Bill Muhr, LCSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Barrington, IL — therapist at ThriveTalk

Bill Muhr, LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

24 yrs experience

Updated August 19, 2026 How we verify

About

Bill Muhr is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker at Compass Counseling in Barrington, Illinois, working with adults on anxiety, trauma/PTSD, and life transitions using EMDR and Somatic Experiencing. He previously spent over a decade as Director of Social Services and Pastoral Care at Willow Creek Community Church before entering private practice.

Services

  • Anxiety
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Life Transitions
  • Depression
  • Addiction
  • Codependency
  • Grief
  • Relationship issues
  • Sexual abuse
  • Sexual addiction
  • Self-esteem
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Men's issues
  • Problematic internet pornography use
  • Eclectic
  • EMDR
  • Somatic Experiencing
  • Family Systems
  • Interpersonal Therapy
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Trauma-Focused Therapy

State licenses

  • Illinois · License #149.010150 · LCSW Active

Reputation

  • Birdeye (Compass Counseling, practice-wide) Rated 4.7 / 5 7 reviews

Sources

The facts on this page are drawn from 9 public sources and independently fact-checked before publication.

Psychology Today directory

  • Identity anchor: name, credential LCSW, practice location Barrington/Palatine IL, license number 149.010150, specialties, issues, modalities, populations, insurance, fees ($150/session), years in practice (24), M.S.W. from University of Illinois at Chicago (1997) (psychologytoday.com)

NPPES registry

  • NPI 1255470142, legal name William Patrick Muhr, LCSW taxonomy 1041C0700X, Active status, Palatine IL practice location, enumerated 2007-02-06 (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)

practice website (Compass Counseling)

  • Practice name, bio, degree (Jane Addams College of Social Work, UIC), EMDR/CSAT/Somatic Experiencing trainings, NASW membership, specialties, prior role at Willow Creek Community Church, headshot photo (compasscounsel.com)

practice website (Compass Counseling — About Us)

  • Confirms Bill Muhr as one of eight therapists at Compass Counseling, Barrington IL address (compasscounsel.com)

SimplePractice booking profile

7cups directory listing

  • 25+ years helping individuals/families, 18 years in private practice, prior Willow Creek role, $140/session fee, an older Barrington office address (18 E. Dundee Road) (7cups.com)

LinkedIn

  • Profile titled 'Bill Muhr, LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker', matching credential and identity (linkedin.com)

Birdeye reviews (practice)

  • Compass Counseling practice-wide rating 4.7/5 from 7 reviews (not individually attributed to Bill Muhr) (reviews.birdeye.com)

Facebook (practice page)

  • Compass Counseling Facebook page, 86% recommend from 6 reviews (practice-wide, not individually attributed) (facebook.com)
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