Dr Scott Terry

Director and primary psychotherapist

Ed.D., LMFT, LCPC, Ch.T.

Hi, my name is Scott Terry. I have a doctorate in Educational Psychology so you can call me Dr Terry if you want, but most people just call me Scott. That is part of my whole approach to therapy. I believe in making it less formal so that we can communicate in a direct, honest and natural way.

To foster that, sometimes I like to meet with clients outside of the office. So we might go for a walk by the lake, play a game – whatever it takes to make you more at ease, so that we can discuss the real issues.

We call this environmental psychotherapy. The purpose of our talking is not just to talk, but to make life better, really better, soon.

Credentials:

• Doctorate in Educational Psychology (Ed.D.), Northern Illinois University
• Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Art, Columbia College
• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
• Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
• Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, American Board of Hypnotherapy, Chicago, Illinois
• Board Supervised Practitioner, International Academy for Advanced Clinical Hypnosis
• Board Supervised Practitioner, American Institute for Rapid Trauma Resolution
• Supervisor Candidate Status, Marriage and Family Therapist.

I am on the board of three mental health organizations. I also lecture at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology on couples therapy and on other topics.

Supervision

Supervision is available for other clinicians. My supervision training comes from Philadelphia Child and Family Therapy Training Center, Inc.

Background:

I come from a business and arts background. In the past, I also helped start companies (created new divisions, company expansions, and re-organizations) and made video and photographic documentaries with seniors. I was always interested in paradigm shifts and in how individuals perceived things and how these perceptions could change and could make a difference in the growth of the company or individual. I was more interested in what people had to say than making art.

I had a psychiatrist friend who suggested that I have a natural ability as a therapist, but that I am not the classic counsellor. I am more interested in different people's realities and more interested in people coming back to balance and a sense of self in the world.

I am a licenced marriage and family therapist and I have been practicing for over 15 years and I have had experience with a wide range of individual clients, couples and families. I have also provided counseling services to businesses.

Theories I am developing

I am developing a self-regulation model that looks at clinical growth simultaneously in a number of areas. I am working on a number of academic theories for clinical application. Email me via info@ardentcenter.com for more details.

Testimonial:

May 21, 2008

I am a psychiatrist that has worked with Dr Scott Terry for approximately six years. I met him originally when he was working as a family therapist with mutual patients that I was seeing at Loyola University Medical Center. Ever since I have met Scott, I have been impressed by his compassion, his commitment to his patients, his degree of patience with difficult families, and his easy going personality.

Scott was excellent at communicating his concerns regarding these patients and was very timely with his responses to questions. He would often go above and beyond what was necessary to help his patients and to make sure that their needs were being met.

Dr Terry also has interests in meditation which I believe helps him stay refreshed in his difficult work.

Sincerely,

Dr A. N.

Associate Medical Director, Arizona

What should I do next?

Contact us to arrange for individual, couple or family therapy in Chicago by phoning 1-888-870-1775 or by emailing info@ardentcenter.com.