Mel Mason

Mel Mason

Therapist at Chicago Therapy Collective · Chicago

5237 N Clark St, Floor #2, Chicago, IL 60640

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About Mel Mason

Mel Mason is a therapist at Chicago Therapy Collective with a PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision from Adler University, an M.Ed. and Ed.S. from the University of Florida, Illinois licensure as a Professional Counselor, and National Certified Counselor status. Mason describes themself as "queer, nonbinary, disabled, and neurodivergent." Mason works from a liberation-psychology and queer/feminist lens, drawing on Relational Cultural Theory, narrative therapy, existential therapy, and play therapy. The practice centers queer, trans, disabled, and neurodivergent clients navigating identity discovery, grief and loss, trauma recovery, and burnout, with a stated focus on serving misfits, outcasts, creatives, academics, and activists.

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Rowyn Kruiswyk

Rowyn Kruiswyk

Chicago Therapy Collective

5237 N Clark St, Floor #2, Chicago, IL 60640

Rowyn Kruiswyk is a Licensed Social Worker at Chicago Therapy Collective with an MA in Social Work from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Kruiswyk describes themself as "a trans-masc, queer, and neurodivergent person" and says they are passionate about supporting fellow queer and neurodivergent clients, as well as being a kink- and polyamory-positive therapist. Their work with adolescents and adults addresses anxiety, trauma, and LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent identity exploration, drawing on motivational interviewing, cognitive-behavioral therapy, attachment theory, and trauma-informed care, grounded in queer theory and intersectionality. Kruiswyk has prior experience serving un- and under-insured, low-income clients.

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Albe Gutierrez

Albe Gutierrez

Chicago Therapy Collective

5237 N Clark St, Floor #2, Chicago, IL 60640

Albe Gutierrez is an art therapist at Chicago Therapy Collective holding a Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a BFA in Studio Art from the University of New Mexico. Gutierrez, who uses she/her/ella pronouns, states she is "dedicated to supporting LGBTQIA+ individuals in gender and sexual identity exploration and formation work" and describes a commitment to transgender and gender-nonconforming clients. Her practice also serves Chicago's Spanish-speaking community and survivors of colonial, gender-based, and systemic violence, using expressive-arts modalities, trauma-informed care, harm reduction, and kink- and poly-aware therapy in English and Spanish.

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Shelby Caudill

Shelby Caudill

Chicago Therapy Collective

5237 N Clark St, Floor #2, Chicago, IL 60640

Shelby Caudill is a Licensed Professional Counselor at Chicago Therapy Collective with an MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Roosevelt University. Caudill lists she/they pronouns and states that LGBTQ folks, kinksters, and people living with chronic pain or disability are communities she is particularly connected to working with. Her practice also serves people who have experienced acute trauma and clients navigating gender and sexuality concerns, depression, anxiety, and neurodivergence. Caudill draws on Existential Counseling Theory and Internal Family Systems work, describing her approach as trauma-informed and focused on self-exploration and self-acceptance.

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Veronica Ortiz

Veronica Ortiz

Chicago Therapy Collective

5237 N Clark St, Floor #2, Chicago, IL 60640

Veronica Ortiz is a Licensed Social Worker at Chicago Therapy Collective with an MA in Social Work from the University of Illinois Chicago and a BA in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison; she is pursuing LCSW licensure. Ortiz writes that growing up "as a bisexual, multi-ethnic woman" on Chicago's south side shaped her understanding of identity, trauma, and how experience influences thoughts, emotions, and behavior, and says her passion is serving people of multiple marginalized identities, including BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ clients. Her practice draws on CBT, DBT, CPT, ACT, mindfulness, trauma-informed care, and an intersectional feminist framework.

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Jx Heithmar

Jx Heithmar

Chicago Therapy Collective

5237 N Clark St, Floor #2, Chicago, IL 60640

Jx Heithmar is Associate Clinical Director at Chicago Therapy Collective, an LCSW in Illinois and LICSW in Massachusetts, holding an MA in Social Work from the University of Illinois Chicago and certification in Trauma-Focused CBT. Heithmar describes themself as "a queer, nonbinary, revolutionary socialist" and has provided trainings on trans-competent health care to medical facilities, with a stated focus on gender-affirming care. Their practice serves LGBTQ+ adults and adolescents and clients with complex trauma, substance use, family rejection, or childhood abuse, drawing on trauma-focused CBT, DBT, acceptance and commitment therapy, mindfulness, and liberation psychology.

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Xio Cervantes-Gomez

Xio Cervantes-Gomez

Chicago Therapy Collective

5237 N Clark St, Floor #2, Chicago, IL 60640

Xio Cervantes-Gomez holds a PhD in Comparative Studies in Literature and Culture from the University of Southern California, an MA in Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School, and an MA in Social Work from the University of Chicago. Cervantes-Gomez identifies as a transgender woman of color and uses she/they/ella/ellx pronouns, describing her practice as grounded in psychoanalysis, psychodynamic theory, and relational-cultural theory. She works with LGBTQ+ and BIPOC clients, immigrants, and survivors of intimate partner violence, offering individual, couples, and polycule therapy in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, and provides expert witness consultation for LGBTQ+ asylum cases.

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Becca Sebree

Becca Sebree

Chicago Therapy Collective

5237 N Clark St, Floor #2, Chicago, IL 60640

Becca Sebree is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker at Chicago Therapy Collective with an MSW from Loyola University Chicago. Sebree describes herself as "a proud gender queer leather dyke" with nearly five years in practice, and specializes in medical and social transition support, including extensive experience helping clients navigate the surgical process and recovery. Her practice also serves trauma survivors and clients in non-monogamous relationships, drawing on trauma recovery and memory reconsolidation therapies, attachment theory, radical acceptance, somatic and mindfulness practices, and acceptance and commitment therapy.

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Mickey Simon

Mickey Simon

Chicago Therapy Collective

5237 N Clark St, Floor #2, Chicago, IL 60640

Mickey Simon is a Licensed Professional Counselor at Chicago Therapy Collective with an MA in Clinical Psychology and Counseling Practice from Roosevelt University and a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional credential. Simon states, "I am queer and neurodivergent, which I believe helps me to provide better care for my clients who share similar identities and communities," and describes a particular passion for supporting queer, non-monogamous, and marginalized clients. Simon's practice works with individuals and couples, including survivors of sexual or relational trauma, drawing on existential and psychodynamic psychotherapy, liberation psychology, and relationship counseling.

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Cassidy Boyle

Cassidy Boyle

Chicago Therapy Collective

5237 N Clark St, Floor #2, Chicago, IL 60640

Cassidy Boyle is a clinician at Chicago Therapy Collective with an MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Lewis University. Boyle describes herself as "a proud member of the Chicagoland queer community" and works with a diverse range of clients across race, nationality, sexual orientation, age, ability, and class, with a stated focus on intersectionality and decentering whiteness. Her practice draws on an eclectic mix of CBT, REBT, existentialism, person-centered therapy, narrative therapy, and psychodynamic theory, with prior experience supporting clients with anxiety, depression, substance use, OCD, eating disorders, adjustment disorders, and disabilities.

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Kres Ashford

Kres AshfordPsyD, LCPC

Chicago Therapy Collective

5237 N Clark St, Floor #2, Chicago, IL 60640

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Kres Ashford, PsyD, LCPC, CST, is Associate Clinical Director of Relational and Sex Therapy at Chicago Therapy Collective, holding a PsyD and MA in Clinical Psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology and certification as a Sex Therapist; she is a PhD candidate in Clinical Sexology at the Modern Sex Therapy Institute. Ashford writes that she is "married to my wife Paris" and works as a mom of three. Her practice offers individual and couples therapy focused on sex therapy, relational work, intimacy, desire, and communication, drawing on embodied and person-centered approaches.

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Katie Feyh

Katie Feyh

Chicago Therapy Collective

5237 N Clark St, Floor #2, Chicago, IL 60640

Katie Feyh is a Licensed Social Worker at Chicago Therapy Collective with an MSW from the University of Chicago and a PhD in Communication Studies from the University of Texas at Austin. Feyh describes herself as "queer, trans/NB, neurodivergent, and contentedly fat," stating that all bodies, minds, and orientations are welcome in her work. She sees adults individually and as couples, focusing on trauma healing, relationship conflict resolution, and gender and sexual identity exploration, using behavioral and psychodynamic approaches alongside anxiety management and values-based living work. Feyh offers sessions in English and Russian.

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Kate Penkethman

Kate Penkethman

Chicago Therapy Collective

5237 N Clark St, Floor #2, Chicago, IL 60640

Kate Penkethman is a Licensed Professional Counselor at Chicago Therapy Collective with an MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from North Park University. Penkethman describes herself as "a queer gal living in Chicago" and works with clients navigating complex trauma, anxiety, gender, sexuality, OCD, spirituality, and relationships of all forms. Her approach draws on relational-cultural therapy, intersectional feminist theory, and queer theory, alongside critical race theory, mind-body connection work, and creative therapeutic interventions, with a trauma-informed foundation across her practice with individuals facing anxiety and identity-related concerns.

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