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OB-GYN providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
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Orthopedic Surgeon providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Pediatrician providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Physical Therapist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
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Psychiatrist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Hello and welcome. My name is Maria Sierra, and I am a bilingual mental health professional with many years of experience serving diverse communities. I hold a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University and am currently a doctoral candidate, continuing my dedication to lifelong learning and growth in the field of mental health. My approach to therapy is person-centered, which means I believe that every individual has the capacity for growth, healing, and self-discovery. I strive to create a warm, supportive, and nonjudgmental space where clients feel truly seen and heard. I specialize in working with individuals across the lifespan and have extensive experience supporting clients through a wide range of challenges. I am trained in EMDR, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), domestic violence advocacy, parenting interventions, and psychological testing and assessments.
Dr. Marks is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist residing in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Marks graduated from the University of Central Florida with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. She attended Nova Southeastern University for postgraduate studies, where she earned a doctorate in Psychology.
As a licensed psychologist, Dr. Marks is dedicated to helping you become the best version of yourself. She offers therapy for a variety of personal needs, including anxiety, depression, complicated grief, and life changes. Her goal is to provide you with a safe, non-judgmental environment to achieve your goals and work through any challenges that may arise.
In addition to providing therapy, she also specializes in neuropsychological and psychological testing. This includes a wide variety of psychological and forensic evaluations to help you gain a deeper understanding of yourself and your unique circumstances.
My motivation to pursue this field stems from a childhood influence. Our next-door neighbor was a social worker, and I remember her as a kind, warm person who always had an ear to listen. At the age of 13, I decided I wanted to enter the same profession. When I work with clients, I strive to provide that same warmth and security, allowing them to share their life experiences openly. I believe the patient-therapist relationship is crucial to effective therapy.
Many individuals struggle with life in general, feeling overwhelmed and challenged in numerous ways. They often feel out of touch with themselves and lack a sense of purpose. Additionally, many are dealing with anxiety, depression, or unresolved trauma.
I believe there is great power in being heard. This can lead to a better understanding of oneself, the ability to change, and the gift of acceptance.
As an experienced Psychotherapist, I'm passionate about helping people to become their best version of themselves by focusing on a new perspective of self awareness and understanding of yourself and others: "If you can't change the problem, change the way you view it ".
I have extensive postdoctoral education/training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, through the Oklahoma Society for Psychoanalytic Studies and the Greater Kansas City Psychoanalytic Institute. I am currently a candidate in psychoanalysis at the New School for Existential Psychoanalysis in San Francisco. My approach to therapy is thus basically psychodynamic/psychoanalytic. While most other approaches to therapy are focused on symptom relief, this approach is more depth-oriented and focused on promoting greater self-understanding and more lasting change. Therapy of this sort tends to be of longer duration and is more challenging in some ways, but when successful, the results are deeper and more permanent. I enjoy working with adults, adolescents, and older (school-aged) children. Although the bulk of my work is in individual therapy, I am also available for couples therapy. When feasible, I can provide psychological testing & diagnostic assessment.
At Mindful Utopia, we take a empathetic approach to mental health, focusing on the unique needs of each individual. As a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC), I am dedicated to creating a safe, non-judgmental space where you can openly explore your thoughts, emotions, and challenges. I believe that lasting change comes from building trust, developing practical coping strategies, and empowering you to gain greater insight into yourself. Whether you're dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, or life transitions, I offer personalized therapy that meets you where you are and helps you move toward healing and growth. With a combination of evidence-based techniques and compassionate care, I’m here to support your journey to emotional wellness. Let’s work together to create the fulfilling, balanced life you deserve!
Stephanie Guerra, LSW is a therapist at Relief Mental Health in Chicago Lakeview, Ill. Stephanie provides virtual and in-person therapy to children and adults. She offers a genuine and non-judgmental environment where patients can explore life's challenges, build resilience, and develop practical strategies for meaningful change.
Stephanie has experience helping patients manage anxiety, depression, substance use, life transitions, relational and family issues, and loss. She draws from a range of evidence-based approaches, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), motivational interviewing, solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT), and trauma-focused therapy. Stephanie's approach is grounded in creating a conversational and authentic space where patients can work toward meaningful change.
Ellen Pereira brings to her role as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner over 14 years of nursing experience, including a strong clinical foundation in emergency medicine. Ellen is dedicated to psychiatric care, approaching patients with a collaborative, down-to-earth style that prioritizes listening and tailoring treatment plans to individual needs. Her practice focuses on an integrative approach to mental health, combining evidence-based medicine with holistic strategies and practical tools for healing.
Ellen Pereira brings to her role as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner over 14 years of nursing experience, including a strong clinical foundation in emergency medicine. Ellen is dedicated to psychiatric care, approaching patients with a collaborative, down-to-earth style that prioritizes listening and tailoring treatment plans to individual needs. Her practice focuses on an integrative approach to mental health, combining evidence-based medicine with holistic strategies and practical tools for healing.
Kaylin Fleisher, LSW, is a therapist at Relief Mental Health in St. Charles, providing in-person and virtual therapy for teens and adults. She specializes in mood disorders, complex trauma, and self-esteem.
Kaylin has more than four years of experience supporting individuals across a wide range of clinical needs. Her background includes conducting assessments, developing individualized treatment plans, and providing crisis intervention, all within multidisciplinary settings. She draws on a trauma-informed, culturally sensitive, and strengths-based approach in her work.
She is skilled in a broad range of evidence-based modalities, including ACT, CBT, CPT, DBT, IFS, ERP, Somatic and Expressive Arts approaches, Emotionally Focused Therapy, MBCT, and others.
Her integrative style allows her to tailor care to each patient’s goals and needs.
Kaylin earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in social work from Loyola University Chicago.
Biljana Kasum, LCPC, is a skilled therapist at Suburban Behavioral Health Services, which has locations in Wheaton and Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois. Her passion is connecting with people in helping relationships, recognizing that we all struggle with various things at some point in our lives. Her primary focus is the well-being of the people she works with as she continues to expand her multicultural approach to counseling.
Biljana’s background includes working with teens, adults, and mature adults struggling with mental health issues of substance abuse and co-morbid disorders, trauma, morbid obesity, and other mood and personality disorders. She spent several years in an inpatient unit helping women of various races, cultures, and backgrounds, including the homeless population. She provided individual and group counseling, including moral reconation therapy, movement therapy, and music therapy. She also spent several years working with people with eating disorders, body dysmorphia, and obsessive-compulsive disorders, and teens and adults with ADHD.
Biljana acquired her master’s degree in counseling from Walden University, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and received supervision from established LCPCs and clinical psychologists in Illinois. She completed her training residencies in Orlando, Florida, and Atlanta, Georgia.
Biljana bases her approach to therapy on empathy, trust, and a strong therapeutic relationship. She is integrating different theoretical approaches based on the individual needs of her patients, with a special interest in acceptance and commitment therapy and cognitive processing therapy for the treatment of trauma. She is LGBTQ+-affirming.
She is fluent in Serbian, Bosnian, and Croatian.
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Jane Ballis, LCPC, CADC, is a licensed clinical professional counselor at Suburban Behavioral Health Services, which has locations in Wheaton and Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois. She appreciates working with people of varied ages and abilities as a therapist. Jane seeks to understand differences in various cultures, races, and religions and strives to be as knowledgeable as possible in treating people with diverse backgrounds.
Jane’s background includes many years of helping children, adolescents, and adults express themselves through various artistic mediums such as painting, drawing, photography, and multimedia. She completed her masters in clinical psychology at the Illinois School of Professional Psychology. Jane learned behavioral therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy and trained and worked under a clinical psychologist’s supervision for many years, learning psychodynamic theory, play, and family therapy while specializing in children, adolescents, adults, and families at an APA-approved training site. Jane has practiced in child welfare and substance abuse settings. Jane has worked with at-risk men who were involved in prostitution as well as many issues such as LGBTQ, homelessness, medical, and employment challenges.
Jane has completed her EMDR Level 1 training and obtained specialized training with Ana Gomez, an author and specialist in EMDR and dissociative disorders with children. EMDR is used to treat many issues, from mild to very complex, such as PTSD, trauma, anxiety, phobias, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive and generalized anxiety disorder, and excessive grief. Children and adolescents have alleviated their symptoms using EMDR, including depression caused by disturbing life experiences. Studies have shown that many crime victims, police officers, firefighters, and field workers were no longer disturbed by the aftereffects of violent assaults and/or the stressful nature of their work. Victims of sexual assault, natural and manmade disasters, accidents, surgeries and burn victims, family, marital and sexual dysfunction, and involvement were also assisted. Clients at all stages of chemical dependency, sexual deviation/addiction, and pathological gamblers have also been treated successfully, along with people with dissociative disorders.
Many people with performance anxiety or deficits in school, business, performing arts, and sports have benefited from EMDR as a tool to help enhance performance. People with somatic problems/somatoform disorders, including migraines, chronic pain, phantom limb pain, chronic eczema, gastrointestinal problems, CFS, psychogenic seizures, eating disorders, and negative body image, have attained relief from suffering with the help of EMDR.
Adults and adolescents have been successfully treated for diagnosed depression. Clients with acute trauma and a wide variety of PTSD and trauma-based personality issues experience substantial benefits from EMDR. There are many applications for EMDR, which has been used by many major treatment facilities, such as the armed forces.
Jane also has completed levels one and two of the Gottman Institute in couples therapy. This is a research-based couples therapy that has three phases. For nearly four decades, Dr. Gottman has conducted research on all facets of relationships, including parenting issues. At the Institute, in collaboration with Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman, he developed an approach that not only supports and repairs troubled marriages and committed relationships but strengthens happy ones. One goal of the research is to make the services accessible to the broadest reach of people across race, religion, class, culture, sexual orientation, and ethnicity. For more information, please visit the Gottman Institute. http://www.gottman.com/the-gottman-institute/
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Biljana Kasum, LCPC, is a skilled therapist at Suburban Behavioral Health Services, which has locations in Wheaton and Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois. Her passion is connecting with people in helping relationships, recognizing that we all struggle with various things at some point in our lives. Her primary focus is the well-being of the people she works with as she continues to expand her multicultural approach to counseling.
Biljana’s background includes working with teens, adults, and mature adults struggling with mental health issues of substance abuse and co-morbid disorders, trauma, morbid obesity, and other mood and personality disorders. She spent several years in an inpatient unit helping women of various races, cultures, and backgrounds, including the homeless population. She provided individual and group counseling, including moral reconation therapy, movement therapy, and music therapy. She also spent several years working with people with eating disorders, body dysmorphia, and obsessive-compulsive disorders, and teens and adults with ADHD.
Biljana acquired her master’s degree in counseling from Walden University, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and received supervision from established LCPCs and clinical psychologists in Illinois. She completed her training residencies in Orlando, Florida, and Atlanta, Georgia.
Biljana bases her approach to therapy on empathy, trust, and a strong therapeutic relationship. She is integrating different theoretical approaches based on the individual needs of her patients, with a special interest in acceptance and commitment therapy and cognitive processing therapy for the treatment of trauma. She is LGBTQ+-affirming.
She is fluent in Serbian, Bosnian, and Croatian.
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Jane Ballis, LCPC, CADC, is a licensed clinical professional counselor at Suburban Behavioral Health Services, which has locations in Wheaton and Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois. She appreciates working with people of varied ages and abilities as a therapist. Jane seeks to understand differences in various cultures, races, and religions and strives to be as knowledgeable as possible in treating people with diverse backgrounds.
Jane’s background includes many years of helping children, adolescents, and adults express themselves through various artistic mediums such as painting, drawing, photography, and multimedia. She completed her masters in clinical psychology at the Illinois School of Professional Psychology. Jane learned behavioral therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy and trained and worked under a clinical psychologist’s supervision for many years, learning psychodynamic theory, play, and family therapy while specializing in children, adolescents, adults, and families at an APA-approved training site. Jane has practiced in child welfare and substance abuse settings. Jane has worked with at-risk men who were involved in prostitution as well as many issues such as LGBTQ, homelessness, medical, and employment challenges.
Jane has completed her EMDR Level 1 training and obtained specialized training with Ana Gomez, an author and specialist in EMDR and dissociative disorders with children. EMDR is used to treat many issues, from mild to very complex, such as PTSD, trauma, anxiety, phobias, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive and generalized anxiety disorder, and excessive grief. Children and adolescents have alleviated their symptoms using EMDR, including depression caused by disturbing life experiences. Studies have shown that many crime victims, police officers, firefighters, and field workers were no longer disturbed by the aftereffects of violent assaults and/or the stressful nature of their work. Victims of sexual assault, natural and manmade disasters, accidents, surgeries and burn victims, family, marital and sexual dysfunction, and involvement were also assisted. Clients at all stages of chemical dependency, sexual deviation/addiction, and pathological gamblers have also been treated successfully, along with people with dissociative disorders.
Many people with performance anxiety or deficits in school, business, performing arts, and sports have benefited from EMDR as a tool to help enhance performance. People with somatic problems/somatoform disorders, including migraines, chronic pain, phantom limb pain, chronic eczema, gastrointestinal problems, CFS, psychogenic seizures, eating disorders, and negative body image, have attained relief from suffering with the help of EMDR.
Adults and adolescents have been successfully treated for diagnosed depression. Clients with acute trauma and a wide variety of PTSD and trauma-based personality issues experience substantial benefits from EMDR. There are many applications for EMDR, which has been used by many major treatment facilities, such as the armed forces.
Jane also has completed levels one and two of the Gottman Institute in couples therapy. This is a research-based couples therapy that has three phases. For nearly four decades, Dr. Gottman has conducted research on all facets of relationships, including parenting issues. At the Institute, in collaboration with Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman, he developed an approach that not only supports and repairs troubled marriages and committed relationships but strengthens happy ones. One goal of the research is to make the services accessible to the broadest reach of people across race, religion, class, culture, sexual orientation, and ethnicity. For more information, please visit the Gottman Institute. http://www.gottman.com/the-gottman-institute/
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Christi McSweeney, LCPC is a therapist at Relief Mental Health in Northbrook, Ill. She provides virtual and in-person therapy to teens and adults. Christi offers a warm and collaborative environment where patients can work through challenges, build insight, and make meaningful progress.
Christi specializes in OCD, couples therapy, sex therapy, marital/premarital concerns, relationship issues, and trauma. She is trained in a wide range of evidence-based approaches, including ACT, CBT, CPT, DBT, ERP, I-CBT, motivational interviewing, trauma-focused modalities, the Gottman Method, and Christian counseling. She supports patients in strengthening relationships, improving communication, and developing effective coping skills.
“Another great session, as usual! The system Franco helped me put in place has been very successful and has help keep me accountable for my daily actions and routines and also allows me to share my progress with my care team and loved ones. It is a system that is not overwhelming but keeps me on top of things and create healthy routines and stay sober. Thank you for all your wonderful work and care!”
Dr. Trower initially began her graduate work with an emphasis in child and family studies. While completing her pre-doctoral internship at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Dr. Trower began working within two grant funded programs that helped develop clinical services for adults with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Following this year of training, Dr. Trower moved back to Oklahoma and worked for three years within the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Office at the University of Central Oklahoma. She subsequently finished her supervision hours through a neuropsychology practice in Oklahoma. Following supervision, Dr. Trower completed additional forensic training hours, and has since been certified as a juvenile forensic examiner in the State of Oklahoma. Since 2014, she has worked as a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and the owner of Keys for Hope, PLLC in Oklahoma City where she provides comprehensive psychological evaluations.
Dilnavaz Subawalla, PHD, is a psychologist at the Endocrine and Psychiatry Center in Katy and Houston, Texas. She has over 25 years of experience with patients of all ages experiencing depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, trauma and distress, marital difficulties, and trouble adjusting to life changes. She believes in partnering with her clients to achieve their mental health goals. Dr. Dilnavaz customizes treatment interventions to each client’s needs, relying on proven treatment methods like cognitive behavior therapy, humanistic therapy, and family systems therapy.
Dr. Dilnavaz earned a Master’s Degree in guidance and counseling at the University of South Florida in Tampa, and a Master’s cum Doctoral degree in clinical psychology at Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Dr. Dilnavaz sees patients ages 18 and up in the Huffmeister office in Houston and Katy, Texas. She is a licensed clinical psychologist accepting new patients at both locations. Use the convenient online scheduling tool or call the practice nearest you to book an appointment.
