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Expertise and Caring
Our Team
All of our team is dedicated to providing excellent care, in the context of a caring therapeutic relationship. To learn more about each therapist, please view their bio to understand their background, expertise, passion, and approach. Our intake team will help to determine who will be a good fit for you and your family.
Once you have contacted us, an intake therapist will follow up with you to schedule a time for a screening call. This process allows us to find the best therapist match for your needs!
Once you have contacted us, an intake therapist will follow up with you to schedule a time for a screening call. This process allows us to find the best therapist match for your needs!
Alison Stoll, LCPC (she/her/hers)
Clinical Therapist
I believe therapy requires authenticity and curiosity. I have a profound respect for the way our minds diligently work to protect and shield us from unwanted experiences as well as the ability to interpret the world around us. I work hard in building trust before asking anyone to reveal what they have experienced or what...
Amanda Addiego, LCSW (she/her/hers)
Clinical Therapist
Amanda Addiego, LCSW provides therapy for adults, children, teens, and families. She specializes in working with individuals who are feeling overwhelmed and impacted by stress, trauma, or life transitions. She offers a supportive, grounded space where people can slow down, feel understood, and begin reconnecting with themselves and their relationships. With a warm, relational, and...
Angie Rush, LCSW (she/her/hers)
Clinical Therapist & Clinical Supervisor
Angie Rush, LCSW, provides therapy for children, adolescents and their parents. She has a warm, inviting and casual style of interacting with families. Her approach is to treat the child within the context of the family. She believes that parents are an integral part of the treatment and encourages active participation in the therapy. She...
Anne Bardo, LCSW (she/her/hers)
Clinical Therapist
Anne is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker passionate about providing a supportive, empathetic space for those she works with. Anne’s experience includes work in community mental health, psychiatric hospitalization and residential treatment. She has a passion to help those associated with the child welfare system, those formerly incarcerated and individuals across socio-economic statuses. Through this work Anne...
Dr. Brandy Pugh (she/her/hers)
Psychology Post-Doctoral Fellow, Assistant Training Director
Brandy is passionate about creating a therapeutic experience and environment that allows clients to show up as their authentic self. Brandy seeks to dismantle barriers and misconceptions related to therapy in hopes of establishing a trusting therapeutic relationship that empowers her clients. Brandy earned her Ph.D. in School Psychology from Ball State University and completed...
Dr. Erin Hagerty (she/her/hers)
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Director, Training Director
Dr. Erin Hagerty believes that every person has the capacity for change, wellness, and healing and that human connection is central to this process. She utilizes a strength based relational therapeutic approach to treatment and works with children, adolescents, adults, and couples. Erin began her career working with families, children, and adolescents in a variety...
Julie Feldman, LCSW, PEL (she/her/hers)
Clinical Therapist
Hi! I am Julie and I work with clients of all ages. I help my clients navigate the ups and downs of new or chronic diagnoses, challenges, or general life stressors. I have a special interest in working with individuals and families impacted by Autism Spectrum Disorder, but also specialize in managing anxiety, depression, grief and...
Katie Swichtenberg, LCSW (she/her/hers)
Clinical Therapist
Katie is a licensed clinical social worker, with a therapeutic approach that is client-centered, warm, and grounded in trust and empathic communication. Katie has experience working with children of all ages, in multiple settings. Having previously worked at an intensive therapeutic clinic serving children ages 0–6 with developmental delays, Katie is particularly skilled at collaborating...
Dr. Laney Alvarado (they/them)
Psychology Post-Doctoral Fellow
Laney earned their Psy.D. and M.A. in Clinical Psychology from The Chicago School. Their clinical experiences include specialized trauma therapy with individuals and families with a variety of life experiences, including complex trauma, single-event posttraumatic stress, depression, anxiety, complex bereavement, ethno-racial trauma, and disrupted attachment. Laney has also worked extensively as a support advocate for...
Dr. Leah Marks (she/her/hers)
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, School Psychologist
As a therapist and evaluator Leah takes an ecological approach, that means she considers all the systems at play in a child or adolescent’s life and tries to understand how they are functioning across these settings. She takes a warm, friendly and developmentally appropriate approach to assessment. When you are completing an evaluation with Leah,...
Lena Storino, LCSW (she/her/hers)
Clinical Therapist
Lena is a clinical social worker whose therapeutic approach is relational and grounded in trust, empathy, and collaboration. She creates a warm, supportive environment where clients feel understood and supported. Lena provides individual therapy to children, adolescents, parents, and adults. Her clinical interests include anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief and loss, and trauma. Lena has experience...
Martina Jackson, LCPC, CADC (she/her/hers)
Clinical Therapist & Community Partnerships Coordinator
Martina is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and a Certified Alcohol Drug Counselor who enjoys helping individuals overcome barriers that get in the way of living their most meaningful lives. When working with clients, she utilizes a variety of techniques and theories to create a unique, personal, and productive therapeutic relationship. Martina received her Bachelors...
Meagan Sodaro, M.A. (she/her/hers)
Clinical Therapist
Meagan (M.A.) earned her Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, where she is currently pursuing her doctoral degree. She completed her B.A.s in Psychology and Creative Writing with a minor in Neuroscience at Marquette University in 2018. Since graduating, Meagan has worked with children and adolescents for the past...
Dr. Michelle Cutler (she/her/hers)
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Practice Founder and Owner
Dr. Cutler has a nurturing, yet directive style that helps children and families to feel at ease. Her passion lies in helping children emotionally heal, and helping parents to play an integral role in this process. Dr. Cutler typically uses Cognitive Behavioral and Play Therapy techniques, but her treatment approach will be tailored to what...
Dr. Schaelyn McFadden (she/her/hers)
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Dr. McFadden strives to provide clients a collaborative, authentic, and supportive space to address their concerns, foster their strengths, and enhance their overall well-being. She takes an active approach and utilizes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to best meet the client’s unique needs to promote lasting change. Through increasing self-awareness, strengthening skills, exploring alternative ways of...
Dr. Simran Agrawal
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Board-Certified Behavior Analyst, Testing Services Coordinator
Simran values the importance of the therapeutic relationship and views therapy as a collaborative journey. She offers a warm and compassionate approach combined with thoughtful guidance to help her clients achieve their goals. Drawing on her education and diverse clinical experience, Simran’s theoretical orientation is rooted in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which she enriches with...
Dr. Tamara Rostein (she/her/ella)
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Rostein earned her Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology in 2023. She completed her B.A. in Child Psychology at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. She completed her doctoral training in various settings including medical centers, hospital outpatient settings, and community mental health. Dr. Rostein has significant experience...
Urbi Nag, LCPC (she/her/hers)
Clinical Therapist
Urbi believes that therapy is a journey, and the therapist is a guide and source of support for the client all through that journey. She believes every client is unique and uses Person-centered therapy approaches. She employs different combinations of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques, play therapy, trauma-based interventions and behavior management strategies. Urbi uses relational...
Dr. Yael Zahtz (she/her/hers)
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Supervisor
Dr. Zahtz believes that therapy is a fluid process, there is no “one size fits all”. In her work with children, adolescents, and families she very much views each individual and/or family as their own entity with their own experiences, thoughts, feelings, ways of interacting, and values. No one entity is exactly like another, even...
Kyle Kappelmann (He/Him)
Practice Operations Manager
Kyle Kappelmann is an experience practice operations manager, with almost a decade of experience working in the mental health field. Kyle actually began his career on the clinical side and graduated with a master’s in marriage and family therapy. Although, he realized his passion resided in the background of healthcare with administration. Kyle has worked...
Emma Howard (she/her/hers)
Billing Specialist
Emma Howard, is an experienced billing specialist supporting private practices. She has over 15 years of healthcare experience in clinical and administrative roles, but has spent the last several years finding a passion for mental health billing. She loves working with claims and seeing them through until they are paid! She truly enjoys helping the...
Katie Donnelly
Intake Coordinator
Katie’s Contact Info: 773-417-6342, ext. 1 intake@rootedconnectionscounseling.com
Zach Friedland, M.A. (he/him)
Doctoral Psychology Therapy Extern
Zach earned his Master of Arts (M.A.) in Clinical Psychology from Adler University and is currently pursuing his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. He received his B.A. in Psychology from Indiana University and previously attended St. Lawrence University, where he was a member of the men’s basketball team. Through his clinical training at Light on Anxiety,...
Maya Picard, B.A. (she/her/hers)
Doctoral Psychology Therapy Extern
I am a second-year doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology PsyD program at Roosevelt University and earned my Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Michigan State University. I come from a German immigrant family, which has shaped my appreciation for cultural identity and diverse experiences. I am fluent in both English and German, and I maintain...
Zoë Savage-Schiller (she/her/hers)
MSW Therapy Intern
Zoë is currently pursuing her Master of Social Work at the University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice where she focuses on youth development, educational equity, and trauma-informed care. She earned her B.S. in Human Development, with a minor in Psychology from Howard University. Zoë has worked with youth across...
Alex Mills, B.A. (she/her/hers)
Doctoral Psychology Diagnostic Extern
Alex is a second-year doctoral student pursuing her Doctorate Degree in Clinical Psychology at The Chicago School. Prior to her PsyD program, Alex earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Auburn University. She is originally from Atlanta, Georgia. She is deeply committed to a trauma-informed and culturally competent approach to clinical care. Her clinical interests...
Karley Knudson, B.A.Sc. (she/her/hers)
Doctoral Psychology Diagnostic Extern
Karley is currently pursuing her doctoral degree in clinical psychology at The Chicago School. Prior to The Chicago School, she completed her bachelor’s degree in psychology with a minor in Early Childhood Studies from the University of Minnesota – Duluth. She has previous experience working with children of all ages in a variety of settings,...
Sophie Zuckett, B.A. (she/her/hers)
Doctoral Psychology Diagnostic Extern
Sophie is currently a student at Adler University pursuing a Doctoral Degree in Clinical Psychology, in her second year of training. Her academic and clinical interests include forensic psychology, trauma, and child psychology. She brings extensive experience working with children, most recently through a youth development after-school program at a nonprofit in Uptown, Chicago. Sophie...
