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Roxana Marincas, RD, LDN
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
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Education: University of Illinois at Chicago
Phone: (847) 868-3435
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Office Location: Schaumburg, IL
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Specialties: ADHD, Arthritis, Asthma, Autism, Cancer, Celiac Disease, Chronic Fatigue, Diabetes, Diet & Nutrition, Fibromyalgia, Food Allergies, Food Sensitivity, Geriatric Nutrition, Gluten-Free Eating, Grocery Shopping Headaches/Migraines, Heart Health (including nutrition therapy for high cholesterol, high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, CHF), HIV/AIDS, IBD and IBS, Infant Nutrition, Meal Planning or Menu Planning, Medical Nutrition Therapy, Menopause, Mindful Eating, Nonceliac Gluten Sensitivity, Osteoporosis, PCOS, Plant-based Eating, Pediatrics, Pregnancy (as well as Prenatal and Postpartum) Nutrition, School Sports Nutrition, Skin Issues, Sleep, Toddler/Pre-adolescent/Adolescent Nutrition, Vegan, Vegetarian, Weight Management
Roxana decided to delve into the world of nutrition to get to the bottom of what real nutrition is all about. With all the ad-pollution, confusion, and "noise" about diets, nutrition, and the like, she just wanted to know the truth. She attended the University of Illinois at Chicago for a B.S. in Human Nutrition and became a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Her training helps her appreciate how a healthy eating pattern can fuel the body, help it function right, and nourish our trillions of cells that constantly need to be maintained and replaced. This training gave her experience with a diverse population from pediatric patients to high-risk adults. It has also helped her to understand how nutrition can help at any stage of disease for a wide spectrum of diseases and conditions.
Her friends and family often hear her say "A healthy person is no accident." This is because she has seen it takes effort to achieve a healthy lifestyle. That is why her aim is to meet you where you are now and find the best plan tailored to your unique needs, goals, and lifestyle. She is here to share sound, science-based (and, in some cases, even personally-tested) advice and principles about nutrition and healthy eating. Her approach is to be as practical as possible and to help each client prepare for and succeed in overcoming the many challenges that appear along the way.
The 2.5 years she spent volunteering in Romania helped her develop a keen, enriched sense of cultural sensitivity. (It also gave her pleasant memories of gardening various fruits, vegetables, herbs, and crops with her grandmother, who lives in the Northern region of Transylvania).
Nutrition aside, Roxana enjoys sipping tea, reading, admiring nature, playing several of her favorite instruments (violin, piano, guitar, and drums), seeing live music, exploring new restaurants and cuisines in the world-class city she grew up in (Chicago), participating in a global educational volunteer work, and traveling to her favorite national parks and mountains for a great hike or a great snowboarding session with her dear friends and family.
Phone: (847) 868-3435
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Office Location: Schaumburg, IL
Schedule Appointment Online (Schaumburg Office)
Specialties: ADHD, Arthritis, Asthma, Autism, Cancer, Celiac Disease, Chronic Fatigue, Diabetes, Diet & Nutrition, Fibromyalgia, Food Allergies, Food Sensitivity, Geriatric Nutrition, Gluten-Free Eating, Grocery Shopping Headaches/Migraines, Heart Health (including nutrition therapy for high cholesterol, high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, CHF), HIV/AIDS, IBD and IBS, Infant Nutrition, Meal Planning or Menu Planning, Medical Nutrition Therapy, Menopause, Mindful Eating, Nonceliac Gluten Sensitivity, Osteoporosis, PCOS, Plant-based Eating, Pediatrics, Pregnancy (as well as Prenatal and Postpartum) Nutrition, School Sports Nutrition, Skin Issues, Sleep, Toddler/Pre-adolescent/Adolescent Nutrition, Vegan, Vegetarian, Weight Management
Roxana decided to delve into the world of nutrition to get to the bottom of what real nutrition is all about. With all the ad-pollution, confusion, and "noise" about diets, nutrition, and the like, she just wanted to know the truth. She attended the University of Illinois at Chicago for a B.S. in Human Nutrition and became a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Her training helps her appreciate how a healthy eating pattern can fuel the body, help it function right, and nourish our trillions of cells that constantly need to be maintained and replaced. This training gave her experience with a diverse population from pediatric patients to high-risk adults. It has also helped her to understand how nutrition can help at any stage of disease for a wide spectrum of diseases and conditions.
Her friends and family often hear her say "A healthy person is no accident." This is because she has seen it takes effort to achieve a healthy lifestyle. That is why her aim is to meet you where you are now and find the best plan tailored to your unique needs, goals, and lifestyle. She is here to share sound, science-based (and, in some cases, even personally-tested) advice and principles about nutrition and healthy eating. Her approach is to be as practical as possible and to help each client prepare for and succeed in overcoming the many challenges that appear along the way.
The 2.5 years she spent volunteering in Romania helped her develop a keen, enriched sense of cultural sensitivity. (It also gave her pleasant memories of gardening various fruits, vegetables, herbs, and crops with her grandmother, who lives in the Northern region of Transylvania).
Nutrition aside, Roxana enjoys sipping tea, reading, admiring nature, playing several of her favorite instruments (violin, piano, guitar, and drums), seeing live music, exploring new restaurants and cuisines in the world-class city she grew up in (Chicago), participating in a global educational volunteer work, and traveling to her favorite national parks and mountains for a great hike or a great snowboarding session with her dear friends and family.
Susan Davis, LCPC, CGT
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
Certified Grief Therapist
Palliative/Bereavement Counseling
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Education: Masters of Arts, Loyola University, Chicago, IL
Phone: (847) 868-3435
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Office Location: Schaumburg, IL
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Specialties: Palliative care (comfort care) for individuals and families coping with terminal illnesses. Bereavement/grief issues due to expected and unexpected losses. Loss due to suicide, drug overdose, and accidental deaths. Post traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, depression, panic and anxiety disorders and anger management. Adult patients.
It is essential for people to feel they are able to manage their emotions and their emotions are not controlling their lives. “I’m bad, I’m weak, there is something wrong with me,” are mistaken ideas people have when they are suffering emotional pain. There is often shame and fear when individuals feel they need or are told “to get help”. It is no different to seek counseling for emotional pain than to call the doctor when one breaks a leg or has the flu.
I have experience helping people get back in their “drivers seat” regarding their emotions. When people are confused or suffering with emotional pain they are particularly vulnerable to fear, anger, and helplessness. This is often accompanied by a sense of purposelessness and not caring about much.
As a therapist, I provide education, support, and comfort to maintain and improve functioning as well as maintain a person’s sense of feeling “normal”. Most of my clients, at first, are worried about “being normal”, when in fact suffering emotional pain is normal and part of the human condition.
I have enjoyed a career as a therapist for over 20 years. I have found that in the midst of emotional pain there is an awareness and honesty that leads to an opportunity to improved quality of life.
My training and experience emphasize using cognitive and behavioral therapy with a strong focus on helping to change unproductive behaviors, thoughts, and emotions that keep an individual stuck in a cycle of pain and poor quality of life.
The goal: Education, understanding, support and helping to realize one’s personal strengths and unique gifts as human beings.
Phone: (847) 868-3435
Email Me
Office Location: Schaumburg, IL
Schedule Appointment Online (Schaumburg Office)
Specialties: Palliative care (comfort care) for individuals and families coping with terminal illnesses. Bereavement/grief issues due to expected and unexpected losses. Loss due to suicide, drug overdose, and accidental deaths. Post traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, depression, panic and anxiety disorders and anger management. Adult patients.
It is essential for people to feel they are able to manage their emotions and their emotions are not controlling their lives. “I’m bad, I’m weak, there is something wrong with me,” are mistaken ideas people have when they are suffering emotional pain. There is often shame and fear when individuals feel they need or are told “to get help”. It is no different to seek counseling for emotional pain than to call the doctor when one breaks a leg or has the flu.
I have experience helping people get back in their “drivers seat” regarding their emotions. When people are confused or suffering with emotional pain they are particularly vulnerable to fear, anger, and helplessness. This is often accompanied by a sense of purposelessness and not caring about much.
As a therapist, I provide education, support, and comfort to maintain and improve functioning as well as maintain a person’s sense of feeling “normal”. Most of my clients, at first, are worried about “being normal”, when in fact suffering emotional pain is normal and part of the human condition.
I have enjoyed a career as a therapist for over 20 years. I have found that in the midst of emotional pain there is an awareness and honesty that leads to an opportunity to improved quality of life.
My training and experience emphasize using cognitive and behavioral therapy with a strong focus on helping to change unproductive behaviors, thoughts, and emotions that keep an individual stuck in a cycle of pain and poor quality of life.
The goal: Education, understanding, support and helping to realize one’s personal strengths and unique gifts as human beings.
Nikki Groh, MA, LCPC
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
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Education: Roosevelt University
Phone: (847) 868-3435
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Office Locations: Schaumburg, IL
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Specialties: Individual therapy with adults. Relational issues, self-esteem, coping skills, problem solving skills, independent living skills, conflict resolution, anger management, communication, boundary setting, shame/guilt, trauma, mood related disorders such as anxiety or depression
"Sometimes the bravest and most important thing you can do is show up." -Dr. Brene Brown
The first thing you need to do in therapy is acknowledge your strength and bravery for showing up- yes, literally walking in the door, but more importantly, being open and honest about who you are and what you're struggling with. All great change starts with SHOWING UP.
Therapy IS NOT meant to be easy. As a therapist, I believe in embracing our vulnerabilities during therapy and leaning into the discomfort that it often brings. It is in those moments that we learn to trust ourselves enough to make the changes that we deem necessary. I will push you, hold you responsible for your actions, encourage you to take risks, and challenge you to overcome your fears, because that is what therapy should be.
If your willing- come along for the ride!
Phone: (847) 868-3435
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Office Locations: Schaumburg, IL
Schedule Appointment Online (Schaumburg Office)
Specialties: Individual therapy with adults. Relational issues, self-esteem, coping skills, problem solving skills, independent living skills, conflict resolution, anger management, communication, boundary setting, shame/guilt, trauma, mood related disorders such as anxiety or depression
"Sometimes the bravest and most important thing you can do is show up." -Dr. Brene Brown
The first thing you need to do in therapy is acknowledge your strength and bravery for showing up- yes, literally walking in the door, but more importantly, being open and honest about who you are and what you're struggling with. All great change starts with SHOWING UP.
Therapy IS NOT meant to be easy. As a therapist, I believe in embracing our vulnerabilities during therapy and leaning into the discomfort that it often brings. It is in those moments that we learn to trust ourselves enough to make the changes that we deem necessary. I will push you, hold you responsible for your actions, encourage you to take risks, and challenge you to overcome your fears, because that is what therapy should be.
If your willing- come along for the ride!
Ariana Kulinczenko, RD, LDN
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
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Education: Miami University of Ohio
Phone: (847) 868-3435
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Office Location: Schaumburg, IL
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Specialties: Including but not limited to diabetes, autoimmune disorders, chronic kidney disease, cancer, anemia, sports nutrition, weight loss and weight gaining management, eating disorders, prenatal nutrition, postpartum/breastfeeding nutrition, heart disease, hypertension, GI disorders, celiac disease, food allergies, food sensitivities, infant and pediatric nutrition, vegetarian/vegan diet, bariatric evaluation, geriatric nutrition, non-diet approach, mindful eating, behavior disorders, stress management and medical nutrition therapy
Ariana is a Registered Dietitian as well as a Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist with a background in clinical dietetics. She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and Health with a Nutrition/Dietetics concentration at Miami University of Ohio. Ariana was a Division I athlete throughout her 4 years in college. She completed her Dietetic Internship at Virginia State University. She has experience working as a Clinical Dietitian and has worked with people of all ages with a variety of medical conditions.
Ariana believes each client should be treated with an individualized approach. She helps clients address and overcome personal challenges and tailors each diet based on their specific nutritional and medical needs. She believes balance, moderation, and a healthy mindset are the key to success in a healthy lifestyle. Ariana works closely with clients to create and set realistic goals to help them achieve the healthy lifestyle they are seeking.
Ariana has many interests outside of nutrition. She is extremely active and continues to run and play soccer in her free time. She enjoys cooking and trying new food and recipes, watching sports and spending time with her family and friends!
Phone: (847) 868-3435
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Office Location: Schaumburg, IL
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Specialties: Including but not limited to diabetes, autoimmune disorders, chronic kidney disease, cancer, anemia, sports nutrition, weight loss and weight gaining management, eating disorders, prenatal nutrition, postpartum/breastfeeding nutrition, heart disease, hypertension, GI disorders, celiac disease, food allergies, food sensitivities, infant and pediatric nutrition, vegetarian/vegan diet, bariatric evaluation, geriatric nutrition, non-diet approach, mindful eating, behavior disorders, stress management and medical nutrition therapy
Ariana is a Registered Dietitian as well as a Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist with a background in clinical dietetics. She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and Health with a Nutrition/Dietetics concentration at Miami University of Ohio. Ariana was a Division I athlete throughout her 4 years in college. She completed her Dietetic Internship at Virginia State University. She has experience working as a Clinical Dietitian and has worked with people of all ages with a variety of medical conditions.
Ariana believes each client should be treated with an individualized approach. She helps clients address and overcome personal challenges and tailors each diet based on their specific nutritional and medical needs. She believes balance, moderation, and a healthy mindset are the key to success in a healthy lifestyle. Ariana works closely with clients to create and set realistic goals to help them achieve the healthy lifestyle they are seeking.
Ariana has many interests outside of nutrition. She is extremely active and continues to run and play soccer in her free time. She enjoys cooking and trying new food and recipes, watching sports and spending time with her family and friends!
Daniel Sterdt, MAG, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
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Education: Adler School of Professional Psychology, Chicago IL
Phone: (847) 868-3435
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Office Location: Schaumburg, IL
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Specialties: Seniors, Grief, Anxiety, Depression, Children and Adolescents, Aspergers Syndrome, Self-Esteem, Coping Skills, Couples Counseling, Family, Trauma, Addictions, Alzheimer's/Dementia, and Communication Skills
Daniel received his undergraduate degree from Goucher College in Baltimore, Maryland and holds a Masters in Gerontological Counseling. With a strong background in Adlerian and Humanistic psychology, Dan enjoys working with individuals of diverse age groups, cultures, and life experiences. He believes in the therapeutic nature of a warm, trusting, and non-judgmental relationship, as well as in the inherent abilities and values within each client.
Dan has four years experience as a bereavement counselor with a local Hospice, helping individuals, couples, families, and groups cope with the death of a loved one. Dan also ran a yearly summer camp for children ages 6-13, as well as an ongoing support group for school-aged kids from Kindergarten through 12th grade. He also facilitated groups for bereaved spouses and adult children, as well as a gathering of parents who lost a son or daughter.
Dan also has extensive work with older adults in nursing home and rehabilitational settings throughout the Chicagoland area. He conducted research on the effects of a positive environment on mood and self-esteem and has presented at numerous conferences on self-care, on coping with Alzheimer's and dementia, and on positive psychology.
Dan is originally from Poughkeepsie, New York, the pride of the Hudson Valley. He is an avid sports enthusiast, music and movie buff, and comedy fan. He hopes to have the opportunity to work with you.
Phone: (847) 868-3435
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Office Location: Schaumburg, IL
Schedule Appointment Online (Schaumburg Office)
Specialties: Seniors, Grief, Anxiety, Depression, Children and Adolescents, Aspergers Syndrome, Self-Esteem, Coping Skills, Couples Counseling, Family, Trauma, Addictions, Alzheimer's/Dementia, and Communication Skills
Daniel received his undergraduate degree from Goucher College in Baltimore, Maryland and holds a Masters in Gerontological Counseling. With a strong background in Adlerian and Humanistic psychology, Dan enjoys working with individuals of diverse age groups, cultures, and life experiences. He believes in the therapeutic nature of a warm, trusting, and non-judgmental relationship, as well as in the inherent abilities and values within each client.
Dan has four years experience as a bereavement counselor with a local Hospice, helping individuals, couples, families, and groups cope with the death of a loved one. Dan also ran a yearly summer camp for children ages 6-13, as well as an ongoing support group for school-aged kids from Kindergarten through 12th grade. He also facilitated groups for bereaved spouses and adult children, as well as a gathering of parents who lost a son or daughter.
Dan also has extensive work with older adults in nursing home and rehabilitational settings throughout the Chicagoland area. He conducted research on the effects of a positive environment on mood and self-esteem and has presented at numerous conferences on self-care, on coping with Alzheimer's and dementia, and on positive psychology.
Dan is originally from Poughkeepsie, New York, the pride of the Hudson Valley. He is an avid sports enthusiast, music and movie buff, and comedy fan. He hopes to have the opportunity to work with you.
Portrait Health Patient Coordinators
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Phone: (847) 868-3435
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*Available at all Portrait Health Centers Locations
As the title implies, a Patient Coordinator is the guide who literally takes your hand and leads you through the initial evaluation and serves as your advocate when the team of specialists design personalized treatment plans. Nobody should ever have to walk alone when learning about the treatment options and deciphering between myths and facts in healthcare. A Portrait Health Patient Coordinator will educate you and your family on the latest treatment options and will work to ensure that the focus remains on identifying the cause, and not merely treating the outward symptoms the patient is experiencing. Each Portrait Health Patient Coordinator is experienced in pediatric, adolescent, adult and senior care, and becomes your guide and advocate at Portrait Health Centers. Contact us to speak with a Patient Coordinator.
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*Available at all Portrait Health Centers Locations
As the title implies, a Patient Coordinator is the guide who literally takes your hand and leads you through the initial evaluation and serves as your advocate when the team of specialists design personalized treatment plans. Nobody should ever have to walk alone when learning about the treatment options and deciphering between myths and facts in healthcare. A Portrait Health Patient Coordinator will educate you and your family on the latest treatment options and will work to ensure that the focus remains on identifying the cause, and not merely treating the outward symptoms the patient is experiencing. Each Portrait Health Patient Coordinator is experienced in pediatric, adolescent, adult and senior care, and becomes your guide and advocate at Portrait Health Centers. Contact us to speak with a Patient Coordinator.
