Kathryn focuses on creating an empowering, person-first, and solution-focused space for clients. She focuses on collaborative and creative ways to conduct therapy, which might look different than traditional talk therapy. Kathryn has incorporated therapeutic games, puzzles, and art to address needs and achieve goals in a personalized way to address individual needs. She has experience working with teens, adults, families, and caregivers. She mainly utilizes components of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectal Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Radically Open Dialectal Behavioral Therapy (RO-DBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) into her work. Her approach to empowerment includes fostering positive self-image to work towards identifying their strengths, building resiliency, and building confidence towards achieving their goals. Kathryn provides psychotherapy and cognitive rehabilitation services in the downtown Chicago office 

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Kathryn accepts Medicare, BCBS PPO, Cigna, Aetna,  and UHC.

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Offering Telehealth and in-person.

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Claire is dedicated to creating a supportive and affirming environment for all of her clients. Her passion lies in working with neurodivergent individuals and those within the LGBTQIA+ community. She utilizes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques tailored to meet clients' unique needs and goals. Her strength-based approach focuses on inherent abilities and resources to foster growth and resilience.  Claire provides psychotherapy and cognitive rehabilitation services in our downtown Chicago office under the supervision of Lydia Wardin, PhD, one of our CCW licensed clinical neuropsychologists.

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Claire Accepts: Cigna, Aetna, BCBS, and self-pay

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Offering In-person and Telehealth

Emily works with clients navigating a variety of mental health challenges and the social obstacles that accompany them. As a queer clinician, Emily believes it is especially important for those who are marginalized by society to have access to the mental health care they desire. We are pleased she brings this mindset to work with our neurologically marginalized clients at CCW.  Her “growth mindset” approach to therapy aims to help clients find avenues for positive change in light of incredible challenges while holding the reality that healing is rarely linear.  Emily is completing her Master’s in Social Work degree at the University of Chicago and is supervised by Marie Stein, LCSW, our CCW Clinical Director.

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Emily Accepts: Cigna, Aetna, BCBS, and self-pay

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Offering In-person and Telehealth

Brandy provides clinical counseling services to a broad spectrum of clients dealing with mental health challenges. She uses experience and her understanding of therapy models to assist individuals who have been disregarded, abused, and silenced by society. She believes a good therapeutic relationship includes trust, authenticity, and freedom to effect change. Her ethical standards are based on social justice, human dignity and worth, human relationships, integrity, and competence. Although she believes that this can be accomplished in different ways for different people, the purpose remains the same, and that is assisting people in achieving their goals through solving problems from many angles using theories to comprehend better the complexities of human behavior in settings that impact people's views of their lives and behaviors. 

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Brandy currently accepts BCBS PPO, Aetna PPO, Cigna, and self-pay.

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Offering Telehealth.

Clarissa is a bilingual, first-generation social worker with several years of clinical and leadership experience. Her comprehensive and strengths-based approach incorporates cognitive behavioral therapy, relaxation therapy, art therapy, task-centered, and other evidence-based modalities to treat patients who struggle with anxiety, depression, PTSD, grief, and dual diagnoses.  Empathy, cultural humility, and ethics guide her work with patients, and she believes that feedback from the patient is important in cultivating a safe therapeutic environment.

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Clarissa Accepts: Cigna, Aetna, BCBS, UHC, Medicare and self-pay

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Offering In-person and Telehealth

Eleanor provides psychotherapy and cognitive rehabilitation virtually and in the downtown Chicago location. She aims to foster a safe and supportive environment, and works alongside clients to find creative ways to heal and cope with challenges in life. Trained in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, she takes a collaborative approach, building upon clients’ strengths, resources, and skills to work with clients on accomplishing their goals. She has extensive experience working with people affected by Alzheimer’s and other dementias, including those with various forms of cognitive impairment and care partners.

 

Eleanor currently accepts Medicare, BCBS PPO, Cigna, Aetna,  and UHC.

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Offering Telehealth and in-person.

Dr. Amber Lee provides neuropsychological assessment in our Downtown Chicago office. She works with patients who present with various neurological, medical, and/or psychiatric conditions, such as dementia, epilepsy, and ADHD. She also helps patients regain confidence and autonomy through cognitive rehabilitation.

 

Amber accepts: Medicare, BCBS PPO, Aetna, UHC (behavioral health), and Self-pay options.

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Neuropsychological assessments take place at our Downtown Chicago location. Telehealth offered for cognitive rehabilitation. 

Lisa Schaedler provides cognitive rehabilitation and psychotherapy.  She is most compassionate when working with adults with cognitive impairment and brain injuries. Lisa’s approach is an active therapist who will ask questions, challenge assumptions, offer different perspectives. Remember, you do not need to be fixed; you only need to rediscover the right tools.

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Lisa accepts: Medicare, BCBS PPO, United, Cigna, Aetna, and self-pay options.

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Offering Telehealth.

Marie provides cognitive rehabilitation and psychotherapy services at our Loop location. She has a specialty in geriatrics and dementia and is passionate about the overall health of all people. Marie believes that we are defined not by our challenges, but by our individual journeys.

 

Marie accepts: Medicare, BCBS PPO, United, Aetna, and Self-pay options.

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​Offering Telehealth and in-person at Downtown Chicago location.

Dr. Lydia Wardin provides neuropsychological assessment, cognitive rehabilitation and psychotherapy in our Downtown Chicago office to patients experiencing a variety of changes in their thinking from brain injury, dementia, and other medical issues.  

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Lydia accepts: Medicare, BCBS PPO, Aetna, UHC (medical), and Self-pay options.

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Neuropsychological assessments take place at our Downtown Chicago location.