Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
At Urban Wellness, we are committed to social justice and anti-racism. We are dedicated to providing services to individuals, couples, and families that are accessible, culturally relevant, and free of stigma.
Here at Urban Wellness, we celebrate and affirm all backgrounds and identities. We strive to provide a brave space where voices can be heard and liberated.
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Hello I am Jill Patano (she/her).
I am a cisgender, white female. I enjoy working with people 18+ experiencing OCD, anxiety disorders, exploring gender transition, sexual orientation and identity formation including cultural, religious, or just figuring yourself out! Through my own anti-oppression work I hope to bring that lens into therapy for all clients and focus on systems that affect marginalized groups within the therapeutic space and society.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure Response Prevention (ERP), motivational, emotion centered, exploring core beliefs and values.
I can help identify the behaviors, patterns and systems that might be holding you back. I believe in non-binary thinking and aim to help you see how some patterns and thoughts can keep you in the same place too long. Exploring your world and who is in it can be important in developing your whole self as well.
Sessions with me can be conversational, open, directive and encouraging. I like to focus on positives you are experiencing in therapy and also understanding the struggles. We may come up with goals for the week (particularly with OCD/ERP work) or be open ended and experience the process. I enjoy learning from my clients and connecting through laughter and stories.
I love reading and visiting libraries all around the area, watching TV (especially anything “behind the
scenes”). Fall is my favorite time of year, and I am all about anything pumpkin or apple or cozy. I spend
time with my family and friends and involving myself in LGBTQ+ and mental health advocacy work.
Schedule your first appointment. For follow up appointments (existing clients), please contact your therapist at 773-774-4444.
Land Acknowledgment: Urban Wellness acknowledges that the lands on which our practice resides with locations in Chicago and Forest Park, Illinois, are on occupied land, and was originally inhabited by Peoria, Bodwéwadmi (Potawatomi), Myaamia, Očhéthi Šakówiŋ, Hoocąk (Ho-Chunk), and Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo) peoples before their forced assimilation, labor, and removal from their ancestral lands. We recognize the Native peoples of these lands and invite all to consider supporting Indigenous communities and the fight for Indigenous racial justice.
