Financial Therapy in Chicago & Across Illinois

Feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or stuck when it comes to money?

Mindset Counseling Services provides virtual financial therapy in Chicago and across Illinois. We help individuals and couples reduce fear and anxiety around money, build healthier financial habits, and improve their relationship with money through therapy and coaching.

Build a Healthier Relationship with Money

  • You feel pressure to support your family

  • You feel anxious or stressed when you think about money

  • You overthink every financial decision

  • You feel guilty spending on yourself

  • You avoid your finances because it feels overwhelming

  • You’re trying to break cycles, but don’t know how

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Knowing what to do with money and feeling confident doing it are two different things.

How Financial Therapy Can Help

  • Feel more confident and in control of your finances

  • Reduce money anxiety and financial stress

  • Set boundaries with family around money without guilt

  • Understand and change financial patterns

  • Create habits that align with your goals and values

  • Build a healthier relationship with money

Learn more about our virtual Financial Therapy Services

Money and mental health are deeply connected.

Financial stress can affect your mood, relationships, and everyday life. At the same time, your emotions, experiences, culture, and beliefs can influence the financial choices you make.

Financial therapy brings both sides together. We'll explore what's behind your financial patterns while building practical skills that help you feel more confident and intentional with money.

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What is Financial Therapy?

Financial therapy addresses both the emotional and practical sides of money. It can help you understand how your experiences, emotions, beliefs, and culture influence your financial behaviors while developing healthier habits and greater confidence with money.

Unlike traditional financial services, financial therapy provides a space to talk about money without being sold financial products or investments.

Getting Started With Financial Therapy

  1. Schedule a Free Consultation

    We'll briefly talk about what's bringing you in and whether we're a good fit.

2. Understand Your Money Story
We'll explore the experiences, emotions, and patterns shaping your relationship with money.

3. Build a Healthier Financial Life
We'll work on practical and emotional changes that support your goals and values.

Meet Karla Crespo, LCSW, CFT™

As a Latina Social Worker and Certified Financial Therapist™, I understand how culture, family expectations, and lived experiences can shape your relationship with money. Through my work in providing financial therapy in Chicago and across Illinois, I support individuals and couples in exploring the emotional and cultural influences behind their financial behaviors.

I created Mindset Counseling Services to provide a space where you can talk openly about both your emotions and your finances without shame or judgment. As a Clinical Social Worker licensed in Illinois, I integrate therapy and financial coaching to help you build a healthier, more confident relationship with money.

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