Our Team of
Licensed
Clinical
Professional
Counselors:
Hope England
HOPE IS A LICENSED CLINICAL PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR, NON PROFIT CEO, ARTIST AND HUMANITARIAN. SHE RECEIVED HER UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE FROM COLUMBIA COLLEGE AND OBTAINED HER MASTER’S DEGREE FROM THE CHICAGO SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY IN CLINICAL COUNSELING.
Hope’s approach is built on the foundation of: cultural humility, somatic abolitionism, anti-oppression, social justice, eco-apartheid, trauma informed care and compassion, warmth and empathy. Hope believes that every person is unique and therefore customizes her approach for each client. She utilizes a holistic, strength based, integrative approach; one that takes all aspects of life, past and present, into full consideration.
EXPERIENCE
Hope’s clinical experience includes: inpatient psychiatric hospital based work, level 1 trauma center ICU & burn unit triage and private practice based psychotherapy. She also has experience running therapeutic process groups for students, trauma survivors, terminally ill patients and displaced populations in refugee camps.
ALTERNATIVE EXPERIENCE
In addition to western psychology, Hope has studied various forms of alternative healing modalities with shamans, sacred plant medicines, monks, indigenous healers in ceremony, mystics and natural healers. Hope’s interest include liberation psychology, activism, the arts and incorporating functional medicine into her work.
SPECIALITIES
Trauma
Anxiety
Depression
Self-Esteem
Grief & Loss
Illness
Relationships
Life Transitions
LGBTQ
Death & Dying
Shadow Work
Self-Care
Burn Out
Life Coaching
Spirituality
Hope most often utilizes a Holistic, Integrative approach that includes: Mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Interpersonal and Psychodynamic Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Play Therapy, Attachment based Therapy, Parts Work, Polyvagal Nervous System work.
Rosie Red
RED IS A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR, MOTHER, ACTIVIST, HERBALIST, YOGA INSTRUCTOR AND SOMATIC EMDR CERTIFIED THERAPIST. SHE RECEIVED HER GRADUATE DEGREE FROM THE CHICAGO SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY IN CLINICAL COUNSELING.
Red’s approach is built on the foundation of: revolution, equity for all, interconnection, radical self acceptance, cultural humility, somatic abolitionism, anti-oppression, social justice, trauma informed care, radical honesty, and wholeness. Red takes a relationship based approach; She places an emphasis on cultivating authentic and organic relationships that then becomes the medium through which connection and support are given. Red practices via an emotional, decolonization lens which is the deeply intimate process of getting to the root of things. “It’s an invitation to question and unlearn beliefs and standards of practice that have gone unquestioned for way too long.” (Dr. Jennifer Mullan: Decolonizing Therapy, 2023).
Red is passionate about culture and believes that prioritizing an individuals’ cultural morals & values is key to building a genuine relationship and therefore implementing change. She is a trauma focused counselor that strives to assist others in healing from past and present distress while actively doing her own work. Red is also a certified yoga teacher and believes that our bodies hold our stories and lived experience. She seeks to integrate somatics and body work as well as herbal medicine, and spirituality into her sessions. Red believes that the therapy participants are the experts, and she seeks to create an environment where the power dynamic is balanced. She believes in meeting people where they are at and supporting them in obtaining their idea of wellness.
EXPERIENCE
Red’s clinical experience includes: working extensively with children, autism, trauma, depression, anxiety, teens, the trans community, Latino mental health and adults.
ALTERNATIVE EXPERIENCE
In addition to western psychology, Red has studied various forms of alternative healing modalities that include somatic therapy, yoga, spirituality and herbalism. Red’s interest include activism, intentional living, holistic wellness, spirituality and liberation psychology.
SPECIALITIES
Trauma
Anxiety
Depression
Somatic EMDR
Autism
Women’s Health
Life Transitions
LGBTQIA
Decolonization
Self-Care
Burn Out
Spirituality
Monika Reklyte
MONIKA IS A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR WHO BELIEVES THAT EMBRACING CHANGE IS WHAT HELPS PEOPLE TO BE AND FEEL FREE. AS WE ALL EXPERIENCED IT IN THE PAST MANY MONTHS, CHANGE SOMETIMES COMES UNANNOUNCED. LET HER BE YOUR COMPASSIONATE COMPANION ON YOUR JOURNEY AND HELP YOU FEEL READY TO NAVIGATE THE CHALLENGES AND CHANGES THAT ARISE IN YOUR LIFE.
Monika is passionate about working with individuals, immigrants, young adults and adults as well as women from any race that may be struggling with body image, societal oppression and discrimination. She also enjoys helping people acculturate as they might be transitioning from collectivist culture to individualist and vice versa.
EXPERIENCE
She utilizes an integrative, humanistic approach as well as culturally responsive/affirming, person centered and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Therapy with Monika includes authenticity, genuineness, and transparency. In her clinical experience, she has worked with individuals and groups in areas such as depression, anxiety disorders, grief, self-harm, anger and stress management, suicidal ideation and behavior, obsessions and compulsions, trauma, and adjustment problems.
BELIEFS
Monika believes in every person’s uniqueness and authenticity. Therefore, her philosophical and treatment approaches overlap here, encompassing attentiveness to individuals’ experiences, different lifestyles, cultural backgrounds, and histories. All of this and more is taken into consideration during the therapeutic journey that you may embark on together. She believes that through the deep work of self-exploration, we can come to truly know ourselves.
SPECIALITIES
Depression
Anxiety
Grief
Self Harm
Anger
Stress Management
Suical Ideation
Obsessions & Compulsions
Trauma
Adjustment Disorders
Gabrielle Benoit
GABRIELLE IS A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR WHO IS PASSIONATE ABOUT PROVIDING TRAUMA-INFORMED THERAPY TO HELP INDIVIDUALS LEARN TO LET GO AND BE PRESENT IN THEIR OWN LIVES.
EXPERIENCE
She is skilled at supporting people through times of change and transition in their lives, meeting people where they are with gentleness and authenticity.
Gabrielle utilizes a collaborative approach to therapy tailoring her style to each individual. Her therapeutic work integrates psychodynamic therapy, gender-affirming care, feminist therapy, and mindfulness from a trauma-informed lens.
Therapy with Gabrielle includes warmth, collaboration, and a lot of unpacking. Her clinical experience includes: private practice settings both in-person and virtual, non-profits, and school-based services.
Gabrielle received her master’s degree in counseling from Northwestern University. She holds licenses in both Colorado and Illinois and can see clients in both locations.
ALTERNATIVE EXPERIENCE
In addition to her experience and training as a therapist, Gabrielle draws from her other life experiences (both past and present) as a mother, yoga instructor, creative, daughter, and sister.
SPECIALITIES
New parents
Major Life Transitions
Trans identified folx
LGBTQ+
Emerging adulthood
Trauma
Anxiety
Depression
Self-Esteem
Parenting
Under construction
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OUR COLLABORATORS
We are also honored to partner with the following businesses:
Willow + Elm Wellness
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for body work, holistic health and acupuncture
Willow + Elm’s mission is to encourage health and wellness in every body, mind, and soul. Utilizing the time honored traditions of East Asian medicine while incorporating modern treatment methods, patients are supported in their journeys towards greater health. Willow and Elm use acupuncture, herbal medicine, and lifestyle guidance to treat a myriad of conditions; Stress and mood disorders, digestive complaints, chronic and acute pain, fertility and women’s health, sleep disorders, allergies and autoimmunity, migraines and headaches, and cosmetic rejuvenation. Additionally, these healing tools can be a great supplement to a self care routine for overall wellness.
Extraordinary Machine Energy
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for mindfulness and Reiki
Using Reiki and guided imagery meditation, it is Extraordinary Machine Energy’s goal to help you get your energy unstuck and moving so you can once again live from a place of authenticity and balance as you reconnect to your purpose and get back into your amazing, beautiful, energetic flow. Reiki (universal life force energy) promotes your natural healing by treating the whole person, including body, emotions, mind and spirit. EME works with you to remove energy blocks to improve your natural energy flow and help you get back into alignment. You are an extraordinary machine who deserves to create the life you were meant to live.
“We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another; unevenly. We grow partially. We are relative. We are mature in one realm, childish in another. The past, present, and future mingle and pull us backward, forward, or fix us in the present. We are made up of layers, cells, constellations.”
— ANAÏS NIN