Suzanna Challen (she/her) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), providing weekly long-term therapy to DRES-registered students. Suzanna’s therapeutic approach is human-centered, strengths-oriented, and psychodynamic. She draws from varied approaches, including mindful self compassion (MSC), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), Jungian depth psychology, self-psychology, internal family systems (IFS), and expressive arts therapy. Suzanna supports creativity as part of the healing process and teaches art journaling on campus.

Suzanna grew up in Texas, earned a BA in Politics from New York University, a PhD in Political Science from Harvard University, and a Master’s in Social Work from the University of Illinois. Her winding path to her vocation as a therapist led her through five countries, five states, and various professional roles in human services and higher education, and she enjoys connecting with diverse students at various life stages. In 2018 she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), and her experience with chronic illness informs her approach to supporting students facing a diagnosis or living with challenging health conditions. Her favorite local spot is Allerton, where she enjoys walking her dog Gracie in the forest through all seasons.

Hollie McClintick (she/her) is a licensed clinical psychologist in the state of Illinois and a Nationally Certified School Psychologist working at DRES. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Iowa in 2012 and completed her pre-doctoral internship through ISPIC at Maine East High School. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship at DRES. Following her postdoc, Dr. McClintick worked as an educational and clinical psychologist in Glasgow, Scotland. During her time in Scotland, Dr. McClintick provided consultation, assessment, and staff training to schools and therapy to adolescents and adults in a private practice. Dr. McClintick has special interests in providing psychological support to postsecondary students with disabilities and third wave behavior therapies, such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. She provides individual therapy and assessment services to students and supervises training mental health clinicians. Outside of work, Hollie enjoys being with her family, yoga, and seeing live music.

Ayaka Hisanaga-Probst, Psy.D. (she/her) is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist. After earning her doctorate from the University at Albany, State University of New York in 2023, she has taught and trained future clinicians at Western Kentucky University and Eastern Illinois University. She is currently a faculty in the Department of Psychology at Eastern Illinois University. Prior to her role as a school psychologist, she obtained a master’s degree in clinical psychology from Eastern Illinois University and worked in various settings and locations including outpatient therapy in Decatur, IL, family therapy and afterschool programming in Tokyo, Japan, bilingual counseling services in Tokyo, and programming for students with behavioral disabilities in Florence, AZ. Her research focuses on working with school/classroom climate in school consultation, challenges and support among first-generation undergraduate and graduate students, assessment of self-harming and other risky behaviors, and suicide prevention. At DRES, she provides psychological evaluation and psychotherapy for students and clinical supervision for future clinicians.

Whitney (she/her) is in her third year in the Counseling Psychology Ph.D. program working with Dr. Helen Neville and Dr. Jarrett Lewis. Her clinical interests are BIPOC women and immigrants’ ability to heal and hope radically despite oppression, and how trauma and racial identity uniquely impact us. Recreating what healing looks like in a therapeutic space for Black folks is her passion! Throughout the year, you may hear that she has gone home to Jamaica for a little to get away from the cold weather!

Radia DeLuna, M.A. (she/her), is a second-year doctoral student in Counseling Psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In 2021, she graduated with a master’s degree in counseling psychology focusing on Latinx Mental Health from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. Since then, she has had experience working with college students across their academic careers, children in foster care, and individuals seeking gender-affirming and reproductive healthcare. Radia emphasizes the importance of integrating a person’s unique social context with evidence-based practices and believes that the quality of the therapist-client relationship is key to growth and healing.

Chris is very fortunate to have had an unexpected yet exciting academic journey that has spanned across continents and multiple countries. After completing his bachelors, he left his home in Southern California to start a new life in Germany. While there, he completed his master’s in psychology at Jacobs University in Bremen where his research focused on the place in which you leave or are attached to impacts your sense of loneliness and quality of life. He was then afforded the opportunity to pursue his first Ph.D. in Psychology at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, which he successfully defended in July of 2023. However, he missed working with clients and I decided to pivot my career back to therapy and pursue a second PhD in Counseling.

Breana “Brea” Griffin (she/they) is a fourth year PhD student in the Clinical-Community Psychology Program at UIUC. Brea received their B.S. in Biology and Psychology from St. Lawrence University and their M.S. in Psychology from UIUC. Their scholarship and activism centers 1) gender-based violence (GBV) prevention and response, 2) advocacy for chronic illness awareness and disability justice, and 3) the impact of institutional responses on individual and community well-being. In their free time, Brea enjoys writing music, crafting, playing DnD, and quality time with their pup, Ella Mae.

Giovi (she/her) is a current PhD student in Educational Psychology within the Counseling Psychology Division. She completed her master’s degree in mental health counseling, where she was trained as a clinician utilizing therapeutic techniques such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), while taking a person-centered/humanistic approach. Her research interests include LGBTQIA+ identity development and how stigmatization of this social identity impacts psychological well-being and the developmental processes of “coming out” within the queer population.

Raymond La is a clinical-community psychology PhD student studying cultural factors of racial-ethnic mental health disparities and help-seeking behaviors and expanding this line of research to LGBTQ+ racial-ethnic minorities. He is a trauma-informed therapist and his clinical work includes neurodevelopmental assessment (e.g., ASD, ADHD), depression and anxiety, and executive functioning (e.g., attention, task and schedule management). Raymond has interest in working with BIPOC and/or LGBTQ+ students, but more than happy to work with students from various backgrounds.

Ravon (he/him) is a PhD student in the Counseling Psychology program at the University of Illinois. He is interested in creating and implementing culturally informed interventions that mitigate the harmful impact of trauma and promote positive growth and development. Outside of Academia, Ravon enjoys listening to music, watching shows/films, and a nice cup of coffee or tea.

Marissa (she/her) is a doctoral candidate and a 6th year in the clinical-community psychology PhD program at UIUC. In addition to providing mental health services at DRES since fall 2023, her clinical experiences throughout her doctoral training included neuropsychological assessment, mindfulness-based intervention, cognitive behavioral treatment of adult depression and anxiety, as well as trauma-focused treatment for youth and parents. Her research interests focus on perinatal mental health, depression prevention, mindfulness-based interventions, and self-compassion. In her free time, Marissa enjoys listening to Bruce Springsteen and enjoying nature with her dog.