Meet the Team

  • Shelly Gessler, LCPC, YTT 500

    Counsels adult clients in-person and through telehealth in IL and through telehealth in WA state. Currently waitlist for individual and relationship counseling. Accepting new clients for clinical supervision.

    My Approach

    Jungian Depth Psychotherapy (shadow work, sandplay, dream analysis). EMDR. Compassion-Focused. Mindfulness-Focused. Mind-Body Connection. Somatic Therapy: gentle movement and guided-drawing. Eco-Grief/Concern Counseling. Horticultural Counseling. Traditional Talk-Therapy.

    Certifications and Trainings

    Graduate of the CG Jung Institute, Chicago, Jungian Psychotherapy Program. EMDR (Emdria). Trauma Sensitive Yoga from the Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga Institute. Member of the Climate Psychology Alliance and trained in Climate Cafe Facilitation.

  • Emerson "Em" Black, LPC

    Counsels adult clients in-person and through telehealth in IL. Currently accepting new clients for individual counseling.

    My Approach

    Trauma Informed. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). Existential. Culturally Sensitive. Person-Centered. Relational. Sandplay.

    Specialties

    Complex Trauma. PTSD. Anxiety. Depression. Bipolar Disorders. ADHD. Autism. LGBTQIA+. Trans/GNC.
    Grief. Chronic Illness. Borderline Personality Disorder.

  • Jillian Kerchen, LPC

    Counsels teen and adult clients in-person and through telehealth in IL. Currently accepting new clients for individual therapy.