Meet Our Psychotherapists

Cindy received her Master's in Social Work form Loyola University of Chicago.  She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and has been in clinical practice since 1986 with adults and couples.  Cindy is a member of both the National Association of Social Workers and the Academy of Clinical Social Workers.  She provides a safe place where clients can be vulnerable with their whole self - both the beauty and brokenness.  Cindy specializes in depression, anxiety, relational issues, trauma, and identity.  She is certified both in the Gottman Institute Level I and the Allender Center Trauma Training.

Cindy is gifted in helping couples navigate through deep difficulties in their relationship.  Emotional and physical intimacy are desired yet sometimes unconscionably feared.  Cindy offers an empathetic space where conflict can be explored, wounds forgiven, acceptance can be received, and love can be restored.  She also works with mid-life concerns including empty nest, retirement, and caregiver issues.  Working with Cindy becomes a sacred place of transformation where vulnerability, humor, insight, and courage lead to the genuine self and new life.  She works at both the Wheaton and Barrington offices.

“Sometimes just opening the door is the toughest part of the journey.”
–Anonymous

Discovering who you are, who you were truly meant to be, is the profound inner change that comes from following the desires of your heart. There is purpose for those longings. How you face these invitations will shape what your life will become, how you hope, and who are in your relationships. Fear, anger, shame, and control often conceal the deepest longings and stymie a person’s growth. I provide hope to that situation by guiding the transformation process toward clarity, self-definition, and life’s purpose.