Valeria N. Alvarado Berrios, MT-BC
Music Therapist
(she/her)
Therapeutic Approach: Humanistic, Client-Centered, and Strengths-Based
Areas of Focus: Community music therapy, neurodivergence
Locations: Chicago Public Schools
Meet Valeria
Amy Bernard, ATR-P
Art Therapist
(she/her)
Therapeutic Approach: Humanistic, Client-Centered, Healing-Centered Engagement, Relational, Cultural
Areas of Focus: School-based settings, youth and adolescents, client-driven art therapy, and community art therapy
Locations: Chicago Public Schools, Evanston
Meet Amy
Amanda Check, MS
Art Therapy Fellow
(she/her)
Therapeutic Approach: Humanistic, Client-Centered, Strengths-Based, Rogerian
Areas of Focus: School-based settings, art therapy, art as therapy, community groups, individual therapy
Locations: Chicago Public Schools, Evanston
Meet Amanda
Riley Cornacchini
Dance/Movement Therapy Intern
(she/her)
Locations: Chicago Public Schools, Evanston
Meet Riley
Nina DeMilta
Music Therapy Intern
(she/her)
Locations: Chicago Public Schools, Community partners, Evanston
Meet Nina
Bradley Drozdowski, MT-BC
Music Therapist & Clinical Supervisor
(he/they)
Locations: Evanston, Telehealth, Community Partners
Meet Brad
Clark Marie Finkelstein MA, LPC, R-DMT
Dance/Movement Therapist
(she/her)
Therapeutic Approach: Client-Centered, Mindfulness Practices, and Strengths-Based.
Areas of Focus: School-based settings, individual or group dance movement therapy
Locations: Chicago Public Schools
Meet Clark
McKenna Fuder, ATR-P, LPC
Art Therapist
(she/her)
Therapeutic Approach: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Person-Centered Therapy
Areas of Focus: Depression, anxiety, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder
Locations: Chicago Public Schools
Meet McKenna
Shelby Graves, LPC, ATR-P
Art Therapist
(she/her)
Therapeutic Approach: Art Therapy, DBT, Mindfulness-Based Therapy, Adlerian Therapy, Play Therapy, Person-Centered Therapy, Cultural-Relational Therapy, Trauma-Informed
Areas of Focus: Anxiety, depression, neurodivergence, addiction, trauma, chronic mental illness, children of immigrants, and those navigating challenges with their identity and life transitions
Locations: Evanston, Telehealth
Meet Shelby
TaNica Holmes, MS, ATR-P
Art Therapist
(she/her)
Therapeutic Approach: Social-Justice, Humanistic, and Strengths-Based
Areas of Focus: School-based settings, neurodivergence, and culturally sensitive interventions
Locations: Chicago Public Schools, Evanston, Telehealth
Meet TaNica
Tatevik Khoja-Eynatyan, MM, MT-BC, NMT
Music Therapist
(she/her)
Therapeutic Approach: Neuro-Affirming, Person-Centered
Areas of Focus: Neurodivergence, child and adolescent mental health
Locations: Chicago Public Schools, Telehealth
Meet Tatevik
Lizzy Kunde, MT-BC
Music Therapist
(she/they)
Therapeutic Approach: Humanistic, Feminist, Resource-Oriented, Client-Centered, Trauma-Informed, and Strengths-Based
Areas of Focus: School-based settings, resource-oriented music therapy, and music-centered music therapy
Locations: Chicago Public Schools
Meet Lizzy
Matthew Kwon
Music Therapist
(he/him)
Therapeutic Approach: Cognitive Behavioral, Humanistic
Areas of Focus: Emotional and behavioral disorders, trauma and stressor-related disorders anxiety, anxiety, ADHD
Locations: Chicago Public Schools
Meet Matthew
Virginia Leahy, MT-BC, NMT
Neurologic Music Therapist
(she/they)
Therapeutic Approach: Humanistic, Client-Centered, Neurological
Areas of Focus: Mental health, neurodiversity, school-based settings
Locations: Chicago Public Schools, Evanston, Musical Bridges to Memory Sites
Meet Virginia
Lulu LoCascio
Music Therapy Intern
(she/her)
Locations: Chicago Public Schools, Community partners, Evanston
Meet Lulu
Katelyn Luckett, MT-BC, NMT
Neurologic Music Therapist
(she/her)
Therapeutic Approach: Humanistic, Client-Centered, Cognitive Behavioral, Neurologic
Areas of Focus: Special education, school-based settings, intellectual/developmental disabilities
Locations: Chicago Public Schools
Meet Katelyn
Cara Paden, MM, MT-BC
Music Therapist
(she/her)
Therapeutic Approach: Person-Centered, Trauma-Informed, Mindfulness, and Sound Healing
Areas of Focus: School-based settings, neurodivergent needs, adults with ADHD, trauma and addiction recovery
Locations: Chicago Public Schools
Meet Cara
Alexis Pelt, MT-BC
Music Therapist
(she/her)
Therapeutic Approach: Cognitive Behavioral, Humanistic
Areas of Focus: School-based settings, intellectual/developmental disabilities
Location: Chicago Public Schools, Evanston
Meet Alexis
Madeleine Puschautz, MA, MT-BC, LPC
Music Therapist
(she/her)
Therapeutic Approach: Rogerian Client-Centered Therapy, Strengths-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Existential Therapy
Areas of Focus: Anxiety, depression, autism spectrum disorder, neurological and neurocognitive disorders, ADHD, addiction, terminal illness, and trauma and stressor-related disorders
Locations: Evanston, Telehealth
Meet Madeleine
Yuqing Ren
Art Therapy Intern
(she/her)
Locations: Chicago Public Schools, Evanston
Meet Yuqing
Jazmin Royg, MA, BC-DMT
Dance/Movement Therapist
(she/her)
Therapeutic Approach: Integrative, Client-Centered, Play Therapy, Mindfulness Practices, and Strengths-Based
Areas of Focus: Depression, anxiety, trauma and stressor-related disorders, autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, adjustment disorders, and addiction
Locations: Evanston, Telehealth
Meet Jazmin
Darcy Rozen
Art Therapy Intern
(she/they)
Locations: Chicago Public Schools, Evanston
Meet Darcy
Joey Sedlacek
Music Therapist
(he/him)
Therapeutic Approach: Humanistic, Cognitive Behavioral
Area of Focus: Intellectual/developmental disabilities
Location: Chicago Public Schools, Evanston
Meet Joey
Nolan Sheets, MA
Art Therapist
(he/him)
Therapeutic Approach: Integrative with a focus on Strengths-Based Approaches, Rogerian Client-Centered Therapy, Humanistic
Areas of Focus: Depression, anxiety, stress, life transitions, ADHD, interpersonal conflicts, trauma
Locations: Evanston, Telehealth, Chicago Public Schools
Meet Nolan
Molly Sheffield, MA, ATR-P
Art Therapist
(she/her)
Therapeutic Approach: Humanistic, Client-Centered, Strengths Based, Collaborative, Cultural-Relational, Trauma-Informed
Areas of Focus: School-based settings, youth and adolescents, collaborative art therapy, neurodivergence, dementia, grief, life transitions, self-esteem, communication
Locations: Chicago Public Schools, Evanston
Meet Molly
Luke Wallens, MA, RDT
Drama Therapist
(he/him)
Therapeutic Approach: Client-Led, Sociodramatic, Collaborative and Strengths-Based
Areas of Focus: School-based settings, day habilitation, outpatient and community drama therapy
Locations: Community partners, Evanston
Meet Luke
Emily Wilcox, MM, MT-BC
Music Therapist
(she/her)
Therapeutic Approach: Humanistic, Client-Centered, Relationship-Based, Play-Based, Integral.
Areas of Focus: School-based settings, music psychotherapy, mental
health, disabled/neurodiverse individuals, Alzheimer’s/dementia,
Asthma/breathing-related diagnoses.
Locations: Chicago Public Schools, Musical Bridges to Memory
Meet Emily