Populations: Teens, Adults
I know that starting therapy can feel daunting or overwhelming. You may know that you want support but feel uncertain about what to expect, where to begin, or how to put your experiences into words.
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Each person comes to therapy with a unique story. My goal is to make the process as comfortable as possible and provide support that is responsive to your individual experiences, needs, and goals.
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I strive to create a space where you feel accepted, heard, and valued. Together, we can explore the experiences and patterns affecting your life, build strategies for navigating challenges, and work toward healing, growth, and greater confidence.
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I provide individual therapy through Calm Mind Counseling Center at our Willowbrook office and through telehealth.
Meet Jeana
I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, Certified Grief Informed Professional, and EMDR-trained therapist.
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I earned my master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Adler University. My professional background includes a focus on social justice and a commitment to providing individualized, trauma-informed care.
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I believe every person’s lived experiences deserve to be recognized and understood. The events, relationships, identities, communities, and circumstances that have shaped your life can influence how you see yourself, connect with others, and respond to the world around you.
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Therapy creates a space to explore those experiences with openness and curiosity. My role is to help you better understand what has shaped you, recognize the strengths you already carry, and identify changes that support the life you want to create.
Who I Work With
My primary areas of specialization include trauma and post-traumatic stress, grief, and anxiety.
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I also have experience working with people who are navigating:
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Complex trauma and C-PTSD
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Relationship and attachment concerns
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Difficult life transitions
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Depression and mood-related concerns
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Family conflict
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Abuse and other painful experiences
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Self-esteem and self-confidence
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Stress and emotional overwhelm
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Identity-related concerns
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LGBTQIA+ experiences
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Coping and emotional regulation
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Anger
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Sleep difficulties
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School and peer-related concerns
These experiences do not always occur separately. Grief may intensify anxiety or depression. Earlier trauma may affect current relationships. A life transition may bring unresolved emotions or questions about identity to the surface.
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Therapy begins with understanding how these concerns are affecting you as an individual rather than placing you into a predetermined category or treatment plan.
What Therapy With Me Is Like
I deeply value creating a trusting and collaborative therapeutic relationship.
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Your story matters, and I want therapy to be a place where you can share your experiences without feeling judged or dismissed. We will work together to understand what brought you to therapy, establish goals that are meaningful to you, and determine what kind of support may be most helpful.
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I tailor therapy to each client’s unique and individualized experience. That means our work may look different depending on your needs, history, strengths, and current circumstances.
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Together, we may focus on:
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Understanding emotional or behavioral patterns
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Exploring the effects of past experiences
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Building strategies for overcoming challenges
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Strengthening coping and emotional regulation
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Processing difficult emotions
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Improving self-confidence
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Navigating relationships or transitions
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Identifying opportunities for healthy change
I believe that every aspect of a person’s identity can play an important role in healing and growth. As you may hear me say in therapy, all parts deserve space.
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That includes the parts of you that feel confident and hopeful, as well as the parts that may feel anxious, hurt, guarded, angry, overwhelmed, or uncertain. Therapy can help us understand those different experiences rather than judging or ignoring them.
My Approach to Therapy
My work is rooted in person-centered, trauma-informed, and mindfulness-based perspectives.
I often incorporate several approaches depending on the needs of the person I am working with, including:
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Strength-based therapy
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Emotion-focused therapy
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Ego State Therapy
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Solution-focused therapy
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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
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Dialectical Behavior Therapy
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Motivational Interviewing
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Interpersonal and relational approaches
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Mindfulness practices
Overall, I lean toward an approach that is holistic, relational, and supportive.
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These approaches give us different ways to understand what you are experiencing. Some of our work may focus on thoughts, emotions, or coping strategies. At other times, we may explore relationships, past experiences, internal conflict, or the ways your mind and body respond to stress.
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I do not expect every method to be appropriate for every person. We will consider your goals and experiences together and shape therapy around what feels relevant and useful to you.
Trauma-Informed Therapy and EMDR
As a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, I have experience working with individuals affected by complex trauma, PTSD and C-PTSD, abuse, difficult relationships, anxiety, depression, and disruptive life transitions.
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I am also trained in EMDR and may incorporate it when it aligns with a client’s concerns, treatment goals, and readiness.
My trauma-informed approach recognizes that present-day concerns may be connected to experiences from the past. Therapy can help you explore those connections, better understand how you learned to respond or protect yourself, and begin addressing experiences that continue to affect your life.
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The clinician page is not intended to provide a complete explanation of trauma treatment or EMDR. You can learn more about these services and how Calm Mind approaches them through our dedicated treatment pages.
Support Through Grief and Loss
I am a Certified Grief Informed Professional and have clinical experience helping clients process the emotions and experiences that can arise during grief and loss.
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Grief can be lifelong. It may feel overwhelming, isolating, distressing, or difficult for others to understand. It may also change over time rather than following a clear or predictable path.
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My goal is to provide support, validation, normalization, and practical coping strategies as you move through your individual grieving process.
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Grief is not limited to the death of a loved one. People may also experience grief connected to relationships, health, identity, significant transitions, lost opportunities, or changes in the future they expected to have.
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Therapy provides a place to acknowledge that loss and explore what healing and adjustment may mean for you.
Honoring Identity and Lived Experience
My background in social justice influences the way I understand people and the concerns they bring to therapy.
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Our emotional well-being does not exist separately from our relationships, identities, communities, cultures, or experiences in the world. These parts of your life may affect how you understand yourself, how others have responded to you, and how safe or supported you have felt.
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I strive to provide therapy that respects each person’s lived experience and creates room to explore identity as part of the healing process.
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You should not have to separate meaningful parts of yourself from the concerns that bring you to therapy. Our work can include the experiences and identities that matter to you, at a pace and level of depth that feel appropriate.
Credentials and Professional Background
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Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
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Certified Clinical Trauma Professional
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Certified Grief Informed Professional
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EMDR trained
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Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Adler University
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Illinois professional counselor license 180.01619
Outside the Therapy Room
Outside of work, you can often find me listening to music, attending concerts, spending time with my dog Scooby, thinking about my next tattoo, or drinking entirely too much coffee.
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A fun fact about me: I am also an experienced barista.
Therapy in Willowbrook and Online
I provide individual therapy for adults through Calm Mind Counseling Center.
Willowbrook Office ​
6713 Kingery Highway (Suite 13)
Willowbrook, IL 60527
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Online Therapy
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Telehealth appointments are available for eligible clients located in Illinois.
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Please contact Calm Mind Counseling Center to ask about current availability and whether in-person or online therapy may be appropriate for your needs.
Begin Therapy With Jeana
Whether you are working through complex trauma, grieving a loss, navigating anxiety, adjusting to a difficult period, or simply looking for a place to better understand yourself, therapy can be the beginning of reflection, growth, and healthy change.
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You do not need to have the right words or know exactly where the process will lead before reaching out.
My goal is to meet you where you are, honor the experiences that have shaped you, and work collaboratively toward the changes that matter to you.
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To ask about working with me, contact Calm Mind Counseling Center.
