Maxine Nusinow, MA, LMFT, Vernon Hills, IL

About Maxine Nusinow

Focus areas

Addiction / Substance Abuse

Couples Therapy

Marriage Counseling

Anxiety

Depression

Sexual Behavior Problems

Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Gender Affirming Counseling

Clientele seen

Teenagers (13-17)

Seniors (65+)

Families

Young adults (18-24)

Individuals

Adults (25-64)

Couples

Treatment approaches

Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

Dialectical (DBT)

Identity

Gender

Female

Languages spoken

English

Getting to know Maxine Nusinow

I’m Maxine Nusinow, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist working with teens, adults, and seniors across Illinois. I offer a warm, collaborative, and nonjudgmental space where you can feel seen, understood, and supported as you work toward meaningful change. I help clients have the conversations they’ve been avoiding — about sex, power, trust, identity, resentment, desire, and the stories they carry about themselves and their relationships. My work is direct, systemic, and deeply collaborative; I’m not a silent nodder. I bring a mix of radical genuineness, clinical precision, and humor into the room, so clients feel both safe and challenged. As a sex and couples’ therapist with a nursing background, I look at the whole picture: relational dynamics, trauma history, attachment patterns, cultural context, and the very real ways physiology and health intersect with intimacy and mental wellness. I work with partners to improve communication, rebuild trust, and strengthen emotional and physical connection. In sex therapy, I create an open and respectful environment where individuals and couples can explore concerns around intimacy, desire, and identity without shame or judgment. Clients often come to me when they feel stuck in patterns that don’t make sense anymore — cycles of conflict, shame around sexuality, recovery and addiction dynamics, or the quiet loneliness that can exist inside long-term relationships. I integrate narrative therapy, CBT, IFS, EFT, and Brain spotting (a brain-body approach that helps process trauma, reduce emotional overwhelm, and access deeper healing) within a harm-reductive, strengths-based framework that prioritizes authenticity over perfection. What makes my work different is that I balance warmth with clarity: I will sit with you in the hard moments, help you name what’s actually happening, and support you in building relationships — with yourself and others — that feel honest, embodied, and sustainable. My goal is to help you feel mor

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Popular visit reasons

Depression

New Patient Visit

Nightmares

Pediatric Tics / Tourette Syndrome

Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy Intake / Initial Visit

Sleep Problems

Young Adult Issues

Depression

New Patient Visit

Nightmares

Pediatric Tics / Tourette Syndrome

Office location

Maxine Nusinow, MA, LMFT also offers online video visits for patients

Lifestance - Illinois 2

175 E Hawthorn Pkwy, Ste 235, Vernon Hills, IL 60061

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Education and background

Practice names

Lifestance - Illinois 2

Education and training

Pepperdine University, Master's in Clinical Psychology

NPI number

1336821925

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What practice does Maxine Nusinow work with?

Maxine Nusinow works with Lifestance - Illinois 2.

Where is Maxine Nusinow's office located?

Maxine Nusinow has 2 office locations in Vernon Hills, view full addresses on Maxine Nusinow's profile.

What are common reasons for patients to see Maxine Nusinow?

Maxine Nusinow frequently sees patients for Depression, New Patient Visit, Psychotherapy, Psychotherapy Intake / Initial Visit, and Sleep Problems. You can see other visit reasons for Maxine Nusinow on their profile.