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Dr. Bakahia Madison, LCPC

  • Experience15 years
  • LocationIllinois
  • Focus areasADHD, Addictions, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Bakahia

Dr. Bakahia Madison works with adults seeking practical support for a wide range of concerns, including addiction recovery, trauma, anxiety, depression, and ADHD.

Background and approach

She frames therapy as a collaborative process that helps clients build resilience, clarify values, and improve everyday functioning. Her practice emphasizes affirming care for people who have experienced prejudice, discrimination, or multicultural stressors.

With 15 years of clinical experience as an Illinois LCPC, she blends evidence-based techniques with culturally responsive perspectives to meet each person where they are. Her background includes addressing sleeping problems, substance and process addictions, relationship and communication difficulties, parenting challenges, grief, and career transitions.

Dr. Madison aims to help clients reconnect with purpose, strengthen self-esteem, and create healthier patterns for coping with stress and life change.

She designs treatment plans that fit individual goals and preferences, drawing on client-centered listening alongside structured strategies when helpful. People seeking support for recovery, trauma work, or improving daily mood and functioning will find a practitioner focused on practical progress and respectful, informed care.

Approaches that guide online care and progress

Dr. Madison often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and mood instability. She also integrates Mindfulness Therapy to teach practices that increase present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity, useful for stress, trauma symptoms, and attention challenges. Client-Centered Therapy is another cornerstone of her work, emphasizing empathetic listening and collaboration so clients feel heard while exploring goals and values.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey and will be decided together. The therapist collaborates with each person to tailor methods to their needs, testing strategies and adjusting as progress and preferences become clearer.

Online sessions provide flexibility through video calls, phone conversations, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing people to access care around work, family, and daily commitments. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to try different ways of working that fit individual routines and comfort levels.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Dr. Madison works with a broad range of issues including addictions, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, ADHD, relationship and family challenges, grief, and stress-related problems.
How would you describe the therapeutic style used here?
The approach is collaborative and client-centered, combining active listening with practical techniques drawn from CBT, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused methods.
What is the clinician's experience and background?
This therapist brings 15 years of experience working with adults on recovery, trauma, multicultural concerns, and life transitions.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is licensed as an LCPC in Illinois with license number IL LCPC 180.010155 and practices from that state.
Which languages are available and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Clients may meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and availability.
How is cost handled for therapy with this clinician?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin working with this therapist?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

AddictionsTrauma and abuseSleeping disordersSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Blended family issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMulticultural concernsPostpartum depressionPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSmoking / vaping cessationYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

15+ years

Licensed

Illinois

Languages

English

What Bakahia can help with

Dr. Bakahia Madison works with clients on addictions, trauma and abuse, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and coping with life changes.

Bakahia works with individuals through complex life challenges.

Bakahia works with addiction recovery, trauma healing, and communication enhancement.

How Bakahia approaches therapy

Bakahia's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Bakahia is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor practicing in Illinois, with 15 years of clinical experience.