Welcome, I’m glad you’re here.
Thank you for your interest in learning more about therapy for alcohol and substance use. You may be new to sobriety or recovery or want support in transitioning back to “real life” after residential or intensive outpatient treatment.
My practice in Edgewater and Andersonville offers individual therapy. I help my clients across Chicago cut down their drinking or stop entirely. I’m committed to helping you live a fuller, richer, more meaningful life.
I specialize in therapy for medical and legal professionals managing mental health symptoms and addiction, coping with career stress, and pursuing work/life balance.
If you want to connect to your values, develop skills in recovery, decrease your alcohol use, or deepen your relationships, please take a look around the site and reach out.
Office Information
➤ LOCATION
5756 N. Ridge Avenue
Suite 14
Chicago, Illinois 60660
Appointment Hours
Monday-Thursday 5pm-9pm
Saturday 7am-12pm
☎ CONTACT
scott@springpsychservices.com
ph: (312) 629-5075
fax: (312) 500-4331
Dr. Scott Waller
I’m a clinical psychologist with a passion for helping people in recovery after residential or intensive outpatient treatment and those interested in managing work stress and burnout. My focus is on helping you connect to your values and live the life you want. I am interested in meaningful and lasting change for my clients.
Burnout + Work Stress: Therapy for Professionals
Most often associated with the field of medicine, but increasingly experienced across workplaces, burnout has been conceptualized by the World Health Organization as a “syndrome resulting from chronic workplace stress”.
Signs + Symptoms
Emotional and physical exhaustion or fatigue
Cynicism, detachment, or disillusionment about your work
Chronic anger, irritability, and sadness
Insomnia
Unexplained physical complaints related to chronic stress including headaches, stomach problems
Using food, drugs, or alcohol to feel or numb emotions
Areas of Clinical Practice
co-occurring disorders
Mental health and substance use disorders can occur together. A person may find that symptoms interact with one another. You may use substances to manage depression, anxiety, or painful relationships. Others may experience hopelessness, depression, or anxiety related to the impact addiction has had on their life.
Professional Burnout + Career Stress
Career factors can impact your quality of life, social connections, and mental health. Professionals reintegrating into their lives after residential or outpatient treatment may experience feelings of shame, uncertainty, and self-doubt about being away from work. Therapy can be a helpful tool to clarify your values in the area of work and get what you want out of your career life.
Substance use + Addiction
Does your drinking impact your ability to complete tasks, get things done, or connect with others in your life? Have you used substances as a way to calm yourself down, numb difficult feelings, or disconnect from areas of your life? I specialize in substance use treatment for individuals continuing their journey in recovery after residential or outpatient treatment.
Medical + Legal professionals
Medical, legal, and graduate student professionals can experience unique stressors that come with high-achievement and high pressure careers. I specialize in working with people in these fields who find themselves overstressed and overworked and turning to unsustainable ways of coping. Together we can help you navigate the stress of balancing career and personal life while pursuing your joys and passions.
Relationship + Interpersonal Issues
“Communication” is a core reason people seek therapy for relationship issues. Whether communicating your boundaries in recovery, getting your needs met, or learning to be focused and present with people you care about, therapy can help. Learn to identify your values, and pursue relationships most important to you.
Leaving Treatment
Going to treatment takes courage. It can be an emotionally exhausting but transformative process that feels disconnected from “real life”. You may have heard that the real work starts when you’re back home navigating cravings, urges, and triggers with the same stresses that you left. I specialize in helping people in early recovery during the first 6 months to year after residential, IOP, or PHP treatment.