RICK TIVERS

LCSW, CGP

Rick Tivers is a leading therapist in the Chicago area who is highly specialized in group, individual, family, and couples therapy. He has practiced psychotherapy for over 35 years and has taught at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology for eight years as adjunct faculty.

 

He focuses on relationships, personality disorders, group and family treatment, and is highly skilled at helping people to honor their defenses and work through their resistances. He has been leading therapy groups for three decades with the aim of allowing everyone to be “seen and understood”. Often the most misunderstood of clients have reported being seen and understood often for the first time in their lives by Rick Tivers.
His highly interactive style focuses in treating emotional age, which assists clients through emotional growth into maturity. He also works to produce long term realistic and authentic relationships. Rick Tivers has been known as a therapist’s therapist, as approximately 30% of his clients are also in the helping professions. He has achieved this due to his strong diagnostic skills and warm and engaging therapeutic style.

In his free time, Rick enjoys spending time with his three kids. He enjoys traveling, spending time on his rooftop deck, and playing softball.

  • Rick Tivers Academic Experience

    Adjunct Faculty of the Chicago School of Professional Psychology

    Classes taught:

    Group Therapy

    Humanistic Psychotherapy

    Training:Theory & Design

    Nominated for Adjunct Faculty member of the year in 2013

    Faculty of American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA)

    Faculty of American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama ( ASGPP)

    In addition to being a psychotherapist, Rick works with high-level executives. Rick offers a variety of corporate training opportunities which can be seen here. He has also worked with managers in order to empower young or middle managers to reach their potential and move into leadership positions.

  • Clinically, Rick works with:

    Groups

    Couples

    Families

    Individuals

    Addictions

    LGBT Issues

    Anxiety

    Depression

    Trauma Recovery

  • In addition, Rick specializes in:

    Corporate Training/Understanding Individual Impact

    Executive Coaching/Leadership Development

    Organizational Diagnosis/Action Methods for Goal Attainment

    Management Leadership Training

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