Luke Pigott Illinois

Before becoming a therapist, Luke Pigott ran a landscaping company, inspected crawl spaces for pests, and pulled shifts behind a coffee counter. He is now a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor in private practice in Naperville, Illinois, working with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families who bring him anxiety, depression, substance use disorder, trauma, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and autism, together with the strained relationships that often accompany them. More than ten years in other fields, three of them running a company he owned, preceded the counseling work, a route he treats as an asset rather than a detour. Training at National Louis University and experience in residential addiction treatment, autism services, and outpatient care organize around one premise: clients change for good when they are listened to without judgment and then held accountable for the change they said they wanted.

Crews, Counters, and the Counseling Room

The working life before counseling was long and varied. Sonic Drive-In in Palatine, Illinois, employed him as an assistant manager from 2010 to 2018, where he led teams of two to ten members and kept product inventory in order across daily, weekly, and monthly delivery cycles. Sales work at Midwest Demo Marketing Company in Wauconda, Illinois, from 2017 to 2019, managing inventory for 20 to 30 stores around greater Chicago and meeting prospective customers at in-store demonstration stations. In 2017, a period as a dock hand at Hercules Forwarding in Hickory Hills, Illinois, involved freight inspection, documentation, and heavy machinery operation.

Later, he worked as a barista at Starbucks in Aurora, Illinois, from 2024 to 2026, overlapping with his graduate training and strengthening two capacities he draws on daily: attending to several people's needs at once while coordinating with a team, and easing situations when communication between customers and staff broke down. That varied background helps clients and colleagues see Luke as approachable and adaptable, and shows how real-world experience informs his practice.

Owning a Business

Ownership came between 2018 and 2021, when Pigott was president and owner of Fine Line Landscaping in Naperville. He handled advertising and sales, set the direction for multiple crews working across several towns on mulch services, lawn maintenance, and snow removal, managed their daily schedules, and maintained direct contact with clients before, during, and after each job. Completed two years of home inspections for EcoShield in Geneva, Illinois, from 2021 to 2023, inspecting attic spaces, crawl spaces, and the perimeters of homes and commercial buildings for pest activity and recommending corrective and preventive solutions to diagram and present to owners and occupants.

Degree and Licenses

He earned his Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from National Louis University in Lisle, Illinois, in 2026 through a program that built Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor credentialing into the coursework, allowing him to address mental health and substance use issues within one therapeutic relationship. Science shaped his undergraduate years: Illinois State University awarded him a Bachelor of Science in Biology in 2015, after he began college coursework at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. Wrestling was constant at both, on the Indiana University wrestling team across 2011 and 2012, then the Illinois State University Wrestling Club from 2012 to 2014.

Building a Clinical Record

Four Illinois organizations gave Luke Pigott his clinical record, each adding a separate population and level of care. The first, in 2023, was Caravel Autism Health in Warrenville, where, as a Registered Behavior Technician,n he supported and implemented patient care plans developed by a board-certified behavior analyst and delivered applied behavior analysis interventions that encourage socially acceptable replacement behaviors, letting clients build communication, social interaction, and problem-solving skills.

In parallel, from 2023 to 2024, he worked as clinical support staff and a group facilitator at Banyan Treatment Center in Naperville, where he led groups daily or as needed and helped patients gain insight into their problems and understand their treatment goals.

Then came the internship. Gateway Foundation in Aurora hosted him from 2024 to 2025 in a residential facility, significantly expanding his responsibilities. He ran groups daily, supported clients through crisis interventions, and handled primary counselor duties, including individual sessions, family sessions, case management, and insurance recertifications. He created and implemented group curricula in cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and art therapy, translating clinical theory into materials deliverable to a room of people in active recovery.

Today, from the Naperville practice, Pigott provides individual, couple, and family therapy to children, adolescents, and adults. The job includes comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments, individualized treatment plans, and clinical documentation that meets ethical, legal, and insurance requirements.

How Luke Pigott Practices

Feeling stuck is the common thread. Some clients are locked into anxiety, depression, addiction, or a trauma response; difficult relationships strain some; others struggle in the relationship they have with themselves, through body image concerns, intrusive thoughts, or emotions that feel unmanageable. Families raising children with autism are part of the practice too, and his behavior-technician background informs the work.

One modality is never the answer. Pigott works across cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, art therapy, mindfulness, play therapy, emotionally focused therapy, narrative therapy, and acceptance and commitment therapy- a deliberate breadth, since clients respond to different tools, and seeing children, couples, and adults in recovery calls for range.

The environment does not change from client to client. He aims to be a therapist who listens without judgment, fosters trust and reassurance, and offers realistic, practical tools for coping and regulating emotions. Every idea, thought, and emotion should be welcome to improve quality of life. That openness comes paired with evidence-based practice and accountability for the change a client named.

Community, Music, and the Road

Feed My Starving Children in Aurora, which packs and ships meals for children facing hunger, is where he volunteers his time. Luke Pigott's community involvement reflects a commitment to fostering a supportive network and a dedication to community well-being, inspiring colleagues and referral sources to see him as a collaborative partner invested in shared growth.