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Kara Zimmerman, MS, LMFT, LCPC, received her Master's degree in marriage and family therapy from Northern Illinois University. She works part-time at ECFA Counseling Centers in the Wheaton office doing individual, couple and family therapy. Kara is certified in Prepare/Enrich, a leading premarital and marital counseling program, and also has interest in abuse issues, self-esteem, play therapy with children, adoption and foster care concerns, grief and loss, and working with adolescent females and their parents. Kara is interested in speaking to groups about having intentional marriages. Kara states, "I am thankful for, and honored, to have the opportunity as a therapist to be an instrument of God's love, peace and hope." |
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Amanda Blackburn, MA, received her Master's degree from Wheaton College and and is currently working towards her Doctoral degree in clinical psychology at Wheaton College. Amanda works part-time at ECFA Counseling Centers’ Wheaton office providing counseling to children, adolescents, and adults in individual, family, or marital therapy. Amanda has experience working at an inclusion school for children with autism where she taught social, interpersonal, and conflict resolution skills. Amanda is especially interested in working with adolescent females with issues of self-harm and identity, has special interest in working with clergy and family members involved in ministry, premarital counseling, issues of depression and anxiety, and working with families with special needs children. When asked about counseling, Amanda states, “I think counseling can offer clients a safe environment in which to examine their own brokenness and become empowered through God’s grace to find hope.” |
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Emma Campbell, MA, received her Master's of Clinical Psychology from Wheaton College and is now working on her Doctoral degree at Wheaton College. She works part-time in the Wheaton office. Emma has experience in individual, group, and marital therapy and has dealt with issues of anger management, social skills training, depression, anxiety, ADHD, bipolar, attachment, and blended families. She has special interest in working with couples as well as helping children work through traumatic life experiences by incorporating art and play in her therapy. When asked about counseling, Emma states, “Diving into the historical realm of people’s lives is what fuels my passion for psychotherapy. I thrive on the mystery and complexity of their many mishaps and intentional experiences which have contributed to their formation as a person. As one who believes that part of my duty is to bring healing or redemption into people’s lives, I realize that, ultimately, I must rely on God to work through me to effect any change in an individual or family.” |
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Maria Ciupe, MA, received her Masters degree in clinical psychology from Wheaton College. Maria has previous experience working with young people with emotional, attachment, abuse and abandonment issues, as well as working with adults and families at a community counseling center. Maria works full-time in ECFA’s Wheaton and Chicago offices providing individual, couple, and family therapy. She sees her areas of clinical strength as grief and loss/bereavement, personal and spiritual growth, anxiety, depression, family dynamics, communication, abuse, and working with individuals with physical disabilities and their families. When asked about counseling, Maria states, “Counseling is about bringing healing, restoration and hope. It is about growing both personally and relationally and becoming the unique persons we were created to be.” |
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