Emily Heilman
MA, LCSW, PMH-C – Founder
I am a trauma-informed Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) & Certified Perinatal Mental Health Provider (PMH-C) specializing in perinatal mental health and wellness. I support women and their families navigating through their fertility journey, the pregnancy and postpartum period, and throughout motherhood.
Jen Kost
MSW, LCSW, PMH-C
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) & Certified Perinatal Mental Health Provider (PMH-C) with experience working both inpatient & outpatient OB/GYN hospital setting as well as in my role as a birth doula.
Tali Friedland
MSW, LCSW
I am a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with experience helping women across the lifespan in diverse outpatient mental health settings. I use a trauma-informed, relational approach to connect with you and support you as you navigate your experience as a woman.
Hadeel Elder
MA, LPC, NCC
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with experience working with children, adolescents and adults. I have worked with women of various backgrounds in both the Detroit and Chicago area, utilizing multi-cultural counseling approaches with women of various cultural backgrounds.
Kara Peterson
M.Ed, LPC
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with a Master of Education in Counseling. My career first led me into the world of higher education where I provided career counseling and academic advising to college students.
Sara Barrera
MA, MSW, LSW
I have extensive experience and specialized training working with women and families through various stages across the lifespan. I have worked in various settings such as healthcare, early childhood, violence prevention, refugee and immigrant services, and community mental health.
Neila Ouldali
MS, AMFT
I am an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT) committed to working with couples, individuals, and families. In addition to perinatal care, my clinical interests include infertility, infidelity, interracial/interfaith/intercultural couples, self and identity development, journey to self-compassion, and sexual trauma.
Danielle Fleckenstein
ALMFT, LPC, CCLS
I am an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (ALMFT), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS) committed to working with couples, individuals and families. My first career as a child life specialist led me into the field of healthcare, where I helped infants, children, youth and families cope with the stress and uncertainty of acute and chronic illness, injury, trauma, disability, loss and bereavement.
Kate Lobo
BA, Graduate Clinical Intern
As a clinical social work intern at Flourish, I work with clients to support and empower them on their journey to healing and wholeness. As a therapist and a writer, I believe that an essential part of therapy revolves around meaning making, as we work to make sense of the past and move forward into the future with purpose.
Aleiya Penn
BA, Graduate Clinical Intern
I am currently completing my master’s degree in clinical social work at the University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice. Following completion of my BA in philosophy and English literature, I worked for many years as a full-time caregiver for young children.
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Bridget Le
Administrative & Billing Support Specialist
I received my Bachelor of Accounting degree from Saint Mary’s College in South Bend, Indiana and my Masters of Science in Accountancy from the University of Notre Dame. I worked as an auditor of public companies before moving into internal accounting and financial reporting.
Laura Castillo, MSW, LSW – Staff Psychotherapist
I am a Licensed Social Worker specializing in work with women and couples. I have been practicing for five years in a variety of settings including parenting support and education, pregnancy and postpartum care, adoption, and community mental health.
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