MCHH STAFF THERAPISTS

JENNIFER KNOX
THERAPIST LOCATION: Oak Brook, Lombard, Telehealth
Counseling Credentials: MA, LCPC, NBCC
Jennifer, Founder and Clinical Director of Midwest Center for Hope & Healing, is a Board Certified Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with over 20 years’ experience in providing individual, couple and family therapy. She attended Concordia University Chicago where she received a Master of Arts in Community Counseling with honors. She has worked with men, women, adolescence and children who are dealing with a variety of life situations and struggles. Jennifer specializes in anxiety, depression, ADHD, relationship issues, divorce, domestic violence, stress and self-esteem. She uses a person-centered, holistic and cognitive-behavioral approach in her therapy to help clients meet their goals.

AMY GLINKE
THERAPIST LOCATION: Telehealth
Counseling Credentials: MA, LPC
Amy is a Licensed Professional Counselor with over 15 years of experience in skilled listening. She graduated from Concordia University with a Masters of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Amy enjoys working with individuals and couples dealing with a variety of life situations and struggles. She welcomes the opportunity to work with your unique circumstances and help guide you through your personal journey. She provides both Christian based and community counseling depending on the needs of the client. She uses a person-centered approach and likes to incorporate mindfulness with her clients. Amy specializes in eating disorders, co-dependency, anxiety, depression and relationship issues. She also has experience working with clients in need of parenting support, grief counseling, and those struggling with low self-esteem. She desires to help guide others through their personal journey and together find the path to hope and healing.

ANDREA CALVERT
THERAPIST LOCATION: Oak Brook, Telehealth
Counseling Credentials: MA, LPC, NCC
Andrea Calvert is a National Certified Counselor, Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Illinois who works with adults, and adolescents. She received her bachelor’s degree from Northeastern Illinois University and her master’s degree from Governors State University. Andrea’s 20 years of experience in the mental health profession provided her the opportunity to advance her clinical skills as a clinician. She has worked in child protection, a residential facility for detained youth, a specialized foster care agency, and a behavioral health center, counseling individuals of all ages with various mental health issues. Andrea specializes in working with adults and adolescents on a variety of issues including, anger management, depression, grief/loss, anxiety, and trauma. Andrea practice unconditional positive regards, and genuine, empathic listening skills in her therapy sessions to foster a warm and trusting environment where clients can feel comfortable to express their deepest thoughts and emotions; strengthening their ability to work through the life struggles they encounter. She uses a person-center approach, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT), solution-focused, and because clients are unique, and their needs are not the same, Andrea utilizes other evidence base counseling modalities to meet the client where they are. Her goal is to assist clients with reaching their optimum growth potential, and she looks forward to helping clients

DONNA LOZA
THERAPIST LOCATION: Oak Brook, Lisle, Telehealth
Counseling Credentials: MA, LCPC, CADC, CODP
Donna is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor and a Certified Co-Occurring Disorders Counselor in the State of Illinois with over 5 years’ experience. Donna attended Concordia University, Chicago where she received a Master of Arts in Professional Counseling. She specializes in counseling individuals with dual diagnosis, anxiety, depression, and trauma. Donna enjoys working with clients of all ages. She has experience providing Christian and community based counseling with individuals, couples and families dealing with relationships issues, grief, and domestic violence to name a few. Donna uses a person-centered, holistic and cognitive behavioral approach in her therapy sessions. She enjoys using a variety of approaches when working with clients to help them reach their full potential.

ROBYN OZELIS
THERAPIST LOCATION: Oak Brook, Lisle
Counseling Credentials: MA, LPC

STEPHANIE MARTIN
THERAPIST LOCATION: Lombard, Telehealth
Counseling Credentials: MA, LPC

NICOLE CLARIZIO
THERAPIST LOCATION: Oak Brook, Telehealth
Counseling Credentials: MS, LCPC

SAMANTHA BOONE
THERAPIST LOCATION: Oak Brook, Lombard, Telehealth
Counseling Credentials: MA, LMFTA

KAYLIN THOMPSON
THERAPIST LOCATION: Oak Brook, Lombard, Telehealth
Counseling Credentials: MA, LPC

ALEXANDRA KOWALEWSKI
THERAPIST LOCATION: Oak Brook, Telehealth
Counseling Credentials: MA, NCC

HEIDI RAPINCHUK
THERAPIST LOCATION: Oak Brook, Telehealth
Counseling Credentials: MA, LPC

TAYLOR GILLENWATER
THERAPIST LOCATION: Oak Brook, Telehealth
Counseling Credentials: MA, LPC

LEAH MARTIN
THERAPIST LOCATION: Oak Brook, Telehealth
Counseling Credentials: MA, NCC
Leah earned her Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a Trauma Certificate from Wheaton College. Leah has previously worked with teens and adults in a hospital setting but hopes to work with children and families wrestling with a wide variety of concerns. She has experience working with clients struggling with anxiety, depression, grief, PTSD, low self-esteem, relational problems, and past sexual abuse. Leah is passionate about seeing clients experience freedom from shame, fear, and the lies that we come to believe about ourselves. Leah aligns closely with person-centered therapy and also uses techniques from CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy). She is passionate about incorporating play and creative expression into therapy sessions for clients of any age who appreciate such approaches. Leah enjoys building a warm, caring relationship with her clients so that they can come to experience her office as a safe space in which they can come to learn more about themselves, their patterns of relating in the world, and coping skills that will help them weather the storms of life.