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Ketrina Premti, LPC, is a licensed professional counselor at Relief Mental Health in Oak Brook, Illinois, offering in-person and virtual therapy for adolescents (12+), young adults, and adults. She specializes in treating anxiety, depression, mood disorders, stress, and life transitions, focusing on practical tools patients can use to improve daily functioning and wellbeing. Ketrina also has experience in health psychology and the mind–body connection, helping clients understand how stress, lifestyle, and physical wellbeing influence mental health. She supports patients in building awareness of their body’s signals, developing sustainable routines, and creating balance that supports long-term resilience. She uses an evidence-based, integrative approach informed by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and mindfulness-based interventions.

Josefina Perez-Castro has been an integral part of the South Florida community since graduating from Barry University in 1981. With extensive training in individual, marriage, family, and group therapy, she began her clinical career with the Dade County Department of Youth and Family Development and later served as Clinical Supervisor for Family and Victim Services. In 1985, she founded her private practice, establishing Anaga Psychotherapy Center in 1997, where she oversees administration and therapy programs focused on domestic violence, trauma, and substance abuse.Josefina provides therapy for children and adults, addressing depression, anxiety, PTSD, and human rights violations. She also conducts forensic assessments and cultural consultations for Hispanic families. A speaker at international conferences, she supervises interns and believes in empowering clients to help themselves. In her free time, she enjoys the outdoors, reading, herbal gardening, traveling, and films.

Josefina Perez-Castro has been an integral part of the South Florida community since graduating from Barry University in 1981. With extensive training in individual, marriage, family, and group therapy, she began her clinical career with the Dade County Department of Youth and Family Development and later served as Clinical Supervisor for Family and Victim Services. In 1985, she founded her private practice, establishing Anaga Psychotherapy Center in 1997, where she oversees administration and therapy programs focused on domestic violence, trauma, and substance abuse.Josefina provides therapy for children and adults, addressing depression, anxiety, PTSD, and human rights violations. She also conducts forensic assessments and cultural consultations for Hispanic families. A speaker at international conferences, she supervises interns and believes in empowering clients to help themselves. In her free time, she enjoys the outdoors, reading, herbal gardening, traveling, and films.

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.

Jacqueline Hill, Ed.D., LPC, is a Licensed Professional Counselor and founder of Paramount Counseling Inc. in Hampton Roads. With a strong background in human services, she has served in roles at the Department of Social Services, Hampton-Newport News CSB, and Peninsula Institute for Community Health. As a former military dependent, she understands the unique challenges of diverse and transitional lifestyles. Jacqueline earned her Master of Arts in Counseling from Regent University and her Doctor of Education in Community Care and Counseling: Marriage and Family Counseling from Liberty University. She is passionate about helping clients manage and work through paramount issues and life challenges by identifying their strengths and navigating growth areas to promote resiliency, healthy lifestyle changes, and improved mental health.

I graduated from Benedictine University with a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology. I then went on to become a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and also obtained my Certified Alcohol Drug Counselor certification (CADC). My theoretical training has been in Client Centered theory and I have also received specialized training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). In addition to being traditionally trained, I also incorporate a holistic, integrative approach toward psychotherapy which includes aspects of mindfulness and Eastern philosophy. I have experience working in inpatient/residential settings as well as individual counseling with both adolescent and adult populations.

Some of my areas of expertise include: anxiety, depression, substance abuse, trauma, dissociative disorders, and existential issues. It is my belief that every client has their own innate ability to heal themselves. My job as a clinician is to foster an environment which is conducive to develop greater clarity, connection, and insight into their problems, which can lead to resolution and transformation.

I graduated from Benedictine University with a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology. I then went on to become a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and also obtained my Certified Alcohol Drug Counselor certification (CADC). My theoretical training has been in Client Centered theory and I have also received specialized training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). In addition to being traditionally trained, I also incorporate a holistic, integrative approach toward psychotherapy which includes aspects of mindfulness and Eastern philosophy. I have experience working in inpatient/residential settings as well as individual counseling with both adolescent and adult populations.

Some of my areas of expertise include: anxiety, depression, substance abuse, trauma, dissociative disorders, and existential issues. It is my belief that every client has their own innate ability to heal themselves. My job as a clinician is to foster an environment which is conducive to develop greater clarity, connection, and insight into their problems, which can lead to resolution and transformation.

I graduated from Benedictine University with a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology. I then went on to become a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and also obtained my Certified Alcohol Drug Counselor certification (CADC). My theoretical training has been in Client Centered theory and I have also received specialized training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). In addition to being traditionally trained, I also incorporate a holistic, integrative approach toward psychotherapy which includes aspects of mindfulness and Eastern philosophy. I have experience working in inpatient/residential settings as well as individual counseling with both adolescent and adult populations.

Some of my areas of expertise include: anxiety, depression, substance abuse, trauma, dissociative disorders, and existential issues. It is my belief that every client has their own innate ability to heal themselves. My job as a clinician is to foster an environment which is conducive to develop greater clarity, connection, and insight into their problems, which can lead to resolution and transformation.

Damon G. LaBarbera, PhD, Licensed Psychologist ([email protected]), offers in-person sessions in Rockville Centre, New York, for clients with life problems. He also offers telehealth.

His training is that he is a graduate of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island and attended an APA-Approved Clinical Psychology Program and APA-Approved Clinical Psychology Internship. He has had a busy private practice for over 35 years.

Dr. LaBarbera uses psychotherapy and psychological testing to clarify diagnosis, measure progress, and guide treatment. He also considers biological, occupational, and interpersonal factors that may contribute to anxiety, depression, trauma-related symptoms, and other psychological concerns.

Dr. LaBarbera has experience treating mild to severe psychological disorders, including social anxiety, panic attacks, workplace stress, trauma, depression, and dissociation. He has completed thousands of psychological batteries ordered by neurologists, psychiatrists, bariatric and pain surgeons, and many private, military, and state agencies.

He carefully assesses biological features that may contribute to psychological problems.  Goal is to strategically address symptoms and life situations to enhance productivity, functionality, prosperity, position, and intimacy.

 

Dr. LaBarbera has worked with clients in sensitive jobs in industry, law enforcement, and the special forces of every branch of service. He has worked with students of all ages, technical workers, and bright but rebellious teens. He has trained or supervised many therapists for their licensure.

Dr. LaBarbera accepts various payment methods and if you are unclear whether your insurance is accepted, please contact the office. 

Dr. LaBarbera is licensed as a psychologist in New York, New Jersey, and Florida. He is a Life Status member of the American Psychological Association, a Senior Member of the Florida Psychological Association, and a member of the New York State Psychological Association and the New Jersey Psychological Association.

You can call Damon G. LaBarbera, PhD, Licensed Psychologist, today or book an appointment online to learn more.

Licenses

Florida PY0004085

New York 025330

New Jersey 35SI00698700

Damon G. LaBarbera, PhD, Licensed Psychologist ([email protected]), offers in-person sessions in Rockville Centre, New York, for clients with life problems. He also offers telehealth.

His training is that he is a graduate of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island and attended an APA-Approved Clinical Psychology Program and APA-Approved Clinical Psychology Internship. He has had a busy private practice for over 35 years.

Dr. LaBarbera uses psychotherapy and psychological testing to clarify diagnosis, measure progress, and guide treatment. He also considers biological, occupational, and interpersonal factors that may contribute to anxiety, depression, trauma-related symptoms, and other psychological concerns.

Dr. LaBarbera has experience treating mild to severe psychological disorders, including social anxiety, panic attacks, workplace stress, trauma, depression, and dissociation. He has completed thousands of psychological batteries ordered by neurologists, psychiatrists, bariatric and pain surgeons, and many private, military, and state agencies.

He carefully assesses biological features that may contribute to psychological problems.  Goal is to strategically address symptoms and life situations to enhance productivity, functionality, prosperity, position, and intimacy.

 

Dr. LaBarbera has worked with clients in sensitive jobs in industry, law enforcement, and the special forces of every branch of service. He has worked with students of all ages, technical workers, and bright but rebellious teens. He has trained or supervised many therapists for their licensure.

Dr. LaBarbera accepts various payment methods and if you are unclear whether your insurance is accepted, please contact the office. 

Dr. LaBarbera is licensed as a psychologist in New York, New Jersey, and Florida. He is a Life Status member of the American Psychological Association, a Senior Member of the Florida Psychological Association, and a member of the New York State Psychological Association and the New Jersey Psychological Association.

You can call Damon G. LaBarbera, PhD, Licensed Psychologist, today or book an appointment online to learn more.

Licenses

Florida PY0004085

New York 025330

New Jersey 35SI00698700

Mind-body therapies can support the mind’s ability to affect body functions and can reduce and even cure anxiety, depression, chronic illness, pain, and associated symptomatology. Every person’s situation is unique, and the psychotherapy approach should reflect this. It requires a partnership between the patient and the provider and encompasses factors such as the patient’s social, cultural, and environmental factors. Developing personalized treatment plans empowers patients to work at their own pace toward their full potential.

As a Licensed Psychotherapist, Denise McClure MSW, LCSW strives to bring compassion, warmth, and a whole-person approach to her practice. During her 22 years practicing in the mental health space, Denise has worked with adults, adolescents, and children with specific bio-psycho-social issues, needs, and goals. Denise utilizes evidence-based therapy methods based on the patient’s individual needs, including Mindful Based Stress Reduction, Cognitive Behavioral & Restructuring Therapy, Acceptance, and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and applied relaxation techniques. Denise believes that satisfaction in one’s work is rooted in the knowledge that the work is meaningful and has an impact on the lives of others. Every day Denise works to consistently maximize safety and wellness while maintaining professional ethics and guidelines.

 

Clinical Therapist—Oakbrook Terrace & Wheaton office's

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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Clinical Therapist- Oakbrook Terrace 

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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Clinical Therapist—Oakbrook Terrace & Wheaton office's

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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Clinical Therapist- Oakbrook Terrace 

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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Dr. Trey Cole is a top psychologist with over 16 years of experience in providing mental health services in a variety of settings, from the military to inpatient hospitals, hospice care, correctional facilities and beyond. He is skilled in helping clients cope with problems ranging from anxiety and depression, bipolar disorder, psychosis, and trauma. At Quandary Peak Counseling, Dr. Cole provides quality services to the community of Denver, Colorado, and its surrounding areas.

After spending approximately six years as a mental health provider in the U.S. Army, Dr. Cole earned his master’s and doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Denver. Following licensure, he completed several post-doctoral training programs, accumulating the hours to receive board certification in Clinical Psychology, which is an achievement only approximately 1% of psychologists attain. He also has Diplomate status within the American Academy for Experts in Traumatic Stress. 

In addition to delivering expert psychotherapy services at Quandary Peak Counseling, Dr. Cole has also been a consultant, supervisor, and professor at several universities.