Staff Therapist

Hi, my name is Noel Cordova, LCPC, CADC

Depression, Anxiety and Trauma Counseling for teens and adults in English and Spanish

Noel Cordova is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC), as well as a (CADC). As a bi-lingual male therapist, Noel provides individual therapy in both English and Spanish. Noel works with adults and adolescents who are dealing with depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and people who are in recovery. At Shift Counseling, Noel utilizes many evidence-based treatments. He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR Therapy), as well as other treatment styles including talk therapy, and mindfulness. Noel received his bachelor’s degree in Psychology from DePaul University in 2008. Then, he earned his Master’s degree in Clinical Counseling from the Chicago School of Professional Counseling in 2012. He has lived in the Chicago area for most of his life. When not working, Noel enjoys listening to music, playing video games, and spending time with his family.

Noel’s Journey as a Therapist with Shift Counseling, PC

Noel was chosen to work for Shift Counseling, PC due to his ability to work with a wide range of individuals, his engaging attitude, and his ability to listen well while making people feel comfortable. As a male therapist, Noel has a great combination of a laid-back personality and excellent clinical skills. Noel has been working with adults and adolescents since 2011 in a variety of settings including community mental health, and after school programming, and has worked in private practice since 2018. He has led workshops for parents and children and provided direct service to men, women, and adolescents dealing with mental health and recovery issues. Noel does not work with children or provide couple’s counseling or family counseling.

Noel’s Therapy Specialties:

Counseling with Adolescents and Teens

Noel has a great talent for working with adolescents and teens. As a seasoned therapist, he has many years of experience and training in working with this age group. Of course, it is developmentally normal for kids ages 12 and up to start to pull away from their parents. During adolescence, many kids want to spend more time online or with their peers. However, when this normal behavior occurs at the same time when parents are also observing their teen displaying signs of depression and anxiety, it can be quite upsetting. Parents can often sense that something is off but teens may not want to talk to their parents about what is going on. Sometimes, a teen might feel more comfortable talking to someone objective. Noel is great at working with teens and adolescents who are difficult to engage. He can often work with them to find goals for therapy that can help teens reduce their symptoms, and also put their parents’ minds at ease.

Recovery Counseling

In addition to being a licensed mental health counselor, Noel is also a CADC. When working with clients to address their recovery goals, Noel takes the time to fully assess where each client is at. This assessment allows Noel to evaluate their readiness to change behaviors. Then, Noel guides clients through the stages of change as they are ready. He takes a harm reduction approach to recovery, but can also help clients maintain abstinence if that is their choice. Noel uses multiple techniques as a recovery counselor. These include, CBT and Mindfulness techniques to help teach coping and life skills, identify internal/external triggers, develop positive social support, and maintain motivation for change.

Trauma Counseling

As a trauma specialist, Noel can provide trauma therapy and PTSD treatment here in North Riverside and beyond. Noel is trained in EMDR, a therapeutic technique used to help people who experienced trauma. EMDR includes:

  • Learning to identify negative beliefs

  • Identifying specific memories where the negative beliefs were held true by the client

  • Developing adaptive beliefs is an important part of processing with EMDR.

During EMDR, we focus on what is happening with the body when a person is triggered and find ways to self-soothe. It is crucial to teach clients self-stabilization techniques to help cope with the stressors or negative emotions that may arise from processing these thoughts. Eventually, by desensitizing triggers, clients get to the point where things that used to be overwhelming do not bother them so much anymore. Clients can get out of the cycle of avoiding stressors and get their lives back.

Counseling for Men’s Issues

Mental health treatment for men is often especially stigmatized. And, this occurs throughout different cultures. As a male counselor, Noel understands the need to provide men with an outlet to discuss their feelings. Then, he will help them learn coping skills instead of putting pressure on them to figure everything out for themselves. Noel understands the need to give men the opportunity to be vulnerable, to ask for help, and to recognize these behaviors are not signs of weakness. The truth is that men’s mental health is very important. When we help men heal, we help families heal as well.

Ayuda Psicológica

Noel Cordova LCPC, CADC es un consejero bilingüe que trabaja con adultos y adolescentes (entre las edades de 13 a 65). Noel está capacitado en el tratamiento de personas con trastornos relacionados con la depresión, la ansiedad y el trauma. Noel cuenta con una amplio conocimiento en terapia cognitiva- conductual (TCC) y terapia de Desensibilización y reprocesamiento por medio de movimientos oculares (terapia EMDR). Noel también puede ayudar a las personas que sufren de trastornos por uso de sustancias. Noel es conocedor, tranquilo y disfruta ayudando a la gente.

Noel tiene licencia en el estado de Illinois y solo puede ver a personas que están físicamente presentes en el estado de Illinois en el momento de la sesión. Noel ve a clientes tanto presenciales en nuestra oficina como a través de telesalud.

Noel está en red con PPO insurance de BCBS, Cigna/Evernorth insurance y Aetna insurance . No está en la red con Medicaid, Medicare o BCBS Community Health Plans, o Aetna Better Health. Noel no proporciona asesoramiento de pareja, asesoramiento familiar, asesoramiento sobre violencia doméstica o tratamiento ordenado por la corte. Noel es un consejero que hace terapia de conversación, pero no puede recetar medicamentos. Si necesita ayuda en español para programar una cita con Noel, usa el boton de abajo.

Begin therapy with Noel Cordova in North Riverside or Online:

If Noel has openings in his schedule that work with your availability, treatment can begin within a week. Use the link below to check Noel’s availability. Our therapists are in network with BCBS PPO, Blue Choice PPO, most commercial Aetna plans, and Cigna/Evernorth. We will verify your benefits and give you an estimate of your out of pocket costs before your first appointment.

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