Clinical Therapist and Yoga Teacher

Angie Young

LCSW, EMDR, RYT200
Therapy for ages 18+

I’m a trauma therapist, EMDR provider, and trained yoga teacher who believes healing is possible through connection with your body, emotions, and thoughts. I approach each client with empathy and openness, creating a safe space to explore your experiences and uncover your authentic voice.

My clinical journey includes supporting individuals with complex trauma and sexual abuse, grief counseling, and chronic illness care, including work with the Peace Corps in Uganda. In recent years, I’ve focused on attachment wounds, abandonment, and shame in both private practice and substance use treatment settings. Together, we use somatic interventions, yoga, EMDR, inner child work, and emotionally focused approaches to reclaim the chapters of your life where difficult experiences may have disrupted your sense of self.

I aim to cultivate a therapeutic environment of bravery, acceptance, and growth. I integrate sex-positive counseling, am an ally for the LGBTQIA+ community, and explore how your experiences, relationships, and culture have shaped your life.

A little about me:
Outside of therapy, I enjoy reading fantasy or sci-fi books (or rewatching Bones for the hundredth time), gardening, practicing tai chi, and using tarot cards to deepen self-reflection. I also have a soft spot for filling my many blank journals — slowly but surely!

Top Specialties:

  • Trauma and PTSD

  • Grief

  • Anxiety

  • Childhood Trauma

  • Somatic and Body-Based Interventions

Areas of Expertise:

  • Borderline Personality (BPD)

  • Chronic Illness

  • Complex Trauma/Relational Trauma

  • Coping Skills

  • Depression

  • Dissociative Disorders (DID)

  • Dual Diagnosis

  • EMDR Therapy

  • Emotional Disturbance

  • Family Conflict

  • Infant Loss

  • Inner Child Work

  • LGBTQ+ Identity Support

  • Life Transitions

  • Peer Relationships

  • Personality Disorders

  • Relationship Issues

  • Religious Trauma

  • Self Esteem

  • Self-Harming

  • Sex-Positive, Kink Allied

  • Therapy for Sex Workers

  • Sexual Abuse

  • Spirituality

  • Stress

  • Substance Use

  • Therapy for other Therapists

  • Women's Issues

  • Yoga Therapy

I’m in network with:

Aetna


Anthem


BCBS PPO



Cigna / Evernorth


United Healthcare

Call (630) 940-6828 or email scheduling@paderatherapy.com to set up an appointment or schedule a 15-minute free phone consultation.

  • Somatic interventions are therapeutic techniques that focus on the body and its relationship with the mind and emotions. They aim to promote physical and psychological well-being by addressing bodily sensations, movement, and awareness.

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS) is frequently used as an evidence-based psychotherapy, helping people heal by accessing and healing their protective and wounded inner parts.

  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a psychotherapy treatment that is designed to alleviate the distress associated with traumatic memories.

  • Yoga is a mind-body practice that focuses on your physical, emotional and mental health.

  • Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) addresses the mental health needs of people suffering from the destructive effects of early trauma.

“ I believe healing is possible through connection with your body, emotions, and thoughts. I want to gently bring the body into therapy and I seek to be a companion in the process of sifting through your lived experience to discover your authentic voice.”

— Angie Young

Questions about insurance?

Give us a call or email scheduling@paderatherapy.com. We can often work with insurance companies if we are out-of-network. If we are an out-of-network provider or you do not have insurance, our rate is currently $135.00 for a 53 minute session. However, we also offer reduced rates in special circumstances. Finances should never be a deterrent for seeking help! We work with families to come up with a number that works for you.