As a therapist, my goal is to affirm my clients’ unique experiences and to support them in living more empowered lives. Everyone has the tools within themselves to flourish, but life experiences can make it challenging to connect with those strengths and abilities. The impact of trauma and oppression can move us into places of…
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Lita Simanis
Before graduating from the Jane Addams College of Social Work in 2005, Lita started her path with AMITA Health/Alexian Brothers at the Behavioral Health Hospital as a Case Management Intern, and also began working in the Pregnancy and Postpartum Mood & Anxiety Disorder Program. She has been an outpatient therapist at the Alexian Brothers Center…
Victoria Strauss
I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Staff Psychotherapist at Wildflower Center for Emotional Health. My therapeutic style is relationship-centered and flexible; I collaborate with my clients to create treatment plans that align with both short- and long-term valued goals, with an understanding that things are always subject to change. Part of why I…
Victoria Stroz
I’m a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Clinical Supervisor at Wildflower. I have clinical experience supporting individuals and couples experiencing life transitions, mood and anxiety disorders, perinatal concerns, and sexual challenges. Within the perinatal community, I have obtained my Perinatal Mental Health Certification through Postpartum Support International and actively partner with those exploring their reproductive identity and ambivalence…
Linda Szmulewitz
Linda Szmulewitz is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Certified Gentle Sleep Coach. For the past 10 years, she has worked with moms and families in a dual setting through her new moms educational and supportive program, The Chicago New Moms Group, and her work as a sleep consultant and owner of Sleep Tight Consultants. In…
Olivia Taylor
It is completely natural to both want change and simultaneously be terrified by it. As a psychotherapist, I strive to cultivate a space in which you feel empowered and supported throughout the entire process. I take a strengths-based, client-centered approach in which, together, we can work through experiences and emotions that have previously been avoided…
Lauren Tomaszek
I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor dedicated to helping you navigate life’s challenges while fostering personal growth. My role as your therapist is to provide you with the tools, resources, and guidance necessary to support your journey while recognizing you are the expert in your own life. Together, we…
Megan Wales
As a psychotherapist, I support individuals and families to accomplish meaningful goals and positive change. As a presenter and educator, I focus on the unique challenges faced by women and couples struggling with infertility, miscarriage, and complicated pregnancies. I provide therapy to clients going through different life transitions. We work through the various meanings of…
Simone Watkins
Change can bring both clarity and confusion, and therapy is a space to slow down and make sense of it all. As a psychotherapist, my intention is to offer a space that feels steady and genuine where you can explore what you need and reconnect with yourself without the pressure to have it all figured…
Kayla Wingert
As a queer, non-monogamous, and sex-positive therapist, I am passionate about working with individuals and couples who are: Maybe some of the above describes you or your relationship. Maybe you’ve grown distant and disconnected from your partner. You feel like roommates or coparents. Sex is awkward, dissatisfying, or nonexistent. You feel like you’ve lost your…
