Fran works with people experiencing life limiting conditions including chronic health issues, disability and hospice  care, and bereavement and grief.  Fran's treatment modalities are narrative, psychodynamic, Polyvagal, CBT and Meditation/Spirituality. 

2018-2019 Advanced Clinical Training Program Member

MSW, Loyola University Chicago School of Social Work

BA, Chicago State University

Sherilynn works with individuals and couples. Her clinical interests include crisis intervention, family systems, and trauma-informed care.

Therapist

MSW, Loyola University; Advanced Clinical Practice Certificate, Institute for Clinical Social Work

MS, National-Louis University

BA, Tel Aviv University, Israel

Linda works with individuals and couples from a psychodynamic orientation. She is experienced in working with adults affected by persistent mental illness, young adults who received political asylum in the US as survivors of torture, and individuals and couples managing life challenges and transitions. Linda is bilingual (Hebrew/English) and is licensed in Massachusetts as well as Illinois. 

Therapist

Mary works with individuals. Her clinical interests include anxiety, depression, addictions, eating disorders, and relationship problems. Mary's clinical modalities are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. 

Therapist

MA, in Pastoral Care and Counseling, Garrett Evangelical Seminary

James works with individuals and couples. He has advanced certification in self psychology a branch of psychodynamic and depth psychology. He also has published articles on the use of self psychology and partnering with individuals on the autistic spectrum and those who have suffered psychospiritual trauma and injury. Prior to obtaining counseling degrees, Mr. Hofert practiced as a healthcare attorney with the national trial practice with the law firm of Hinshaw and Culbertson, graduating with a juris doctor from the Illinois Institute of Technology.

Therapist

MA, Northwestern University

BA, Washington University

Elisabeth works with individuals and couples. Her clinical focus includes developmental trauma and PTSD; disorders of mood, affect, personality, and eating; substance use; and the neurobiology underlying all of these. In work with couples, her focus includes conflict resolution, infidelity, and step/blended familial issues.

Therapist

MAAT, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

BA, Loyola University Chicago

Rebecca works with individuals and groups. She practices verbal therapy and art therapy. Rebecca sses a client-centered, strengths-based approach to help with identifying realistic goals while respecting client choices in relation to their own goals. She has experience in helping clients with mood regulation, depression, anxiety, life skills, interpersonal skills, symptom awareness and management, and handling crisis. 

Therapist

MSW, Loyola University School of Social Work

BA, University of Northern Iowa

Holly works with individuals and couples. Her clinical interests include treating depression and anxiety, mind-body modalities, life cycle changes, and transitions.

Therapist

MA, University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration

BA, DePauw University

Eric works with individuals focusing on a variety of areas, relationship issues, family issues, anxiety and depression, and working with persons to improve social skills. He has experience supervising social work and psychology students. Eric also created a domestic violence program at a suburban family service agency. He also has extensive experience working with children, adolescents, and families.

Therapist

MA, Counseling Psychology, Adler University

BS, Northern IL University

Nancy works with individuals. Her clinical interests include treating depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizo-affective disorder, life transitions, grief, and trauma.

Therapist

MSW, University of Illinois, Jane Addams College of Social Work

BA, Saint Mary's University

Kathy's areas of practice include anxiety, depression, grief and loss, life stress and adjustment disorder, relationship issues, trauma and parenting.  Her treatment modalities include cognitive behavioral, trauma focused, strength-based, client centered, and psychodynamic.

Therapist

MSW, Loyola University Chicago

Jay works with all individuals including those with substance use disorders, chronic pain, and developmental Trauma, employing a multitude of approaches including motivational interviewing, CBT, NARM, and mindfulness based approaches as well as 12 Step Facilitation Therapy.  Jay is a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC).

Therapist

PhD, Loyola University, trained as early intervention specialist, Chicago

MSN Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing, University of Illinois Chicago

MA Human Services and Counseling, DePaul University, Chicago

BS, St. Xavier University, Chicago

Deena works with individuals, couples, families. She has experience with people experiencing loss, depression, anxiety, disruption, or a need for change in their lives. Her treatment approach is multi-modal, depending on what her client’s goals are. These approaches can include acceptance-commitment, or cognitive behavioral, or mindfulness, or interpersonal therapy.

Deena's special interests include adult caregiving strain, substance abuse and addiction recovery, and boundary setting. 

Therapist

MSW, Loyola University Chicago

MA, Yale University

BA, Hunter College, New York

Elvira works with individuals and couples using psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral interventions. She has experience treating anxiety disorders, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, complex trauma, grief and loss, as well as relationship concerns. Her clinical interests include female empowerment and adults coping with life transitions.

Elvira is bilingual, culturally competent, and trauma informed.

Therapist

MA, Mental Health Counseling, Viterbo University

MA, Childhood Development, Loyola University

BA, Addiction Studies, Viterbo University

BA, Philosophy, St. Mary's University

Kristin works with individuals and groups with issues of chronic pain, mood, and substance use disorders employing ACT, CBT, and DBT to increase use of mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal skills. She has additional training in Clinical Pastoral Education through Gunderson Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, WI and techniques from Functional Analytic Therapy to increase social connection and deepen in courage, awareness, and love of self and others.

Therapist - Licensure Track

MA, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

Therapist

MSW, Simmons College School of Social Work

MS, Boston University

BA, Muhlenberg College

Completed Cathedral Counseling Center Fellows Program in 2002 and is a member of Cathedral's Dialectical Behavior Therapy team.

Nina works with individuals, has a background in medical social work in women's health, and oversees professional development programs. She has expertise in treating anxiety disorders, women’s transitions, and adjustment to health crises.

Therapist

MSW, Loyola University of Chicago

MS Speech Pathology, University of Michigan

BA, McGill University

Certificate in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute

Ellie works with individuals of all ages dealing with anxiety, depression, life transitions, loss, family issues, and crisis. Her background is in learning/academic issues, learning disabilities including ADHD, and family stress. She has experience with hospice and palliative care, and grief counseling. She uses a pragmatic approach based on client’s needs in the “here and now."  Ellie offers short-term and long-term therapy. 

Therapist

MSW, Loyola University School of Social Work

BA, Cornell University

Anne works with individuals, couples and groups. Her clinical interests include treating depression and anxiety, life transitions, relational difficulties, and various forms of loss.

Therapist - Fellow

University Of Chicago - School of Social Service Administration

Carol works with individuals and has clinical interests in crisis/trauma, survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence, and generalize individual psychotherapy.  Carol's clinical modalities include trauma and crisis, solution focused symptom reduction, and psychodynamic.  Other areas of practice include imagry, narration, and somatic. 

Therapist

MSW, Loyola University Chicago, School of Social Work

BA, Saint Xavier University

Linda works with individuals and couples and provides therapy in English and Spanish. She has over 30 years of experience in the mental health field, including extensive experience in assessing and treating depression, anxiety, relationship problems, grief and loss, cultural concerns, trauma and life transitions. Her approach to treatment is to provide a supportive and empathic environment in which clients can focus on their goals.

Therapist

MSW, George Williams College

BS in Behavioral Science

Armando works with individuals and couples within a cultural and family context. His clinical interests include cross-cultural relationships, adjustment to health issues, young adults and adults finding difficulty coping with life transitions such as marriage, divorce, loss, and grief, and LGBTQ persons with issues associated with the coming-out process, relationships, and identity. Armando is bicultural and bilingual (Spanish and English). 

Therapist

MSW, Loyola University

BA, University of Illinois

Joel works with individuals, couples, and families using a psychodynamic approach that incorporates self-psychology theory. He has expertise in treating individuals who lost a parent during childhood.