Our therapists offer PTSD & trauma therapy in Hoffman Estates, IL

Erin Taylor is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in the state of Illinois who has 16 years of experience partnering with adults and children seeking help with depression, anxiety, life transitions, family and women’s issues, trauma, grief, and relationship issues both in Illinois and Arizona.

Erin completed her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Eastern Illinois University and received her Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from Argosy University in Illinois, and Mental Health Counseling from Argosy University in Arizona. She utilizes collaborative, motivational interviewing, strength-based, cognitive-behavioral, mindfulness-based, solution-focused, and emotionally-focused approaches to therapy always striving to have the tailored approach with creativity, flexibility, and awareness necessary to best meet the needs of every unique individual and family.

Erin seeks to establish a warm, genuine, compassionate, and supportive relationship with you in order to assist in building on a professional relationship, utilizing your strengths, and collaborating with you to achieve meeting your goals, desired outcomes, and healing you deserve.

Welcome and thank you for being here! I'm Esther Ruiz, a bilingual Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with over 15 years of experience helping children, adults, and couples navigate life's challenges. I earned my Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Benedictine University and my Master's in Clinical Professional Psychology from Roosevelt University. My career has taken me through nonprofit organizations, DCFS, and Thriveworks, where I've had the privilege of supporting people from diverse backgrounds. I believe healing begins when you feel truly seen, heard, and safe enough to reconnect with the person you've always been.

My approach is warm, collaborative, and trauma-informed. I believe therapy is more than learning coping skills, it's understanding your story, breaking free from patterns that no longer serve you, and rediscovering the strength, clarity, and self-trust that have always been within you. We move at a pace that feels right for you!

Whatever brings you here, you don't have to carry it alone. My hope is that therapy becomes a place where you feel supported, understood, and empowered to become more fully yourself. When you're ready, I'd be honored to walk alongside you on that journey.

Barbara Webb is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 25 years of experience in the mental health field, including working in child welfare agencies, schools, hospitals, and clinical settings. She demonstrates compassion for the tweens, adolescents, adults, couples, and families she serves. She develops rapport, interest, and working relationships with people who want to improve the quality of their lives by participating in talk therapy. She believes in meeting the needs of clients as the first priority. Barbara focuses on depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, relationship issues, life transitions, mood disorders, and abuse.

Barbara completed her Master of Social Work at the George Williams College at Aurora University. She also completed a doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Argosy University. Barbara utilizes multiple approaches to therapy: cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness, internal family systems, existential therapy, and the Gottman method for couples.

Barbara believes we all have things we don't speak about, so it is best to be kind to yourself and others in your journey through life. Barbara assists clients in recognizing and speaking their truth. We are all important, and it is key to understand that you can validate yourself, even when others do not. Schedule an appointment with her today.