Adoptee-Therapist Directory
ILLINOIS
This directory includes licensed U.S. mental health professionals who identify as adoptees and work with adoptees / adoptive families in a variety of public and private settings. Only providers who have voluntarily submitted their information have been listed.
To search for providers internationally, visit ICAV's Post-Adoption Support page.
ILLINOIS (IL)
IL - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Mary Beckmen, LCSW
Beckmen Behavioral Health PLLC ~ (630) 313-4734 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Same-Race, Domestic
Client Population: Elementary-Age, Middle School-Age, High School-Age, Adults, Families
Specialties: Adoption, Complex trauma, Adjustment
IL - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Andrea Choi, LICSW
One Heart One World LLC ~ [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International, In Reunion
Client Population: High School-Age, Adults, Families
Specialties: Adoption, Parent Coaching and Consulting, Parenting Teens, Transracial Identity Integration, Brainspotting &Generational Brainspotting, Life Transitions
IL - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Caela Day, Psy.D.
(720) 295-0454 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International, In-Reunion
Client Population: Middle School-Age, High School-Age, Adults, Couples, Families
Specialties: Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, EMDR, Racial/Ethnic Identity Development, Attachment Issues
IL - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Meg Eifrig, MA, LCPC
1010 Jorie Boulevard #364, Oak Brook, IL 60523 (773) 558-9380 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: Adults
Specialties: EMDR, Trauma-informed, Social justice approach, Racial identity development, Family conflict, Adoption, Parts work, Complicated grief & loss, Life transitions
IL - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Kimberly Langrehr, PhD
(312)-248-9281 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: Middle School-Age, High School-Age, Adults, Families
Specialties: Adoption, Family Conflict, Experiences with Marginalization & Trauma
IL - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Liz Lucchese, PsyD
Arrow Psychological Services 126 E. Wing St., #166, Arlington Heights, IL 60004 (847) 220-4355 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: Adults
Specialties: Psychodynamic psychotherapy, LGBTQ+ community, Racial & cultural identity development, Trauma-informed care, Interpersonal relationships
IL - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Jadah Petty, PhD
Therapy to Connect Psychological Services ~ (323) 484-3510 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: Adults
Specialties: Trauma/PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, Race-based traumatic stress
IL - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Ciara McLaughlin, LCSW
(646) 762-9014 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: High School-Age, Adults, Couples
Specialties: Adoption issues, racial identity, trauma, anxiety, depression, life transitions, relationship issues
IL - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Chaitra Wirta-Leiker, PsyD
Beyond Words Psychological Services LLC (303) 522-3184 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: Adults
Specialties: Social justice-oriented therapy, Transracial adoption, Racial identity development, Trauma, EMDR, Brainspotting, Attachment, Adoptive parent education
IL - Chicago
Amy Groessl, PhD, LCSW
1107 W North Shore Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60626 (773) 991-3655 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Same Race, Domestic, In Reunion
Client Population: Infant, Toddler, Preschool Age, Elementary Age, Middle School Age, High School Age, Adults, Families
Specialties: Trauma-Focused Treatment, Neuroscience-Informed, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Complex Emotional, Relational and Identity Issues Adoptees Experience, Domestic and International Adoption, Unexpected DNA Discoveries, Donor Conception, Misattributed Parentage
IL - Chicago
Jodi Stelley, LPC
IMPROVing Life Counseling ~ 111 W Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60604 (716) 222-0684 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: High School Age, Adults, Couples, Families
Specialties: Emerging Adults, LGBTQ-allied, Identity, Anxiety, Depression, Life Transitions, Grief/Complicated Grief
IL - Homewood
Krista Woods, MSW, LCSW
Integrity Clinical Consulting & Training ~ 935 175th Street #301, Homewood, IL 60430 (708) 794-6511 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, Domestic, Foster, In Reunion
Client Population: Elementary-Age, Middle School-Age, High School-Age, Adults, Couples, Families
Specialties: Trauma, Kinship Guardianship/Adoption, Birth/First Parents, Clients of Color, Depression, Anxiety, Substance Abuse, Foster Care, Reunion, Open Adoptions, Pre/Post Adoption, Video Sessions for Adults
IL - Warrenville & Virtual Sessions Statewide
Jennifer Moreno, LCPC
S&J Wellness PLLC ~ 4320 Winfield Road #200, Warrenville, IL 60555 (815) 782-2172 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, Domestic
Client Population: High School-Age, Adults, Couples, Families
Specialties: Grief, Loss, Substance use, Cultural issues, LGBTQIA+ community
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