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About Us
Skylight Counseling Center provides professional counseling services to individuals, families, couples and groups. Founded in 2011, we are dedicated to the growth and development of our clients and ourselves. We aim to help people gain insight into themselves, and to live their lives with deeper passion, conviction and harmony. Our therapists utilize various modalities of psychotherapy and healing to provide the best possible opportunity for change. Our goal is to create healthier societal systems so that our world is more just, equitable and inclusive.
We look forward to working with you!
Our Leadership
Skylight Counseling Center is run by a passionate, devoted, and adventurous team of clinicians and administrators. We spend our days thinking about how we can make our organization a more inclusive, equitable, and diverse place for people to work and clients to be cared for. We take care of one another while taking care of our staff. We keep our eyes on the horizon for forward-thinking ideas, while keeping our feet on the ground to stay attuned to the experiences of those we serve.
Our Team
We are an inclusive, diverse and intrepid group of lively and passionate visionaries and healers. We believe in the goodness and potential of the human spirit. Our therapists are well trained and dedicated to bringing deep and lasting change to people's lives. We are empathic, creative and focused on helping people develop insight, bravery and greater health. Ferociously compassionate, we bring an unstoppable warmth, humor and sense of adventure into the therapy room.
We would be honored to have the opportunity to work with you! Please check out our bios below for more information about our practices and how to contact us. We will get back to you right away! If you have some general questions, you may find some answers on our FAQ page.
Kara LonderganPhD, LMFT
Interns
We partner with local counseling, marriage and family therapy, and social work graduate programs to provide therapy for clients at little to no cost. Our interns are in their final year of their graduate programs and supervised by fully licensed clinicians. They are able to see clients through our $20 therapy program and also partner with other nonprofit community organizations to provide mental health care.
Programs
Trauma Informed Services
Compassionate, trauma-informed counseling that fosters safety, healing, and empowerment for individuals, families, and communities.
Virtual EMDR
EMDR therapy helps reprocess traumatic memories, reduce emotional distress, and restore balance—supporting deep healing and lasting emotional well-being.
Diversity Statement
Social justice is an imperative value to our work here at Skylight Counseling Center. Though the therapists come from different personal and professional backgrounds, we are dedicated to cultural humility and cultural curiosity. We are committed to the inclusivity of all systematically excluded communities that we serve. We understand that inclusion, equity, and social justice is an ongoing endeavor, and we will continue to grow.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:● Affinity Communities White Affinity Community● BIPOC Affinity Community ● LGBTQIA+ Affinity Community● Community Partnerships with the city of Evanston, Year Up Chicago, Illinois Institute of Technology, & The Skylight Foundation
DEI Definitions:● Diversity: Diversity pertains to the range of differences that we all encompass. These differences are not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, age, social class, physical ability, religious and spiritual values, political beliefs, culture, mental health, socioeconomic status, age, neurodiversity, and military/veteran status.
● Equity: Equity refers to fair and just policies and practices that ensure all staff, clinicians, and clients can thrive. Equity is different from equality in that equality implies treating everyone exactly the same. Achieving equity means actively acknowledging and addressing structural inequalities that have systematically oppressed and excluded many minoritized groups of people.
● Inclusion: Inclusion is the active practice of ensuring that people feel a sense of belonging. At Skylight counseling center we believe that inclusion has to be intentional, proactive, and ongoing. We believe that inclusion does not just come from leadership, but it comes from all levels within the organization.