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.
Insurances I Accept:
Ages I work with:
Languages I speak:
It all starts with our relationship, because therapy is a healing relationship. I provide a safe, nonjudgmental space where you can be your whole self. I’m inquisitive, direct, and supportive. I’ll help you find new ways of holding your thoughts and feelings so you don’t get so stuck in them. I’ll help you process through old traumas so they don’t keep pulling you out of your life. For couples, I help you learn how to talk to each other effectively and solve your own problems.
First, I invite you to get comfortable – because change requires discomfort, so we may as well be as physically comfortable as possible, right? Next, I’ll want to know what’s showing up for you in the moment, and we’ll work with that. I’ll probably make at least one or two deadpan wisecracks during session. For couples’ and relationships sessions, we’ll be more structured, having some basic “rules of engagement” to practice. In one-on-one sessions, we may have more structured exercises; usually we’ll talk things out, and you may or may not realize you’ve gotten some therapy. I’ll frequently give you skills or experiments to practice between sessions, because I want you in charge of creating change in your life. On my work from home days, at least one of my cats will make an appearance on screen.
I got my BA in English and Philosophy from Lake Forest College, spent ten years in corporate America, and then fled to work at a yoga studio and complete my MA in Counseling Psychology at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. I was born and raised in Chicago and I love the city. I’m a yogi, foodie, animal lover, and out-and-proud queer woman. In my free time, I like doing geeky things, spending time with my friends and cats, doing yoga or Pilates, writing, reading, cooking, going to restaurants or classes, seeing movies or plays, crafting, and getting tattoos.
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.
