Our Team
Empowered Therapy is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and trauma informed care for individuals and couples in Chicago and the surrounding area.
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Meet our Team
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Saad Athar
M.A in Clinical Psychology, Psychometrist
He | Him | His
Neuropsychological Testing
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Lauren Sabbath
Nurse Practitioner
She | Her | Hers
Medication Management
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Michael Han
LPC
He | Him | His
Anxiety & Depression | LGBTQ+ | Identity Development | Emerging Adulthood | Life Transitions | Relationships & Attachment
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Malory Dahl
LCPC, CSAC
She | Her | Hers
Trauma| Depression | Anxiety | Interpersonal Difficulties | Substance Use Concerns
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Liza Sherbin
LCSW
She | Her | Hers
ADHD | Body Image Challenges | Professional Difficulties | Relationship & Social Challenges | Life Transitions
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Madyson Bondi
LPC
She | Her | Hers
Trauma | Anxiety | Mood Disturbances | Identity Development | Interpersonal & Attachment Related Issues
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Kate Hinkle
LPC
She | Her | Hers
Anxiety | Trauma | Sexuality | Self Concept and Identity | Life Transitions
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Hamzah Beydoun
LMFT, LPC
He | Him | His
Families | Couples| Infidelity | Intimacy | Trauma |Immigrant & First Generation Issues | Parenting
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Amber Loveshe
LPC, NCC
She | Her | Hers
Couples Counseling | Trauma | Anxiety | Depression | Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence |
Grief | LGBTQIA+ | Boundary Setting
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Nicole Kubera
LSW
She | Her | Hers
Relationships | Emerging Adults | Anxiety & Depression | Trauma | Internal Family Systems
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Sidney Johnson
LSW
He | Him | His
Complex Trauma | PTSD | Anxiety and Depression | Low Self-Esteem | Stress Management
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Quinn Davis
LPC, R-DMT
She | Her | Hers
Domestic Violence | Trauma | Grief | Identity | Life Transitions | Integration
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Courtney Schwabauer
LSW
She | Her | Hers
Depression | Anxiety | Life Transitions | Trauma | Gender | Sexuality
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Karl Southgate
Psy.D
He | Him | His
Depression & Anxiety | Trauma | Relational Discord | Work-Related Stress
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Katie Schad
LCSW
She | Her | Hers
Women | Young Adults | Couples | Interpersonal Relationships | Anxiety | Depression
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Sarah Wiltgen
LCPC, BC-DMT
She | They
Body Image | LGBTQIA+ | Trauma | Stress Management
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Jessica McKenzie
LCPC
She | Her | Hers
Emerging Adults | Women of Color | Burnout | Post-College Transitions
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Margaret Tebo
LCPC, ATR
She | Her | Hers
Anxiety | Depression | Trauma| Relationships | Art Therapy
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Larisa Garski
LMFT
She | Her | Hers
Chief of Clinical Staff
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Adrianna Deering
LCPC, PMH-C
She | Her | Hers
Anxiety | Life Transitions | Work-Life Balance | Dating & Relationships | Trauma | Perinatal & Postpartum | Maternal Mental Health
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Vasoula Rekhson
ALMFT
She | Her | Hers
Life transitions | Fertility | Parenting | Sexual & Emotional Intimacy | Couples | Anxiety
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Emily Jones
LSW
She | Her | Hers
Trauma | Gender & Sexuality | Identity | Relationships | Couples | Depression & Anxiety
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Kristin Reitz
LCSW
She | Her | Hers
LGBTQ+ | Substance Use Concerns | Anxiety | Depression | LGBTQ+ family building | Life Transitions
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Virginia Thornton
LPC
She | Her | Hers
Anxiety | Depression | Parental Stress and Stress Management | Work-Life Balance | Parental Stress | Self Esteem | Grief | Life Adjustment Issues | Trauma
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Lyna Tome
LCPC
She | Her | Hers
Anxiety | Depression | Life transitions | Emerging Adults | Multiculturalism and First Generation Issues | Relationship and social challenges
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Ashlin Kamoe
MSW
She | Her | Hers
Couples Counseling | Anxiety | Depression | Life Transitions | ADHD | Grief | Sexuality | LGBTQIA+ | Perinatal Mental Health | High Achievers | Work-life Balance
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Cristina Galvan
AMFT
She | They | Them
Family Therapy | Marriage Therapy
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Ashely Hardin
LPC
She | Her | Hers
Anxiety | Depression | Life transitions | ADHD| | Social issues | Grief and loss | Religious trauma | Self-esteem | Sex | LGBTQ+ | Veterans | CBT
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Emily Berkman
LCSW
She | Her | Hers
Anxiety &Depression | Loss & Bereavement | Caregiver Burnout & Parenting | Work-Life Stress
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Dr. Mary Ross-Newman, PsyD
Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Neuropsychologist
She | Her | Hers
Neuropsychological Assessments
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Rachel Ochse, PsyD
Post-Doctoral Clinician
She | Her | Hers
EMDR | Complex Trauma | Anxiety | Intersectionality | Identity Development | Consensual Non-Monogamy
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JaShawn Hill
LCSW
She | Her | Hers
(Complex) Trauma | Grief | Addiction | Life Transitions | Couples Work | Family Support | Youth in Crisis | Spirituality
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Jessica E. Garcia
M.A.
She | Her | Hers
Complex Trauma | Depression and Anxiety | Issues Related to Multiculturalism | Gender & Sexuality | Issues Related to Identity & Relationships
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Mary Stazinski
LPC
She | Her | Hers
Life Transitions | LGBTQIA+ | Mindfulness | Emerging Adulthood | Relationships | Depression and Anxiety | Trauma | Gender & Sexuality
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Jacquelyn Posek
LCPC, M. Div.
She | Her | Hers
Mood Disorders | Anxiety | Life Transitions | Grief and Loss | Self Harm | Emerging Adulthood | Relationships | Social Issues