Our Sycamore Office

At LivingRite, we maintain a warm and welcoming culture that allows our therapists the flexibility to serve the needs of our community according to their unique and specific abilities. Our therapists are accessible and willing to work with you to make sure you get the treatment you need. Feel free to review the different backgrounds and approaches offered by our therapists, and if you have questions regarding who might be the right therapist for you, contact us for help.

Areas of Competency

Danna Young, MS, LMFT

Amanda utilizes a variety of therapeutic approaches including CBT, Structural Therapy, DBT, Solution-Focused Therapy and Experiential Therapy to help her clients reach their treatment goals towards wellness.

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Bridget Garrelts, M.S. Ed., LCPC, CADC

Bridget strives to meet each client where they are at with a person-centered, non-judgmental approach. She also specializes in working with adolescents and adults between the ages of 13-70 who are dealing with addiction issues.

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Raya Newman, LCSW, CCTP

Raya focuses on building trusting relationships in therapy as the foundation to making progress in treatment. She uses compassion, validation, and acceptance throughout therapy to help her clients.

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Riley Laffoon, MA, Extern

Riley specializes in working with children and adolescents. She has experience in those suffering from social anxiety, phobias/fears, depression, emotional regulation and behavioral challenges.

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Emily Champa, LCSW

Emily believes that empathy, acceptance and genuineness are three qualities that are the foundation for building a trusting and supportive therapeutic relationship. She is dedicated to help her clients through difficult times, feel stronger, and advocate for any needs they may have.

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Morgan Smith, MS, LMFT

Morgan is a firm believer that therapy should be a collaboration between the therapist and the clients to help foster change. With much compassion and understanding, She works with clients to facilitate healing and growth, grounded in a desire to empower others to achieve their goals.

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Brandon Johnson, MS, ALMFT

Brandon offers a safe and warm environment to process the experiences, behaviors and emotions of his clients. His therapeutic approach changes depending upon the issue, person, and dynamics being presented.

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Nicole Patterson, MS, ALMFT

Nicole pushes her clients to grow and strive to be the best version of themselves using empathy, authenticity, relatability, and directness. Her empathy, transparency and humorous nature allows clients to quickly establish a therapeutic connection.

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Raychael Ayres, LCSW

Raychael’s clinical focus includes treating children, adolescents, families, and young adults. She employs a person-centered and strengths based approach with all her clients. Her therapeutic approach is collaborative, inclusive, and largely involves meeting clients where they are.

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Megan Boehning, MA, LPC

Through her work with adolescents and adults, Megan believes it is important to first establish an environment that is warm, accepting, and hopeful. Therefore, treatment is individualized and collaborative, and she works together with clients to identify therapeutic goals that align with their values.

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Sarah Klein, MS, LMFT

Sarah’s treatment orientation includes Behavioral, CBT, Attachment Therapy, EFT and Gottman Therapy. She specializes in working with children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders, ADHD, and Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder.

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Caroline Dress, MA, LCPC

Caroline has specific training and experience in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy, and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy related to the treatment of PTSD, Anxiety, and Depression.

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Dr. Nicole Maxwell, PsyD

Nicole works with adolescents and adults. She uses Cognitive-Behavioral and Acceptance-Commitment therapies to help these individuals. Nicole also conducts psychological testing for multiple purposes.

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Claire Maschinski, MS, LMFT

Claire works a Bowen Family Therapy approach while also utilizing Cognitive Behavioral and Solution-Focused interventions to assist her clients. She works with adults and children with a focus on couples and family therapy.

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Dr. Thomas Slattery, PsyD, Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Tom primarily treats children & adolescents & adults using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Family Therapy, Parent Management Training, Collaborative Problem-Solving Therapy, Organizational Skills Therapy, and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy to help his clients achieve wellness.

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