Aila Amil (she/they)

IL License #071.010409
Accepting Clients

I am a licensed clin­i­cal psy­chol­o­gist with robust expe­ri­ence work­ing in com­mu­ni­ty, res­i­den­tial and med­ical set­tings.

Clinical Psychologist in Chicago, IL

About My Clients

Some com­mon pre­sent­ing con­cerns I have addressed have includ­ed adjust­ment wor­ries or shifts in mood relat­ed to trau­mat­ic brain injury, ampu­ta­tion, spinal cord injury, IVF/​family plan­ning, HIV, and can­cer. This can also include couple’s ther­a­py or address­ing sex and inti­ma­cy con­cerns.

My Background and Approach

I work pre­dom­i­nate­ly from a rela­tion­al mod­el that uti­lizes an inter­sec­tion­al fem­i­nist lens to sit­u­ate people’s lived expe­ri­ences. Peo­ple can have mul­ti­ple iden­ti­ties and belief sys­tems that deserve recog­ni­tion. Lever­ag­ing these nuances can empow­er patients to uti­lize cop­ing strate­gies and frame­works that serve to bet­ter sus­tain their well­be­ing. Whether it is seek­ing out spe­cif­ic solu­tions or mak­ing mean­ing of an event, I strive to work col­lab­o­ra­tive­ly along­side patients as they walk towards healing.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I rec­og­nize the impor­tance of under­stand­ing the his­tor­i­cal, sociopo­lit­i­cal con­text to de-pathol­o­giz­ing sex­u­al and gen­der iden­ti­ty dif­fer­ences. From com­ing out to nav­i­gat­ing trans/​gender expan­sive care, I enjoy walk­ing along­side folks in mov­ing towards liv­ing more authen­ti­cal­ly. I sup­port work­ing from an informed con­sent mod­el and strong­ly believe in empow­er­ing peo­ple to make their own choic­es when con­sid­er­ing what con­gru­ence and authen­tic­i­ty looks like for them.

Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Out of Network
  • Aetna
  • Cigna
  • Oscar
  • Optum
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
  • Oxford Health Plan
  • United Healthcare
  • UMR
I offer online counseling in the following states:
I have experience with the following
  • Islam

At A Glance

  • Experience: 7 years of practice
  • Languages: English

Info

Email Aila
2502 N Clark St suite 212
212
Chicago, IL 60614

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