CHOOSING THE RIGHT THERAPIST IS AN IMPORTANT DECISION...

Choosing a therapist is a big deal—maybe the biggest step of this season. You’re not here to scroll endless profiles; you want someone who gets what you’re carrying and can help you feel better, not busier.

That’s why our bios read like a conversation, not a résumé. We’re transparent about our experience, approach, and personalities so you can quickly sense fit—like meeting an old friend for coffee (or tea). Each profile shares who we work especially well with and a reminder that every clinician here is trained to support a wide range of concerns, from anxiety and depression to trauma, ADHD, relationship stress, and motherhood challenges.

Not sure where to start? Book a free 20‑minute consult and we’ll match you to a great fit. We offer in‑person sessions in Downers Grove, IL and online therapy throughout Illinois. Many of our therapists use EMDR and IFS‑informed approaches, and we also have Spanish‑speaking options.

JENNIFER BARRIOS, MA, LPC

Clinical Therapist

Best fit for:
Jenny is a calm, steady guide for women and teen girls moving through developmental/complex trauma, anxiety, and depression. She’s great at untangling attachment patterns, supporting neurodivergent clients, and helping moms carry the mental load. Clients with chronic medical concerns often feel especially understood.

Approach & training:
Thoughtful depth work, grounded in mindfulness and transpersonal counseling, with real‑life coping you can use between sessions. She’s EMDR‑trained (EMDR Chicago, Levels 1 & 2) and IFS‑informed with ongoing consultation—translation: trauma therapy that goes deep without losing safety or structure.

Good to know:
Bilingual Spanish/English (she often prefers counseling in Spanish) with family roots in Colombia. Youthful face, clinically mature presence. Telehealth only (Illinois).

CORI NELSON, MA, LPC

Clinical Therapist

Best fit for:
If you’re healing your “inner child” while raising actual children, navigating narcissistic abuse or divorce/co‑parenting, or feeling stuck in anxiety/depression loops, Cori meets you with heart and humor. She also supports eating and body‑image concerns (including GLP‑1 journeys) and gets the realities of special‑needs parenting.

Approach & training:
Cori blends trauma‑informed, polyvagal‑aware work with ACT/DBT skills, psychoeducation, and creative techniques—yes, memes and metaphor are her love language. Expect warmth, a few laughs, and honest feedback that moves therapy forward.

Good to know:
Clients describe her as refreshingly real and action‑oriented. Teen girls, especially, tend to eat up her no‑nonsense style.

LIZ BOHNSAK, MA, LCPC

Clinical Therapist

Best fit for:
Liz is a steady, compassionate therapist for overwhelmed moms (she’s a mom of multiples—she gets it!) and for women/teens navigating generational and attachment trauma, the inner critic, and work–life balance. She has a special place in her heart for ADHD and neurodivergence—your own or your child’s—and is growing her work with OCD.

Approach & training:
Collaborative, trauma‑informed care that pairs validation with practical tools. Liz is EMDR‑trained (EMDR Chicago, Levels 1 & 2) and integrates IFS‑informed work with ACT, DBT, CBT, feminist therapy, and somatic practices—so change lines up with your values and actually sticks.

Good to know:
Prior experience in inpatient, high school, and therapeutic day school settings. Clients often say sessions with Liz make the chaotic feel manageable.

BRIGETTE BRITTON

Interning Clinical Therapist (MA in Psychology in progress; The Chicago School, expected Fall 2026)

Best fit for:
Brigette is a warm fit for new and seasoned moms navigating postpartum shifts, identity, and mom‑guilt, as well as women healing relational trauma and codependency. She’s an encouraging partner for boundaries, communication, anxiety, depression, and stress.

Approach & training:
Relational, compassionate, and trauma‑informed, with a knack for turning insight into doable next steps. She completed a 40‑hour Domestic Violence training and brings rich lived experience from years supporting families. Christian faith integration is available on request.

Good to know:
Directly supervised by Sarah Czopek, MS, LCPC. Offers sliding‑scale sessions (as low as $15) and accepts BCBS PPO. Clients feel seen—and leave with a clear plan.

JACLYN MOY, MA, LPC

Clinical Therapist

Best fit for:
Jaclyn helps women and teen girls heal relational trauma, set respectful boundaries, and regulate emotions while moving through life transitions (college, early career, identity). She’s a welcoming fit for Asian/Asian‑American and first‑gen clients and speaks conversational Mandarin.

Approach & training:
Trauma‑informed and integrative (ACT/CBT/DBT) with IFS‑informed skills and ongoing consultation. EMDR training is scheduled for Dec 2025; she’s currently welcoming clients for EMDR history‑taking, resourcing, and stabilization, with reprocessing to follow after training. Christian faith integration available by request.

Good to know:
Insightful and grounded—an old soul who helps you go deep while keeping the next step crystal clear.

STEFANIE ROZBORSKI, MA, LPC*

Clinical Therapist *LPC pending

Best fit for:
When anxiety, low mood, or relationship stress are taking over, Stefanie brings calm and clarity. She shines with values‑based decision‑making, panic/stress tools, and helping teens and parents reset boundaries and communication.

Approach & training:
Friendly, conversational sessions with skills you can actually use. Stefanie integrates ACT/CBT/DBT with IFS‑informed language—present‑focused work that builds confidence and momentum. Christian faith integration available upon request.

Good to know:
Mom of three, fluent in car lines and calendar chaos. Expect empathy, structure, and zero judgment.

TABITHA JIRSA, MA, PhD ABD, LPC

Clinical Therapist 

Best fit for (adults only):
Tabitha is a go‑to for emotionally intense or highly sensitive adult women, including those with ADHD and other neurodivergence, shame spirals, abandonment fears, and all‑or‑nothing thinking. She’s comfortable with BPD‑spectrum presentations and offers IFS-Informed EMDR intensives for focused healing.

Approach & training:
Parts‑based, trauma‑informed therapy with both heart and structure. Tabitha is EMDR‑trained (EMDR Chicago, Levels 1 & 2), completed IFS Circles, and has advanced IFS‑Informed EMDR training. She blends insight with a clear plan so big shifts feel safer and more sustainable. Christian faith integration available by request.

Good to know:
Self‑described nerd (Pokemon, gaming) who connects beautifully with analytic, creative, and neurodivergent clients. Adults only.

SUMIAYA CAUGHEY, MA, LCPC

Clinical Therapist & Supervisor

Best fit for:
Gentle and steady, Sumiaya supports women working through mom‑guilt, perfectionism, grief and loss, and the big transitions of emerging adulthood through motherhood. High achievers who need both compassion and accountability tend to exhale in her office.

Approach & training:
A seasoned clinician (15+ years) and RYT‑500 yoga teacher, she weaves mindfulness and somatic practices with CBT/ACT. Sumiaya is EMDR‑trained (EMDR Chicago, Levels 1 & 2), completed IFS Circles, and offers IFS‑informed EMDR intensives—care that is both grounded and deeply healing.

Good to know:
Professional, approachable, and a fellow mom who understands the mental load. Progress here is calm, clear, and durable.

SARAH BACANI, MSW, LCSW

Clinical Therapist

Best fit for:
Sarah is especially skilled with moms of teens navigating communication and connection, and with driven professionals (physicians, executives) who feel “never enough.” She helps untangle how past trauma shows up in current relationships and builds stress‑management that actually fits your life.

Approach & training:
Gentle and direct in equal measure. Sarah is EMDR‑trained (EMDR Chicago, Levels 1 & 2), completed IFS Circles, and regularly integrates IFS with mindfulness, ACT/DBT/CBT. Christian faith integration is available upon request.

Good to know:
Telehealth only (Illinois). Homeschooling mom of five—she brings deep compassion and very practical structure to sessions.

SARAH CZOPEK, MS, LCPC

Owner & Executive Director | Speaker, Trainer, Consultant

Best fit for (organizations & clinicians):
Sarah provides EMDR & IFS trainings, workshops, and consultation for teams who want practical, trauma‑informed care that works. Popular topics include IFS‑informed EMDR (from prep to reprocessing), complex/attachment trauma, maternal mental health, parts‑based case conceptualization, faith‑and‑therapy integration, and building trauma‑informed teams.

Approach & training:
An EMDRIA‑Certified and IFS‑Certified specialist, Sarah brings clear frameworks, humor, and plenty of real‑world application (usually with a cup of loose‑leaf tea nearby).

Good to know:
Not accepting therapy clients; focused on speaking, program development, supervision, and clinical training.

Marcy Gainer

Client Care Coordinator

Marcy is our rockstar Client Care Coordinator, who you'll meet when you schedule your free consultation. She matches clients with their best fit therapist, helps clients schedule appointments, addresses billing concerns, and checks in to make sure you're feeling great about the direction of your therapy. She'll be your go-to for questions about anything administrative during your counseling journey here at GGC.

Marcy greets all clients with kindness and compassion. Whatever your question, Marcy will help you find the answer!

Marcy can be reached at [email protected]. 

Hannah Cohen

Operations Coordinator

Hannah is our delightful Ops Coordinator, responsible for helping GGC run smoothly. Hannah manages aspects of our intake process, practice metrics, marketing, executive assistant tasks, and more. She is just one of the many friendly faces you will encounter as a client of GGC!

Tammy Bristol

Sales & Operations Manager 

Tammy helps all of our processes run like a well-oiled machine at GGC, and keeps us connected to referral partners and other folks within the local community. 

Tammy can be reached at tammy.bristol@graceandgratitudecounseling.com.