Our Staff
Life can provide events or circumstances that may prove to be overwhelming in the everyday lives of individuals and their families often leading to anxiety and/or depression. Many of these circumstances are based in wounded relationships between husbands and wives and parents and children. Additionally, one or more persons in these relationships may be experiencing intrapersonal difficulties, including anxiety and depression, or situational stressors like work or school. In a world filled with both challenge and opportunity, counseling can be a logical choice. Allow me to help you take the next step.
My preferred method of practice incorporates the use of cognitive-behavioral, client-centered, and solution-focused therapies. However, therapy is individualized and tailored to the uniqueness of each person. I am dedicated to helping my clients build inner strength and courage and move toward better mental health.
My experience encompasses working with individuals and families, adults, adolescents and children. My clinical areas of interests include depression, anxiety, life transitions, relationship issues, family violence,and women’s issues.
Life does not always go according to plan, relationships can be difficult and challenging, leaving feelings of hopelessness and helplessness. At the very least, depression and anxiety may set in and possibly affect our home, work, and social lives. Counseling is an opportunity that can help to improve these issues and a host of many others by exploring areas that have unexpectedly become problematic.
I am committed to helping adults and children find their own strength and creativity, learn new coping skills, and discover their value on personal journeys of growth and enrichment. My counseling style is client-centered, cognitive behavioral and solution focused tailored to meet clients individual needs.
I welcome adults, adolescents and children. Areas of focus and experience are depression, anxiety, stress, relationship issues, marital, parenting, grief, domestic violence, and life transition.
Nicole Majka is an LCPC who began working as therapist in 2006. Nicole has her master’s degree from National Louis university and has experience working in private practice as a well as inpatient and outpatient treatment in a hospital setting. Nicole has also facilitated eating disorder supports groups at College of Dupage and Calvary Church and has co-facilitated groups in divorce care for adolescents and blended families. Nicole also has experience in Equine therapy and has recently worked with military veterans and their families utilizing Equine therapy.
Nicole has worked with women, children and adolescents at a local domestic violence shelter. Nicole has lectured at Aurora University and National Louis University on domestic violence, Equine Assisted psychotherapy and eating disorders.
My objective is to empower my clients’ by tailoring therapy to each individual based on their needs and goals through a client-centered, strength-based, approach to therapy. I believe that therapy is a journey we take together. Life can often take unpredicted turns that can cause us to lose direction and I feel that being able to walk alongside my clients through those turns is a privilege that I am grateful to have. I specialize in addictions, chronic illness, chronic mental illness, anxiety, stress, relationship and family issues, grief and the unique issues caretakers face.
Monica Reimer Harp is an LSW who earned her Master’s Degree from Aurora University. Monica has experience working with adults and adolescents in both inpatient and outpatient treatment in various hospital settings. Monica has created and facilitated various groups and has also worked with a forensic population.
Cynthia is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and has been working with individuals and families for the past 25 years. Cynthia has experience in helping individuals and families with chronic/terminal illness, grief and loss, domestic violence, mood disorders, adjustments issues, marital counseling as well as experience with the healing process of the 12 steps and incorporating the steps into the counseling process.
Cynthia is a Board Certified Professional Christian Counselor as well as a Level 1 Certified Gottman Marriage Therapist. She has experience facilitating support groups as well as being in ministry work for the past 15 years. Cynthia earned a Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Illinois-Chicago in 1992 and a Masters of Religion (MAR) degree from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary in 2013.