Dr. Meryl Pankhurst is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and the Director of Business Development at Primary Care Psychology Associates. She specializes in working with adults.
She earned her Master in Counseling and her Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology degrees, along with a specialization in Primary Care Psychology, from Adler University. Before that, Dr. Pankhurst attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where she obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and an academic minor in Crime and Justice.
Dr. Pankhurst is experienced in providing therapy to individuals and couples and she predominately works with adults and older adolescents. More specifically, the individuals with whom Dr. Pankhurst works generally seek to understand and address not only specific emergent problems, such as those associated with adjustment, relationship, work, and school difficulties, trauma, depression, anxiety, ADHD, loss/grief, and health issues, but also the underlying thoughts, feelings, and behavioral and relational patterns that have contributed to the development and maintenance of those problems.
According to Dr. Pankhurst, every person brings unique life experiences, strengths, and challenges to the therapeutic process. She recognizes that the body and mind are interconnected; thus, she uses an integrative, holistic approach to promote mind-body health, drawing from the full extent of psychology theory and research, so that the patient may identify inherent strengths, heal past and present hurts, and generate change from within.
Dr. Pankhurst’s therapeutic style integrates techniques from cognitive-behavioral, interpersonal, humanistic, psychodynamic, and solution-focused therapies. While she uses both short- and long-term techniques depending on the individual needs of the patient, she understands that the process of gaining insight into a person’s conflicts cannot be rushed or imposed. Therefore, through a collaborative and empathic process, she subtly guides the therapeutic discussions in order for patients to discover the underlying problems for themselves so that they may expand and utilize their skills and strengths to live more meaningful and rewarding lives.
Areas of Expertise: Anxiety, depression, stress management, traumatic experiences, grief/loss, relationship concerns, low self-esteem, and self-defeating behavioral patterns.
Dr. Pankhurst was recently featured in a Food & Wine magazine article on Why Do We Cook Too Much for the People We Love!
Locations: Chicago (Streeterville) and Telehealth
Contact: 847-686-0090, ext 0118
[email protected]
Click here, or call us at (847) 686 0090 to set up an appointment with Dr. Pankhurst.
She earned her Master in Counseling and her Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology degrees, along with a specialization in Primary Care Psychology, from Adler University. Before that, Dr. Pankhurst attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where she obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and an academic minor in Crime and Justice.
Dr. Pankhurst is experienced in providing therapy to individuals and couples and she predominately works with adults and older adolescents. More specifically, the individuals with whom Dr. Pankhurst works generally seek to understand and address not only specific emergent problems, such as those associated with adjustment, relationship, work, and school difficulties, trauma, depression, anxiety, ADHD, loss/grief, and health issues, but also the underlying thoughts, feelings, and behavioral and relational patterns that have contributed to the development and maintenance of those problems.
According to Dr. Pankhurst, every person brings unique life experiences, strengths, and challenges to the therapeutic process. She recognizes that the body and mind are interconnected; thus, she uses an integrative, holistic approach to promote mind-body health, drawing from the full extent of psychology theory and research, so that the patient may identify inherent strengths, heal past and present hurts, and generate change from within.
Dr. Pankhurst’s therapeutic style integrates techniques from cognitive-behavioral, interpersonal, humanistic, psychodynamic, and solution-focused therapies. While she uses both short- and long-term techniques depending on the individual needs of the patient, she understands that the process of gaining insight into a person’s conflicts cannot be rushed or imposed. Therefore, through a collaborative and empathic process, she subtly guides the therapeutic discussions in order for patients to discover the underlying problems for themselves so that they may expand and utilize their skills and strengths to live more meaningful and rewarding lives.
Areas of Expertise: Anxiety, depression, stress management, traumatic experiences, grief/loss, relationship concerns, low self-esteem, and self-defeating behavioral patterns.
Dr. Pankhurst was recently featured in a Food & Wine magazine article on Why Do We Cook Too Much for the People We Love!
Locations: Chicago (Streeterville) and Telehealth
Contact: 847-686-0090, ext 0118
[email protected]
Click here, or call us at (847) 686 0090 to set up an appointment with Dr. Pankhurst.
