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- Let’s Talk about Mental Health in the Workplace
- How Do We Prepare Our Children For This New School Year?
- Josselyn Welcomes Louis Kraus, M.D. as Medical Director
- Ways to Support Someone In An Abusive Situation
- Four Self-Care Tips for How to Deal with Anxiety
- Bullying: What To Do If I’m Bullied
- Online Self-Care Course Curbed Depression, Anxiety, YSPH Finds
- Why Self-Care is Hard for Depressed Individuals
- Signs of Abuse
- LGBTQ Resource List
- Thinking of Coming Out?
- Virtual Postpartum Support Group Helps Moms Through Challenges Of Caring For New Baby
- Moms’ Mental Health Matters
- Love, factually: 11 tips for reducing relationship stress
- Maintaining a Healthy Relationship
- Sexual Harassment
- What It Really Takes To Stop Sexual Harassment
- How To Handle Stress At Work
- Tips For Coping With Stress
- Suicide Risk Factors, Protective Factors, and Warning Signs
- Recognizing Suicidal Behavior
- How To Cope With Traumatic Stress
- Five Ways to Support Someone Who Has Experienced a Traumatic Event
- How to Be a Better Ally to Your Black Colleagues
- A Leader’s Guide to Talking About Bias
- What To Do if Your Workplace is Anxiety-Inducing
- What Can Be Done To Help Someone Who Is Being Bullied?
- Pandemic Tips For Adults
- Announcing a Child Psychiatry A-Team at Josselyn
- Meagan Maas, MD
- Josselyn Receives Five-Year $625K Federal Grant for Mental Health First Aid
- Eric Etherton
- World Mental Health Day in Our Corner of the World
- Eradicating Barriers to Mental Health Care for Low Income People in NE Illinois
- Take 5 For Mental Health – Sheriff Tom Dart
- Mark Anderson: Amazing Grace
- Josselyn Community Open House
- Sydney Kalainov
- Cook County Commissioner Scott Britton Advocates For Mental Health
- Surviving The Family Holiday
- Mary Womsley
- Holiday Help
- Take 5 For Mental Health – Senator Laura Fine
- A Regional Mental Health Center of Excellence
- Isabel Egan
- Daily Herald: Northbrook trustees lean in favor of Josselyn Center’s sign proposal
- Josselyn’s New Year Resolution: Mental health for all.
- Take 5 For Mental Health – Courtney Cook
- Martin Luther King, Jr., Equity and Mental Health
- Black History Month and Mental Health
- Josselyn Hires Laci Gatewood as First-Ever COO
- “Pretending To Be Heroic”
- Racism and Mental Health
- Take 5 For Mental Health – Terri Webb
- Crain’s Award to Laci Gatewood
- Strong Women Who Enable Mental Health For All
- Take 5 For Mental Health – Shylee Saladi
- Teen Intensive Outpatient Program
- Josselyn’s 14th Annual Spring Luncheon
- Take 5 For Mental Health – Jessica Catlin
- Josselyn’s Spring Luncheon Raises More Than $87K for Youth Programming
- We Want You!
- Take 5 For Mental Health – Susan Schmitt Winchester
- Josselyn Adds Fourth Building To Its Northfield Campus
- What To Say?
- Live Out Loud
- A Time for Pride and Advocacy
- Reflections on Pride Month
- Take 5 For Mental Health – Dani Herrera Dent
- Grief and Trauma Resources
- Community Mental Health In The Wake Of Mass Tragedy
- Camp Neeka’s 2022 Season
- Josselyn’s Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Program
- 5 Ways To Manage Back-To-School Stress
- Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
- The Gorgeous Jackie Waldstein
- National Hispanic Heritage Month
- Take 5 For Mental Health – Pablo Alvarez
- Recognition and Reflection
- 5 Signs Your Student May Be Struggling With Their Mental Health
- Tips To Manage Holiday Stress
- Record-Setting Fundraising at A Night for Josselyn 2022
- Josselyn Is Grateful For Our Supporters
- New Chief Growth Officer Starts at Josselyn
- Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Individual Placement and Support
- Supporting Teens with a Higher Level of Care
- Life of Service
- Mental Health Stigma in Black Communities
- Kenilworth Union Church Awards Josselyn $116,000 Grant
- Black History Month Millennial Style
- United Against Hate
- Senator Laura Fine Visits Josselyn
- Josselyn: Our Regional Center of Mental Health Excellence
- Family Service of Lake County Joins Josselyn
- Family Service of Lake County Merger
- Josselyn Named Agency Partner of the Year
- Josselyn Has Trained Nearly 2,000 Adults and Teens in Mental Health First Aid
- Parenting Children as They Explore Gender Identity
- LGBTQIA+ History
- Josselyn Introduces Transportation Services for IOP Clients
- Highland Park Shooting One-Year Remembrance
- In Memoriam: Rev. Dr. Gilbert W. Bowen, Josselyn Trustee
- Josselyn’s Camp Neeka Expands to Second Location, Serves More Than 85 Children
- Announcing 12 Schreiber Scholarship Recipients
- Navigating Back-to-School Stress
- A Look Inside Josselyn’s Nuestro Center
- Josselyn Awarded $3M Grant from Lake County American Rescue Plan Act Funding
- Fostering Growth and Excellence
- Josselyn Expands Its Living Room Program
- Josselyn’s Annual Signature Event Raised $348,000
- Managing Holiday Stress
- Science-Based Self Care Tips for Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Josselyn Expands Reach with the Opening of Grayslake Location
- Beyond Therapy
- Josselyn’s School-Based Support
- Friends and Supporters Gather to Celebrate Josselyn’s New Grayslake Location
- Breaking Generational Curses
- Josselyn’s Trailblazing Female Leaders
- Empowered Women: Three Leaders at Josselyn
- A Year of Unity for Greater Impact
- Josselyn Launches 75th Anniversary Capital Campaign
- Josselyn’s Record-Breaking Spring Luncheon
- Josselyn Featured on NBC 5’s “Mental Health Monday”
- Mental Health and the LGBTQIA+ Community
- Josselyn Named to Crain’s Chicago Business Fast 50
- Camp Neeka 2024: A Summer of Growth
- Back-to-School Success: Tips for Parents
- Unmet Mental Health Needs: How Community Mental Health Boards Can Help
- Josselyn Reaches New Milestone with Largest Clinical Intern Class Ever
- Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
- Josselyn Thanks Its Supporters for a Record Fundraising Event
- Josselyn Introduces the EMDR Initiative
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Staff Bios
- Alison B. Pollack
- Amanda Steinhoff
- Ana Ferraz
- Ana Ruiz
- Angelica Avila
- Angelika Bochnak
- Angelita Sanchez
- Ann Blymire
- Anna Lydka
- Annette Lemancik
- Ashley Alford
- Bernadette Kaleta
- Brian Rosenberg
- Bunmi Bayode
- Caitlin Parrott
- Camilo Morales Hormiga
- Chloe Brodner
- Crystal Ortega-Pantoya
- Emily Sannini
- Evelyn Dalenheim
- Frannie Rutstein
- Gina Torre
- Hannah Stewart
- Heidi Kalman
- Ivett Arambula
- Jacky Swietochowski
- Jake Royko
- JB Burstein
- Jen Castro
- Jessica Catlin
- John Cahill
- Kristin Kunz
- Langston Roberson
- Lauren Pickard
- Leilani Barrera
- Linda Weiss
- Liz Fruth
- Maggie Nash
- Marcine Anckle
- Maria Velazquez
- Maribel Belen-Figueroa
- Marijke Sommer
- Matthew Frank
- Meghan Rosenzweig
- Melissa Frick
- Michael Scholl
- Mike Pignato
- Monica Carrasco
- Niesha Myles
- Noorani Noorani
- Oscar Medrano
- Patrick Justin
- Robin Doerge
- Ruth Lizcano
- Sandra Blank
- Sondra Haney
- Stella Barrutia
- Susan Resko
- Vanessa Wolters
- Veronique Morales
- Wanda Irby-Coleman
- Elizabeth Harari
- Alex Coello
- Marissa Murillo Zavala
- Cale Wardell
- Andrew Hamlyn
- Cynthia Morales
- Ann Harvey
- Becca Wilkinson
- Carolina Salazar-Prado
- Dawn Bishop
- Heidi Rivas
- Jennifer Bonner
- Jeremy-Claude Papillon
- Joanna Soukoulis
- Jocelyn Fontalvo
- Justine Fernandez
- Kurt Messerle
- Trey Politte
- Margaret Engel
- Marielena Gonzalez
- Naomi Bowman
- Nathalia Henrickson
- Rachel Alfonso
- Mary Bowers
- Nina Becker
- Patty Fields-Perry
- Sabina Hanani
- Thomas Tharayil
- Erika Bersch
- Latahra Smith
- Vinicio Larios Garcia
- Bozena Garvey
- Sara Flanagan
- Nicole Anderson
- Mariana Polania
- Kathryn Moreno
- Mary Mahurin
- Jessica Hoekenga
- Greg Paulus
- Rubi Bolles
- Branka Mackic
- Alex Burg
- Maria Martinez Munoz
- Lilian Galvez
- Loren Scheman
- Katie Cure
- Kristina Skof
- Maggie Wehde
- Nicole Denman
- Cooper Fredricksen
- Briana Jackson
- Rebeca Gomez
- Ashley Leanos
- Charity Williams
- Bridget Murphy
- Adriana Carrera
- Becky Shulman
- MK Barley-Jenkins
- Tzvi Yaakov Miretzky
- Eugene Boone
- Jennifer Doran
- Isabel Egan
- Liliana Ashbacher
- Alexis Vaselopulos
- Mariana Eguren-Cosma
- Ami Campbell
- Dragana Babin
- Andrea Burruss
- Litzy Rodriguez
- Nicolette DiCosola
- Bridget Owens
- Sarah Landicho
- Randy Weis
- Elizabeth Armstrong
- Yarlenny Zuñiga
- Sophia Santos
- Amy Hong
- Kim Wolfe
- Jhoana Mendoza Torres
- Emily Chalkley
- Lesly Alonso
- Anissa Calvin
- Gustavo Rodriguez Flores
- Nadine Wengroff
- Tim Murphy
- Sophia Hong
- Marjorie Lau
- Tessa McKenna
- Ashley Perez
- Ejaz Jafri
- Iveth Bueno
- Megan Jaenicke
- Rebecca Alcaraz
- Eve Viner
- Joann Jacobs
- Marisol Herrera
- Sami Mousli
- Krista Pixley
- Diane Gorman
- Gabriela Strobehn
- Elba Garnica
- Diana Nunez Ramos
- Julia Hall
- Monica Hernandez Gamez
- Jocy Rodriguez
- Mike Nauheimer
- Nia Delgado
- Guadalupe Balderas Barragan
- Marco Camacho
- Erick Diaz
- Gabriela Cervantes
- Itzel Gutierrez
- Julia Wellisch
- T’Keyah Jones
- Audrey Gothard
- Colby Brooks
- Gabriela Leyva
- Lauren Crisostomo
- Mary Ivasyutyn
- Adrian Cebula
- Cintia Max
- Eva Papajohn
- Jamie Wineman
- Maria Jose Silos Suarez
- Michelle Clements
- Allie Klappert
- Alyssa Smith
- Amber Qadri
- Anca Varvara-Piccozzi
- Avia Paz
- Camila Tobon
- Georgia Pappas
- Hannah Kaplan
- Jess Jacobson
- Kristie Walstrum
- Lindsey Faloona
- Margarita Mendoza
- Rebecca Friedman
- Tami Yeager
- Sarah Grossman
- Star Hyams
- Ashlee Clark
- Emily Robinson
- Erika Zenchak
- Jocelyn Torres
- Llicel Martinez
- Jessica Arroyo Ortiz
- Ricardo Sotres
- Elizabeth Santonelli
- Megan Kowalski
- Amanda Pahlow
- Ashley Farmer
- Claire Reiser
- Jessica Tenezaca
- Julie Hansen
- Allie Wyland
- Catherine (Cathy) Fields
- Michelle Millan
- Evan Finger
- Taleen Rantis
- Carly Fishman
- Keila Mexicano
- Andrea Gutierrez
- Brandon Scott
- Destinèe Taylor
- Ericka Contreras
- Larry Garrett
- Michael Fruel
- Abby Vogler
- Isabel Bouhl
- Maxine Finger
- Haley Hoffman
- Jana Silva
- Ruby Cendejas Ochoa
- Jackie Gutierrez
- Sarahi Hernandez
- Irma Perez
- Charles Rupp
- Lola Bernal
- Kristin Miranda
- Rachel Tamer
- Brennan Prisk
- Gwen Corrigan
- Emi Marie
- Darane Santos Casillas
- Marilu Martinez
- Jennifer Martinez
- Julissa Bueno
- Brian Hides
- Laura Centrella
- Ashley Prakash
- Julianne Kulow
- Madeleine Garlisch
- Samuel Spaeth
Staff Credentials
- Adult Nurse Practitioner-Board Certified (ANP-BC)
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)
- Bachelor of Arts (BA)
- Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Public Relations
- Bachelor of Science (BS)
- Bachelor of Science in Business Management/Human Resource Management Concentration
- Bachelor of Science in Health Administration
- Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapist (BC-DMT)
- Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work (BCD)
- Certified Alcohol Drug Counselor (CADC)
- Certified Career Counselor (CCC)
- Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist - Individual (CCTSI)
- Certified Recovery Support Specialist (CRSS)
- Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC)
- Doctor of Medicine (MD)
- Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Family Nurse Practitioner - Board Certified (FNP-BC)
- Juris Doctorate, Health Care Law
- Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC)
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
- Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
- Licensed Social Worker (LSW)
- Master of Arts (MA)
- Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology
- Master of Arts in Dance/Movement Therapy and Couples and Family Therapy (MA)
- Master of Arts in Psychotherapy
- Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Master of Education (M.Ed)
- Master of Education in Counseling (M.Ed.)
- Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
- Master of Health Administration (MHA)
- Master of Science (M.Sc)
- Master of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis (M.Sc)
- Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC)
- Master of Social Work (MSW)
- Mental Health First Aid Instructor
- National Certified Counselor (NCC)
- PhD in Business Administration
- Professional Educator License (PEL)
- Professional Educator License (PEL), School Social Worker Endorsement
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner-Board Certified (PMHNP-BC)
- Registered Art Therapist (ATR)
- Registered Dance/Movement Therapist (R-DMT)
- Registered Nurse (RN)