Aysha Ali is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with eight years experience in helping to create positive change for children and adolescents, individual adults, couples, and families in community counseling agencies, schools and private practice . She specializes in depression, anxiety, women's issues, personal development, career & family life balance, and work induced stress reduction. Through her experiences as a doula, she is able to offer unique techniques regarding pre and post pregnancy related concerns. She focuses on issues related to relationships, GLBTQ identity, as well as cultural and racial identity. Her approach is client-centered and cognitive-behavioral based while utilizing tools of expressive therapy. Aysha earned her Masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology at Northwestern University as well as a certification in Art Therapy allowing her to utilize art as an effective exploration of emotions.
Francie Burkhard is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and a Nationally Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor. Francie specializes in treating depression, anxiety, relationship problems, family-of-origin issues, and women’s issues including concerns around pregnancy, postpartum and childrearing. She provides a safe, nurturing atmosphere where clients can explore vulnerable issues, promoting the healing process and fostering change. Francie earned her Master or Arts in Counseling at Roosevelt University and continues post-graduate training at the Institute for Psychoanalysis.
Carrie Carren is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor. Carrie specializes in mood and anxiety disorders, self-esteem, addictions, adolescent issues, family and relationship problems, and behavioral concerns. Her approach combines psychotherapy and the use of experiential therapy as a means of building trust, communication, decision-making, and teamwork through individual and family treatment. She has many years experience in providing psychotherapy, facilitating teams course programming, psycho-educational workshops, crisis counseling, and group therapy. Carrie earned her Master’s of Social Work from Loyola University Chicago with a primary focus on adolescent and family therapy.
Kim Curry is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who specializes in treating mood and anxiety disorders. Kim earned her Masters of Social Work from Loyola University Chicago with a primary focus on inpatient/outpatient mental health. In her work with individuals, Kim’s expertise lies within areas such as depression, anxiety, trauma, anger management, impulse control, self-esteem, substance abuse/dependency, stress management and relationships. Kim has worked with individuals identifying as gay/lesbian/transgendered allowing each individual to facilitate a better understanding of their own development within various areas including gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation. Kim uses a psychodynamic, client-centered, and strengths-based approach.
Alexandra Fox is a Licensed Professional Counselor with experience providing therapy for adults, adolescents, families and couples. Alexandra specializes in treating anxiety, depression, self esteem concerns, women’s issues, adult life transitions and couple conflict and intimacy. Alexandra utilizes a psychodynamic approach to therapy in conjunction with mindfulness techniques to provide clients with the skills to feel more present at work and in their everyday lives. Understanding how people develop their own characteristic patterns of behaving, feeling and thinking informs her clinical work. Alexandra earned her Masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Northwestern University.
Jill Eaton is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and a specialist in treating anxiety, depression, eating disorders, grief/loss, relationship concerns, self-esteem, and working with men and women with food and body issues. Using an empathetic and nurturing approach, Jill creates a supportive, non-judgmental , and safe therapeutic environment in which she and her clients can collaborate and explore. Jill earned her Masters of Science in Counseling from National-Louis University and completed post graduate training in experiential therapy.
Brandy Kenworthy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in areas of mood and anxiety disorders, abuse and loss, relationship concerns, adolescent mental health/behavioral issues, and adjustment to life transitions. Brandy provides an empathetic and goal oriented approach to therapy. This supportive approach highlights the importance of the therapeutic relationship in facilitating personal growth through self understanding. Brandy earned her Masters Degree in Social Work at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan and her undergraduate degree in Psychology at Michigan State University. Brandy has clinical experience working in residential treatment and outpatient community mental health settings.
Charlene Krombeen is a Licensed Professional Counselor and expert in personal and dating coaching services. Charlene's background includes facilitating numerous relationship workshops as well as coaching clients at an exclusive matchmaking service. She also specializes in providing individual therapy for depression, anxiety, career development and women's issues. Charlene earned her Masters in Counseling Psychology at Northwestern University.
Paige LaCava is a Licensed Professional Counselor whose approach to therapy is grounded in the ideas of Relational Psychotherapy. She believes that the unique interpersonal setting which therapy provides, allows clients to explore their life stories in depth, and in that process, have a chance to understand themselves in new ways. Paige integrates concepts from Group Psychotherapy and Systems Theory into her primarily psychodynamic orientation with adolescents, adults and in couples therapy. She earned a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology from Northwestern University and continues post-graduate training at the Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis. She is an active member of the American Group Psychotherapy Association.
Marcy LaKind is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who provides therapy for adolescents, adults, couples and families. Marcy specializes in assisting people dealing with anxiety, depression, chronic illness, relationship issues, grief and loss. Her approach combines supportive psychotherapy and the use of art and photography as a means of creative therapeutic expression and healing. Marcy has worked for many years with Willow House and organization devoted to supporting children and families grieving the death of a loved one. She also runs a monthly support group for young adult survivors of suicide and bereaved widows and widowers.
Suzy McClure is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who uses the relational-feminist model to help clients gain awareness of the roles and the dynamics present in their relationships. Her warm and compassionate style supports her clients in the areas of depression, relationship issues and trauma. Suzy has expertise in helping clients heal from trauma such as sexual assault, childhood sexual abuse as well as physical and emotional abuse at the hands of a caretaker or partner. Suzy earned her Masters in Social Work from Loyola University and underwent a two-year post-graduate clinical training program at Womencare Counseling Center. She has been in practice for over seven years, in a community mental health setting and a private practice devoted to women's issues.
Nancy Mitchell is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor specializing in individual and couples therapy. Nancy uses a relational style to create a safe therapeutic environment for the treatment of mood and anxiety disorders, relationship problems, life transition concerns and women's issues. Nancy earned a Masters degree in Counseling Psychology from Northwestern University. She has significant experience in community mental health and was selected by Northwestern as a supervisor for therapists-in-training at The Family Institute.
Alexis Murray is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who graduated from Boston College in 2001 with a Master's in Counseling Psychology. She works with children, adolescents, adults, couples and families, and uses many skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Alexis is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and specializes in anxiety, depression, Bipolar Disorder, substance abuse issues, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, as well as grief and loss. She has experience working at rape crisis clinics, psychiatric hospitals, emergency rooms, residential treatment, and private practice.
Barbara Noonan is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and a specialist in working with couples, adults, adolescents, and in conducting art therapy. Barbara specializes in grief/loss, family-of-origin issues, relationship concerns, depression and anxiety. She earned her Master of Arts in Art Therapy from the School of the Art Institute and completed a Two-Year Post-Graduate Certificate in Marital and Family Therapy from The Family Institute at Northwestern University.
Sarah Roane is a Licensed Professional Counselor who works with individuals dealing with depression, anxiety, relationship issues, eating disorders, compulsive gambling and other addictions. Sarah earned her Masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology at Northwestern University and has worked in a variety of clinical settings, including community mental health and employee assistance.
Angie Winkler is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who specializes in individuals dealing with depression, bipolar disorder, loss, trauma or abuse, family-of-origin concerns, adoption issues, concerns related to adolescence and young adulthood, and personal or family crisis. Angie utilizes a blend of client-centered, cognitive-behavioral, and systemic approaches in therapy. She has a Master of Science degree in Counseling Psychology and clinical experience in community mental health, psychiatric hospital, child welfare, and educational settings.