Meet CTC's Therapists
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At the heart of Chicago Therapy Collective’s work is our commitment to affirming, accessible, and community-rooted mental health care. Our clinical services center the needs and wellbeing of LGBTQ+ individuals, couples, families, and communities—and we work every day to close the LGBTQ+ mental health service gap across Chicago and Illinois.
Mel Mason, Ph.D., LPC, NCC
Staff Therapist, Intake Coordinator
(they/them)
Work that Moves Me: Sex Therapy; LGBTQ+ Identity Development; Neurodiversity; ADHD; Autism; Chronic Pain and Chronic Illness; Disability; Asexuality; Play Therapy; Intersectionality and Systemic Oppression; Embodiment; Depression; Shame; Existential Crises; Grief; Relationships; Academia and Higher Education
Works With: Individuals, Teens, Couples
Accepting New Clients: Yes
Insurance Accepted: BCBS PPO, BCBS Blue Choice, Blue, Aetna PPO
Availability: Mornings, Afternoons, Evenings
Location: Virtual, In-Person
Additional Language Spoken: Spanish
Work That Moves Me: Depression, Anxiety, Relationship issues; Career Coaching, College Counseling; Black identity development; Racial identity development; gender/ sexuality exploration; communication skills; anger management
Works With: Individuals, Couples, Teens
Accepting New Clients: Yes
Insurance Accepted: BCBS PPO, BCBS Blue Choice, Blue Cross Community Health Plan, Aetna PPO
Availability: Mornings, Afternoons, Evenings
Location: Virtual, In-Person
Shelby Caudill, MA, LPC
Staff Therapist
(she/they)
Work That Moves Me: Sex therapy; LGBTQ+ identity development; Trauma; Gender/Sexuality exploration; Sexual assault; Kink affirming; Depression; PTSD; Anxiety; Neurodivergence; Systemic racism & oppression; Relationship dynamics; Chronic pain; Sex work; Diverse relationship structures; Pelvic pain; Coping skill building; Boundary setting; Mindfulness; Polyamory; Mind/Body connection; Illness and Disability; Family challenges; Personality constructions (narcissism, borderline personality disorder, etc.)
Works with: Individuals, Couples
Accepting New Clients: Yes
Insurance Accepted: BCBS PPO, BCBS Blue Choice, Blue Cross Community Health Plan, Aetna PPO
Availability: Mornings, Mornings, Afternoons, Evenings
Location: Virtual, In-Person
Rowyn Kruiswyk, MSW LSW
Staff Therapist
(he/they)
Work That Moves Me: Sex therapy; LGBTQ+ identity development; Relationships and attachment; Anxiety; Trauma; Neurodivergent identities and exploration; Communication skills; Systemic Oppression; Sex-related concerns; Kink-positive; Polyamorous-Positive
Works with: Individuals, Couples
Accepting New Clients: Yes
Insurance Accepted: BCBS PPO, BCBS Blue Choice, Blue Cross Community Health Plan, Aetna PPO
Availability: Mornings, Afternoons
Location: Virtual
Katie Feyh, MSW, LSW
Staff Therapist, Billing Coordinator
(they/them)
Work That Moves Me: Sex therapy; LGBTQ+ identity development; Gender and sexuality exploration; Individual/relational/systemic trauma; Coping and resiliency skills; Communication skills; Relationship diversity; Kink-positive; Polyamory-positive
Works with: Individuals, Couples, Teens
Accepting New Clients: Yes
Insurance Accepted: BCBS PPO, BCBS Blue Choice, Blue Cross Community Health Plan, Aetna PPO
Availability: Mornings, Afternoons, Evenings
Location: Virtual, In-Person
Additional Language Spoken: Russian
Cassidy Boyle, MA
Staff Therapist
(she/they/he)
Work That Moves Me: Sex therapy; LGBTQ+ identity development; Gender/Sexuality Exploration; LGBTQ+ identity development; Anxiety; Depression; Systemic racism & oppression; Coping skill building; Mindfulness; Polyamory; Kink; OCD; ADHD; Autism
Works with: Individuals, Teens
Accepting New Clients: Yes
Insurance Accepted: BCBS PPO, BCBS Blue Choice, Blue Cross Community Health Plan, Aetna PPO
Availability: Mornings, Afternoons, Evenings
Location: Virtual, In-Person
Mickey Simon, MA, LPC, CCTP
Staff Therapist
(she/her)
Work That Moves Me: Sex therapy; LGBTQ+ Identity development; Relationship trauma; Childhood and/or adulthood trauma; Anxiety; Depression; Shame; Anger; Personality issues; Identity development; Dissociation; Interpersonal problems; Relationships and attachment; Non-monogamy and polyamory-positive; Sex-positive; Kink-positive; Existential anxieties and crises
Works with: Individuals, Couples, Families, Teens
Accepting New Clients: Yes
Insurance Accepted: BCBS PPO, BCBS Blue Choice, Blue Cross Community Health Plan, Aetna PPO
Availability: Mornings, Afternoons
Location: Virtual
Xio Cervantes-Gomez, Ph.D
Staff Therapist
(she/they/ella/ellx)
Work That Moves Me: Complex trauma & PTSD; Personality disorders; Dissociative experiences; Depression, anxiety & mood disorders; Immigration and first-generation experiences; Abuse survivors; Academics and Professors; Gay men’s sexual health
Works With: Individuals, Teens, Couples
Accepting New Clients: Yes
Insurance Accepted: BCBS PPO, BCBS Blue Choice, Blue Cross Community Health Plan, Aetna PPO
Availability: Afternoons
Location: Virtual, In-Person
Additional Language Spoken: Spanish, Portugese
Veronica Ortiz, MSW, LSW
Staff Therapist
(she/her)
Work That Moves Me: Sex therapy; LGBTQ+ identity development; BIPOC identity development; Complex Trauma; Depression; Anxiety; OCD; Kink/BDSM
Works With: Individuals, Teens, Couples
Accepting New Clients: Yes
Insurance Accepted: BCBS PPO, BCBS Blue Choice, Blue Cross Community Health Plan, Aetna PPO
Availability: Afternoons, Evenings
Location: Virtual
Kate Penkethman, MA, LPC
Staff Therapist
(she/her)
Specialties: Sex therapy; LGBTQ+ identity development; Gender/Sexuality exploration; OCD; Body image/Body dysmorphia; Complex trauma; Anxiety; Religious trauma; Spirituality Issues; Systemic Issues; PTSD; Depression; Coping skill building; Boundary setting; Mindfulness; Identity development; Relationship Help; Career coaching; Work-related stress and transitions; Family challenges; Mind/Body connection; Grief/Loss; Polyamory and/or Kink related concerns
Works with: Individuals, Teens
Accepting New Clients: Yes
Insurance Accepted: BCBS PPO, BCBS Blue Choice, Blue Cross Community Health Plan, Aetna PPO
Availability: Mornings, Afternoons
Location: Virtual, In-Person
Dani Kallis, MA, LPC, ATR-P
Staff Therapist, Sr. Intake Coordinator
(she/they)
Work That Moves Me: Sex therapy; LGBTQ+ identity development; Art therapy; Anxiety; Depression; BPD; Complex trauma; Chronic pain; Existential anxiety/dread
Works with: Individuals, Teens
Accepting New Clients: No
Becca Sebree, MSW, LCSW
Supervising Therapist
(they/them)
Specialties: Complex trauma; Medical transition; Social transition; Neurodivergence; LGBTQ+ identities; Kink; CNM/ENM; Relationship building, Medical trauma, Caregiver support, Clinical provider support, and mood disorders.
Works With: Individuals, Couples, Families, Teens
Accepting New Clients: No
Albe Gutierrez, MAATC
Staff Therapist
(she/they/ella)
Work That Moves Me: Art Therapy; LGBTQ+ Identity Development; Gender Identity Exploration & Development; Transgender and Nonbinary Affirming Therapy; Spanish-Speaking and Immigrant Communities; Harm Reduction for Substance Use and Compulsive Behaviors; Trauma and Complex Trauma; Survivors of Gender-Based and Systemic Violence; Mood and Anxiety; Relational Conflict; Kink and Polyamory-Affirming Care; Intersectionality and Systemic Oppression
Works With: Individuals, Groups, Couples
Accepting New Clients: Yes
Insurance Accepted: BCBS PPO, BCBS Blue Choice, Blue Cross Community Health Plan
Availability: Weekdays, Evenings, Saturdays
Location: Virtual, In-Person
Additional Language Spoken: Spanish
Iggy Ladden, AM, LCSW, RYT-500
Executive Director, Supervising Therapist
(they/them)
Work That Moves Me: LGBTQIA2S+ Mental Health; Gender Identity Exploration and Affirming Care; Complex Trauma and Trauma Recovery; Anxiety and Depression; Identity Development and Life Transitions; Relational and Interpersonal Concerns; Somatic and Body-Based Therapy; Mindfulness, Meditation, and Yoga-Informed Psychotherapy; Systems and Community-Based Healing; Holistic and Integrative Mental Health; Social Justice–Oriented and Liberation-Informed Care
Works With: Individuals, Adults, Teens, Elders, Groups
Accepting New Clients: no
Insurance Accepted:
Availability: not currently accepting clients
Location: Virtual, In-Person (Andersonville)
Mirza Shams
Health & Wellness Practitioner
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Parker Hanes
Health & Wellness Practitioner
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Clinical Leadership
Lindsay Doyle, PsyD
Clinical Director
(she/her)
Work That Moves Me: Depth-Oriented and Psychodynamic Therapy; LGBTQ+ Mental Health; Identity Development and Integration; Third-Culture and Borderland Experiences; Gender Identity, Transition & Flourishing; Complex Trauma, PTSD & Intergenerational Trauma; Psychosis and Extreme States; Dissociation; Liberation Psychology and Community Psychoanalysis; Survivors of Torture and Political Violence; Immigration & Asylum Psychological Evaluations; Depression, Shame and Existential Concerns; Clinical Supervision and Consultation; Therapeutic Advocacy Services; Systems Change and Clinical Program Development.
Works With: Individuals, Couples, Clinicians and Professionals
Accepting New Clients: no
Insurance Accepted: BCBS PPO, Blue Choice PPO, BCBC Community Medicaid, IL Medicaid, Aetna PPO
Availability: not currently accepting new clients
Location: Virtual, In-Person in Andersonville and Kimball Arts Center
Jx Heithmar, MA, LCSW
Associate Clinical Director
(they/them)
Work That Moves Me: Gender and sex therapy, LGBTQ+ identity development; Neurodiversity; Systemic oppression; Depression; Anxiety; Polyamory/non-monogamy; Kink/BDSM; ADHD; Relationships and attachment; Complex trauma; Addiction/substance use; Parenting
Works with: Individuals, Teens
Accepting New Clients: Yes
Insurance Accepted: BCBS PPO, BCBS Blue Choice, Blue Cross Community Health Plan, Aetna PPO
Availability: Mornings, Afternoons
Location: Virtual
Kres Ashford, PsyD, LCPC, CST
Associate Clinical Director of Sex and Relational Therapy