ABOUT DR. JUDITH CHANEY
- Masters degree in individual psychiatric nursing
- Doctorate in marriage and family therapy
- Taught psychiatric nursing for 9 years at SIU-E
- Written and published (with her husband Dr. Don Chaney) on the topic of holistic care of the dying
- Contributed to several nursing texts on psychological issues
- Spoken to regional and national conferences on psychological topics
- Led the first critical incident debriefing interface with the Illinois State Police
For the past 35 years in community practice, Dr. Chaney has been working with individual adults and couples. She has also worked with marriages for the past 30 years, acquiring both expertise and depth of experience.
“Each individual has a unique composition that is influenced by both past and present events in our lives. Sometimes in navigating our way though difficulties and life transitions we find ourselves mired in old patterns of behavior that are not useful, and both recognizing this and moving from it can be problematic for us. We all have strengths that once identified, can certainly help us develop new and healthier coping strategies.
Adults in our culture are now dealing with stresses from their own children as well as their parents and navigating all of this can be extremely difficult and anxiety producing. Priorities change as we age, and sometimes we have difficulty with that concept.
Marriages are one of my favorite life situations to see, and watching a couple put their marriage into a more healthy frame can be very exciting and rewarding. Watching marriages become healthy has been one of my greatest joys.”
Therapeutic modalities are theoretical models on which the therapist constructs their thinking. I use cognitive behavioral , family dynamic, solution focused, object relational, structural, and client centered modalities.
If you would like to make an appointment with Dr. Chaney
- She only does virtual visits.
- Call the behavioral health number on the back of your insurance card to see if she is in your insurance provider group
- Ask your insurance company if you need an authorization number to see her, and write that number down to give to Dr. Chaney
- Ask if you have a co-pay, and how much it is.
- Call Dr. Chaney, 618-304-5990
Or if she is not in your provider group, and you wish to go outside your insurance, rates are $175.00, and must be prepaid. You may reach Dr. Chaney at 618-304-5990.