Champaign

411 E Park St
Ste 106
Champaign, IL 61820

Brittney has over 15 years of experience working with children and their families in Central Illinois. She graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a BS in Special Education in 2004 and a MS in (Elementary) Education in 2013. Brittney completed the MSW program at UIUC in 2019 and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Brittney has extensive training and experience in treating childhood and family-based trauma, anxiety, depression, disruptive behaviors, and other psychiatric disorders. Brittney is LBGTQ+ affirming and welcomes children and adolescents with co-occurring Autistic or cognitive disorders, as well as parents/caregivers and young adults. 

I believe that everyone is deserving of high quality and easily accessible mental health care that takes place in a safe, supportive environment. As such, I am committed to the continual work of reducing barriers to mental health care, maintaining a highly qualified team of counselors, and nurturing safe, comfortable spaces for the individuals and communities we serve.

—Brittney

Life is complicated, and for every one of us, there comes a time when we feel lost, alone, or trapped in our circumstances. Whether we are struggling with depression and anxiety, having trouble in a relationship, or weighing heavy questions of our identity and where we fit into the world, sometimes we can’t just figure things out on our own. For people in the LGBTQ+ community, couples, and nonmonogamous people, there can be even more challenges to navigate. We all need someone to listen to us, help us untangle the messy bits, and work with us to improve our lives. I believe that taking charge of our lives by making deep, meaningful changes within ourselves is like magic. I take an eclectic approach to help you see your strengths and use them to build the life you want to have. I will help you learn coping strategies and new skills to navigate what life throws at you.

—Daniel

Daniel is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a Bachelor’s and Master’s of Social Work from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and an Associate in Arts with a focus on social sciences from Parkland College. He uses an eclectic strengths-based, person-centered approach including CBT, DBT, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Mindfulness-Based methods, and EMDR.

He specializes in working with transgender and gender-non-conforming clients, has been a member of WPATH since 2023, and will write Letters of Support for gender confirming procedures with established clients.  Additionally, he has completed Level 1 Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy, and uses Gottman Method Couples Therapy in his work. Daniel also works with non-monogamous relationships, both with individuals and relationship groups.

Araceli is a Latina therapist who attended the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and earned both a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree with a Social Work concentration in schools. Araceli is a Licensed Social Worker, and after working two years at a public school district, she has learned to truly admire one-on-one counseling. As a Social Worker with a diverse professional background, Araceli is committed to continuous growth and improvement. Whether her clients need guidance through life’s challenges or a listening ear, Araceli is here to support her clients as they work towards their own definition of success. Araceli’s specialties include LGBTQ+/Gender-Affirming care, Depression, Anxiety, and ADHD. She also has a special interest in helping her clients break the cycle of generational trauma and working collaboratively with her clients to support healing, health, and wellness. 

In my practice, I use empathy and humor to create a supportive therapeutic environment. I utilize diverse practices and tailor therapeutic techniques to meet my clients’ needs by educating, encouraging, and providing a safe space to help clients reach their personal therapy goals.”

—Araceli

 I focus on helping people to make behavioral changes that will eventually lead to feeling differently, rather than focusing on building insight. Neurons that fire together wire together. Truly we learn best by doing, over and over again.”

—Katrina

Katrina Halfaker is a Licensed Social Worker who specializes in treating OCD and PTSD, with experience providing care for many other mental health conditions. Certified in Exposure and Response Prevention (E/RP), she identifies strongly as an ‘exposure therapist’ first and foremost. She received her Master’s degree in Advanced Clinical Social Work from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and furthered her education at the Behavior Therapy Training Institute developed by the International OCD Foundation. She enjoys blending evidence-based therapies and is currently studying to receive an additional certification in Poetry Therapy from the International Federation of Biblio/Poetry Therapy. 

Christina holds a Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Lincoln Christian University and a Bachelor’s in Sociology from Eastern Illinois University. With over 20 years of experience as a social worker, she has worked with adults, adolescents, and older adults across a wide range of needs—including severe and persistent mental illness, trauma, neurodivergence, and developmental disabilities.

Christina’s therapeutic style is client-centered, strength-based, and trauma-informed. She integrates a variety of evidence-based approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Attachment Theory, Mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, and Family Systems.

She specializes in supporting individuals facing depression, anxiety, psychosis, trauma, life transitions (such as grief and chronic illness or pain), body image and self-esteem issues, and spiritual concerns. Christina is deeply committed to creating a safe, supportive space where clients can heal, grow, and move toward greater self-understanding and fulfillment.

When we go through the storms of life we can feel alone and misunderstood.  My goal is to provide you with a safe space that is empathetic and trauma-informed, so that you can be your true self without judgment. You deserve to see yourself as the amazing person that you are and to experience joy despite what life has thrown your way. I want to help you meet your therapy goals!”

—Christina

“Let’s work together to create a path toward resilience, understanding, and lasting
change. Healing doesn’t mean changing who you are–it’s helping you feel safe enough to be yourself. There is power in connection and I strive to create a safe, supportive space where healing and growth can take place.”

—Chelsea

Chelsea is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a Master of Social Work from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Chelsea specializes in working with children, adolescents, teens, and families, offering a trauma-informed, compassionate approach tailored to meet the unique needs of each client.

Chelsea’s background includes clinical experience in residential treatment and adoption preservation, which has deepened her understanding of complex family dynamics, attachment, and trauma. Chelsea has supported children and families
with navigating anxiety, depression, ADHD, PTSD, behavioral challenges, attachment disorders, and family transitions.

Chelsea’s approach is individualized and rooted in empowerment, connection, and play. Whether through Cognitive- behavioral Therapy (CBT), play-based interventions such as Theraplay, or creative expression, Chelsea aims to create a therapeutic environment where each client feels seen, heard, and supported.

Together, we’ll focus on building trust, strengthening relationships, and developing tools to support emotional growth and healing.

Alyssa received her Master of Social Work and Bachelor of Science in Psychology degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. During her time in school, she engaged in crucial mental health outreach on campus as both a paraprofessional and graduate assistant at the U of I Counseling Center. As a therapist, she focuses on working with teen and adult individuals with a variety of concerns including depression, anxiety, trauma, self-harm, identity concerns, difficulties with life transitions, grief, and more. She particularly enjoys working with LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent clients as well as those in non-monogamous or otherwise non-traditional relationships. She likes to relate to her clients with humor and genuine empathy, meeting them where they are so she is better able to help them get to where they want to be.

Alyssa works from a person-centered perspective that emphasizes empathy, collaboration, autonomy, and harm reduction. She integrates a variety of approaches and strategies with varying levels of structure depending on the client. Alyssa regularly utilizes motivational interviewing in her work with clients, keeping them in the driver’s seat as they explore the changes they want to make. 

Alyssa is a therapist you can relate with, laugh alongside, or just feel heard and understood instead of judged by. She emphasizes that she is not here for quick fixes, but to promote long-term, sustainable changes and provide unconditional positive regard. Alyssa’s goal is to work and learn together as you discover the best path toward healing for you.

My goal is to provide a safe and inclusive space where clients feel empowered to make decisions, build upon their strengths, and work toward the goals that are important to them. I don’t aim to heal but to foster an environment where my clients can work toward healing, whatever the pace may be.”

—Alyssa

My role in counseling is to meet the client where they are in life and be that helping hand to pull them back up, work together to set goals and figure out what they want out of life. Our past doesn’t have to define us. When we acknowledge where we’ve been and how we got there, we can move forward into a new way of life that provides us with hope.”

—Byron

Byron holds a Bachelor of Social Work and Master of Social Work from the University of Illinois. Byron became a social worker because he understands what it’s like to have no purpose or direction in life and hope for things to improve without knowing where to begin. He understands it in a way that no amount of schooling could ever teach. Byron knows how the brain can fundamentally disrupt every other aspect of your body and how your emotions can distort things—emotions you didn’t even know you had. 

Byron has experience with Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), which is a treatment aimed towards OCD and anxiety disorders, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing and mindfulness-based methods. Byron is able to work in collaboration with clients, drawing on their existing strengths and supports to find solutions to the many difficult experiences that people face on their journey through life. He has over three years of experience working in an inpatient residential facility specializing in mental health crisis and substance use.

“Grant” Scott is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a degree in school counseling. Grant served in a k-12 educational setting for 3 years prior to the pandemic and has 5 years of experience working in outpatient settings. He sees children, teens, adults, couples, and families.

After losing his life partner to cancer in 2018, he has a passion for grief counseling. Grant uses client-centered approaches coupled with DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) and CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) to assist with mood disorders such as Bipolar Disorder and depression. He is also EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) Trained and proficient in CPT (Cognitive Processing Therapy) for the treatment of PTSD. 

Additionally, Grant is a member of WPATH working towards his 2 year certification. He began his own medical transition in 2023 and understands how important it is for individuals to live their most authentic life. He meets his clients wherever they are at in their journey with a desire to help them embrace the strength that’s been within them along the way.

I strive to assist clients with their emotional regulation strategies. Emotions serve as signals that motivate action, communicate our needs, and foster connections. Coupled with behavioral interventions, emotional intelligence can help us create a sense of purpose and meaning in life.”

—Grant (he/they)