Rima Mickus, LCPC, LPC

Rima Mickus is a licensed clinical counselor holding LCPC and LPC credentials, with 17 years of experience working with adults in Illinois and Arizona. She combines formal training and practical experience to support people facing relationship challenges, anxiety, insomnia, grief, trauma, parenting concerns, career stress, and other life transitions. Her approach blends evidence-based techniques with a collaborative, client-centered focus so clients can explore communication patterns, personality differences, and the lingering effects of childhood and family-of-origin dynamics on current relationships.

Mickus completed a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology at Benedictine University and pursued post-graduate training in couples counseling, relationship coaching, domestic violence, and non-drug treatment for insomnia using CBT-I. She also holds a certification in wellness coaching and has incorporated simple behavioral and lifestyle interventions to help clients improve mood and physical health. Her sleep work includes direct training from Dr. Gregg Jacobs of Harvard Medical School in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia - a structured 5-6 week program that uses sleep logs and behavioral strategies to increase nightly restorative sleep and, when appropriate, coordinate with a physician to taper sleep medications.

In private practice since 2013, she emphasizes active participation and frequent communication to maximize therapeutic benefit, typically checking messages at least twice daily and maintaining general hours of Monday through Friday, 9 am to 4 pm CT, with occasional weekend availability. She is not currently accepting new clients.