By Satisfied customers
You Don’t Have
To Keep Carrying
Everything Alone
Even when you look fine on the outside, anxiety, stress, and unresolved experiences can leave you feeling drained inside. Therapy can help you slow down, heal, and feel like yourself again
300+ Individuals Supported
Safe Space Matters
Discover a safe space to regain balance and build resilience.
Proudly serving Crystal Lake, IL and surrounding McHenry County, in person and online across Illinois.
By Satisfied customers
You Don’t Have
To Keep Carrying
Everything Alone
Even when you look fine on the outside, anxiety, stress, and unresolved experiences can leave you feeling drained inside. Therapy can help you slow down, heal, and feel like yourself again
300+ Individuals Supported
Safe Space Matters
Discover a safe space to regain balance and build resilience.
Proudly serving Crystal Lake, IL and surrounding McHenry County, in person and online across Illinois.
Stuck In Anxiety?
At Creative Space, healing begins when you feel truly heard. Whether you’re struggling with anxiety, carrying the weight of past trauma, or simply feeling overwhelmed by life, our licensed therapists in Crystal Lake, IL are here to help. We provide compassionate online counseling and in-person mental health services tailored to your unique needs, because no two healing journeys look the same.
Providing trusted support for anxiety, trauma recovery, emotional wellness, and personal transformation.
Our counseling practice offers a full range of evidence-based mental health therapy services for individuals, children, couples, and professionals:
No one wants to admit they get angry, especially when it gets out of control and hurts the ones we love.
When you don’t want to pass the trauma gunk down to your kids, we can help
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an integrative psychotherapy.
Are you feeling lost and uncertain about the way your life is going? Do you suffer from anxiety or depression?
Have you experienced a traumatic event? Are you suffering from lingering fear and anxiety?
Do you live outside of the heteronormative-cisgender box?
Play therapy when done with a clinician is an effective opportunity to help your little one process through big emotions and big events
Telehealth allows us to provide counseling and therapy to our clients via live video conferencing.
A psychological first-aid tool used to calm the central nervous system.
Trauma processing and release without the talk therapy.
Here’s what makes Creative Space different from other counseling practices:
Dr. Maulding and our clinical team bring 12+ years of professional experience in trauma-informed care, EMDR, and evidence-based therapy.
Every service we offer is grounded in trauma-informed principles, meaning we work at your pace, in your comfort zone, without judgment.
Whether you prefer to meet face-to-face at our Crystal Lake, IL office or attend sessions from home via secure video, we've got you covered.
From EMDR therapy and play therapy for children to Critical Incident Stress Management training for first responders, Creative Space provides services you won't find at most local practices.
We accept most major insurance plans and offer flexible payment options to make professional mental health counseling accessible to everyone.
Our team of licensed therapists and clinical professionals brings diverse training, lived experience, and deep expertise to every session. Led by Dr. Maulding, a licensed therapist and clinical supervisor, our counselors specialize in trauma-informed care, EMDR therapy, play therapy, LGBTQIA+ affirming counseling, and more.
Not at all. People who ask for help know when they need it and have the courage to reach out. Everyone needs help now and then. In our work together, I’ll help you explore and identify your strengths and how to implement them to reduce the influence of the problems you are facing.
The difference is between someone who can do something, and someone who has the training and experience to do that same thing professionally. A mental health professional can help you approach your situation in a new way– teach you new skills, gain different perspectives, listen to you without judgment or expectations, and help you listen to yourself. Furthermore, counseling is completely confidential. You won’t have to worry about others “knowing my business.” Lastly, if your situation provokes a great deal of negative emotion, and you’ve been confiding in a friend or family member, there is the risk that once you are feeling better you could start avoiding that person so you aren’t reminded of this difficult time in your life.
Medication can be effective but it alone cannot solve all issues. Sometimes medication is needed in conjunction with counseling. Our work together is designed to explore and unpack the problems you are experiencing and expand on your strengths that can help you accomplish your personal goals.
Because each person has different issues and goals for counseling, it will be different depending on the individual. I tailor my therapeutic approach to your specific needs.
Unfortunately, this is not possible to say in a general FAQs page. Everyone’s circumstances are unique to them and the length of time counseling can take to allow you to accomplish your goals depends on your desire for personal development, your commitment, and the factors that are driving you to seek counseling in the first place.
Your active participation and dedication will be crucial to your success.
Yes, all of our mental health counseling services are available via secure, HIPAA-compliant telehealth video sessions. Online counseling at Creative Space is just as effective as in-person therapy for most concerns, including anxiety, trauma, PTSD, and anger management. You can attend sessions from anywhere in Illinois using a smartphone, tablet, or computer.
We accept a range of major insurance plans and also offer self-pay options. Our rates and insurance information page outlines everything you need to know about coverage, fees, and payment options. We are committed to making professional counseling as accessible as possible for Crystal Lake residents and clients across Illinois.
Yes. We offer play therapy and child counseling for children of all ages. Play therapy is a research-backed approach that allows children to process big emotions, trauma, behavioral challenges, and life transitions through age-appropriate play and creative expression. Our licensed play therapist works collaboratively with parents throughout the process.
Creative Space is located at 35 Burdent Drive, Crystal Lake, IL 60014, serving clients throughout McHenry County and the greater northwest Chicago suburbs. We provide both in-person therapy sessions at our Crystal Lake office and online counseling via telehealth to clients across the state of Illinois.
Whether you’re in Crystal Lake, Cary, Algonquin, Huntley, Woodstock, Barrington, or anywhere across Illinois, our licensed therapists are ready to support your mental health journey — from the comfort and privacy of your home or at our welcoming Crystal Lake office.
