Kirk Riddle

Kirk is a Licensed Professional Counselor with nearly 10 years of experience as a therapist, after 28 years of experience as a Sales Marketing Manager with Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals.  Kirk volunteered with the Chicago Department of Mental Health as well as the Rush University Medical Center Early onset Alzheimer’s support group. Kirk Also worked in Private Practice with the HELP agency while also contracting as a Counselor in the Chicago Public School system where he worked on the Restorative Practices Team and also conducted individual counseling. Kirk has extensive experience leading support groups that focused primarily on issues of Depression and Anxiety. Kirk also has experience in Counseling Couples, Individuals and Adolescents. Kirk approaches life with Christian values while being non judgmental. Kirk counsels using an approach that has helped him to deal with loss in his life.

Kirk is an African American Male that recently lost his first wife due to Early onset of Alzheimer’s. Kirk is the father of an adult daughter. He has been blessed a second time and has remarried and currently lives in Florida. Hobbies are walks with his wife and dog; playing racquetball; and time spent in his faith walk.