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Jason is a licensed clinical professional counselor with over 15 years of experience working with adolescents and adults. He received his Masters Degree in counseling from National Louis University in 2010. Jason has worked as a senior clinician at Alexian Brothers and Streamwood Behavioral Health Care Centers and started working with EYT Counseling and Wellness Center in 2019. Jason work with children, teenager and adults and specializes in anxiety and depression in middle school and teenage children. He also specialized in issues surrounding grief, divorce, and life changes.

Beyond counseling, Jason is a certified personal trainer and enjoys supporting clients with wellness and fitness goals. Jason loves counseling others while exercising, walking ouside, or playing ping pong in EYT's rec room.

Donna is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who is passionate about helping children and families feel understood, connected, and empowered. She brings a warm, relationship-centered approach and has extensive experience in both clinical and community-based settings.

Donna specializes in infant and early childhood mental health, trauma-informed care, and perinatal mental health. As a bilingual (English/Spanish) clinician and daughter of immigrants, she is deeply committed to providing culturally responsive, affirming care that honors each family’s unique story.

She works with:

• Young children and adolescents
• Parents and caregivers
• Perinatal individuals (pregnancy and postpartum)

Areas of focus include emotional regulation, anxiety, self-esteem, social skills, family relationships, life transitions, and perinatal mental health.

Donna’s work is collaborative, play-based, and integrates caregiver involvement to support growth beyond sessions.

Dr. Riley is a compassionate and dedicated licensed clinical psychologist.  Before pursuing her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Argosy University in 2006, Dr. Riley was the lead special education teacher at a local middle school. Dr. Riley’s primary interests encompass working with children, adolescents and their families, therefore she remained in the academic setting as a school psychologist all while managing her own successful private practice in Palatine, IL. 

Shannon is an expert on diagnostic evaluations for:

• ADHD
• Learning Disabilities
• Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
• Mood Disorders (e.g., Bipolar Disorder, Major Depression)
• Anxiety disorder
• Psychotic Disorders

Dr. Riley provides diagnostic evaluations for children at Pediatric POST, as well as supports the dynamic staff that provides successful and meaningful interventions geared toward a spectrum of disorders.

Outside of work, Dr. Riley is a proud mother to 2 sons and a dedicated wife to an engineer.  She enjoys traveling, attending her son’s sporting events and spending time with her family, including her 2 pups, Jett and Piper. 

Solinna is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with experience across many age groups and settings, including schools, therapeutic services, case management, and vocational/ job training. She is very passionate about supporting youth and individual's mental health and social-emotional well-being. She is experienced in different types of therapy and frameworks that include: trauma-informed care, cultural humility practices, restorative justice practices, crisis intervention, vocational/ job training, and therapeutic services.

Solinna attended the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign where she received her Bachelor's degree in Developmental Psychology and Social Work. She continued her studies at the University of Wisconsin in Madison and received her Master's in Social Worker with a concentration in disability services and schools.

Beyond her work in the clinic, Solinna is passionate about her community. She currently serves as a volunteer board member at the Cambodian Association of Illinois in Chicago. She also enjoys arts and crafts, trying new restaurants and foods, and spending time with her family.

I have been working in the court system since 1993. I earned my Doctorate in Clinical Psychology in 1999 and was licensed as a psychologist in 2000. Regular training with the American Academy of Forensic Psychology helps keep my skills up to date. Evaluations I complete for the court include Child Custody and Psychological, Specific Forensic Psychological, Fitness to Stand Trial, and Criminal Responsibility. FOID reinstatement evaluations as well as those for DCFS are also completed by me. I complete evaluations in several county courts including Boone, DeKalb, Kane, Kendall, Lee, Ogle, Whiteside, and Winnebago. Pre-employment, fitness for duty, and promotional examinations are also completed for local police and fire departments. Fitness for duty evaluations are also completed for local companies. Braden Counseling Center opened in 2002 and has been providing services to individuals with different challenges with evidence-based treatments since that time.