Zelis Healthcare Psychiatrists in Aurora, IL
I enjoy working with children, adolescents, and adults, and treats a variety of psychiatric conditions including depression, anxiety, ADHD, trauma-related disorders, and substance use disorders. I believe that mental health treatment is most effective when patients feel comfortable, heard, and actively involved in their care.
I enjoy working with children, adolescents, and adults, and treats a variety of psychiatric conditions including depression, anxiety, ADHD, trauma-related disorders, and substance use disorders. I believe that mental health treatment is most effective when patients feel comfortable, heard, and actively involved in their care.
I work with clients experiencing a range of conditions, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, PTSD, bipolar disorder, and more. Clients can expect compassionate, patient-centered care tailored to their unique needs and goals.
I work with clients experiencing a range of conditions, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, PTSD, bipolar disorder, and more. Clients can expect compassionate, patient-centered care tailored to their unique needs and goals.
Dr. Lauro Amezcua-Patino is an esteemed figure in the field of psychiatry, boasting an exceptional career spanning over 35 years in both clinical and hospital settings. His expertise encompasses all facets of psychiatric care for adolescents and adults, guided by a strong commitment to providing compassionate, comprehensive treatment. Fluent in both English and Spanish, he effortlessly navigates between cultures, offering services to patients of various backgrounds and enhancing accessibility and cultural understanding.
Dr. Lauro Amezcua-Patino is an esteemed figure in the field of psychiatry, boasting an exceptional career spanning over 35 years in both clinical and hospital settings. His expertise encompasses all facets of psychiatric care for adolescents and adults, guided by a strong commitment to providing compassionate, comprehensive treatment. Fluent in both English and Spanish, he effortlessly navigates between cultures, offering services to patients of various backgrounds and enhancing accessibility and cultural understanding.
My ideal client is someone who is seeking support for their mental and emotional well-being and is open to exploring treatment options that can help them live a more balanced life. Their issues may range from anxiety, depression, trauma, and ADHD to mood disorders, psychosis, or substance concerns. Many also struggle with life transitions, stress, relationship problems, or burnout. Their needs often include a safe, nonjudgmental space to talk, a clear diagnosis, medication management, coordination with a therapist, and a personalized treatment plan that fits into their lifestyle. They want to feel hopeful again, regain confidence.
My ideal client is someone who is seeking support for their mental and emotional well-being and is open to exploring treatment options that can help them live a more balanced life. Their issues may range from anxiety, depression, trauma, and ADHD to mood disorders, psychosis, or substance concerns. Many also struggle with life transitions, stress, relationship problems, or burnout. Their needs often include a safe, nonjudgmental space to talk, a clear diagnosis, medication management, coordination with a therapist, and a personalized treatment plan that fits into their lifestyle. They want to feel hopeful again, regain confidence.
Advanced Behavioral Health Services is guided by the principle of giving people the best possible service. Our mission is to help people enjoy life to the fullest. We are committed to helping people cope with their behavioral and mental health issues so that they are able to live independently and - if possible - take a proactive stance on their own treatment. Advanced Behavioral Health Services puts the welfare of their clients first. Our specialists take time to establish rapport and get to know each client. This way, we are able to determine early on if our professional relationship would lead to progress in the client's quality of life. Each expert at Advanced Behavioral Health Services operates from the perspective that each client is our partner in treatment. After all, it is the client's response to treatment that determines our success or failure.
Advanced Behavioral Health Services is guided by the principle of giving people the best possible service. Our mission is to help people enjoy life to the fullest. We are committed to helping people cope with their behavioral and mental health issues so that they are able to live independently and - if possible - take a proactive stance on their own treatment. Advanced Behavioral Health Services puts the welfare of their clients first. Our specialists take time to establish rapport and get to know each client. This way, we are able to determine early on if our professional relationship would lead to progress in the client's quality of life. Each expert at Advanced Behavioral Health Services operates from the perspective that each client is our partner in treatment. After all, it is the client's response to treatment that determines our success or failure.
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Gebreyesus Hidad, PMHNPBC provides compassionate, evidencebased mental health care to individuals and families across Illinois through LifeStance Health. He supports children, teens, and adults through a variety of life stages and challenges, offering both therapeutic and psychiatric services including individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy, and medication management. With a clinical approach grounded in empathy and wholeperson care, Gebreyesus helps patients navigate conditions such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, and mood disorders.
Gebreyesus Hidad, PMHNPBC provides compassionate, evidencebased mental health care to individuals and families across Illinois through LifeStance Health. He supports children, teens, and adults through a variety of life stages and challenges, offering both therapeutic and psychiatric services including individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy, and medication management. With a clinical approach grounded in empathy and wholeperson care, Gebreyesus helps patients navigate conditions such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, and mood disorders.
Imagine waking up with more clarity—your thoughts no longer racing, your energy no longer crashing by midday. You’re not just surviving the day, burned out or behind. Instead, you feel focused, grounded, and more in tune with yourself. I work with adults and young adults navigating anxiety, depression, ADHD, bipolar disorder, OCD, and trauma—especially those stuck between where they’ve been and where they want to go. Together, we explore what’s beneath the exhaustion—whether it’s mood shifts, past trauma, or cultural and family expectations—to create meaningful, lasting change.
Imagine waking up with more clarity—your thoughts no longer racing, your energy no longer crashing by midday. You’re not just surviving the day, burned out or behind. Instead, you feel focused, grounded, and more in tune with yourself. I work with adults and young adults navigating anxiety, depression, ADHD, bipolar disorder, OCD, and trauma—especially those stuck between where they’ve been and where they want to go. Together, we explore what’s beneath the exhaustion—whether it’s mood shifts, past trauma, or cultural and family expectations—to create meaningful, lasting change.
We are a primary care group that cares for individuals with anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, B.E.D., and other diagnoses. We primarily work with our patients to identify and diagnose the condition followed by the appropriate medication management. We believe in a holistic approach - combining lifestyle, exercise, mindfulness, psychotherapy and when needed, medications. Every person is unique and the key is in personalizing the right medication and the right dose. We use gene-drug information to guide the correct medication choice for the individual, instead of trying different medications to find the right one.
We are a primary care group that cares for individuals with anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, B.E.D., and other diagnoses. We primarily work with our patients to identify and diagnose the condition followed by the appropriate medication management. We believe in a holistic approach - combining lifestyle, exercise, mindfulness, psychotherapy and when needed, medications. Every person is unique and the key is in personalizing the right medication and the right dose. We use gene-drug information to guide the correct medication choice for the individual, instead of trying different medications to find the right one.
Making your first appointment can be one of the most challenging steps in your mental health journey. At LifeStance, we make it simple by offering both online and in-person therapy and psychiatry services, covered by major insurance plans.
Making your first appointment can be one of the most challenging steps in your mental health journey. At LifeStance, we make it simple by offering both online and in-person therapy and psychiatry services, covered by major insurance plans.
Dr. Juliana C. Nwauwa, a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in Illinois, stands at the forefront of mental health care, blending her extensive education with a compassionate approach. Armed with a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree, Dr. Nwauwa has honed her skills and knowledge to provide the highest level of care to her clients. With full-practice authority (FPA), Dr. Nwauwa possesses the autonomy to diagnose, treat, and prescribe medication independently, empowering her to deliver comprehensive and timely interventions tailored to each individual's needs.
Dr. Juliana C. Nwauwa, a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in Illinois, stands at the forefront of mental health care, blending her extensive education with a compassionate approach. Armed with a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree, Dr. Nwauwa has honed her skills and knowledge to provide the highest level of care to her clients. With full-practice authority (FPA), Dr. Nwauwa possesses the autonomy to diagnose, treat, and prescribe medication independently, empowering her to deliver comprehensive and timely interventions tailored to each individual's needs.
We provide I.V. Ketamine therapy for treatment-resistant psychiatric disorders. Clinical studies clearly indicate that ketamine provides rapid relief from depressive symptoms and a significant reduction in suicidal thoughts. Ketamine offers hope to those with severe depression, anxiety and PTSD. This includes major depressive disorders, postpartum depression, bipolar depression, OCD and severe anxiety states. No other severe depression treatment offers such rapid and robust results. We believe that personalized care tailored to you is the best way to succeed in helping you.
We provide I.V. Ketamine therapy for treatment-resistant psychiatric disorders. Clinical studies clearly indicate that ketamine provides rapid relief from depressive symptoms and a significant reduction in suicidal thoughts. Ketamine offers hope to those with severe depression, anxiety and PTSD. This includes major depressive disorders, postpartum depression, bipolar depression, OCD and severe anxiety states. No other severe depression treatment offers such rapid and robust results. We believe that personalized care tailored to you is the best way to succeed in helping you.
Hello friend, Welcome to the next steps of your mental health journey. Mental health challenges can be difficult to navigate. You are not alone, and I look forward to helping you attain your best life according to your ambitions, goals and dreams. You got this April Guilliams, PMHNP-BC, is dedicated to providing unparalleled clarity and compassionate care. With a background rooted in a B.S. in Nursing and a PMHNP from OSF Saint Francis College, April combines academic expertise with hands-on experience.
Hello friend, Welcome to the next steps of your mental health journey. Mental health challenges can be difficult to navigate. You are not alone, and I look forward to helping you attain your best life according to your ambitions, goals and dreams. You got this April Guilliams, PMHNP-BC, is dedicated to providing unparalleled clarity and compassionate care. With a background rooted in a B.S. in Nursing and a PMHNP from OSF Saint Francis College, April combines academic expertise with hands-on experience.
Diana Wells is a board-certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. She started her medical journal from the University of St. Francis, Joliet IL, where she obtained a bachelorette of science in Nursing. She practiced as a Registered Nurse for three years focusing on behavioral/mental health. She gained a vast knowledge in mental health disorders and Emergency medicine before advancing her career as an Advanced Practice Nurse with a specialty in psychiatric. Her practicum/residency experiences were in an inpatient/outpatient setting, and Telehealth.
Diana Wells is a board-certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. She started her medical journal from the University of St. Francis, Joliet IL, where she obtained a bachelorette of science in Nursing. She practiced as a Registered Nurse for three years focusing on behavioral/mental health. She gained a vast knowledge in mental health disorders and Emergency medicine before advancing her career as an Advanced Practice Nurse with a specialty in psychiatric. Her practicum/residency experiences were in an inpatient/outpatient setting, and Telehealth.
During my time working in primary care I have observed significant deficits in access to quality mental health care for both the geriatric and adult populations including patients with dementia, major depressive disorder, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and substance use disorder. I’ve become focused on helping fill in those gaps in care. So often medications are quickly prescribed to manage complex issues that need an interdisciplinary and holistic approach. I obtained my buprenorphine waiver to help contribute to a solution of the opiate crisis which I have seen devastate the lives of people of all ages.
During my time working in primary care I have observed significant deficits in access to quality mental health care for both the geriatric and adult populations including patients with dementia, major depressive disorder, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and substance use disorder. I’ve become focused on helping fill in those gaps in care. So often medications are quickly prescribed to manage complex issues that need an interdisciplinary and holistic approach. I obtained my buprenorphine waiver to help contribute to a solution of the opiate crisis which I have seen devastate the lives of people of all ages.
Margarita Kos is a board-certified Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) and a licensed Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) in Illinois. She obtained her MSN as a family nurse practitioner (FNP) from Loyola University and post-Master’s Psychiatric Mental Health certification from Maryville University. She has over 25 years of nursing experience that includes working in the emergency room, family practice, pain management, and psychiatric mental health as a registered nurse (RN) and APN. Margarita is fluent in English and Polish.
Margarita Kos is a board-certified Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) and a licensed Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) in Illinois. She obtained her MSN as a family nurse practitioner (FNP) from Loyola University and post-Master’s Psychiatric Mental Health certification from Maryville University. She has over 25 years of nursing experience that includes working in the emergency room, family practice, pain management, and psychiatric mental health as a registered nurse (RN) and APN. Margarita is fluent in English and Polish.
Joseph Spagnola III is an ADHD expert and provides free 15 minute consultations. He delivers extensive psychiatric care for all ages. As someone who truly listens and deeply cares, he works with each client to ensure they are meeting their unique goals. Joseph is a clinical preceptor supervising nurse practitioner PMHNP students at universities such as NKU, EKU, Walden University, Purdue, and Herzing University. Call/text (331) 642-0801.
Joseph Spagnola III is an ADHD expert and provides free 15 minute consultations. He delivers extensive psychiatric care for all ages. As someone who truly listens and deeply cares, he works with each client to ensure they are meeting their unique goals. Joseph is a clinical preceptor supervising nurse practitioner PMHNP students at universities such as NKU, EKU, Walden University, Purdue, and Herzing University. Call/text (331) 642-0801.
Hello! I'm Tina, a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner passionate about empowering individuals like you to take control of their mental well-being. Are you feeling stuck in a rut, weighed down by persistent sadness or anxiety? Perhaps you're struggling to cope with the demands of daily life or managing multiple responsibilities. Together, we'll explore the underlying causes of your symptoms, identify any co-occurring conditions, and develop a personalized treatment plan that addresses your unique needs.
Hello! I'm Tina, a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner passionate about empowering individuals like you to take control of their mental well-being. Are you feeling stuck in a rut, weighed down by persistent sadness or anxiety? Perhaps you're struggling to cope with the demands of daily life or managing multiple responsibilities. Together, we'll explore the underlying causes of your symptoms, identify any co-occurring conditions, and develop a personalized treatment plan that addresses your unique needs.
If you're feeling overwhelmed, stuck in your own thoughts, constantly trying to keep up, or wondering why everyday tasks seem harder than they should, you're not alone. I specialize in working with adults navigating ADHD, anxiety, depression, and OCD. Many of my clients are professionals, parents, and high achievers who appear to have it all together but feel exhausted, anxious, scattered, or emotionally drained behind the scenes. Together, we'll create a practical plan that helps you feel more in control and better equipped to manage daily life.
If you're feeling overwhelmed, stuck in your own thoughts, constantly trying to keep up, or wondering why everyday tasks seem harder than they should, you're not alone. I specialize in working with adults navigating ADHD, anxiety, depression, and OCD. Many of my clients are professionals, parents, and high achievers who appear to have it all together but feel exhausted, anxious, scattered, or emotionally drained behind the scenes. Together, we'll create a practical plan that helps you feel more in control and better equipped to manage daily life.
I believe mental health care should be compassionate, collaborative, and tailored to each individual. With a background in psychology, nursing, and medication management, I approach treatment through both a clinical and holistic lens, recognizing that every person's experiences, biology, and environment are unique. I work with patients of all ages and a wide variety of mental health concerns. My passion is helping individuals build resilience, gain a deeper understanding of themselves, and make meaningful progress toward living healthier, more fulfilling lives.
I believe mental health care should be compassionate, collaborative, and tailored to each individual. With a background in psychology, nursing, and medication management, I approach treatment through both a clinical and holistic lens, recognizing that every person's experiences, biology, and environment are unique. I work with patients of all ages and a wide variety of mental health concerns. My passion is helping individuals build resilience, gain a deeper understanding of themselves, and make meaningful progress toward living healthier, more fulfilling lives.
You may be feeling overwhelmed, unfocused, or disconnected—trying to manage ADHD, anxiety, or depression while keeping up with life’s demands. You want clarity, practical tools, and support that feels personalized and empowering. As a queer provider, I offer a gender-, poly-, and kink-affirming space for clients navigating identity, relationships, trauma, ADHD, autism, and mood disorders. Together, we’ll work toward calm, balance, and confidence.
You may be feeling overwhelmed, unfocused, or disconnected—trying to manage ADHD, anxiety, or depression while keeping up with life’s demands. You want clarity, practical tools, and support that feels personalized and empowering. As a queer provider, I offer a gender-, poly-, and kink-affirming space for clients navigating identity, relationships, trauma, ADHD, autism, and mood disorders. Together, we’ll work toward calm, balance, and confidence.


