April Tobar

If you've been carrying the weight of trauma, grief, or anxiety for longer than you can remember, you're not alone.

I've spent 12 years as a licensed counselor in Chicago working with people of all ages, from young children to seniors. What keeps me in this work is the moment a client realizes they've been surviving something hard, and that there's a different way forward.

I have a particular passion for working with mothers navigating postpartum struggles, families dealing with grief and loss, and adults working through trauma and PTSD. Many of my clients were looking for someone who would be real with them, not just professional. That's what you'll find here.

My sessions feel like a real conversation. I work primarily through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trauma-Focused CBT, which means we look at how your thoughts and patterns shape your experience, then build practical tools to shift them. I also draw on Mindfulness-Based CBT, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, so we can move at your pace and focus on what matters most to you. No judgment. Just honest, focused work.

Our first session is yours. I'll invite you to share whatever feels comfortable at your own pace. From there, we'll start building goals together, ones that matter to you, not a checklist. You'll leave that first conversation feeling heard, with a clearer sense of direction and the confidence that this work is actually going somewhere.