About Kiya
Dr. Kiya Immergluck helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship strain, depression, grief, and trauma. She also supports concerns around intimacy, self-esteem, parenting, career choices, ADHD, and challenges related to LGBT identity.
She is Dr. Kiya Immergluck, and she holds an LCPC, a licensed clinical professional counselor credential in Illinois and California. Dr.
Immergluck draws on many years of experience to shape conversations that feel practical and respectful.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on real-life skills people can use between meetings. She listens for what matters most and then tailors the plan to fit each person's goals and pace. Her work includes helping people cope with life changes like separation, blended family stress, aging concerns, and major illness.
She also supports those facing addiction, codependency, sexual culture questions including BDSM and kink, and career or life-purpose confusion. She aims to reduce isolation and restore a sense of direction. She emphasizes clear, straightforward talk and small, achievable steps.
That may mean learning new coping habits, rethinking patterns that cause pain, or practicing communication skills. Progress is framed as practical change rather than labels. With four decades of practice, she brings experience without assuming one method fits all.
The focus stays on what clients want to change and what helps them feel more capable. People who prefer a collaborative approach and concrete tools tend to find this style helpful.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Dr. Immergluck uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach helps people learn coping skills for anxiety and stress through step-by-step practice and short exercises that can be tried between sessions. Another approach addresses addiction and codependency by identifying triggers, building alternative routines, and strengthening motivation for change.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client review goals, day-to-day realities, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions offer flexible ways to meet those goals. Video calls allow full conversation and nonverbal cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging can be used for quick check-ins or brief coaching between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping the focus on practical steps toward change.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Experience
- 41 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English