Santiago Delboy, MBA, LCSW
Founder and Psychotherapist (he/him/él)
Santiago works with people who experience anxiety, depression, relationship issues, childhood trauma, complex PTSD, self-doubt, low self-esteem, or shame. He helps individuals dealing with loss and grief, identity issues, problematic sexual behavior, life-work balance, life transitions, or cultural adjustment. As a therapist, Santiago works with people looking for ways to find more agency, meaning and direction in their life. He helps his patients understand the root of what’s troubling them and find ways to live a more intentional, authentic, and meaningful life. He provides therapy in English and Spanish.
Santiago became a psychotherapist after spending over a decade in the business world, helping corporations get to know the people they served. As an immigrant and career changer, he is personally acquainted with the challenges of cultural adjustment and the importance of a felt sense of purpose. Santiago holds and MBA from the University of Texas at Austin and a Masters in Social Work from Loyola University Chicago, Has been a clinical supervisor at different graduate programs and is currently Adjunct Clinical Faculty at the Chicago Center for Psychoanalysis.
Casandra Rdzak, JD, LSW
Psychotherapist (she/her/ea)
Casandra’s work generally includes people dealing with anxiety, depression, stress, work-life balance, life transitions, and self-esteem issues. I also help people facing relational challenges, loss and grief, trauma, or cultural adjustment. She takes great pride in her Romanian roots and encourage Romanian-speaking patients to reach out. As a therapist, Casandra aims to help her patients discover their own voice and achieve a greater sense of agency and personal power in managing their lives.
Casandra cares deeply about people and helping them lead more meaningful lives. This is the main reason she became a therapist after spending a decade working as a lawyer. While she no longer solves people’s legal problems, her skills and “inside” knowledge of what it’s like to work in a high-pressure environment are unique additions to her clinical training, interests, and practice. Casandra obtained a JD from Chicago-Kent College of Law and a Masters in Social Work from Loyola University Chicago, and completed a fellowship with the Chicago Center for Psychoanalysis.
Alicia Murphy, LPC
Psychotherapist (she/her)
Alicia works with people experiencing depression, anxiety, loneliness, low self-esteem, who are navigating mourning and grief, or having a hard time handling pressures from school, work, relationships, or society. She has helped people dealing with complicated family dynamics, who experienced complex trauma, felt unheard or unseen throughout their childhood, and find it difficult to make or maintain meaningful relationships. As a therapist, Alicia is passionate about supporting people who feel uncertain about their life direction and who may feel disconnected and unsure about pieces of their identity. She embraces working with people who identify as LGBTQ+ and those in or exploring non-monogamous relationships.
Alicia has experience working as a therapist in diverse settings, including college counseling and inpatient mental health. She holds a BA in Psychology (minor in Art) from Augustana College, and a Masters in Clinical Psychology from Roosevelt University, in Chicago.
Patricia Nolan, LCPC
Psychotherapist (she/her)
Patricia works with people who experienced complex trauma, intergenerational trauma, family of origin issues, loss and grief, depression, anxiety, self-injury, and chronic suicidal ideation. She has considerable experience as a therapist working with adults with histories of sexual abuse and sexual assault. While she has additional training in EMDR and somatic approaches to trauma recovery, Patricia primarily works from a psychodynamic perspective because this allows her patients to get to the root of their distress and produce transformative change in the relationship with themselves and with others.
Patricia became a psychotherapist after transitioning from decades of working in public finance, city planning, and community organizing. Recently, she worked for a law firm representing survivors of childhood sexual abuse, following years of serving as a clinical supervisor for a rape crisis center. Patricia holds a Master of Urban Planning from the University of Illinois and a Masters degree in Clinical Psychology from Benedictine University, and is engaged in a fellowship with the Chicago Center for Psychoanalysis.
Shiri Gross, LSW
Psychotherapist (she/her)
Shiri works with people who experience complex trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, grief, self-doubt, low self-esteem, perfectionism, shame, and struggle with emerging adulthood and identity. She understands the pervasive impact of childhood trauma and complex family dynamics, and supports people through challenging life transitions and in developing a sense of who they want to be in the world. As a therapist, Shiri believes that deep and authentic connection to others is essential to our sense of well-being.
Prior to becoming a therapist, Shiri lived in Florence, Italy, which gave her greater insight into how our cultural context informs our individual perspectives. She provides therapy to adults and couples in English and Italian. Shiri holds a BA in History (minor in Psychology) from the University of Pennsylvania, a Masters degree in Social Work from the University of Chicago, and has completed a fellowship with the Chicago Center for Psychoanalysis.
Maya Chehab, PsyM
Psychotherapist (she/her)
Maya works with people struggling with anxiety, depression and other mood disorders, addictions, and trauma, as well as those dealing with the impact of adverse childhood experiences. She also helps individuals and couples navigate cultural adjustment, interpersonal conflict, separation, loss, grief, perinatal and postnatal transitions, and parenting challenges. Her practice is informed by psychoanalysis and mindfulness, and she it welcomes the person as a whole by addressing their history, their background, their personality, and any somatic issues they might be facing.
Maya brings years of experience as a psychotherapist overseas, community-based work, and consulting with non-profit organizations supporting disadvantaged populations. These experience helped her develop a nuanced and meaningful understanding of personal struggles, relationships, family dynamics, behavioral patterns, and cultural diversity. Maya embraces her Middle Eastern roots and offer therapy in English, French, and Arabic.
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