We offer online therapy during the social distancing phase of the nation's COVID-19 response.
Danny Gordon, LCSW
Danny provides clinical therapeutic support and interventions to individuals and families. He collaboratively supports people as they recover from chronic anxiety, depression, relational discord, and other presentations of distress. Applying an eclectic therapeutic approach drawing from narrative, cognitive behavioral, solution-focused, and mindfulness-based psychotherapy paradigms, Danny approaches each individual and family he meets with an openness and warmth that provides the safety and security needed to work through complex issues.
Danny is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a Masters of Social Work from Governors State University. For over 20 years, he has provided academic support and career counseling to adolescents, young adults, and their family members, as well as directing teams of service-providers in assisting students and high school dropouts of Chicago Public Schools.
Consultation and on-going professional development are key components of Danny's practice. He regularly meets with a team that includes a neuropsychologist, educational therapists, and fellow psychotherapists. Collegial dialogue sparks insight and strengthens clinical practices. Danny is committed to lifelong learning, developing and deepening his practice skills, and collaboration.
Danny is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a Masters of Social Work from Governors State University. For over 20 years, he has provided academic support and career counseling to adolescents, young adults, and their family members, as well as directing teams of service-providers in assisting students and high school dropouts of Chicago Public Schools.
Consultation and on-going professional development are key components of Danny's practice. He regularly meets with a team that includes a neuropsychologist, educational therapists, and fellow psychotherapists. Collegial dialogue sparks insight and strengthens clinical practices. Danny is committed to lifelong learning, developing and deepening his practice skills, and collaboration.
Jasmeen Wellere, MSW, LSW
Jasmeen strengthens youth and families. She builds upon their personal competencies, pursues educational equity, and advocates for social justice . She believes that all people can benefit from therapy and aims to remove the stigma of seeking mental health treatment and support. Jasmeen values self-determination, collaboration with clients in developing their unique treatment plans, and building trust and rapport.
Jasmeen utilizes a strength-based approach and assumes a not-knowing posture to engage clients of several different ethnic and cultural backgrounds. She works to increase clients' insight into their thoughts and behaviors by applying the cognitive and behavioral theoretical frameworks. It is important to Jasmeen that clients understand the therapeutic process in lay-terms, so they can independently label negative thoughts and challenges hindering their growth. Additionally, she appreciates the systems approach and encourages clients to connect with social networks to foster purpose and belonging.
Jasmeen is a Licensed Social Worker with a Master’s in Social Work from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has worked with a variety of populations including elderly adults applying for medical assistance, youth in job-readiness training and psychosocial educational workshops, and middle-aged adults in substance abuse treatment and group counseling. Her professional background also includes child welfare and Medicaid, which has allowed her to gain a wealth of knowledge regarding services necessary to meet client’s basic needs and how to assist them with gaining access to those vital resources.
Jasmeen utilizes a strength-based approach and assumes a not-knowing posture to engage clients of several different ethnic and cultural backgrounds. She works to increase clients' insight into their thoughts and behaviors by applying the cognitive and behavioral theoretical frameworks. It is important to Jasmeen that clients understand the therapeutic process in lay-terms, so they can independently label negative thoughts and challenges hindering their growth. Additionally, she appreciates the systems approach and encourages clients to connect with social networks to foster purpose and belonging.
Jasmeen is a Licensed Social Worker with a Master’s in Social Work from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has worked with a variety of populations including elderly adults applying for medical assistance, youth in job-readiness training and psychosocial educational workshops, and middle-aged adults in substance abuse treatment and group counseling. Her professional background also includes child welfare and Medicaid, which has allowed her to gain a wealth of knowledge regarding services necessary to meet client’s basic needs and how to assist them with gaining access to those vital resources.
Katelyn Adducci, MA, LCPC, ATR
Katelyn’s mission is to assist others in their journey of healing and finding the unique purpose and meaning in their lives. She utilizes her creativity to encourage her clients to see the challenges that they are facing in their lives from a different perspective. Katelyn helps her clients identify their values and strengths, and she aims to build self-compassion, self-acceptance, and confidence within each client.
Katelyn’s priority is in building relationships with her clients based on honesty, respect, non-judgment, acceptance, empathy, and kindness. Katelyn provides strengths based therapy, client-centered therapy, and art therapy to adults, teens, and children. She uses art therapy to facilitate insight and awareness, express emotions that can be challenging to verbalize, and to help each client find their voice.
Katelyn received her Master’s degree in Clinical Therapy and Art Therapy from Adler University. Katelyn’s professional experience includes working individually and in group therapy in a variety of settings. Katelyn has worked at a college counseling center, a non-profit organization for individuals with autism, partial hospitalization mental health program, intensive outpatient mental health program, and an inpatient psychiatric hospital. She also has experience providing counseling and art therapy in a medical hospital for individuals undergoing cancer treatment.
Katelyn has experience addressing concerns including: depression, anxiety, eating disorders, autism, substance use, chronic illness, grief, loss, trauma, relationship difficulties, and adjustment to life changes. Through these experiences, Katelyn feels grateful to be able to witness the strength and bravery in the clients she works with.
Katelyn’s priority is in building relationships with her clients based on honesty, respect, non-judgment, acceptance, empathy, and kindness. Katelyn provides strengths based therapy, client-centered therapy, and art therapy to adults, teens, and children. She uses art therapy to facilitate insight and awareness, express emotions that can be challenging to verbalize, and to help each client find their voice.
Katelyn received her Master’s degree in Clinical Therapy and Art Therapy from Adler University. Katelyn’s professional experience includes working individually and in group therapy in a variety of settings. Katelyn has worked at a college counseling center, a non-profit organization for individuals with autism, partial hospitalization mental health program, intensive outpatient mental health program, and an inpatient psychiatric hospital. She also has experience providing counseling and art therapy in a medical hospital for individuals undergoing cancer treatment.
Katelyn has experience addressing concerns including: depression, anxiety, eating disorders, autism, substance use, chronic illness, grief, loss, trauma, relationship difficulties, and adjustment to life changes. Through these experiences, Katelyn feels grateful to be able to witness the strength and bravery in the clients she works with.
Liana Ramon, MA, LPC
Liana utilizes compassion and kindness as key components in her role as a therapist. She also values honesty, openness, and vulnerability throughout the therapeutic process. Liana utilizes a strength-based treatment plan, including motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy, and acceptance and commitment therapy. It is a goal of hers to be able to listen and understand clients and help them to learn appropriate coping skills that can help them outside of the therapy session. Liana also believes that clients are the masters of their own lives, and with a collaborative relationship, clients can improve.
Liana received her masters degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Adler University and continues to uphold the values of social justice and community.
Liana's professional background includes working with low-income students at risk, working within a wellness center at a community college, and being a case worker in a community mental health organization. It is important to Liana to ensure that basic needs are met with individuals before therapy can proceed.
Liana's areas of expertise include individuals suffering from depression, anxiety, and other mood disorders, as well as severe mental illnesses including bipolar and schizophrenia. Liana has a passion for working with people of color and those that identify within the LGBTQIA spectrum. Liana is pleased to work within a practice that caters to a diverse clientele in order to provide services to everyone.
Liana received her masters degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Adler University and continues to uphold the values of social justice and community.
Liana's professional background includes working with low-income students at risk, working within a wellness center at a community college, and being a case worker in a community mental health organization. It is important to Liana to ensure that basic needs are met with individuals before therapy can proceed.
Liana's areas of expertise include individuals suffering from depression, anxiety, and other mood disorders, as well as severe mental illnesses including bipolar and schizophrenia. Liana has a passion for working with people of color and those that identify within the LGBTQIA spectrum. Liana is pleased to work within a practice that caters to a diverse clientele in order to provide services to everyone.