Arooj Zaidi, M.Ed., LPC
Arooj is a licensed professional counselor at Gryzbek Therapy & Psychological Services. She works with adults and adolescents facing depression, anxiety, OCD, and difficult life adjustments, in English or in Urdu.
Master of Education. Licensed Professional Counselor, State of Illinois.
Individual therapy for teens and adults.
Fluent in both. Work in the language you think in.
Evidence-based methods, used through a trauma-informed lens.
Verified training, verified license, verified scope
CLINICAL SPECIALTIES
Where Arooj’s training fits best
Each specialty below links to a full guide: what treatment involves, who it fits, and how the practice approaches it.
Anxiety Therapy
Worry, panic, and overthinking. CBT and ACT work that gives you traction.
Depression Therapy
CBT for low mood, low motivation, and days that feel flat.
OCD Therapy
ERP, the gold-standard behavioral treatment for obsessions and compulsions.
Adolescent Therapy
Anxiety, low mood, and OCD in the teen years, with tools an adolescent will actually use.
Life Transitions
A move, a new role, a family change. Steady support when the ground shifts.
Women’s Issues
Women’s mental health across the stages and pressures that shape it.
Multicultural Counseling
Systemic stress, identity, and life between cultures, in English or Urdu.
Individual Therapy
One-on-one work for adults, matched to the problem and paced to you.
EVIDENCE-BASED MODALITIES
How Arooj works in the room
Arooj blends a trauma-informed lens with practical, evidence-based tools. Early sessions map the patterns that feel overwhelming: what sets them off, what keeps them going, and what you have already tried. That gives the work a clear target instead of circling the same ground.
Individual sessions run 55 minutes, and most courses of therapy run 6 to 9 months. We don’t rush the early sessions, and we check in regularly on whether the plan is working. The aim is steady, repeatable skills you keep after the work is done.
OCD care at the practice is built on Exposure and Response Prevention, a structured, evidence-based approach to obsessions and compulsions. Learn more on the OCD therapy page.
POPULATIONS SERVED
Who Arooj sees
Arooj works with adults and adolescents. Her practice centers on four groups.
Adults
Individual therapy for depression, anxiety, OCD, and the adjustments that knock life off course: a move, a loss, a new role.
Adolescents
Teens working through anxiety, low mood, or OCD, with tools sized for school, friendships, and family life.
Women
Women’s health is one of Arooj’s deepest commitments: mental health across the stages, roles, and pressures that shape a woman’s life.
Immigrants & People of Color
Support for systemic stress and identity transitions, from a counselor who bridges cultural paths and works in English or Urdu.
LANGUAGE ACCESS
Counseling in English and Urdu
Arooj is fluent in English and Urdu, and clients can work with her in either. For many people, the feelings that matter most are easier to reach in a first language. They are harder to explain across a translation.
It also means family context needs no footnote. Clients from immigrant families, and adolescents growing up between two cultures, can talk about home, expectations, and identity with a counselor who bridges both worlds. For families looking for an Urdu-speaking therapist in Naperville, that option now exists close to home.
Explore Multicultural CounselingOCD & ERP
Structured Help for OCD
OCD is one of Arooj’s focus areas. She uses Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), the behavioral approach with the strongest research support for obsessions and compulsions, alongside CBT and ACT.
ERP is gradual and collaborative. You and Arooj build a ladder of feared situations together and start low. You practice facing each one without the ritual that usually follows. She works with both adults and adolescents.
Explore OCD Therapy- Intrusive thoughts that won’t let go
- Checking, counting & repeating rituals
- Reassurance-seeking that never quite settles it
- Avoidance that keeps shrinking daily life
INSURANCE & LOGISTICS
What to expect, billing-wise
Insurance at the Practice
Aetna · BlueCross and BlueShield · Medicare · UnitedHealthcare
The practice is in-network with these plans. Coverage for sessions with Arooj is verified at intake, so there are no billing surprises.
Office & Hours
1979 N Mill Street, Suite 204
Naperville, IL 60563
Mon–Thu 9 AM–7 PM · Fri 9 AM–5 PM
Saturday by appointment only
Getting Started
Arooj begins seeing clients on October 1, and appointments are open for booking now. She sees clients in person at the Naperville office, serving Aurora, Wheaton, Lisle, and Downers Grove. Call or use the booking page and ask for Arooj.
ABOUT AROOJ
A Counselor Who Treats Therapy as a Partnership
Arooj approaches therapy as a collaborative partnership. Her first job is to build a safe, grounded space where you feel seen and respected. Nothing useful happens in a room where you are editing yourself. From there, the two of you work out what is keeping you stuck and what to do about it.
She practices at Gryzbek Therapy & Psychological Services, a deliberately small Naperville practice where licensed clinicians coordinate care instead of working in silos. Every clinician on the team is licensed. When your needs sit outside one clinician’s strengths, a colleague down the hall covers them.
Arooj is deeply passionate about women’s health. She is equally committed to supporting immigrants and people of color as they process systemic stress and identity transitions. That often means the strain of living between cultures, expectations, and versions of yourself. Fluent in English and Urdu, she does that work in either language, which makes her a natural fit with the practice’s multicultural counseling.
She also works to remove the stigma that still surrounds mental health. For many clients and families, walking into a therapy office is the hardest part. Arooj makes that step ordinary, with plain language, practical tools, and no judgment about how long it took to get here. Her sessions are a space to talk first — and a place to build skills second.
Services Arooj provides
Individual Therapy · Adolescent Therapy · Anxiety Therapy · Depression Therapy · OCD Therapy · Life Transitions · Women’s Issues · Multicultural Counseling
START WITH AROOJ
If Therapy Has Been on Your Mind, This Is Your Sign.
The first step is the hardest, and Arooj’s calendar is open now for sessions starting October 1. Request an appointment and ask for Arooj. Or tell us what you’re dealing with, and we’ll match you to the right clinician on the team.
Prefer to talk first? Call (630) 474-1006.