Meet Our Specialized Therapists & Care Team
Finding the right therapist is a deeply personal step. At Nurture Therapy, our diverse team of licensed social workers, counselors, psychiatric prescribers, and administrative specialists are committed to providing compassionate, evidence-based care. Browse our clinical team below or connect with our intake specialists to get matched with the provider who best fits your needs, location, and schedule.
Dedicated, PSI-certified clinicians supporting you through every stage of reproductive, perinatal, and general mental health.
Personalized care, thoughtfully matched to you.
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Anna Robbins, LSW
Licensed Social Worker
Clinical Focus: Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Transitioning to Motherhood, Life Transitions, Neurodivergent Affirming Care, LGBTQIA+ Focus
Licensed States: Illinois
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Ashley Milligan O'Dell
Head of Operations
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Brittany Hill, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Clinical Focus: Anxiety, Depression, Couples Support, Fussy Baby, Infant & Child Development, Life Transitions/Stressors, Transitioning to Motherhood
Licensed States: Illinois
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Chelsea DeBall, LCPC
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
Clinical Focus: Birth Trauma, Couples Support, Domestic Violence Recovery, Family Planning (including one-child families), Fertility Challenges, Gender-Based Violence, General Women’s Issues, Postpartum Mood Disorders
Licensed States: Illinois
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Dina Brimm, DNP, CNM, APN
Psychopharmacologist / Medication Manager
Clinical Focus: Psychiatric Medication Management, Reproductive & Perinatal Health, ADHD in Pregnancy, Substance Use
Licensed States: Illinois
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Jamie Kreiter, LCSW, PMH-C
Founder & Executive Director, Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Clinical Focus: Anxiety, Birth Trauma, Perinatal Anxiety & Depression, Postpartum OCD, Transitioning to Motherhood
Licensed States: Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Tennessee, Minnesota
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Jenny Chappell, LCPC
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
Clinical Focus: Perinatal Anxiety & Depression, Anxiety, Birth Trauma, Depression, Postpartum OCD, Transitioning to Motherhood, Life Transitions/Stressors
Licensed States: Indiana, Tennessee
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Jessica Ekhoff
Clinical Intern (Provisional License)
Clinical Focus: Perinatal Anxiety & Depression, Postpartum Psychosis, Postpartum Bipolar Disorder, Transitioning to Motherhood, Parents of Only Children, Work/Life Balance, Identity Changes, Career Transitions
Licensed States: Illinois
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Jessy Pucker, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Clinical Focus: Perinatal Anxiety & Depression, Anxiety, Depression, Chronic Illness, Grief/ Loss, Transitioning to Motherhood, Couples Support, Relationship Support
Licensed States: Illinois, New York
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Johanna Dobbin, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
Clinical Focus: Anxiety, Depression, Eating & Body Image Disorder, Grief/ Loss, Life Transitions/ Stress, Perinatal Anxiety & Depression, Pregnancy Loss, TFMR
Licensed States: Illinois
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Kalypso Hex, ALMFT
Associate Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Clinical Focus: Relationship & Couples Therapy, Communication & Conflict Patterns, Intimacy & Connection, Transition to Parenthood, Identity & Role Change, Perinatal Emotional Support, Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders, Grief & Loss, Religious Trauma & Shame, Neurodivergence (ADHD & Autism), Men's Issues, LGBTQ+ Affirming Care
Licensed States: Illinois
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Kate Kittredge, PsyD
Clinical Psychologist (Third-Party Evaluations)
Clinical Focus: Perinatal Anxiety & Depression, Fertility Challenges, Loss/Grief, TFMR, Transitioning to Parenthood, Medical/Birth Trauma, Intended Parent Consultations, Gamete Donor Evaluations
Licensed States: Michigan, Illinois, and PsyPact States
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Katelyn McNellis, LCPC
Pediatric Sleep Consultant, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
Clinical Focus: Birth Trauma, High-Risk Medical/ NICU, Pediatric Sleep Consulting, Perinatal Anxiety & Depression, Transition to Motherhood
Licensed States: Illinois
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Katy Parro, LSW
Licensed Social Worker
Clinical Focus: Perinatal Anxiety & Depression, Depression, Anxiety, Transitioning to Motherhood, Life Transitions, Daily Stressors, Infant and Child Development, Chronic Illness, Therapy for Therapists and Other Helping Professionals
Licensed States: Illinois
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Kristin Englund, LCPC
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
Clinical Focus: Couples Support, Grief/Loss, Fertility Challenges, Life Transitions/ Stressors, Medically High Risk/ NICU, Perinatal Anxiety & Depression, Pregnancy Loss, Transitioning to Motherhood
Licensed States: Illinois
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Lisa Patel
HR Director/ Billing Specialist
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Liz Zaragoza, LCSW, PMH-C
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Clinical Focus: Chronic Illness, Couples Support, High-Risk Pregnancies/NICU, Fertility Challenges, Perinatal Anxiety & Depression, Pregnancy Loss, TFMR, Grief/Loss, Transitioning to Motherhood
Licensed States: Illinois
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Manahil Zulfiqar
Billing Assistant
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Maria Gentle, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
Clinical Focus: Generalized Anxiety, Stress Management, Trauma-Related Concerns, Life transitions, Depression, General Women’s Issues, Grief/Loss
States: Illinois
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Melissa Bachelder, LCSW, PMH-C
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Clinical Focus: Birth Trauma, Chronic Illness, Grief/Loss, High-Risk Pregnancies, Life Transitions/Stressors, Perinatal Anxiety & Depression, Pregnancy Loss, Transitioning to Motherhood
Licensed States: Illinois
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Mindy Levin-Lee, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Clinical Focus: Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Chronic Illness, Depression, General Women’s Issues, Grief/ Loss, Launching Children, Life Transitions/ Stressors, Mood Dysregulation, Transition through Menopause, Trauma
Licensed States: Illinois, New York
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Nancy Mork, LCSW, CEIM, I/ECMH-C
Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist, Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Clinical Focus: Fussy Babies, Infant & Child Development, Life Transitions/ Stressors, Perinatal Anxiety & Depression, Motherhood
Licensed States: Illinois
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Niesha Cory, LCPC
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Clinical Focus: Anxiety, Depression, Perinatal Anxiety & Depression, Gender-Based Violence, Birth Trauma, Trauma, Life Transitions/Stressors
Licensed States: Illinois
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Olivia Hill Barksdale, LSW
Licensed Social Worker
Clinical Focus: Perinatal Depression & Anxiety, Pregnancy Loss, Grief/ Loss, Medical Complications, Chronic Illness, High-Risk Pregnancies, Fetal Diagnosis, Women’s Health.
Licensed States: Illinois, Texas
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Palak Patel, MSN, PMHNP-BC
Psychopharmacologist / Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Clinical Focus: Psychiatric Medication Management, Perinatal & Reproductive Mental Health
Licensed States: Illinois, Ohio
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Sheila Xavier, RN
Nurse Coordinator
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Sophia Biesanz, LCSW, PMH-C
Clinical Director, Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Clinical Focus: Birth Trauma, Perinatal Anxiety & Depression. Postpartum OCD, Transitioning to Motherhood
Licensed States: Illinois
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Stacy Kaplan, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Clinical Focus: Perinatal Anxiety & Depression, Transition to Parenthood, Anxiety, Depression, Grief/Loss, Life Transitions, Stress Management, Neurodivergent Affirming
Licensed States: Illinois
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Veronica Vega, DSW, LCSW
Doctor of Social Work, Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Clinical Focus: Perinatal Anxiety & Depression, Fertility Challenges, Reproductive, Family Planning, Women’s Health, ADHD, Anxiety, Stress, Depression, Eating Disorders, Life Transitions, Relationships
Licensed States: New York, Illinois
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