“I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), a Bangladeshi American and Multicultural Woman, a daughter of two immigrants...”
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), a Bangladeshi American and Multicultural Woman, a daughter of two immigrants, an older sister, a pet-mom of two adorable cats, an artist, a singer, a 200 RYT certified yogini, a writer, a vegetarian, and a trauma psychotherapist who inspires healing through the arts.
Family ConflictTrauma and PTSDCoping SkillsFamily TherapyLGBTQRacismSexual AbuseWomen's IssuesCulturally Sensitive TherapyTrauma Informed CareCouples CounselingMindfulness-Based TherapyFamily TherapyAetna - Allied BenefitsAetna - ASR Health BenefitsAetna - LuminareAetna - ModaAetna - WebTPAAetna – HealthEZCigna - HealthEZOptumHealth Complex Medical ConditionsSurest (formerly Bind)UMR - Advocate Aurora HealthUnited Medical ResourcesUnitedHealthcare Life InsuranceUnitedHealthcare Shared Services
“I am a queer, Black biracial woman and Licensed Clinical Psychologist practicing since 2019.”
I am a queer, Black biracial woman and Licensed Clinical Psychologist practicing since 2019. You may be carrying the weight of complex trauma, harmful relationship patterns, or the exhaustion and chronic stress that comes from navigating systemic oppression and violence.
QPOC Relationship & Sex TherapyComplex traumaRelationship patternsSystemic oppression
Cindy Recinos is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Illinois and the founder of Lua Cavela PLLC. She provides culturally responsive, bilingual (English/Spanish) therapy for adults dealing with anxiety, stress, grief, relationship challenges, and major life transitions. She utilizes an integrative approach drawing from CBT, emotion-focused therapy, attachment-based therapy, and her own ROOTS framework.
“I have mixed European and Indigenous ancestry and am a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.”
Hope is a therapist who supports individuals struggling with life direction, meaning, and existential anxiety. She integrates trauma-informed, harm-reduction, somatic, and decolonial approaches into her practice.
Life directionFinding meaningExistential anxietyFearDecolonizationTraumaTrauma-informedHarm-reductionSomaticsPerson-centeredACTFeministMulticulturalDecolonialMindfulnessAbolition
“I am a biracial and second generation American; born to a Chinese refugee father and white mother, in the humid swamp of northwest Louisiana.”
I am a biracial and second generation American; born to a Chinese refugee father and white mother, in the humid swamp of northwest Louisiana. The experience and biological need for a sense of belonging has always been a part of both my personal journey, as well as professional. As a therapist, I work to see you as whole - beyond your symptoms and into your unique experience within larger systems and how this impacts your self-image and belonging to community.
Multi-racial AsianAddictionAngerAnxietyBurnout/Career counselingDepressionGrief or lossLife transitionsPost-traumatic stress disorderRacial/cultural identityRacial trauma-informedStressSubstance/Chemical AbuseBCBS PPOBCBS Blue Choice PPOUnitedHealthcare
“As a biracial therapist who is the child of immigrants, identity and values work has played a large role in my own growth, and I especially enjoy exploring these with my clients.”
Sophia Rafiqi is a Clinical Therapist with a focus on social systems, oppression, and wellness. As a biracial therapist and child of immigrants, she specializes in identity and values work, grief, trauma, anxiety, and depression, incorporating mindfulness, somatic work, play, and humor into her practice.
Grief workTrauma processingAnxietyDepressionIdentity and values workInternal Family Systems (IFS)Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)MindfulnessSomatic work
Angela Drexler, LSW, is a bilingual psychotherapist offering in-person and virtual therapy across Illinois. As a first-generation Latina of Salvadoran Indigenous and European heritage, she understands what it feels like to live between cultures and to sometimes wonder if you truly belong.
“Sasha is a multiracial therapist of Japanese, Greek, and Irish ancestry based in Chicago.”
Sasha is a multiracial therapist of Japanese, Greek, and Irish ancestry based in Chicago. A descendant of the Japanese-American Chicagoland diaspora whose family experienced incarceration during WWII, they bring deep cultural awareness and historical sensitivity to their work, helping clients explore identity, belonging, and intergenerational resilience.
Dwight Bejec is a therapist accepting clients from Chicago, Illinois, specializing in anxiety, depression, LGBTQIA, gender, & sexuality topics, race & cultural identity, and spirituality & religion.
AnxietyDepressionLGBTQIA, gender, & sexuality topicsRace & cultural identitySpirituality & religion