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.

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Licensed Social Worker

Clinical Focus: Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Transitioning to Motherhood, Life Transitions, Neurodivergent Affirming Care, LGBTQIA+ Focus

Licensed States: Illinois

Anna Robbins, LSW

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Ashley Milligan O’Dell

Operations Manager

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Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Clinical Focus: Anxiety, Depression, Couples Support, Fussy Baby, Infant & Child Development, Life Transitions/Stressors, Transitioning to Motherhood

Licensed States: Illinois

Brittany Hill, LCSW

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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

Chelsea DeBall, LCPC

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Psychopharmacologist / Medication Manager

Clinical Focus: Psychiatric Medication Management, Reproductive & Perinatal Health

Licensed States: Illinois

Dina Brimm, DNP, CNM, APN

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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

Jamie Kreiter, LCSW, PMH-C

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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

Jenny Chappell, LCPC

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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

Jessica Ekhoff

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Licensed 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

Jessy Pucker, LSW

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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

Johanna Dobbin, LPC

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Clinician

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

Kalypso Hex, LPC

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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

Kate Kittredge, PsyD

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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

Katelyn McNellis, LCPC

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Clinician

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

Katy Parro, LSW

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Clinician

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

Kristin Englund, LCPC

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Lisa Patel

HR Manager & Billing Specialist

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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

Liz Zaragoza, LCSW, PMH-C

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Billing Assistant

Manahil Zulfiqar

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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

Melissa Bachelder, LCSW, PMH-C

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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

Mindy Levin-Lee, LCSW

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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

Nancy Mork, LCSW, CEIM, I/ECMH-C

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Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Clinical Focus: Anxiety, Depression, Perinatal Anxiety & Depression, Gender-Based Violence, Birth Trauma, Trauma, Life Transitions/Stressors

Licensed States: Illinois

Niesha Cory, LCSW

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Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor

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

Olivia Hill Barksdale, LSW

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Psychopharmacologist / Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Clinical Focus: Psychiatric Medication Management, Perinatal & Reproductive Mental Health

Licensed States: Illinois, Ohio

Palak Patel, MSN, PMHNP-BC

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Sheila Xavier

Nurse Coordinator

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Clinical Director, Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Clinical Focus: Birth Trauma, Perinatal Anxiety & Depression. Postpartum OCD, Transitioning to Motherhood

Licensed States: Illinois

Sophia Biesanz, LCSW, PMH-C

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Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Clinical Focus: Perinatal Anxiety & Depression, Transition to Parenthood, Anxiety, Depression, Grief/Loss, Life Transitions, Stress Management, Neurodivergent Affirming

Licensed States: Illinois

Stacy Kaplan, LCP

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Doctor of Social Work, Licensed 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

Veronica Vega, DSW, LSW

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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, LPC

    Licensed Professional Counselor

    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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(773) 918-2121