Marla Vannucci, PhD
Marla Vannucci, PhD is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and an Adjunct Professor at Adler University. She received her MA and PhD in Counseling Psychology from Northwestern University, and her BA in psychology from New York University. She has worked in university counseling centers, community mental health, residential, and inpatient psychiatric facilities, hospital/primary care settings, and private practice. Her clinical specialties include couples therapy, women's health/maternal mental health, life transitions, relationship issues, parenting, trauma, issues for veterans and their families, and the intersection of work/career and mental health. In addition, Dr. Vannucci brings expertise in organizational consultation, including designing healthy workplaces and employee development. Dr. Vannucci is a Certified Positive Discipline Parenting and Classroom Educator. She has been featured on WBEZ and Mom Talk Radio, and in publications, such as The Economist, discussing parenting and family issues, trauma, and disaster response. She contributed a chapter about increasing mindfulness and engagement in daily life to the award-winning book B is for Balance (2nd Ed): 12 Steps toward a More Balanced Life at Home and at Work. In 2022 she partnered with the children's music collective, Brighter Light Brigade, to create music that promotes socio-emotional development and healthy emotional expression in families. Their songs have been featured on children's radio in the US, Europe, and Australia and they earned a Mom's Choice Gold award for quality children's media.
Monica Holliday, PsyD
Monica Holliday, PsyD is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who brings unique expertise in working with families in a variety of settings, including community mental health, school, hospital, veterans center, and private practice. Dr. Holliday completed her doctorate at the Adler School of Professional Psychology, with a concentration in childhood and adolescence. She received her MA in Counseling Psychology from the Adler School and her BA in sociology from Northwestern University. Beyond her specialty in working with younger clients and their families, Dr. Holliday has extensive experience working with adult populations, especially related to mood and anxiety disorders, anger management, grief, life transitions, and a range of family and interpersonal issues, both with individuals and couples. Dr. Holliday has focused training in Cognitive-Restructuring Therapy and trauma-informed therapies, and she brings a substantial background in parenting and parent training. She is a a Certified Positive Discipline Parenting and Classroom Educator, and she regularly facilitates parenting classes in the Chicago community.
Christy Reh, PsyD
Christy Reh, PsyD is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who completed her doctoral degree in clinical psychology at the Adler School of Professional Psychology and her bachelors degree at DePaul University. Dr. Reh has worked in a range of settings, including hospital/primary care, community mental health, university counseling center, forensic, and secondary school. Her clinical specializations include depression, anxiety, trauma, emerging adulthood, life transitions, women's issues, and interpersonal issues. Dr. Reh has specialized training in the treatment of eating disorders utlizing Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Beyond her clinical background, Dr. Reh has experience conducting institutional and organizational program evaluations, staff and personnel conflict management, and has served as an executive coach.
Mandi Ginsburg, PsyD
Mandi Ginsburg, PsyD is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who has worked primarily in educational settings, including a therapeutic day school and university counseling centers. She has also collaborated on multidisciplinary teams treating eating disorders and body image concerns. Her clinical specializations include life transitions, disordered eating, trauma, relationship concerns, and emerging adulthood. Dr. Ginsburg completed her doctoral degree in clinical psychology at Adler University and her bachelors degree at the University of Florida. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Ginsburg is a Certified Instructor in QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer), a program that aims to teach communities suicide prevention measures. Beyond her clinical role on our team, Dr. Ginsburg also serves in an administrative role as our Director of Clinical Operations.
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Alyssa Cowan, PsyD
Alyssa Cowan, PsyD is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and eating disorder specialist. Concurrent to her role in this practice, she also serves as a Clinical Supervisor for licensed clinicians at the Eating Recovery Center in Chicago. Dr. Cowan is a member of the International Academy of Eating Disorder Professionals and is presently completing her credential as a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist (CEDS). In addition to her expertise in eating disorders, disordered eating patterns and body image issues, Dr. Cowan brings extensive experience in issues such as emerging adulthood, life transitions, interpersonal relationship challenges, anxiety, depression, trauma, and women’s health. Dr. Cowan has worked in a range of settings, including university and college counseling centers, intensive outpatient treatment programs, residential facilities, therapeutic day school, and private practice. She completed her doctoral degree in clinical psychology at Adler University and earned her bachelor’s degree from the College of the Holy Cross in Worchester, MA. Beyond her clinical work, Dr. Cowan brings a passion for clinical training and supervision in psychology and providing supervision and consultation services to emerging clinicians and early career psychologists.
Emily Hanson, PsyD
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Dr. Hanson has recently joined our group as a Post-Doctoral Fellow in Clinical Psychology. In her training, she worked with clients across the lifespan in community mental health, private practice, and hospital settings. Her areas of specialty include health psychology/behavioral medicine, children, adolescents, and famlies, disordered eating, and parenting. Her approaches to her work include family systems, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), parenting training, Intuitive Eating, and mindfulness. Dr. Hanson completed her doctoral degree in clinical psychology at Adler University and her bachelor's degree from The College of Saint Scholastica in Duluth, MN. Prior to pursuing her doctorate, Dr. Hanson worked in education, including serving in the True North AmeriCorps program.
Emily Wilson, PhD
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Dr. Wilson earned her PhD in Counseling Psychology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and her MA in Psychological Sciences from Northern Arizona University. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at Northwestern University’s Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) and has previously worked in university, hospital/medical rehabilitation, and group practice settings. Dr. Wilson’s work is grounded in justice-oriented values and emphasizes the historical, cultural, and political contexts that initiate and contribute to client issues. She is committed to addressing stigma, marginalization, and oppressive narratives with her clients. er areas of focus include sexuality and gender identity, religious trauma, grief, body image and eating concerns, perfectionism, and relationships. Her clinical frame is founded in narrative approaches and integrates psychodynamic, feminist/multicultural, and queer theory, as well as liberation psychology.