Ross Lafleur

Ross Lafleur, LCPC, is a licensed clinician in Illinois with nine years of direct work with clients. He holds an MS in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and has provided care in both clinical practice and hospital settings across a broad range of presenting concerns. His specialties include stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes, with additional focus areas in men's issues and personality disorders.

His clinical stance is broadly cognitive-behavioral with a clear emphasis on mindfulness-informed methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. He also draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Gottman Method, Client-Centered Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy to shape treatment. He strives to tailor dialogue and treatment planning to each person’s specific needs and circumstances while maintaining respect, sensitivity, and compassion.

Lafleur also brings personal experience in the performing arts and acknowledges the distinct concerns that can arise for artists. He recognizes that beginning therapy takes courage and approaches the work as a collaborative effort to help individuals address challenges and build sustainable coping strategies.