Misophonia Therapy in Chicago’s North Shore (Telehealth)

Specialized Virtual Treatment with PsychWell — formerly the Center for OCD and Misophonia

Living with misophonia on Chicago’s North Shore can feel especially painful.

This area is filled with families, professionals, and students living in close quarters, sharing meals, homes, classrooms, and offices. When you have misophonia, that closeness can make everyday life feel unbearable. Chewing, breathing, tapping, or repetitive movements can suddenly hijack your nervous system and leave you feeling trapped inside your own reactions.

Misophonia is not just being sensitive. It is a nervous-system condition that creates intense emotional and physical responses to specific sounds and visual cues. And when the people triggering you are the ones you love, the emotional toll can be devastating.

PsychWell, formerly the Center for OCD and Misophonia, provides specialized virtual misophonia therapy for clients throughout Chicago’s North Shore and across Illinois.

You don’t need to find a local expert. You can work with one from home.

What Misophonia Does to Your Relationships

One of the hardest parts of misophonia is how relational it becomes.

A stranger’s chewing might be irritating.
A partner’s chewing can feel unbearable.

You might:

  • Avoid eating together

  • Wear headphones at home

  • Feel resentful toward loved ones

  • Feel ashamed for feeling resentful

  • Pull away emotionally

Misophonia doesn’t destroy love — but it can make closeness feel dangerous.

The Hidden Layer: Shame

Many people with misophonia are thoughtful, conscientious, and deeply caring. That’s why their reactions feel so humiliating.

You may believe:
“I shouldn’t be this way.”
“I should be able to handle this.”

That shame fuels the cycle.

Why Most Therapy Doesn’t Fix Misophonia

Misophonia is not just anxiety or sound sensitivity. It is rooted in emotional rigidity, perfectionism, and a nervous system that equates certain sensations with threat.

Traditional therapy rarely addresses this.

PsychWell does.

The EASE Model

At PsychWell (formerly the Center for OCD and Misophonia), we use EASE — External Acceptance and Self Engagement.

External Acceptance helps you stop trying to control the world.

Self Engagement helps you learn how to feel your emotions — anger, shame, sadness — without suppressing or judging them.

Together, these skills create the flexibility that allows your nervous system to calm and your triggers to lose their grip.

How Virtual Misophonia Therapy Works in Illinois

All sessions are conducted through secure telehealth.

This allows you to:

  • Work with a true specialist

  • Practice skills in real life

  • Avoid commuting

  • Receive consistent care

We work with adults, teens, couples, and families throughout Illinois.

Who This Is For

This program is designed for people who:

  • Have strong sound or visual triggers

  • Feel ashamed of their reactions

  • Are struggling in relationships

  • Have tried therapy without relief

  • Want a deeper way forward

You don’t have to keep living this way.

There Is a Different Path

Misophonia does not have to control your life.

PsychWell, formerly the Center for OCD and Misophonia, provides virtual misophonia therapy for clients in Chicago’s North Shore and across Illinois who are ready for something better.

You don’t have to keep fighting the sounds.
You don’t have to keep fighting yourself.

Schedule a Misophonia Consultation
 Virtual appointments available for Illinois clients.

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