Meet Our
Professional Team
At Chicago Mental Health Institute, we focus on culturally sensitive mental health services. Our team of clinical counselors and psychotherapists are dedicated to helping you navigate life's challenges with empathy. Take the first step to better mental health - book an appointment with us today.
Dr. Kyu-man Chae
Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist
Quick Profile
Address: 3330 Dundee Rd. Northbrook, IL 60062 (Suite# S5)
Speciality Trauma-related issues
Dr. Chae has been counseling Korean, American, and Asian clients for over 40 years, helping individuals with various psychological difficulties. The Korean community in Chicago has successfully settled in the US, but second-generation Koreans often struggle with cultural differences and communication barriers.
Specialized Psychotherapy
Child and adolescent family counseling, ADHD, LD, marital and sexual disorder treatment
Treatment of victims and perpetrators of sexual violence
First-generation Korean immigrants have successfully settled in the Chicago area while overcoming challenges in the land of opportunity, the United States, for the sake of their children. Now, the Korean community in the Chicago area is also expressing its ethnic identity and political voices significantly in mainstream American society.
However, it is a reality that many second-generation Koreans are struggling due to cultural differences between the first and second generations, as well as conflicts in communication due to language barriers. Dr. Chae has experience in counseling Korean, American, and Asian clients who have faced psychological difficulties over the past 40 years in both Korea and the United States.
Dr. Chae aims to effectively assist individuals who have experienced difficulties in areas such as marital issues, parenting problems, career decisions for their children, domestic violence and sexual assault trauma, and other trauma-related issues. Additionally, Dr. Chae can effectively help those seeking psychological support and spiritual growth by integrating Christian principles with psychological approaches.
Current
- Chair professor, Counseling Psychology Department, Open Cyber University, Korea
- Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Sung Shin Women's University
- Director of Korea Psychological Health Center
- Clinical Psychology Specialist in Korea and the United States
History of Career
- Visiting professor at Torch Trinity Graduate University
- Visiting professor at Soongsil University
- President of the Korean Society of Clinical Psychology, the Korean Society of Cognitive Behavior, and the Korean Society of Gender Studies
- Advisor to the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family
- Chairman of the Korea Women's Counseling Center
- Director of the Korean Society for Infant Mental Health
- Child ADHD field experts and husband-and-wife dialogue leaders are trained
- Korean and American clinical psychology experts
- Korean counseling psychologist
- Korean cognitive behavior expert
- College Scholastic Society Gender Expert-In the field of counseling
- Korean Christian Counseling and Treatment Specialist
- Numerous writings about the Psychology of Sexual Behavior, Sexology, and the psychology of a happy marriage
About CMHI
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847 813 9079
Fees &
Insurance
We believe that mental healthcare is a right and everyone should have affordable counseling. We have different options to match everyone's needs and do our best to provide the most affordable services.
We accept Aetna, BCBS, Cigna, United Healthcare, and Optum
Contact us for more information on your insurance and questions about fees.