Chicago Compass Counseling, LLC

Chicago Compass Counseling, LLC Discover powerful change. Solution-focused online therapy in Chicago, IL. Our mission is to help our clients create the lives they want to live.

We are dedicated to helping people free themselves from the cycle of self-destructive behavior. We want our clients to feel purpose, meaning, and value in their daily experience. This means we reject any "one size fits all model" for behavior change. Our VIP-level service is tailored to each client at their current level of readiness to change. We believe that ALL people are capable of change. Whether our client is engaging problem behavior or is the loved one of someone who is struggling, we are here to provide evidence-based support, connection, and a path towards integrity for anyone who has suffered from the effects of problem behaviors. Sometimes our client is an individual, and at other times, our client is the family system. We practice harm reduction with clients who are ambivalent about changing. We believe that each one of our clients can achieve value-based living.

Burnout doesn’t always look like hitting a wall.Sometimes it looks like running on autopilot.Like crossing off to-dos bu...
11/14/2025

Burnout doesn’t always look like hitting a wall.

Sometimes it looks like running on autopilot.
Like crossing off to-dos but feeling detached from all of them.
Like promising yourself a break that never actually comes.

You might look “fine”, successful even, but inside you’re running on fumes.
When rest feels scary or impossible, it’s not a failure of discipline. It’s a sign your system has been in survival mode for too long.

Therapy can help you understand what’s driving the exhaustion underneath the achievements and start building a life that doesn’t require collapse to rest.

✨ You don’t have to earn rest.
✨ You don’t have to break to deserve care.

Book a consult with Evangeline Wu or Niyati Kapadia at Chicago Compass Counseling.
Both specialize in helping high-achieving adults slow down with compassion, rebuild
self-trust, and find steadier rhythms for living

11/11/2025

Belonging can be complicated, especially when you’ve had to shape-shift to be understood.

Maybe you’ve moved between cultures, languages, or identities that don’t always fit together neatly.

Maybe you’re the one who blends in easily but still feels unseen.
Or maybe you’ve spent so long adapting that you’re not sure what “home” inside yourself even feels like.

Therapy can be a place to start finding that again.
We can slow down enough to notice:
✨ What parts of you feel welcome
✨ What parts have been quiet for too long
✨ What belonging could feel like when you no longer need to perform for it

Belonging doesn’t always mean comfort.
Sometimes it means letting yourself be real, even when it’s messy.

— Elizabeth Yoo-lae Cho, MA, LPC, ATR-P
Art Therapist for teens & adults | Culturally responsive, LGBTQ+ & neurodivergent-affirming care

💻 Book a consult with Elizabeth. Link in bio

Some people process through conversation.Others through creating.There’s no one way to do therapy.At Chicago Compass Cou...
11/06/2025

Some people process through conversation.
Others through creating.
There’s no one way to do therapy.

At Chicago Compass Counseling, we offer art therapy for folks who find that images, movement, or materials say more than words can. You don’t need to be “artistic.” You just need space to explore what you’re carrying.

We offer in-person and virtual sessions, with a client portal that makes it easy to manage your schedule on your time.

Asking for support doesn’t mean you’re falling apart. It means you’re paying attention.

Book a consult today. Link in bio.
Know someone who keeps saying “therapy’s not for me”?
Send this their way.

Meet Elizabeth Yoo-lae Cho, MA, LPC, ATR-P, a Chicago-based counselor and art therapist who helps teens and adults navig...
11/05/2025

Meet Elizabeth Yoo-lae Cho, MA, LPC, ATR-P, a Chicago-based counselor and art therapist who helps teens and adults navigate anxiety, burnout, identity stress, and belonging.

In her work, healing isn’t about performance. It’s about permission.

Elizabeth blends art and conversation to help clients reconnect with themselves and take up space again, especially those who’ve been taught to stay small or overextend.

Her sessions offer both talk therapy and art therapy (no art experience needed), supporting clients through a trauma-informed, anti-oppressive lens.

She works especially with BIPOC, LGBTQ+, neurodivergent, and multicultural clients who want to feel seen without having to translate their experience.

🖌️ Specialties:

• Anxiety, burnout, and emotional exhaustion

• Cultural and identity exploration

• Creative expression and self-connection

• Bicultural and multilingual experiences

• Neurodivergent-affirming care

🌿 Sessions available in English and conversational Korean.

📍 In-person in Chicago + Telehealth across Illinois.

🎨 Now accepting new clients.

11/01/2025

Raise your hand if you are that friend. 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️

No judgment. We all bring a little chaos to the table. That’s why therapy is here: to help us laugh, grow, and maybe choose stability some of the time.

What sessions feel like with me: we slow down the pattern, name what’s happening in your body and story, and build small...
10/30/2025

What sessions feel like with me: we slow down the pattern, name what’s happening in your body and story, and build small, repeatable skills.

🌿 For individuals: untangling people-pleasing, grounding the nervous system, and practicing boundaries.
💬 For couples: pausing, expressing needs clearly, repairing when things go sideways.

I keep a mostly individual caseload with a limited number of couple slots each week so I can stay present and thoughtful with everyone I see.

✨ If that pace sounds right for you, let’s talk.

➡️ Book a consult. Ask about individual vs. couple availability. Link in bio.

10/23/2025

Some people bring water bottles to therapy. Others bring… all their unresolved issues. Hydration AND healing. 💧🛍️

Language isn’t just words. It’s memory, identity, and feeling.Many people notice that certain emotions only show up in o...
10/21/2025

Language isn’t just words. It’s memory, identity, and feeling.

Many people notice that certain emotions only show up in one language. Maybe anger surfaces in English, but grief feels sharper in Mandarin. Maybe comfort comes easier in the language you spoke at home, but daily stress feels tied to the language you use at work.

In bilingual therapy, you don’t have to choose.
✅ We let your stories flow in the language that fits the moment.
✅ We pause to translate only if you want.
✅ We honor cultural context without reducing you to a stereotype.

Your session. Your words. Your values.

As someone who has lived across cultures and languages, I know how important it is to have a space where all of you belong.

Book a consult and let’s work on the words that feel real for you. Link in bio.

10/18/2025

When you’re still fighting with Zoom audio and your therapist is just vibin’: 🕺

Send this to your fellow “perpetually stuck on mute” crew.

Career pivots. Moving to a new city. Breakups. Becoming a parent. Ending a job that once defined you.Transitions are mor...
10/15/2025

Career pivots. Moving to a new city. Breakups. Becoming a parent. Ending a job that once defined you.

Transitions are more than logistics. They don’t just shuffle your calendar or your zip code. They shake the ground under your sense of self.

Each change comes with the quiet question: “Who am I now?”

Sometimes, that question shows up as excitement. Other times, it’s dread, grief, or a mix of both. And if your body feels like it’s buzzing, heart racing, mind spinning, that doesn’t mean you’re “broken.” That’s your nervous system doing exactly what it’s meant to do in the face of change.

In therapy, we slow down the noise and listen in:
➡️ We name what you want to keep from the old chapter.
➡️ We practice new scripts that actually fit who you’re becoming.
➡️ We make space for grief, fear, and excitement to co-exist, because all of it belongs.

Your next chapter doesn’t demand a brand-new personality. It asks for something gentler: more permission. Permission to be in process. Permission to not have all the answers yet. Permission to grow at your own pace.

✨ If you’re in a season of change, share this with someone who gets it.

💻 Book a consult call if you’re ready for support in making values-aligned changes, one step at a time. Link in bio.

10/10/2025

Coming out has no timeline. We’re here whenever you’re ready. There’s no rush. Your story, your pace, your voice. 🌈

If you grew up praised for being “low-maintenance,” you might have learned to carry more than your share. Over-functioni...
10/07/2025

If you grew up praised for being “low-maintenance,” you might have learned to carry more than your share. Over-functioning looks caring on the surface, but often, it leads to resentment, exhaustion, and feeling unseen.

The truth is, you don’t have to earn love by doing everything for everyone. Healthy relationships include your needs, too.

Here’s a gentle self-check and some small practices to bring balance, no shame, just awareness.

✨ Save this post to remind yourself: being present and connected doesn’t mean over-giving.

✨ Share with someone who could use the reminder.

✨ Ready to explore boundaries rooted in your values? Book a consult call in the link in bio.

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333 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL
60601

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 8pm
Tuesday 8am - 8pm
Wednesday 8am - 8pm
Thursday 8am - 8pm
Friday 8am - 8pm
Saturday 8am - 8pm

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We are behavior change counselors helping adults and loved ones coping with self-destructive behaviors. Here are some reasons you may want to work with us:

We are passionate about helping you create immediate and lasting change.

We help you find solutions that lead to the life you desire. Through our research-based methods you will get tools to help you transform your behavior starting from the very first session. Together we collaborate with you to find solutions that lead to relief from the cycle of self-destructive behavior.