Northern Illinois Counseling Associates, P.C.

A Tradition of Excellence

 Dr. Larry B. Gelman

Dr. Larry B. Gelman

I am passionate about life, love, and laughter. As a practicing Licensed Clinical Psychologist, I liken the process of a high-level, deep-structure psychotherapeutic relationship to that of a mid-wife, who assists another, pregnant with conflict, knowing that the other person must labor with the pain of their experience and experience the labor of their pain in order to give birth to his/her/their self. 

Many of my clients are "regular" people who have hit "a bump-in-the-road" and need a helping hand. Others have battled with mental illness throughout their lives. And some have experienced horrific, traumatizing adversities and are trying to survive, hanging on, with all their might. 

With 40+ years of professional experience, my clinical background is broad, diverse, and deep. I can diagnose and treat the mental health needs of most individuals. I am no stranger to the competing and conflicting vicissitudes of both the strengths and frailties of the human condition. 

As a “black belt” in martial arts, and also a “black belt” in the art of living, I value the dance of mind-body-spirit at-one-ness. For me, life is the “prime directive” and failure is simply not an option. 

I am fiercely devoted to each of my clients, with a deep and profound respect for their own self-agency and self-determination. 

In addition to my clinical work, I have authored over 400 articles on life and relationship matters.

"When you are tired and troubled, and need a helping hand," I will be happy to help.


 Dr. Glenn B. Gelman

Dr. Glenn B. Gelman

I bring to my clients more than 40 years of professional experience in both mental health and medical health settings. As a practicing Licensed Clinical Psychologist, I diagnose and treat a diverse population of seniors, adults, couples, adolescents, and families, across the full spectrum of life’s mental health struggles. 

For me, each client is his/her/their own special unit of relevance; to be heard, regarded, respected, and understood for who and whom they are. Many of my clients struggle with adjustive challenges of major life transitions and events. Others have endured chronic mental and/or medical illnesses. And some have suffered inordinate, complex traumas for which simple solutions and/or resolutions are not simply not enough.

As an advocate for the best interests of my clients, my work emanates from a conviction that values authenticity, positive self-regard, psychological readiness, and personal responsibility.  Accordingly, I strive to help my clients solve or resolve their problems and conflicts, and/or transform their emotional pain into opportunities for discovery, growth, and change.

In addition to my clinical work, I have taught, supervised, consulted with, mentored, and trained mental health, medical health, human service, and allied health care professionals, as well as masters and doctoral students, around the world.  I have authored several published articles and have been a featured mental health expert to community groups, radio talk shows, and newspapers.

“If you seek meaning, purpose, and joy in your life and your relationships, I will be happy to help.”


  • If you feel there is no hope, if you suffer relentless despair or feel as if you are breaking down, then…

    We can help you hope, ease your suffering, and help you break through.

  • If you are a caregiver, carrying a Sisyphean boulder on your shoulders, then…

    We can help you lighten your load.

  • If you constantly scramble, bounce from crisis to crisis, if there is too much drama in your life, then…

    We can help you simplify, prioritize, slow down, and strategize.

  • If you feel confused and uncertain, and don’t know which way to turn, then…

    We can help you clarify your options and map out a clear direction forward.

  • If you are haunted by regrets, mistakes, and poor choices, then…

    We can help you make peace with your past.

  • If you have wandered and wondered a lifetime, then…

    We can help you navigate a purposeful path for the rest of your life.

  • If you’re weary, feeling tired and empty, then…,

    We can help replenish your spirit and reclaim your zest and zeal for life.

  • If you are mourning the loss of a loved one or a life-long friend, if your heart has been shattered, then...

    We can help you grieve and mend your broken heart.

  • If your health is declining, then...

    We can help you live with dignity.

  • If you feel anxious, overwhelmed and stressed, if you worry about everything and cannot stop, then…

    We can help you relax, think clearly, de-stress, and stop worrying incessantly.

  • If your mind is all over the place, then… We can help you find presence of mind. If your mind is in pieces, then...

    We can help you find peace of mind.

  • If your life is at a crossroads, or, if you have lost your way, then…

    We can serve as a compass and help you discover your North Star.

  • If you endure chronic unremitting pain and you “have exhausted all viable options,” then...

    We can teach you to ‘dance with your pain’.

  • If you are crestfallen and can’t get up, then…

    We can help you get back up.

  • If you have been deeply injured, hurt or harmed in your life, then…

    We can help you heal.

  • If you are unsure of your potential, then…

    We can help you be, become, blossom, and grow.

  • If you anguish and agonize over even little things, struggle every day, feel frightened and afraid, then…

    We can help you restore your serenity and recover your courage.

  • If you need to hear the truth of your truth, or, if you have ever been silenced and never felt heard, then…

    We will listen, bear witness to your testimony, and help you claim, or reclaim, your voice.

  • If you struggle with mental illness and “have tried most everything,” then...

    We might offer you one or two alternatives you haven’t tried.

  • If you are tormented by guilt and shame, regret and remorse, or harbor deeply-buried dark secrets, then...

    We can provide you a safe reflective soul-searching mirror that you may atone, make amends, seek redemption, and find forgiveness.

  • If your marriage is troubled, then… We can help you repair, rebuild, and renew your relationship. If you are trapped in a very bad marriage, then...

    We can help you choose your path forward – one way or another.

  • If you are encountering challenging life problems, or, if you have major life decisions looming, then…

    We can help guide you to make healthy, sound solutions.

  • If you feel sad, unhappy, depressed, and miserable, then…

    We can help you feel better.

  • If you are sick and tired of being sick and tired, then… We can help you not be so sick and so tired. If you’ve hit rock bottom, then…

    We can help you climb up and out.

  • If you feel down and out, then…

    We can help you get back up and in.

  • If you know what you stand against, but are unsure of what you stand for, then…

    We can help you determine what you stand for.

  • If you need to dwell where you are at right now in your life, then... We can dwell with you. If you are ready to move forward in your life, then…

    We can help you imagine your future with courage, honor, and integrity.

  • If you can’t seem to stop crying but don’t know why, then...We can help you understand why. If you do know why, then...

    We can help you cry a river and then help you dry your tears.

  • If you feel lonely, then… We can help you connect with yourself.  If you feel alone, then…

    We can help you connect with others.

  • If you question what you have accomplished or what purpose your life has served, if you wish to know who you really (or finally) are, then…

    We can help you search for meaning, purpose, and value, and discover yourself.

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