Meet the Specialists
Carol Trejo Kroeger, LCPC, C-DBT
Carol Trejo Kroeger, LCPC, C-DBT
Carol Trejo Kroeger, LCPC, C-DBT
Carol supports individuals navigating major life transitions, particularly women in leadership and professionals experiencing burnout or role changes. Whether you are adjusting to a new position, redefining your identity, or managing the quiet pressure to hold everything together, she provide a grounded space to reflect, recalibrate, and move forward with greater clarity and sustainability.
Rachel Dunning, LCSW
Carol Trejo Kroeger, LCPC, C-DBT
Carol Trejo Kroeger, LCPC, C-DBT
Rachel works with adults navigating caregiving responsibilities, aging-related transitions, adoption journeys, and other significant life changes. Many transitions carry both hope and grief, and she specializes in helping clients process these complex emotions while building resilience and steadiness during times of uncertainty.
Heather Liebe, LCPC
Carol Trejo Kroeger, LCPC, C-DBT
Kanesha Walker-Amaro, LCPC
Heather supports adults experiencing life transitions that impact identity, relationships, and daily functioning. Whether you are navigating divorce, blended family dynamics, career shifts, or parenting changes, she tailors therapy to help you manage overwhelm, strengthen communication, and create a more balanced and aligned path forward.
Kanesha Walker-Amaro, LCPC
Kanesha Walker-Amaro, LCPC
Kanesha Walker-Amaro, LCPC
Kanesha works with adolescents, young adults and adults adjusting to academic pressures, identity development, relationship changes, and early adulthood transitions. These years can feel overwhelming and uncertain. Kanesha takes a collaborative, strength-based approach to help clients build confidence, emotional regulation skills, and a healthier narrative about who they are becoming.
Kelsey Johnson, LSW
Kanesha Walker-Amaro, LCPC
Vanessa Lowrey, LCSW, CADC
Kelsey specializes in supporting children and adolescents navigating life changes such as divorce, school transitions, blended families, relocation, and identity development. Using developmentally appropriate and play-based strategies, she helps young clients process change in a way that feels safe and empowering, while partnering with parents to support growth at home.
Vanessa Lowrey, LCSW, CADC
Kanesha Walker-Amaro, LCPC
Vanessa Lowrey, LCSW, CADC
Vanessa supports individuals navigating intense or unexpected life transitions, including hospitalization, recovery, relationship disruption, and major stressors. When change feels destabilizing, she helps clients build structure, strengthen coping skills, and regain a sense of control during difficult seasons.
Begin Life Transitions Therapy with Collaborative Healing
Our Approach to Life Transitions Counseling
At Collaborative Healing, we focus on:
- Clarifying values and priorities
- Identifying unhelpful thought patterns
- Strengthening coping skills
- Processing grief that accompanies change
- Rebuilding confidence and self-trus
- Creating sustainable next steps
Rather than rushing toward solutions, we create space to understand who you are becoming in this next chapter.
You deserve steady support as you move through life’s changes.
If you are seeking life transitions therapy in Illinois or the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago, or virtual counseling across Illinois, Wisconsin, or Missouri, we invite you to schedule a consultation.
Together, we will create space for reflection, growth, and intentional movement forward.Our stress management counseling services can help you identify and manage stress in healthy ways. Our licensed therapists provide guidance and support to help you develop coping skills, reduce stress and anxiety, and improve your overall well-being.
Meet Rachel Dunning, LCSW
Grief, Anxiety & Life Transitions Specialist
Rachel is a Certified Grief Counselor with over 10 years of experience supporting adults and caregivers through aging, healthcare transitions, adoption journeys, and experiences of loss.
She specializes in grief, anxiety, depression, and life transitions, offering compassionate, collaborative care to help you process change and move forward with clarity and resilience.
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📍 In-Person (Northwest Suburbs of Illinois)
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