Counselors
Kate Born, MSW, LSW
Kate's style is warm and welcoming as she walks with clients through challenges. She enjoys working with individuals, groups, and families across the lifespan. She loves to help clients uncover their own gifts and strengths and to see how God can use these in the healing process.
Angela Heier, M.A., LPC
Angela draws on her extensive international living and work experiences to inform her practice. She believes counseling is a collaborative opportunity for finding freedom in emotions, relationships, and anything that causes you to feel stuck.
Luke Merrill, M.A., LPC
Luke's passion is working with children and adolescents. He is especially passionate about helping kids and teens who feel stuck in unhealthy patterns of thinking, feeling, and behavior find relief, health, and identity, integrating effective strategies he used previously as a children's and youth pastor.
Joann Oyola, Intern
With a compassionate and understanding approach, Joann fosters a safe space for individuals to explore their thoughts, feelings and experiences. Having deep roots in Chicago and a period of immersion in Puerto Rican culture, she offers a unique blend of understanding and empathy for individuals who have experienced transition and adaptation. Joann is bilingual (English/Spanish).
Jessica Renteria, Intern
Jessica is passionate about leading adolescents, families, and adults toward emotional and spiritual wholeness. Her areas of focus are in trauma, anxiety, eating disorders, and depression. Jessica is bilingual (English/Spanish).
Christie Toland, M.A., LCPC
Christie is a bilingual (English/Spanish) counselor who draws from her faith to create a warm, accepting, and grace-filled environment. Her hope is to empower others to find healing, pursue holistic health (body, mind, and soul), and live well in all aspects of life.