Find Relief with Online Therapy in Chicago & Illinois
Supporting you when anxiety, family stress, or emotional exhaustion feel too heavy to carry alone — with care that meets you where you are.
✔ Insurance accepted
✔ Culturally affirming, inclusive care
✔ Virtual therapy across Illinois
Life doesn’t look or feel the way you wish it did.
On the outside, you’re doing what you’re supposed to do.
You show up. You get through the day. You handle things.
But inside, you’re tired in a way that sleep doesn’t fix.
You might feel stretched thin, on edge, or emotionally worn down — like you’re always holding something together.
Maybe you keep telling yourself you should be able to handle this, but lately it feels harder to keep pushing through the same way you always have.
Something feels off. And you’re not sure how much longer you can keep carrying it like this.
Maybe you’re here because…
you look fine to everyone else, but inside you feel exhausted
family situations leave you replaying conversations and wondering if you’re the problem
you feel guilty resting, saying no, or needing anything at all
you’ve been the strong one for so long that you don’t know what you need anymore
part of you knows something has to change, even if you can’t explain it yet
We want you to hear this clearly: nothing is wrong with you.
If you’re worn down, overwhelmed, or barely holding things together some days, that makes sense. When you’ve spent a long time taking care of others, keeping the peace, or carrying emotional weight that went unseen, it catches up to you.
Feeling anxious, shut down, resentful, or unsure of yourself doesn’t mean you’re failing. It means you’ve been surviving in situations that asked a lot of you.
Therapy isn’t about fixing who you are. It’s about helping you make sense of what you’ve been carrying — and giving you space to finally take a breath.
MEET YOUR THERAPISTS
Healing happens when you feel safe, understood, and respected.
Our therapists are warm, skilled, and deeply committed to culturally responsive, trauma-informed care. We work with women, Black and Brown clients, LGBTQIA+ folks, teens, and adults across Illinois.
You don’t have to explain your identity.
You don’t have to justify your experiences.
You don’t have to shrink yourself here.
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Summer Stewart, PsyD
Young Adults and Adults
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Samreen Ahmed, LSW
Teens, Young Adults, Adults
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Therin Slayton, PsyD
Young Adults and Adult
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Fabiola Felix, MSW
Teens, Young Adults and Adults
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Aretha Steele, PsyD
Young Adults and Adults
What We Help With
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Anxiety Therapy
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Depression Therapy
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Trauma Therapy
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BIPOC Therapy
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LGBTQIA+ Therapy
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Relationships
What Our Clients Are Saying
Getting Started is Simple
We know reaching out can feel like a lot — so we make this part as easy as possible.
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GET MATCHED
We’ll connect you with a therapist in Illinois who truly gets it.
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SEE CHANGE
We’ll walk beside you through the hard days, the breakthroughs, and everything in between.
Trauma-Informed Online Therapy in Chicago & Illinois
At Mindful Healing Counseling, we provide trauma-informed online therapy for adults, teens, couples, and families across Chicago and Illinois—especially for those who feel exhausted from holding it together and are ready for support that actually feels supportive.
We support clients with anxiety, trauma, family stress, chronic guilt, burnout, identity shifts, and life transitions that feel heavier than expected.
Our approach is collaborative, culturally responsive, affirming, and paced to your nervous system — not rushed, not one-size-fits-all.
Therapy That Meets You Where You Are
You deserve a space where you don’t have to explain yourself or minimize your pain.
At Mindful Healing Counseling, we honor your full humanity — your culture, your identity, your lived experiences, and the strength it took to get here.
Here, you are seen, valued, and fully welcomed—exactly as you are.
We’re Not Just Therapists—We’re Your Partners in Healing
True healing starts the moment you feel safe enough to lay down your armor and be seen for who you really are.
We’ll walk beside you as you heal, grow, and build a life that feels more like your own.