Virtual mental health counseling with the flexibility that works for you.

Hi, there! We’re Stephanie and Joel.

Living Roots Counseling Mental Health Therapist D. Joel Marquart

Originating from the Western Suburbs of Chicago and migrated to the mountains of Knoxville, TN, we provide virtual mental health counseling (also know as tele-health, much like a zoom call) for those residing anywhere within Illinois or Tennessee.

Y’all Means All!

At Living Roots Counseling Inc, we are a safe, welcoming, and affirming space for folks of all gender, sexual, racial, ethnic, and religious identities.

The Benefits of Online Counseling

  1. Convenience

Virtual therapy cuts out travel time, potentially uncomfortable waiting room time, and allows integration into your day-to-day life (during a lunch break, toddler’s nap time, between work calls) on your terms.

2. Accessibility

When unpredictable and stressful circumstances pop up that may otherwise force you to cancel your session, you have the flexibility of keeping your appointment at a moment when you may benefit from therapy the most.

3. Comfort

By meeting virtually, you have the benefit of familiarity, predictability, and comfort in your environment of choice. Engaging in the work of therapy is enough of a growing process, experience an increased sense of security knowing that you are in control of your space.

Support with…

  • Anxiety is so prevalent in our society. Research shows that anxiety affects nearly 30% of adults, and this statistic is only based on what gets diagnosed. Don’t let anxiety become your new normal.

    Therapy can help you to…

    Develop coping skills to manage anxiety, rewire your cognitive response to stressful situations, and bring awareness to where your anxiety stems from.

  • Despite your desire for healthy relationships, you find yourself pushing away from loved ones or clinging on too tightly.

    Therapy can help you to…

    Pinpoint your attachment style and understand how it developed. Learn to regulate your nervous system when it sends you into fight/flight/freeze and develop consistently secure attachments.

  • At times overlooked and especially undiagnosed in women - masking, heightened sensory needs, and social anxiety are just a few symptoms that can be typical with the neurodiversity of autism.

    Therapy can help you to…

    Tune-in to sensory needs to best care for yourself, build awareness around masking behaviors, and feel a greater sense of connection with others.

  • Life was already chaotic, but add on a global pandemic and you have a real recipe for burnout. Research shows that 89% of workers have experienced burnout in the past year.

    Therapy can help you to…

    Identify the source of your burnout and set boundaries that allow you to prioritize your needs. Re-connect with your values and learn healthy coping tools to preserve and nurture your energy.

  • Shame is an internalized belief that you are bad. Even when you know it’s not true, it can be a hard feeling to shake.

    Therapy can help you to…

    Understand why you learned to feel ashamed and heal from the painful, internalized feeling of badness. Find forgiveness for those unhelpful coping strategies in your past that left you feeling more humiliated and practice radical acceptance.

  • With low energy levels, a feeling of hopelessness, and a lack of perspective, depression is not something you want to wait out. Although well-intended, sentiments like “look on the bright side” certainly aren’t helpful either.

    Therapy can help you to…

    Challenge distorted thought patterns that contribute to feelings of hopelessness, develop coping skills to manage the symptoms of depression, and understand the roots to help prevent future episodes.

  • Grief comes in all shapes and sizes- the passing of a loved one, a divorce, a life transition, or the loss of a pet to name a few.

    Therapy can help you to…

    Make sense of the confusing feelings that can come with grief, engage in the process of healing, and mourn the loss without allowing it to define you.

  • Whether 18 or 81, your identity continues to form throughout your entire life. In the midst of our achievement-oriented culture, it’s easy to lose sight of yourself.

    Therapy can help you to…

    Reconnect with your values, find balance, and feel known.

  • Change can bring such a mix of emotions- excitement, dread, relief, anxiety, grief. Whether planned or unplanned, that doesn’t make a life transition easy.

    Therapy can help you to…

    Slow down and stay rooted in what matters amidst the busyness. Recognize opportunities to lean-in to your support team and ways to practice self-compassion when things go wrong.

  • You’re ambitious, paying attention to the details, and holding yourself to a high standard - traits that have often helped you achieve, but that are now also coming at a cost.

    Therapy can help you to…

    Recognize all-or-nothing thinking and focus on values rather than fixate on mistakes. Develop inner trust as a replacement for external validation and learn to see the big picture when little things get in the way.

  • Stress is so normalized that we often stop listening to the warning signs until our body and mind force us to.

    Therapy can help you to…

    Integrate self-care as a part of your lifestyle. Gain confidence in asking for help and learning to say no. Uncover what holds you in this heightened state of busyness and feel comfortable creating moments of stillness.

Let’s Talk!

Schedule your free 15-minute consultation with the therapist of your preference.