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
Amanda Baden, PhD
(646) 498-0452 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International, In Reunion
Client Population: Elementary-Age, Middle School-Age, High School-Age, Adults, Couples, Families
Specialties: Racial & Cultural Identity, Trauma, Attachment, Relationships, Adoption Search & Reunion, International & Transracial Adoptions
IL - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Caela Day, PsyD
(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
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
Robyn MooYoung, PsyD
MooYoung Psychological Health, LLC ~ (407) 533-3516 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: Adults
Specialties: Trauma, Grief, Complex family dynamics
IL - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Katy Perkins Coveney, LCSW-S
FindSelf Counseling ~ (972) 895-8376 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Same-Race, Domestic, In Reunion
Client Population: Adults
Specialties: Clinical supervision, consult & therapy rooted in social justice, Consult for post-adoption (including transracial & international), Eating disorders, Childhood & adult trauma, Sexual & domestic violence recovery, Cultural competence, LGBTQIA, DNA discoveries, Depression, Anxiety, Search & reunion, Oppression & identity distress, EMDR, Clinical Supervision (TX & NC), Public speaking, Professional training, Policy analysis
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
Chaitra Wirta-Leiker, PsyD
Beyond Words Psychological Services LLC (303) 522-3184 / [email protected]
*Founder of the National Adoptee-Therapist Directory
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
Jodi Stelley, LCPC
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
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