Rima Mickus, LCPC, LPC

Rima Mickus is a licensed counselor with credentials LCPC and LPC, licensed to practice in Illinois and Arizona and currently working with residents of those states only. With 17 years of clinical experience and a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Benedictine University, she has maintained a private practice since 2013 and brings focused training in couples counseling, relationship coaching, domestic violence work, and non-drug treatment for insomnia.

Her work centers on helping adults manage relationship difficulties, anxiety, sleep problems, trauma, grief, parenting challenges, career concerns, and life transitions. She blends evidence-informed strategies and wellness coaching to support improvements in mood, health behaviors, and daily functioning. For sleep concerns she offers Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), a structured 5-6 week program taught to her by Dr. Gregg Jacobs of Harvard Medical School that uses sleep logs and behavioral techniques to increase restorative sleep and can assist with medication tapering under medical supervision when needed.

In sessions she explores communication habits, personality differences, family-of-origin influences, and patterns that affect relationship quality, helping clients identify healthy interactions and recognize disrespectful or abusive behavior. She emphasizes active collaboration and regular communication as part of therapy; she checks messages at least twice daily and will message more than once a week as the process requires. Her general hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Central Time, with occasional weekend availability.