John Fiene, LCSW
Psychoanalytic Therapy in Chicago
John Fiene is the Founder and Clinical Director of Wicker Park Therapy Group, where he provides psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, and clinical supervision.
His clinical experience includes work with individuals, couples, families, and groups across a wide range of backgrounds and treatment settings, including addictions counseling, inpatient psychiatric care, school social work, and partner abuse intervention.
His relational approach is informed by contemporary psychoanalysis. He is a third-year candidate at the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute, where he serves as candidate representative to the Board of Trustees.
Areas of Focus
Assessment and referral
Psychoanalysis
Psychotherapy
Relationship-centered therapy
Clinical supervision
Family therapy
Group and organizational consultation
Personal Statement
People often come to therapy when they feel stuck in painful patterns they cannot seem to change on their own. My clients may be struggling with relationship difficulties, conflicted feelings, relational trauma, problems with attachment or intimacy, persistent sadness, emotional withdrawal, procrastination, anxiety, anger, or a sense of emptiness.
Psychoanalytic therapy offers a way to understand these difficulties at a deeper level. Rather than focusing only on symptom relief or short-term coping strategies, psychoanalytic treatment explores the emotional patterns, unconscious meanings, and early relational experiences that continue to shape a person’s life.
The relationship between patient and therapist is central to this work. Over time, therapy becomes a place where difficult feelings can be recognized, understood, and worked through. In the safety of a consistent therapeutic relationship, people can begin to notice old patterns, experience emotional repair, and develop new ways of relating to themselves and others.
My approach is especially suited for people seeking long-term change. While approaches such as CBT, DBT, and behavioral therapies often focus on skills, thoughts, behaviors, or symptom management, psychoanalytic therapy aims to understand the deeper emotional life beneath recurring struggles. The goal is not only to feel better, but to become freer, more curious, and more fully oneself.
John Fiene CV (April 2026)
An initial appointment and period of assessment allows us to explore what brings you to therapy and whether working together may be helpful.
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