Ganime Nazif, LCSW, CADC, is dedicated to helping individuals and families in Illinois navigate life's challenges with compassionate, expert care. At LifeStance Health, she offers a safe and supportive environment where clients can explore their concerns, develop coping strategies, and work toward their personal goals. Ganime specializes in treating conditions such as alcohol and drug use, PTSD/trauma, and depression, providing evidence-based interventions tailored to each client's unique needs....
Dr. Karyn Cihak is a Psychologist in Illinois who has been practicing since 1999. They completed their undergraduate degree in Psychology at Augustana College. Their first Master?s Degree focusing on behavioral and family systems as related to clinical psychology is from Eastern Illinois University. After working in the field in inpatient and outpatient behavioral health, Dr. Cihak went on the earn their second Master?s degree and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Illinois School of Professi...
Bayo Agbolade is a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in Illinois. Bayo offers his clients holistic care. Outside of work, Bayo enjoys reading and travelling....
Sheila Corbett treats patients starting from 15 years old. Sheila Corbett, LCPC, partners with clients to help them gain insight to the answers they possess within themselves. She builds rapport and trust through honesty, transparency, humor, and helping clients find the answers they seek. Sheila earned an undergraduate degree in psychology and a M. A. in community agency counseling from St. Xavier University. She works with teens and adults facing challenges such as depression, trauma, PTSD, an...
Anna Lucas is a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in Illinois. Anna is dedicated to providing comprehensive psychiatric evaluations while developing personalized, evidence-based treatment plans that align with client goals. She specializes in treating mood disorders, anxiety, psychosis, neurodevelopmental disorders, and substance misuse. Outside of work, Anna enjoys gardening, hiking trails with her dog, crafting, and reading....
I personally know how much stress can come from seeking counseling, so I will ensure to create a safe and holding environment that will allow for you to feel as stress-free as possible. I utilize psychodynamic skills, narrative, CBT, solution-focused, multicultural, and client-centered techniques to help you overcome challenges you come to therapy with and to ensure you feel as comfortable as possible sharing these challenges. I have experience working with PTSD, bipolar disorder, anxiety, depre...
Mike Hobart, LCPC, emphasizes a humanistic orientation when working with clients based on a respect for their uniqueness and potential. He uses a warm, empathetic approach to help people through whatever life challenges they might be facing and tailors his approach to match the specific individual. Throughout his career, Mike counseled clients of varying ages with a wide variety of mental health issues including depression, anxiety, ADHD, substance abuse and trauma. Mike is skilled at an assort...
Deborah Spenner, LCSW, helps clients recognize they have the power to take ownership in navigating their stories. She believes clients are the primary avenue for change, and her expertise guides them towards recognizing their full potential. Deborah earned a Bachelor of Arts with a concentration in Psychology from University of Maryland, College Park, and a Master's of Social Work from University of Maryland at Baltimore. Deborah helps children, adolescents, adults, and families navigate a varie...
Jordynn Lane is a Licensed Social Worker in Illinois. Jordynn offers an approach of collaboration, mindfulness, empathy, and compassionate care to those who are struggling with anxiety, depression, conflict, trauma, behavioral problems, feeling misunderstood, and any other psychological/emotional distress. Jordynn's experiences working as a counselor in a residential psychiatric facility with children, in a county jail with adult inmates as a group facilitator, and as a therapist at a therapeuti...
Specialties: Palliative care (comfort care) for individuals and families coping with terminal illnesses. Bereavement/grief issues due to expected and unexpected losses. Loss due to suicide, drug overdose, and accidental deaths. Post traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, depression, panic and anxiety disorders and anger management. Adult patients. It is essential for people to feel they are able to manage their emotions and their emotions are not controlling their lives. I'm bad, I'm weak,...
Emily Spaargaren is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Illinois. Emily provides clients with a safe and comfortable environment, giving them an ear to listen. She has experience helping individuals with special needs, Autism, Anxiety, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Hoarding, and Schizoaffective Disorder. In her free time, Emily enjoys walking, biking, boxing, pottery, journaling, praying, going to concerts, and traveling....
Nora Ochoa, LCPC, focuses on fostering a nurturing environment during sessions where clients can feel safe. She works in a variety of areas and populations, and incorporates exceptional clinical techniques to promote positive change. Nora earned a BA from University of Illinois at Chicago and an MA from National Louis University. For over a decade, Nora has worked in IOP, office, residential, and home-based services. She also has extensive experience working with foster families, adoptive famili...
Krista Thomas is a Licensed Professional Counselor based in Florida, dedicated to helping clients navigate their journey toward healing with compassion and expertise. With over 20 years of experience, she specializes in working with adolescents and adults, offering support for a range of challenges including anxiety, depression, PTSD, and ADHD. Krista provides a safe, non-judgmental space where clients can explore their emotions, address concerns, and develop healthy coping mechanisms. Her appro...
Inshirah Hajjar, LSW, is a dedicated social worker with over eight years of experience supporting individuals across Illinois in navigating life?s challenges. She provides compassionate care to children, adolescents, adults, and seniors, fostering a safe and collaborative environment for healing and growth. Inshirah specializes in helping clients manage anxiety, trauma (PTSD), and reproductive challenges, using personalized strategies to empower and build resilience. Inshirah is particularly pas...
Vanessa Wrobel is a board certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner who works with individuals and their families identifying and managing their mental health. She earned her master's degree in nursing from Northern Kentucky University and has more than ten years of nursing experience. Vanessa's training includes a full range of inpatient hospitals, outpatient programming, nursing homes and other subspecialties treating symptoms of mental health. She enjoys working with a wide range...
Cailee Mueller is a trauma-informed Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) dedicated to helping individuals in Illinois achieve their mental health goals. By combining evidence-based medication management and therapy services, Cailee supports clients in building healthier, more fulfilling lives. Her approach is rooted in compassion, collaboration, and an innate drive to assist others in overcoming obstacles and reaching their potential. Cailee is particularly passionate about worki...
Krista Sherinian, LCSW, has over 27 years of experience helping clients age 5 and up. She often works collaboratively in cases of divorce and with stepfamilies. She got Spanish fluency from a language school in Guanajuato, Mexico. Adult clients have described her work with her as, practical and life-changing. She addresses mind-body wellness by including in treatment lifestyle tips, relaxation training, guided imagery, and Emotional Freedom Techniques. Her approach to couples or family therapy b...
Noel Tapia is a Nurse Practitioner in Illinois. Noel helps his clients by focusing on a treatment plan that is tailored specifically for the individual. In his spare time, Noel enjoys running, fishing, and weightlifting....
Shannon believes the therapy process begins with providing a safe nonjudgmental environment to help people feel comfortable sharing their feelings, thoughts and experiences and through this an interactive, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship is developed. You learn to see your value and gain a greater sense of self to help add meaning and fulfillment to your life. Some days are hard, tearful even and some days, we find moments of laughter. Shannon graduated from Benedictine University in 2005...
Laura Rae Venditti is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in Iliinois who has been practicing since 2016. Laura Rae approaches therapy within a client-centered climate, using the tenets of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), through a solution-focused lens. She helps clients identify obstacles and explore solutions, believing that if one wants something to change, one has to be willing to foster change. Laura Rae and the client will explore barriers and remove roadblocks that have denied ...