Phone: 847.299.3400
Email: garyreeves.lcpc@gmail.com
Amanda Elliott is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who joined Marks & Associates in 2015. Amanda specializes in treating PTSD/trauma, depression/mood disorders, anxiety, eating disorders, and OCD. She is also skilled in addressing the challenges of life transitions, relationships, body image, self-esteem, personal growth and issues of sexuality, spirituality and gender. Her approach is client-centered, creative and collaborative. Amanda seeks to create a therapeutic environment where clients feel heard, validated and understood. Amanda is also a certified Yoga and Meditation instructor and may incorporate meditation/mindfulness-based practices into client treatment when welcomed and appropriate.
Amanda began working in the mental health field in 1998 and has provided services in the following settings: outpatient behavioral health centers (hospital-affiliated and community-based), employee assistance and behavioral health managed care programs, nonprofit organizations, and residential and transitional living centers. She has experience working with individuals, couples, families, teens, children and groups.
Amanda obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Family, Consumer and Nutrition Sciences from Northern Illinois University and a Master’s degree in Social Work (with a concentration in clinical mental health) from Loyola University Chicago. She is a member of The National Association of Social Workers and Yoga Alliance.
Andrea Finnegan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and joined Marks & Associates in 2002. Andrea specializes in the treatment of anxiety disorders, depression, trauma/loss, divorce, relationship concerns, and family conflict. Andrea also provides assessment and risk education services for those struggling with substance abuse issues. She works best with adolescents (ages 12+), adults, couples, and families.
Andrea has broad professional experience, most recently working for an employee assistance program (EAP) conducting assessments, brief solution focused therapy, management consultation, and case management services. Individuals, couples, and families accessing their EAP struggle with mental health and chemical dependency issues, work problems, relationship conflict, and other work/life balance issues. In addition to EAP experience, she provided individual and group therapy to adolescents who are state wards living in a residential treatment center. Working with children and adolescents admitted to a behavioral health hospital and families seeking shelter from domestic violence, round out Andrea's professional experience.
Andrea graduated from the University of Wisconsin - Parkside in Kenosha, WI with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and earned her Master's Degree in Social Work from the University of Illinois - Chicago.
Ryan Shuda is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and joined Marks & Associates in November 2022. Ryan specializes in the treatment of mood disorders, depression, anxiety, anger management, substance related problems, as well as men's mental health struggles. Ryan works with teens, young adults, and adults. Ryan has worked in a variety of professional settings including outpatient counseling, community based support, groups, inpatient substance abuse, as well as hospital-based settings.
Ryan graduated from the Adler School of Professional Psychology (currently Adler University) with his Master's in the Art of Counseling with a Specialization in Sport, Exercise, and Health Psychology. Ryan has worked with a variety of athletes from various sports and backgrounds (weekend warriors, hobbyists, Division 1 student athletes, as well as semi-professional athletes). Ryan's undergraduate degree was Bachelor of Science, double majoring in Psychology and Health Sciences: Pre-Physical Therapy emphasis.
Samantha Mizock is a Licensed Professional Counselor who joined Marks & Associates in 2023. Sami specializes in anxiety, depression, relationship issues, PTSD, sexual trauma, eating disorders, and body image. In addition, she is a mental skills coach who works with athletes of all ages. As a retired competitive figure skater she understands what it is like to be an athlete and to transition out of sport as well as navigating body image challenges.
Sami holds a Masters of Counseling with specialization in rehabilitation, and a Masters of Science in sport and human performance from Adler University. She is currently working towards her CEDS (certification in eating disorders).
Phone: 847.299.3400 ext. 2
Email: afinnegan.lcsw@gmail.com
Phone: 847.299.3400 ext. 1
Email: marksassociates@email.com
Maura Cunningham, M.Ed., Ed.S., is a School Psychologist who has worked in the educational system for more than 25 years, and specializes in Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Maura helps children, adolescents and young adults in providing case study evaluations to determine eligibility for special education services. She also administers universal screening and progress monitoring to determine academic and social-emotional growth to identify students who might require additional services.
Consultation is provided to educational teams and parents to assist in appropriate programming for students, and direct services are provided to many special education programs in the form of individual and group counseling. Students and families are offered support in meeting their basic needs and assistance in managing stress and anxiety.
Maura graduated from the University of Dayton in Ohio, with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and earned her Master's Degree in Education from National Louis University.
Phone: 847.299.3400
Email: smizock4@gmail.com
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Phone: 847.299.3400 ext. 7
Email: amandaelliottlcsw@gmail.com
Jami Kolonski is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC), and a Certified Alcohol and Other Drug Counselor (CADC). She joined Marks & Associates in 2017. She feels therapy works best when clients come first and believes in creating a safe and nurturing therapeutic atmosphere. Jami meets the clients where they are in life and works with them to create a collaborative treatment approach. Jami is a registered Yoga instructor and uses yoga, mindfulness, and meditation techniques when it is useful for treatment and welcomed by the client.
Jami has more than fifteen years of experience working with adolescents, adults and families and specializes in depression, anxiety, Autism Spectrum issues, grief, and substance use. She has worked in a variety of settings: including therapeutic day school, private practice, and inpatient behavioral health units.
Jami graduated from Loyola University Chicago with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and earned her Master’s Degree in Forensic Psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. She has certified training through the Grief Recovery Method and is a member of Yoga Alliance.
Phone: 847.299.3400 ext. 8
Email: jkolonskilcpc@gmail.com
Gary Reeves is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and joined Marks and Associates in September 2024. Gary specializes in treating anxiety, depression, self esteem, anger management, life transitions, couples, GLBTQ+, as well as men’s challenges, and aging issues. Gary works with individual adults and couples, and meets clients wherever they may be in life, seeking to create a comfortable and safe space for growth. He fosters a non-judgmental and empathetic environment where transformation can take place, to create a partnership and therapeutic relationship to benefit the client. He believes that therapy can help anyone who has an interest in being able to help themselves.
Gary has worked in community centers, residential programs, with chronic mental health, MCO’s and in private practice. He has experience in working with individuals, teens, children and couples.
Gary graduated from The Chicago School (of Professional Psychology) with a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology. Gary also graduated from Loyola Graduate School of Business with a Master’s in Human Resource Management. Gary’s undergraduate degree was from DePaul University in International Relations.
Phone: 847.299.3400
Email: ryanshuda.lcpc@gmail.com
Dave Marks is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and founded Marks & Associates in 2000. He specializes in the treatment of anxiety disorders, including obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and phobias, depression, trauma, grief/loss, relationship concerns, and related issues. Dave works with individual adults and couples, and offers group therapy. Dave also has extensive experience with management consultation and training.
Dave joined the Chicago Blackhawks organization in 2016 as the team's Mental Skills Coach focusing on sports performance and player development. Prior to starting his private practice, he worked with an employee assistance program (EAP) for a local Fortune 500 company where he provided therapy, training, management consultation and research services. Dave has specialty training in exposure and response prevention to treat anxiety, and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR Level II) to treat trauma and other disorders. For 15 years, he also worked with the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS), an immediate response medical team that is dispatched during crises resulting from natural and manmade disasters.
Dave earned his Masters of Psychology from Finch University Health Sciences/ Chicago Medical School, and completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Texas in Houston, TX.
Phone: 847.299.3400
Phone: 847.299.3400
Email: jordanpapa.psychology@gmail.com
Jordan Papa is a Licensed Professional Counselor who joined Marks & Associates in 2021. Jordan specializes in anxiety, depression, ADHD, relationship issues, and mental skills/performance training for athletes. She also works with children starting at 5 years old, teens, and adults. Her goal is help clients feel comfortable and safe by building rapport and by getting to know them for who they are, not for what they are struggling with. She encourages people to reach out and ask questions.
With an empathetic and warm approach, she encourages clients to identify their ups and downs and provides them with empathy, compassion, and courage throughout the process. By using a strength-based approach, her goal is to help individuals work through distressing situations.
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