About me

I am licensed in Illinois with 10 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, family conflicts, trauma, and abuse, & as motivation, self-esteem, and confidence. I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. It takes courage to seek a more fulfilling and happier life and take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey. I have worked in foster care with abused and traumatized teens and adolescents.

Specialties

  • Stress, Anxiety
  • Family conflicts
  • Trauma, Abuse
  • Self esteem, Motivation
  • Coping with life changes
Also experienced in:
Relationship issues , Grief , Eating disorders , Sleeping disorders , Parenting issues , Anger management , Career difficulties , Bipolar disorder , Depression , Coaching , Compassion fatigue , ADHD , Adoption and Foster Care , Read more...
Years of Experience: 10

Services offered


  • Messaging

  • Live Chat

  • Phone

  • Video

Licensing

IL LCPC 180004266

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Darwin Allen. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with Teen Counseling might be different.

Written on Oct 19, 2024 after therapy with Darwin for 1 year and 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, and parenting issues

Darwin is an understandable and comical Therapist. He knows what I've gone through and has a ton of patience with me dealing with my issues.

Written on Oct 11, 2024 after therapy with Darwin for 1 year and 8 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and coaching

Darwin is a Star!!!

Written on Sep 11, 2024 after therapy with Darwin for 1 year and 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, eating disorders, and adhd

He is the best

Written on Jul 14, 2024 after therapy with Darwin for 1 year and 4 months on issues concerning relationship

Darwin has been instrumental is helping our family navigate several extremely stressful situations. He is always supportive & understanding. Thank you Darwin!

Written on Jul 08, 2024 after therapy with Darwin for 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd

Caring and knowledgeable

Written on Apr 03, 2024 after therapy with Darwin for 4 months on issues concerning coping with life changes

Darwin offers thoughtful, measured responses and suggestions.
He has dramatically improved
the way I look at a painful situation. I feel it was divine providence that brought this therapist into my
life. HIGHLY recommend

Written on Mar 04, 2024 after therapy with Darwin for 5 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and relationship issues

Dr. Allen is a great therapist. I couldn’t have asked for better.

Written on Feb 17, 2024 after therapy with Darwin for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes

Darwin is an active listener. Lots of experience and it shows. Has a lot of wisdom and life experience.

Written on Feb 14, 2024 after therapy with Darwin for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd

Darwin is very insightful and experienced. He listens well and encourages me with spiritual wisdom. He includes prayer in my sessions. I appreciate that. He is a great match for the guidance I need.

Written on Feb 10, 2024 after therapy with Darwin for 1 year on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, self esteem, and anger management

He has been an ankor for me this past year and has helped me see things in a new light. I hope he inspires others they way he has me.

Written on Jan 18, 2024 after therapy with Darwin for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd

Darwin is an excellent therapist; he listens to understand, initiates concepts, lets you decide to pivot in the direction you want to. He provides a warm energy to open up and be yourself. He’s consistent in providing tools for your tool belt. He’s extremely wise and intelligent. He offers insight on measurable results to therapeutic goals. He also has great aspects of his own life he pulls from - to provide you with tidbits of systematic knowledge that can give clarity to hard concepts. Personally, I tend to talk in metaphors, imagery on intellectual concepts. Darwin can really reply to that and bring me back to my emotions instead of my thoughts, or he can reply to me and engage. I really appreciate this in a therapist. If you are struggling or grappling with hard trauma, thoughts, life experiences he can really help you get back to being yourself.

ALL AND ALL,
Darwin is pretty fantastic!

Written on Jan 10, 2024 after therapy with Darwin for 1 month on issues concerning grief, and coping with life changes

Darwin is a great listener and has helped me cope with my loss.

Written on Jan 07, 2024 after therapy with Darwin for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and adhd

Great listener and lots of personal stories to relate to you which really helps if you have ADHD. Always a positive experience!

Written on Dec 21, 2023 after therapy with Darwin for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting issues, career difficulties, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd

Mr Darwin is very professional and very knowledgeable.
I’m glad his is my therapist

Written on Dec 13, 2023 after therapy with Darwin for 1 month on issues concerning relationship

We’ve been very happy talking with Darwin. He is very relatable and understanding.

Written on Oct 18, 2023 after therapy with Darwin for 3 weeks

Darwin has been such a positive influence over the past month. He is an empathetic listener who allows me the time to express freely. He has given me practical guidance & tools to help me digest and address my experiences. I appreciate how open he is to having sessions flow based on where I am at and what I am sharing. This has been an incredibly enriching experience with Darwin, and I'm grateful for it!

Written on Oct 16, 2023 after therapy with Darwin for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, sleeping disorders, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue

Amazing to talk to, gives applicable skills. 10/10

Written on Oct 14, 2023 after therapy with Darwin for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, and sleeping disorders

He is kind and check on me every other day and I appreciate that make me feel like am not alone in this .

Written on Sep 30, 2023 after therapy with Darwin for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, and self esteem

Actually listens the problem and fixs that problem instead of trying to change you into "normal" person. Genuinely helps you live a life you're happy with.

Written on Sep 11, 2023 after therapy with Darwin for 1 month

Love how easy it is to connect with help for my whole family!

Written on Aug 18, 2023 after therapy with Darwin for 2 months on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, and self esteem

Listens well and gives great feedback.

Written on Jun 20, 2023 after therapy with Darwin for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger management, and coping with life changes

In such a short time he has helped me, I've been able to dig deep in myself to see where certain problems arise from. His method and approach is strong and focused, the pain that will hit you while in session will subside, it's part of the process. He's the best therapist I've ever had, he really listens.

Written on Jun 19, 2023 after therapy with Darwin for 2 months on issues concerning depression, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, anger management, coaching, and adhd

He never lets me down. He’s here when I’m not here for myself. He knows how to help if you’re open to getting the help, it’s important to know that if you really want to change in life then you have to put that work in as well.

Written on May 27, 2023 after therapy with Darwin for 2 weeks

Darwin has been very responsive and caring, he listens to me and makes me feel comfortable

Written on May 03, 2023 after therapy with Darwin for 3 months on issues concerning relationship

Mr Allen
Is so kind & listens to you. He also gives great insight on how to express how you feel using certain words my few sessions I’ve truly enjoyed & will continue with him

Written on Apr 16, 2023 after therapy with Darwin for 1 month on issues concerning relationship

Darwin is a great listener and does a great job of facilitating our conversation so that they continue to move forward in a positive way.

Written on Apr 05, 2023 after therapy with Darwin for 2 months

Great listener and wise

Written on Mar 30, 2023 after therapy with Darwin for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, eating disorders, self esteem, and coaching

Darwin is wise, accessible, kind, and funny. He has been a wonderful resource in the short period of time I have worked with him.

Written on Mar 15, 2023 after therapy with Darwin for 3 weeks on issues concerning relationship

Darwin is very easy to talk to and I like that he believes in God. Will always give you a psalm to read and things to do after the session. He is a good listener as well and very patient while you are speaking.

Written on Feb 22, 2023 after therapy with Darwin for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, sleeping disorders, anger management, career difficulties, and coaching

Darwin is wonderful!

Written on Feb 11, 2023 after therapy with Darwin for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship

Darwin is a great listener and respectful of both sides in marriage counseling. He also suggest positive ways to diffuse disagreements and positive ways to move forward.

Written on Feb 03, 2023 after therapy with Darwin for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, and adhd

Darwin is amazing is a great listener. He’s very patient. He offers a lot of great advice.

Written on Jan 26, 2023 after therapy with Darwin for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship

Darwin Was is a great listener and his advice helped us On our path to a respectful and happy marriage.

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