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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.

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.

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. 

I am a prescribing psychologist and can combine psychopharmacological treatments with more traditional psychological treatment approaches.

Denise Styer, LCPC, is a virtual therapist with Relief Mental Health in Illinois, bringing over 25 years of experience to her work with individuals navigating life transitions, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, self-harm, and emotion regulation challenges. Denise creates a supportive, non-judgmental space where clients can reflect, grow, and build personalized plans tailored to their goals. She focuses on helping individuals understand their patterns, recognize emotions, and explore new ways of thinking and behaving. Her approach includes practical education, compassionate guidance, and empowering patients to take meaningful steps toward change. In addition to therapy, Denise helps patients access other mental health resources when needed, including medication management, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), and psychedelic therapy (SPRAVATO® or IV ketamine). Her goal is to ensure that each person receives comprehensive care that fits their unique needs.

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.

Dr. Patrycja Nykiel is a compassionate therapist who has extensive knowledge of mental illnesses and symptom management through the usage of different therapeutic modalities obtained by working in therapeutic schools, residential treatment center and private practice. Her greatest professional passion is to provide psychotherapy to those that want to change. Dr. Nykiel believes in innate positive nature of human beings and as a therapist, she considers herself a catalyst that is much needed to inspire health change. She applies the motto of “I believe in the inherent beauty and strength of all human beings, and I will not assume that I know what's best for them. Instead, I will model defensiveness, strength, security and inner peace that will reverberate to those in need." – Anonymous, in her professional as well as her every day life.

Dr Anna Wegierek has over 20 years of experience in the field of psychology. Her educational accomplishments include three master's degrees and a doctorate in clinical psychology, as well as a postdoctoral certificate in neuropsychology. She is the 13th licensed prescribing psychologist in the State of Illinois. In 1994, Dr. Wegierek opened the Wegierek Psychology Center, Inc. and has worked there ever since. Dr. Wegierek is the 223rd forensic examiner in the United States. She assesses psychological and neuropsychological functioning, including how individuals pay attention, think, remember, make decisions, and learn. As a licensed prescribing psychologist, Dr. Wegierek is able to give expert advice on the benefits and risks of taking psychotropic medications. Please click on these links to download articles from her website and from her YouTube channel.

Hi, my name is Bret Bertrand, and I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor here at Integrative Family Counseling. I received my Masters in Mental Health Counseling from National Louis University and previously earned my B.A. from Illinois State University. My goal as a therapist is to welcome, encourage, and motivate people to move forward in life.

For the past 25 years, it has been a privilege to journey alongside many individuals, couples, and families through the transitions and challenges of life.

I have worked with those moving from overseas and am familiar with transitional issues and starting over. I also have experience counseling the incarcerated who face addiction, shame, trauma, grief, and family conflict.

While we cannot change the difficult experiences from the past, we can strive together to understand and overcome any negative impact you currently have in your life. I believe together we can develop a path toward healing, health, and freedom to keep moving forward.

If you are reading this, you have already taken the first step. How are you feeling? Nervous, relieved, excited, anxious, helpless, overwhelmed, indifferent, eager, all the above? When you decided to seek therapy, you moved yourself out of your comfort zone into your courage zone and that can be scary. Although you may be feeling both undesirable and desirable emotions at this moment, I consider you here as an act of bravery, and I admire your willingness to move toward this 2.0 version of yourself. As a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, I bring a unique approach to my clinical work, empathizing with vulnerability as a key aspect, complemented by a strong sense of empathy and curiosity. I have a deep passion for the therapeutic process and a firm believer in the transformative power of change. I have spent years working with folks who are struggling with many different mental health issues; however, my specialties are listed below.

Eating Disorders - Do you know someone or are you someone who has an unhealthy relationship with food? Treatment includes the following elements: Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, as well as Acceptance Commitment Therapy. These approaches are aimed toward understanding the roots of one’s eating disorder. Perinatal Concerns - Whether preconception, pregnancy, infertility, miscarriage, or postpartum; your maternal moments matter. Since the beginning of time, birthing folks as well as additional caregivers/parents have struggled with understanding the emotional conflicts that come with parenthood. It is a safe and non-judgmental space for individuals to express their feelings, emotions, concerns, and experiences related to postpartum challenges.

Relational Issues - If you’re looking for better communication, repairing trust, or throwing out the rulebook and creating your new paradigm, I’m here to help. One of my key teachings is the importance of vulnerability in a relationship. I encourage couples to open up and share their deepest fears and insecurities.

Most importantly, my practice is guided by an anti-racist/anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective focusing on supporting underserved and marginalized communities. Additionally, I am LGBTQIA+-affirming and keenly aware of the significance of cultural nuances with minority groups.

I discovered my passion to make a difference in others’ lives when I began my career in Behavioral Health over 20 years ago. I am privileged to meet people and together we find the solutions to whatever life problems come into our lives. I have been consistently told by clients that they feel safe and comfortable talking about whatever brings them in and that they feel better when they leave a session. It’s my goal to provide you the ability to leave a session with more than you came with as part of the process of personal growth and healing.

Through life experience, having worked with thousands of people, I share information, methods of coping with situations and people, suggestions of solutions that allow you to make informed decisions about what you want to do. I never judge anyone about anything and am accepting and supportive. I have a positive, professional approach that has shown to be effective to help people with respect and dignity, improve self-esteem and confidence, self-acceptance, and the ability to learn from mistakes.