
1790 Nations Dr Suite 211
Gurnee, IL 60031
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Gurnee, IL 60031
Yajaira Arizmendi
LCSW
Therapist
About Yajaira Arizmendi
As a bilingual therapist and EMDR provider, I specialize in supporting people who face intense stress every day…first responders, healthcare workers, and people who are always the ones others turn to. You’re strong, capable, and used to handling a lot, but even the most resilient people deserve space to breathe, process, and reset.
My approach is warm, collaborative, and practical. I focus on helping you slow down, understand what’s happening in your mind and body, and learn tools to manage the emotional weight that comes with high-pressure roles. Therapy with me is not about labels; It’s about building steadiness, confidence, and relief you can actually feel.
Whether you’re running on autopilot, carrying invisible stress from the job, or trying to show up for everyone but yourself, I offer a space to recharge and find your footing again. Sessions can be in English or Spanish, and we’ll move at a pace that feels supportive and real for you.
Yajaira can be found at the following location:
Specialties:
Insurance Accepted:
- Aetna Better Health
- Aetna
- Aetna: Medicaid
- Aetna: PPO/POS
- Anthem/Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Anthem/Blue Cross Blue Shield: Medicaid
- Anthem/Blue Cross Blue Shield: Medicare
- Anthem/Blue Cross Blue Shield: PPO
- BCBS/Blue Cross Blue Shield
- BCBS/Blue Cross Blue Shield: Medicaid
- BCBS/Blue Cross Blue Shield: Medicare
- BCBS/Blue Cross Blue Shield: PPO
- Cigna/Evernorth
- Cigna/Evernorth: Medicare
- EBMS
- GEHA/Government Employees Health Association
- HAP: Health Alliance Plan
- Health Alliance Medical Plan
- Imagine Health
- Luminare Health
- Magellan
- Medicare
- Meritain
- PHCS/MultiPlan/Claritev
- PHCS/MultiPlan/Claritev: Medicare
- Optum
- Optum: Medicare
- Partners Direct Health
- Self Pay
- State Farm Medicare Supplement
- Surest/UHC
- TRICARE West Region
- TRICARE West Region (Need Referral from PCP)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance: Medicare
- UHC/UnitedHealthcare
- UHC/UnitedHealthcare: Medicare
- UMR
- United Behavioral Health
- Tricare Prime
Therapy Types:
- Individual Therapy
- Couples/Marriage Therapy
Therapeutic Approaches:
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
- Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness-Based Therapy
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused/Brief Therapy