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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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People come to therapy for all kinds of reasons — sometimes a specific event, sometimes a slow accumulation of things that no longer feel workable, sometimes a sense that something important has shifted and they're not sure how to find their footing again. Whatever brings someone in, Trey's approach begins in the same place: genuine curiosity about who this person is and what their life actually requires.

Trey is a licensed clinical psychologist, board-certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP), with nearly 20 years of clinical experience across a broad range of settings and presentations. He has worked in the U.S. Army, correctional systems, hospice, university counseling centers, and inpatient/outpatient hospital contexts before establishing Quandary Peak Counseling — a background that means he has sat with people in some of the most difficult circumstances human beings encounter. That experience informs a clinical style that is direct without being cold, intellectually serious without losing sight of the person, and grounded in the belief that real change is possible even in longstanding or complex presentations.

He was primarily trained in an existential and humanistic framework; however, he additionally draws on psychodynamic, relational, and other evidence-based frameworks (CBT, ACT, etc.). In practice, this means the approach is shaped by what each individual client actually needs — not a fixed protocol applied uniformly.

Areas of Focus

Trauma & PTSD
Trey works with survivors of a wide range of traumatic experiences — accidents, assault, medical trauma, occupational exposure, and chronic adverse experiences. He draws on evidence-based approaches including Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and exposure-based methods, alongside deeper exploratory work when the clinical picture calls for it. He is recognized as an expert in traumatic stress by the American Board for Experts in Traumatic Stress.

Depression & Mood Disorders
From persistent low mood and loss of meaning to more acute or complex mood presentations — including bipolar spectrum disorders — Trey brings careful diagnostic thinking and a range of therapeutic approaches to depressive and mood-related concerns. He is particularly attuned to depression that has an existential or characterological dimension, where the question isn't just symptom relief but something more fundamental about how a person is living.

Personality & Relational Patterns
Some of the most entrenched suffering people carry isn't situational — it's embedded in long-standing ways of relating to themselves and others. Trey works with clients exploring personality-related concerns, interpersonal patterns that keep repeating, and the kind of relational difficulty that tends to show up across contexts. This work is often longer-term and depth-oriented.

Grief & Loss
Grief doesn't follow a schedule, and it isn't always recognized as grief by the person experiencing it. Trey works with clients navigating bereavement, anticipatory loss, complicated grief, and losses that don't fit conventional categories — including losses of identity, relationship, or meaning.

Existential Concerns
Questions of meaning, purpose, identity, and authenticity aren't peripheral to mental health — they're often at its center. Trey works with clients for whom the presenting concern is less about a diagnosable condition and more about a felt sense that something isn't right: a life that looks fine from the outside but feels hollow, a crisis of values, or a transition that has called everything into question.

Psychosis & Schizophrenia Spectrum
Trey has clinical experience with psychotic disorders and schizophrenia spectrum presentations, including both diagnostic evaluation and ongoing psychotherapeutic support. This is a population that is underserved in private practice settings, and he approaches this work with the same rigor and respect he brings to any clinical presentation.

I believe that everyone has the capacity for healing and growth. My goal is to create a safe, affirming space where you can explore your thoughts, feelings, and emotions without judgment. I specialize in working with individuals who identify as LGBTQ+, ensuring that each client feels valued and understood. In therapy, I focus on building resilience and empowerment, helping you navigate life's challenges while fostering a deeper connection with your true self. My approach is collaborative and tailored to your unique experiences, offering support as you work towards insight, healing, and a more fulfilling future. When working with me, clients can expect a compassionate, client-centered experience where we work together to address your needs, strengthen your coping skills, and unlock your potential. Through our sessions, you will develop a stronger sense of self, learn to navigate difficulties with greater resilience, and leave with actionable strategies for ongoing well-being.

As a Mental Health Counselor (MHC) born in Saudi Arabia and with roots in India, I offer a multicultural perspective to therapy. My approach blends psychoanalytic therapy to explore subconscious origins of issues with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to address present thoughts and behaviors. Clients can expect a secure, empathetic space where we collaboratively navigate, akin to having a guiding compass, to piece together the jigsaw puzzle of their life. Through this process, I aim to empower clients with insights, self-awareness, and practical tools for personal growth and resilience. My goal is to assist clients in understanding themselves deeply, fostering positive change, and equipping them with skills for a fulfilling life beyond our sessions. Together, we'll embark on a journey toward healing and self-discovery, tailored to individual needs and cultural contexts.

I am an empathetic and caring counselor who works to establish a safe, non-judgemental atmosphere for clients to express themselves openly. My practice is based on the ideals of active listening, honesty and collaboration, as I assist clients in articulating and understanding their thoughts and feelings. Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Strength based techniques, I help clients identify effective coping techniques for dealing with challenges and additionally facilitate an opportunity for self-understanding and personal growth. My goal is to support people in taking responsibility for their healing process through resilience and self-forgiveness. I respect each client's unique life experience and perspective and adjust my style to their individual needs. In a relatable and organized therapeutic process, I assist clients in discovering purpose, empowered coping skills and sparked belief in their abilities to deal with the challenges of life. I am aiming to build a consistent relationship based on trust and mutual respect, to gain understanding, heal and inspire enduring change!

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.

Welcome, you have made it this far! In doing this work I have learned that so many of us desire to feel safe and confident. To do this, I will hold you in unconditional positive regard. Together we can help you forgive yourself and discover what creates self esteem and feelings of self worth. I will suggest and reflect to you skills you may want to try to bring about change and I will encourage you to practice. I may not tell you what you want to hear, but will repeat and clarify what I hear you telling me. I believe we all have the power to heal ourselves, to create our safe spaces with strong boundaries. I am only the guide; you heal yourself. Using EMDR, CBT, Flash, parts work, affirmation and being strengths based, we will discover what it is you wish to change, and walk together as your life shifts. It is my honor to be part of your journey. You are already on your way to peace within yourself and with others. Thrive>Survive

I’m a licensed clinical psychologist with over a decade of experience in assisting adults, adolescents, couples and families with life, work and relationship issues. While the decision to enter therapy occurs at a difficult time, once you realize that most issues are simpler than they first appear, the experience can be transformative. Although my primary training Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), everyone is unique and I borrow freely from humanistic, psychodynamic and family systems approaches. But regardless of individual modalities lasting change is a product of significant self-appraisal within the context of a supportive and compassionate relationship. D. A. Jopp & Associates has 8 years of experience working with hospital, corporate and law enforcement agencies providing front line staff with training focused on improving service towards persons with mental illness and disabilities through stigma reduction and scientifically based educational modules.

Through active listening and thoughtful questioning, I aim to deliver high-quality care that utilizes the most recent advances in psychotherapy. I am especially interested in men’s and women’s health issues, chronic pain, trauma, family therapy, couple’s therapy, and working with adolescents while offering over 20 years of experience. I earned my undergraduate degree from St. Mary’s College of CA and went on to complete my Masters at Pepperdine University. I completed my doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the Argosy University. I use an integrative therapeutic approach and am passionate about structuring therapy and evaluations to best fit the needs of the client.

Chances are, I've had some experience with the issues you have. Here's my professional history. I took a job as an orderly in a nursing home when I was 18yo and in college studying psychology in 1972. I loved the job, and especially hearing people's stories - some were born in the 1800's! After college, I moved to Boston and got a job at the McLean Hospital, which is the psychiatry teaching hospital for Harvard University. I worked there for over 7 years, from being a Child Care Worker in their new Children's hospital, to becoming a licensed Registered Nurse, and working on the psychiatry research untits, where new psychiatric medicines were being developed and tested. I was able to return to graduate school during that time, and upon completion of my doctorate and getting licensed as a Clinical Psychologist in San Diego, I specialized in treatment of abused children, with specialization in adoptions, in a private practice.

With an emphasis on holistic care and optimal living, Dr. Wilson has developed a clinical practice called the Atlanta Center for Family Wellness, LLC, which is centrally located in midtown Atlanta. The Atlanta Center for Family Wellness, LLC serves a range of institutions, organizations, groups and individuals throughout the metropolitan area. Youth services include but are not limited to children’s identity problems, attention/ focus concerns, and changes in mood, learning differences, academic testing and planning, divorce reaction as well as social problems. Adult services include matters associated with stress, relationship difficulties, emotional challenges, blended family problems, domestic concern, family reunification planning and career issues among others. In recent years, Dr. Wilson has been effective in offering court-appointed child(ren) evaluation, parental fitness assessment and served as an expert witness for child welfare matters during the divorce process.