Our Team

David is trained and certified in child and adolescent psychotherapy from the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute. David also completed his addiction certification at Gateway Youthcare Foundation with specialization in adolescent and emerging adult substance abuse. He has worked in various clinical settings throughout his career, ranging from in-patient adolescent treatment to community mental health clinics. His specialties include program development, clinical supervision, and integrative treatment programing for the youth and young adult population.

Jean is a psychodynamic therapist who works with adolescents, adults, and couples struggling with a range of issues. Her empathic approach helps people understand their current functioning and gain insight with the goal of providing a corrective emotional experience. Jean’s clinical interests are depression, anxiety, addiction, gender identity, grief and loss, marital/partner concerns.

Zatio Kone (she/her) is a licensed social work candidate and MSW graduate from the University of Chicago. She has interned with The Child Mind Institute in NYC, Heartland Alliance, Howard Brown Health, and Alternatives Chicago. She is a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor candidate and specializes in working with individuals and families on substance use, anxiety, depression, trauma, behavioral concerns, and grief. Her approach blends thoughtful dialogue with mindfulness, somatic practice, motivational interviewing, and CBT. Zatio’s philosophy of care is that you are the expert, and her role is to help copilot where you want to go and how you want to grow.

Rachel Muss (she/her) is a licensed professional counselor candidate (LPC-C) in the state of Illinois and a national certified counselor (NCC). She received her master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling from Northwestern University with a specialization in counseling children and adolescents. Rachel has experience providing comprehensive mental health services in a multitude of systems, including foster care, inpatient and outpatient psychiatric health, community mental health, and public education. Her clinical interests are trauma, dissociation, body image, depression, anxiety, chronic suicidality, self-harming behaviors, life transitions, gender identity, and LGBTQIA+ challenges. Rachel strives to bring her authentic self into the therapeutic process and approaches her clients with warmth, acceptance, and a sense of humor.

Carrie Kempler (she/her) is a licensed social worker (LSW) and holds a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from the Jane Addams School of Social Work at UIC, with a specialization in Children and Families. Additionally, she has earned a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from Boston University. Carrie's approach to her work combines the knowledge and skills from her social work and public health backgrounds, allowing her to provide holistic care to individuals.

Through her internship experiences, Carrie has had the opportunity to work with individuals dealing with chronic medical conditions, recognizing the significant impact these conditions can have on their mental well-being. She has also been involved in medical case management, assisting refugees who have recently resettled in Chicago. Carrie works from a strength-based perspective, where she believes that clients are the foremost experts in their own experiences and possess the solutions to their unique challenges.

Alyssa Robbins (she, they) is a sexuality and reproductive health educator with a Masters degree in public health from Columbia University and over 17-years relevant experience. Her past programmatic work involved specializing in curriculum design, strategic cultural partnerships, and intersectional education designed to improve the conditions by which people access sexuality and reproductive health resources and information, resulting in strengthened self-advocacy, program evaluations executed through a reproductive justice lens and a focus on public health research and guidelines as best practices for inclusive programming. She is also a proud LGBTQIA+ rights activist, musician, pop culture buff and student of Spanish language classes.

Alyssa Arkin (she/her) is a passionate educator with over ten years of experience teaching students of all grade levels. Alyssa earned her degrees at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Florida. Her research and teaching philosophy centers diversity, equity, and inclusion within a holistic, cross-curricular education. Alyssa is an active member of the Beth Tikvah Congregation Tzedek (Social Justice) committee as well as a band manager and clarinetist with the Naperville Winds professional wind ensemble.

Genevieve Lindley (She/Her) is a BSW Graduate from Michigan State University. She recently completed a year of service with the AmeriCorps at City Year in Seattle, WA. During her time with City Year, she worked as a social-emotional support specialist & academic tutor with elementary students. She is passionate about gender-based violence prevention, empowerment in the LGBTQIA+ community, and working with youth.

Brittany Sue Hines (she/her) is an educator, administrator, and current online graduate student at the University of Northen Colorado. The bulk of Brittany’s career has centered performing arts education and she has served the education departments of theaters across the country, most recently as the Associate Director of Education at Milwaukee Repertory Theater and the Education Associate at the New London Barn Playhouse. She has also worked as an advisor to 7th grade students at the Francis W. Parker School here in Chicago and as a writer, project manager, and social media curator for a New York-based LMFT and sex educator. Her passion revolves around amplifying youth voices and fostering creative spaces for young people’s light to shine. Brittany is also a triathlete, U.S. Masters swimmer, yoga instructor, rock climber, and Jeopardy fanatic.