Arcus Behavioral Health & Wellness
Group Practice
2732 N Clark St., Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60614
Let's Connect (872) 268-6349
Our mission is to bridge the gap in mental health care for underinsured or uninsured individuals and families, especially LGBTQ+, ethnic/cultural, and immigrant minorities. Our approach includes providing high-quality, LGBTQ-affirming services while covering the cost of therapy to fairly compensate our clinicians. Our goal is to promote community mental health care through counseling, psychotherapy, and education. We aim to reduce the stigma of mental health care by equally focusing on enhancing the well-being and quality of life of our clients as well as addressing pathology.
Our Team
I believe psychotherapy works when the relationship is genuine and real. What makes it feel safe isn’t that the therapist holds back or doesn't experience judgment, it’s that the relationship itself is prioritized; it is rooted in connection, authenticity, humility, and compassion. I also think that dynamic shouldn't be unique to therapy; it's not some sacred space. That’s what healthy relationships should look like, period. I take a relational, insight-oriented, and engaged approach. You won’t get a blank slate—you’ll get someone who’s willing to sit with you, challenge you compassionately, and promote your health and well-being.
I believe psychotherapy works when the relationship is genuine and real. What makes it feel safe isn’t that the therapist holds back or doesn't experience judgment, it’s that the relationship itself is prioritized; it is rooted in connection, authenticity, humility, and compassion. I also think that dynamic shouldn't be unique to therapy; it's not some sacred space. That’s what healthy relationships should look like, period. I take a relational, insight-oriented, and engaged approach. You won’t get a blank slate—you’ll get someone who’s willing to sit with you, challenge you compassionately, and promote your health and well-being.
I am a licensed and board certified prescribing psychologist and Director of Psychiatry at Arcus Behavioral Health & Wellness. I am seeing patients for medication evaluation and management via telehealth.
Please call the office or email me to be scheduled. I have immediate availability for medication evaluation and management.
I am a licensed and board certified prescribing psychologist and Director of Psychiatry at Arcus Behavioral Health & Wellness. I am seeing patients for medication evaluation and management via telehealth.
Please call the office or email me to be scheduled. I have immediate availability for medication evaluation and management.
Do you feel like you’re trying to hold everything together while feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or unsure of where you fit? Maybe you spend a lot of time second-guessing yourself, explaining yourself to others, or feeling caught between who you are and who you’ve been expected to be. You may be carrying stress from difficult relationships, past experiences, or the pressure of trying to meet everyone’s expectations while losing touch with yourself in the process.
Therapy offers a space to slow down, make sense of what you’ve been carrying, and better understand the patterns that may be keeping you stuck.
Do you feel like you’re trying to hold everything together while feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or unsure of where you fit? Maybe you spend a lot of time second-guessing yourself, explaining yourself to others, or feeling caught between who you are and who you’ve been expected to be. You may be carrying stress from difficult relationships, past experiences, or the pressure of trying to meet everyone’s expectations while losing touch with yourself in the process.
Therapy offers a space to slow down, make sense of what you’ve been carrying, and better understand the patterns that may be keeping you stuck.
As a queer person, I understand how important it is to have access to affirming care for the LGBTQ+ community, and I am here to support you. My primary focus is on working with clients with anxious and depressive symptoms, clients with OCD, and neurodivergent clients. I believe that every single person needs someone in their life who they know will listen to them, and who respects that you know your own needs best. My work centers you as the expert of your own life story, and my role is to provide what support, empowerment, and insight I can to help you in your journey. No matter where you are in your life, I am here to support you.
As a queer person, I understand how important it is to have access to affirming care for the LGBTQ+ community, and I am here to support you. My primary focus is on working with clients with anxious and depressive symptoms, clients with OCD, and neurodivergent clients. I believe that every single person needs someone in their life who they know will listen to them, and who respects that you know your own needs best. My work centers you as the expert of your own life story, and my role is to provide what support, empowerment, and insight I can to help you in your journey. No matter where you are in your life, I am here to support you.
Starting this process can feel very intimidating so I commend your commitment to yourself and I am here to support you along the way. I believe that through empathy, vulnerability, challenges, and at times laughter we can all find deeper connection and meaning in our lives. My hope is that through our relationship and work together, we can help you find a healing path that feels right for you. I have a relational approach and I value authenticity and transparency in my clinical work. I believe in the power of the therapeutic relationship and hope that I can help you work towards the life that you deserve.
Starting this process can feel very intimidating so I commend your commitment to yourself and I am here to support you along the way. I believe that through empathy, vulnerability, challenges, and at times laughter we can all find deeper connection and meaning in our lives. My hope is that through our relationship and work together, we can help you find a healing path that feels right for you. I have a relational approach and I value authenticity and transparency in my clinical work. I believe in the power of the therapeutic relationship and hope that I can help you work towards the life that you deserve.
Are you struggling to find yourself? Asking for help can be hard when life is full of complex experiences. I am here to lead with empathy and compassion, and to open a space where you can show up any way you can. I will meet you where you are, and together explore how we get to where you want to be. I take a holistic and trauma-informed approach where I create a space where you can feel seen, heard, empowered, and nurtured in this healing journey. As a Queer Latina woman of color, I know how it can feel dealing with the consequences of systemic barriers and trauma.
Are you struggling to find yourself? Asking for help can be hard when life is full of complex experiences. I am here to lead with empathy and compassion, and to open a space where you can show up any way you can. I will meet you where you are, and together explore how we get to where you want to be. I take a holistic and trauma-informed approach where I create a space where you can feel seen, heard, empowered, and nurtured in this healing journey. As a Queer Latina woman of color, I know how it can feel dealing with the consequences of systemic barriers and trauma.
Seeking out therapy can feel very vulnerable, my hope is that if you are contemplating therapy as an option you are wanting a change in your life. Whether you are trying to gain more awareness about yourself, changing behavior patterns, contextualizing intersecting identities, identifying therapy as an option is the first step. My hope is to foster a safe space that helps shed light on the parts of yourself that you know, and other parts that are less unexplored. With curiosity and care, my role as a clinician is to support, validate your experience and challenge us to become better versions of ourselves in the process of therapy.
Seeking out therapy can feel very vulnerable, my hope is that if you are contemplating therapy as an option you are wanting a change in your life. Whether you are trying to gain more awareness about yourself, changing behavior patterns, contextualizing intersecting identities, identifying therapy as an option is the first step. My hope is to foster a safe space that helps shed light on the parts of yourself that you know, and other parts that are less unexplored. With curiosity and care, my role as a clinician is to support, validate your experience and challenge us to become better versions of ourselves in the process of therapy.
Therapy is a place to slow down, be honest, and finally feel understood. I work with children, young adults, athletes, and adults navigating stress, identity, relationships, performance pressure, and life transitions. I especially support Latino/Latine and LGBTQ+ clients and offer therapy in English and Spanish. My approach is direct, collaborative, and compassionate—I meet clients where they are while gently challenging patterns that may no longer serve them. Together, we focus on building insight, practical coping skills, and meaningful, lasting change.
Therapy is a place to slow down, be honest, and finally feel understood. I work with children, young adults, athletes, and adults navigating stress, identity, relationships, performance pressure, and life transitions. I especially support Latino/Latine and LGBTQ+ clients and offer therapy in English and Spanish. My approach is direct, collaborative, and compassionate—I meet clients where they are while gently challenging patterns that may no longer serve them. Together, we focus on building insight, practical coping skills, and meaningful, lasting change.
My philosophy as a therapist is to treat each person as a unique individual worthy of unconditional acceptance, regardless of their circumstances or struggles. I desire to come alongside, challenge, and encourage my clients to find healing emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually. Counseling explores these roadblocks and helps the person remove obstacles to happiness so he or she can go on to lead a happy and more fulfilling life. Learning healthy patterns of behavior is necessary to achieve a more enriched and fulfilling life.
My philosophy as a therapist is to treat each person as a unique individual worthy of unconditional acceptance, regardless of their circumstances or struggles. I desire to come alongside, challenge, and encourage my clients to find healing emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually. Counseling explores these roadblocks and helps the person remove obstacles to happiness so he or she can go on to lead a happy and more fulfilling life. Learning healthy patterns of behavior is necessary to achieve a more enriched and fulfilling life.
Self growth and seeking support is not always an easy thing to do. My commitment to you is that I will do my best to create a safe space to explore barriers and patterns in order to utilize your strengths and build a more fulfilling life. Whether you are experiencing a tough life transition, navigating relationships and identities or having difficulty managing emotional stressors, I will do my best to be a source of assistance.
Self growth and seeking support is not always an easy thing to do. My commitment to you is that I will do my best to create a safe space to explore barriers and patterns in order to utilize your strengths and build a more fulfilling life. Whether you are experiencing a tough life transition, navigating relationships and identities or having difficulty managing emotional stressors, I will do my best to be a source of assistance.
I am passionate about working with teens, adults, couples, and families. I aim to create a collaborative, empowering space that fosters self-discovery and vulnerability. I believe in tailoring treatment to your unique needs using evidence-based practices rather than a one-size-fits-all approach. With transparency and empathy, I hope our therapeutic relationship is a vehicle for healing that centers community and emphasizes your strengths.
I am passionate about working with teens, adults, couples, and families. I aim to create a collaborative, empowering space that fosters self-discovery and vulnerability. I believe in tailoring treatment to your unique needs using evidence-based practices rather than a one-size-fits-all approach. With transparency and empathy, I hope our therapeutic relationship is a vehicle for healing that centers community and emphasizes your strengths.
Clients want to be heard and validated without judgment on their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. So often the view of therapy is someone telling someone what to do with their life, when the therapeutic space should be a collaborative space that helps a client identify their strengths and learning how they can become the narrators of their lives again. Learning adaptive skills rather than coping strategies provides structures for sustaining progress in understanding symptoms, managing responses with empathy, and sustaining progress made in treatment.
Clients want to be heard and validated without judgment on their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. So often the view of therapy is someone telling someone what to do with their life, when the therapeutic space should be a collaborative space that helps a client identify their strengths and learning how they can become the narrators of their lives again. Learning adaptive skills rather than coping strategies provides structures for sustaining progress in understanding symptoms, managing responses with empathy, and sustaining progress made in treatment.
It makes sense to feel overwhelmed as you navigate life’s challenges, both personal and systemic. Rather than focus on dysfunction, I help clients understand how patterns of thought and behavior are uniquely adaptive in a world shaped by systems of inequity. From there, we can look for opportunities to help you reconnect with your community, resources, and embodied self. I aim to provide a compassionate, nonjudgemental space to explore your most vulnerable and authentic parts as we search for meaning together.
It makes sense to feel overwhelmed as you navigate life’s challenges, both personal and systemic. Rather than focus on dysfunction, I help clients understand how patterns of thought and behavior are uniquely adaptive in a world shaped by systems of inequity. From there, we can look for opportunities to help you reconnect with your community, resources, and embodied self. I aim to provide a compassionate, nonjudgemental space to explore your most vulnerable and authentic parts as we search for meaning together.
Trying to figure out how to overcome daily challenges can be extremely difficult and emotionally overwhelming. My primary goal is to help you become aware of your potential and to overcome personal barriers that have prevented you to achieve your personal goals. Together, we can work collaboratively to identify strategies and make changes in your life that will help to bolster opportunities for personal growth.
Trying to figure out how to overcome daily challenges can be extremely difficult and emotionally overwhelming. My primary goal is to help you become aware of your potential and to overcome personal barriers that have prevented you to achieve your personal goals. Together, we can work collaboratively to identify strategies and make changes in your life that will help to bolster opportunities for personal growth.
Hello! I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and have worked in the mental health field since 2015 in both community mental health and private practice settings. I have experience working with individuals (children, adolescents and adults), couples and families processing a myriad of concerns. Being black, Puerto Rican and a part of the LGBTQ community, I recognize the importance culture and background plays in life and in a therapeutic setting. I use client-centered, trauma-informed and evidence-based approaches to help clients move towards greater wellbeing and understanding of oneself and the world around them.
Hello! I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and have worked in the mental health field since 2015 in both community mental health and private practice settings. I have experience working with individuals (children, adolescents and adults), couples and families processing a myriad of concerns. Being black, Puerto Rican and a part of the LGBTQ community, I recognize the importance culture and background plays in life and in a therapeutic setting. I use client-centered, trauma-informed and evidence-based approaches to help clients move towards greater wellbeing and understanding of oneself and the world around them.
As a Mexican immigrant and bilingual therapist (English & Spanish), I understand how culture, identity, and life experiences influence the way we live, connect with others, and make meaning. My work is rooted in compassion and connection, and I specialize in helping adults heal from trauma, PTSD, depression, and life experiences that have left deep marks. I also work with men navigating the unspoken struggles of identity, relationships, and emotional expression. I know trauma can feel heavy, isolating, and sometimes unspeakable.
As a Mexican immigrant and bilingual therapist (English & Spanish), I understand how culture, identity, and life experiences influence the way we live, connect with others, and make meaning. My work is rooted in compassion and connection, and I specialize in helping adults heal from trauma, PTSD, depression, and life experiences that have left deep marks. I also work with men navigating the unspoken struggles of identity, relationships, and emotional expression. I know trauma can feel heavy, isolating, and sometimes unspeakable.