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Dr. Philip Cooke

Counseling Psychologist
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist
Educator & Consultant

"Perhaps my purpose in life is to come to grips with myself - properly to grips with myself - with everything that bothers and tortures me and clamors for inner solution and formulation. For these problems are not just mine alone. And if at the end of a long life I am able to give some form to the chaos inside me, I may well have fulfilled my own small purpose."

- Etty Hillesum, An Interrupted Life

Areas of Expertise

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy & Psychoanalysis
Personality and Interpersonal Difficulties
Gender and Sexual Diversity Issues
Developmental and Complex Trauma

Psychotherapy is more likely to be a valuable experience for you if you find a therapist you feel comfortable talking to and believe can help you. I hope this website gives you an initial sense of who I am and whether I might be helpful to you. I tend to work well with people wanting to understand themselves better and address the problems bringing them to therapy from the inside out. I often work with adults seeking treatment for issues like childhood trauma, difficulties establishing and maintaining fulfilling interpersonal relationships, and longstanding emotional suffering. A large part of my practice is with queer people seeking affirming and meaningful psychotherapy with a therapist interested in gender, sexual, and relational diversity.​

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In the type of therapy I practice, psychoanalytic psychotherapy (aka psychodynamic therapy), we work together to help you better understand yourself, improve how you relate to others, and increase your capacity to think, feel, and dream. I also offer psychoanalysis, the most intensive form of psychotherapy well suited for anyone interested in deeper self-exploration and psychological change that grows beyond the end of treatment. For mental health professionals, I am available for clinical supervision, consultation, and training.

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If you find yourself interested in any services I offer, I encourage you to contact me for a consultation below.

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If you are interested in beginning individual psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, relationship or couple therapy, or learning more about my educational and consultation services, please reach out today to schedule a consultation. 

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Office Location

1700 W Irving Park Rd

Suite 305B

Chicago, IL 60613

© 2025 by Philip Cooke, Ph.D.

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