Therapists
Alyssa Jaquelyn, MA, LPC, CBIT
• I work with Children, Adolescents, Young Adults, Adults, Couples, Families, LGBTQ+ Folks, People with Tourette’s Syndrome
• I focus in supporting these areas: Divorce, Family Blending, Family Conflict, Grief and Loss, Sexual/Gender Identity Issues, Women’s Issues
• I specialize in working with people who present with ADHD, Anxiety, Behavioral Problems, Depression, Eating Disorders/Body Dysmorphia, Family Issues, Grief and Loss, Life Adjustments
• Types of treatments I use: ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), Client-centered Psychotherapy, Expressive Therapies (including play and/or art), Mindfulness
• Language(s) I speak: English
About Me: I had been acting, singing, and dancing on Chicago stages for two decades before realizing how analogous theater was to therapy. Both concerned focusing on and listening to the other person present, as well as responding authentically. One of my favorite stage roles took place in Evanston at Light Opera Works; I was a chanteuse singer who supposedly "sang like a frog"!
Alyssa Jaquelyn, MA, LPC, CBIT, is a Licensed Professional Counselor who joined the team at Family Service Center in 2022. Upon earning her Master of Counseling at National Louis University in 2004, she began working at Therapy Through the Arts in Evanston, engaging therapies that involve art, drama, and writing. Her collaboration with children, adolescents, and teens continued at Childserv in Chicago, Metropolitan Family Services in Evanston, and The Eating Recovery Center in Northbrook. She is one of the few certified CBIT (Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics) practitioners in the nation. In addition, Ms. Jaquelyn counsels young adults, adults, families, and groups who are attending to issues such as parenting struggles, relational difficulties, life transitions, anxiety, OCD, ADHD, depression and other mood disorders, psychotic disorders, eating disorders, and grief and loss. Her therapeutic process is eclectic, incorporating humanistic, client-centered, CBT, DBT, problem-solving, creative, and mindful approaches. She is a true believer that there is always hope for healing and attaining one’s own sense of life satisfaction.