We are a caring team of professionals, under one roof, dedicated to meeting all of your individual counseling needs.
Douglas Neal, Psy.D
Counselor
Dr. Neal has been practicing in the Chicago/Crystal Lake area for over 35 years. He loves helping his clients (children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families) attain the healing and wholeness they desire.
Expertise:
Kristina Polley, RN, LCSW
Counselor
Kristina is a licensed clinical social worker who completed her Master’s degree at Aurora University. She has been a practicing clinician for over 30 years, providing therapy to individuals, adolescents, adults, families, and couples.
Expertise:
- Anxiety & OCD
- Caretaking Challenges
- Depression
- Eating Disorders
- Codependency
- Infidelity Recovery
- Marriage & Family
- Relationship Issues
- Stage of life & transition
- Teen Girls / Young Women
- Women
- Trauma Recovery
Zach Neal, MA
Counselor
Zach specializes in working with teens, young adults, and men’s issues. He completed his Masters Degree in Counseling and Psychological Services at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, and a Bachelors in Psychology from Columbia College of Missouri.
Expertise:
Carrie Reynolds, LCPC
Counselor
Carrie is a licensed clinical professional counselor with a masters degree in human services counseling from National Louis University. She has over twenty years of experience working with children and adolescents.
Expertise:
- Children
- Adolescents
- Child Counseling
- Play Therapy
- Trauma-Informed
- Domestic Violence
- Sexual Abuse / Trauma
- PTSD
- Teens
- Young Adults
Maria Mangiardi, LCPC
Counselor
Maria received both her Bachelor of Science in health care leadership and Master of Science in community counseling from National Louis University.
Expertise:
- Ages 18+
- Substance Abuse
- Gambling
- Holistic / Spiritual
- LGBTQ
- Sexual Orientation
- Transgender
- Work / Career
- Anxiety & OCD
- Couples / Relationship issues
- Women
- Ethnic identities
Zachary Schmidt, LPC, NCC
Counselor
Zachary specializes in working with teens, young adults, and men’s issues. Zachary’s approach to counseling is truly getting to know and understand who his clients are in an open environment. He uses genuine and honest conversations without any judgment to fully connect.
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