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Ted Chapin, Ph.D.

Ted Chapin, Ph.D.

Ted Chapin, Ph.D.

Ted is a kind, compassionate, uniquely skilled, and highly experienced therapist.  He has expressed his calling through his healing work for over forty years.  He is well-read, a forever student and a world traveler.  He balances his dedication to his work with landscape design, culinary arts and spirituality.  He is a devoted husband, loving his wife, colleague, life partner and soulmate, Lori Russell-Chapin, Ph.D., grieving her loss in 2024 and celebrating her extraordinarily successful time in this world.  He is a proud and loving father, father-in-law and grandfather.  His daughter, Elissa, is a school counselor and his son, Jaimeson, manages the business operations at Chapin & Russell Associates.  Ted cherishes their loved ones, Jody and Adam, and his four granddaughters, Ryleigh, Haylee, Kenzie and Shelby.

Ted has an extensive range of counseling experience.  Among his many credentials, he is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Board Certified in Neurofeedback.  Ted works out every day, eats healthy, meditates and keeps a dream journal.  He continues to publish in the areas of neurocounseling and neurofeedback.  He presents for the American Counseling Association and the International Society for Neuroregulation and Research.  He is the President of Chapin & Russell Associates and maintains an active client schedule.  He would feel honored to work with you and your loved ones.  He’ll respect your spirit’s journey and do all he can to help you, “Heal Your Heart and Change Your life.”

Ages

  • 0-5
  • 6-12
  • 13-17
  • 18-64
  • 65+

Service Type

  • Individual
  • Couple
  • Family

Gender

  • Men
  • Women

Specialties

  • Faith Based
  • LGBT
  • Neurotherapy
  • Family Mediation
Elissa Chapin, MA, NCC, NT

Elissa Chapin, MA, NCC, NT

Elissa Chapin, MA, NCC, NT

Elissa Chapin is a National Certified Counselor and school counselor in the Dunlap School District, dedicated to helping students build emotional resilience and personal growth.  She earned her Master’s degree in Counseling from Bradley University in 2020 and began her career serving the Peoria community as a foster care therapist with Children’s Home.

Elissa combines her clinical background with a passion for applied neuroscience.  As a Certified Neurotherapy Technician, she provides neurofeedback training that helps clients strengthen focus, regulate mood, and improve overall brain performance.  Her work bridges the gap between traditional counseling and cutting-edge neurotechnology—offering a powerful, science-based approach to self-regulation and mental wellness.

Ages

  • 0-5
  • 6-12
  • 13-17
  • 18-64
  • 65+

Service Type

  • Individual
  • Couple
  • Family

Gender

  • Men
  • Women

Specialties

  • Faith Based
  • LGBT
  • Neurotherapy
  • Family Mediation
Joe Croegaert, MSW, LCSW

Joe Croegaert, MSW, LCSW

Joe Croegaert, MSW, LCSW

Joe brings more than 35 years of clinical social work experience to his work with adolescents, adults, couples, and families.  He supports clients experiencing anxiety, depression, anger, mood concerns, trauma, relationship strain, and family conflict.

Joe also provides couples counseling and family mediation.  He helps clients improve communication, work through conflict, and develop healthier patterns within their relationships and families.

Joe is also a Medicare provider, allowing eligible Medicare beneficiaries to use their benefits for covered counseling services.  He has extensive experience supporting people who have experienced trauma and approaches counseling with patience, respect, and practical guidance.  Joe works to help clients feel heard, strengthen coping skills, and move toward greater emotional stability.

Ages

  • 0-5
  • 6-12
  • 13-17
  • 18-64
  • 65+

Service Type

  • Individual
  • Couple
  • Family

Gender

  • Men
  • Women

Specialties

  • Faith Based
  • LGBT
  • Neurotherapy
  • Family Mediation
Malinda Lehnert, MS, LMFT

Malinda Lehnert, MS, LMFT

Malinda Lehnert, MS, LMFT

Malinda is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who earned her Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.  Her therapy approach is empathetic, nonjudgmental and incorporates a warm, curious style.  She enjoys walking alongside her clients as they heal, grow, and discover solutions to the burdens that weigh them down.

Malinda specializes in treatment and recovery from childhood and adulthood trauma and helps clients who struggle with depression, anxiety, mood issues, and relationship difficulties.  She provides compassionate, experienced care to those who are preparing for end-of-life challenges and has a deep understanding of individuals who live with physical disabilities.  She promotes a holistic view of her clients’ health needs while encouraging self-care and self-compassion.

Malinda is also trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and is excited to educate her clients about how EMDR can help free them from the wounds of their past.  She has training in Attachment-Based Family Therapy with expertise in guiding parents, caregivers, and their adolescents and teenagers toward healthy, joy-filled relationships.

Ages

  • 0-5
  • 6-12
  • 13-17
  • 18-64
  • 65+

Service Type

  • Individual
  • Couple
  • Family

Gender

  • Men
  • Women

Specialties

  • Faith Based
  • LGBT
  • Neurotherapy
  • Family Mediation
Bradley Post, MSW, LCSW, CADC

Bradley Post, MSW, LCSW, CADC

Bradley Post, MSW, LCSW, CADC

With over 40 years, experience, Brad has advanced training and expertise in social work, coaching, stress management, biofeedback training, treatment of anxiety disorders including OCD, couple’s counseling, behavior disorders such as Oppositional Defiant Disorder, substance use disorders, compulsive eating, gaming and internet addictions, relapse prevention, self-defeating behaviors, marital and family therapy, grief counseling, pain management and faith based counseling.  He is a Trained Neurotherapist with a unique primary focus on wellness and whole-person interventions that heal the mind, body, and spirit without medications.

Ages

  • 0-5
  • 6-12
  • 13-17
  • 18-64
  • 65+

Service Type

  • Individual
  • Couple
  • Family

Gender

  • Men
  • Women

Specialties

  • Faith Based
  • LGBT
  • Neurotherapy
  • Family Mediation
Caitlin Reeves- Prest, MA, LCPC

Caitlin Reeves-Prest, MA, LCPC

Caitlin Reeves- Prest, MA, LCPC

Caitlin is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who provides a warm, supportive, and collaborative approach to therapy.  She works with children, adolescents, and young adults navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, self-esteem challenges, life transitions, grief and loss, and emotional overwhelm.  Caitlin also has experience supporting clients experiencing self-harm, suicidal thoughts, and crisis situations, offering a safe and compassionate space during difficult moments.

Her therapeutic style is client-centered, approachable, and solution-focused, helping clients feel comfortable, understood, and empowered throughout the counseling process.  Caitlin believes therapy should feel like a partnership in which clients can build healthy coping skills, strengthen confidence, improve emotional well-being, and create meaningful, lasting change in their lives.

Ages

  • 0-5
  • 6-12
  • 13-17
  • 18-64
  • 65+

Service Type

  • Individual
  • Couple
  • Family

Gender

  • Men
  • Women

Specialties

  • Faith Based
  • LGBT
  • Neurotherapy
  • Family Mediation
Caterina Richardson, MA, LCPC

Caterina Richardson, MA, LCPC

Caterina Richardson, MA, LCPC

Caterina’s clinical style blends cognitive-behavioral therapy and solution-focused interventions.  Her approach identifies the client’s inherent strengths and uses a combination of motivation, challenging current thought processes, and internal reflection to increase insight, reduce symptomology, develop coping skills, and create a solution.  She maintains a high level of compassion in her sessions with a nonjudgmental approach, authenticity, and acceptance.  With 25+ years of experience, she has focused her areas of specialty to depression, anxiety, adjustment issues, and personality disorders.

Ages

  • 0-5
  • 6-12
  • 13-17
  • 18-64
  • 65+

Service Type

  • Individual
  • Couple
  • Family

Gender

  • Men
  • Women

Specialties

  • Faith Based
  • LGBT
  • Neurotherapy
  • Family Mediation
Mercedes Saechao, MA, NCC, LPC

Mercedes Saechao, MA, NCC, LPC

Mercedes Saechao, MA, NCC, LPC

Mercedes earned her Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Bradley University and is an Illinois-licensed professional counselor.  Her therapeutic approach centers on building a strong client-counselor relationship that is nonjudgmental, empathetic, and treats clients as unique individuals, honoring their life experiences.

Mercedes is fluent in Spanish and takes pride in being a multiculturally competent counselor who helps individuals and families with their concerns and problems.  She specializes in treating relationship issues, domestic violence, trauma, support and education for parents, and using mindfulness techniques to help support clients.

Ages

  • 0-5
  • 6-12
  • 13-17
  • 18-64
  • 65+

Service Type

  • Individual
  • Couple
  • Family

Gender

  • Men
  • Women

Specialties

  • Faith Based
  • LGBT
  • Neurotherapy
  • Family Mediation
Emily Shelton, MA, NCC, LPC

Emily Shelton, MA, NCC, LPC

Emily Shelton, MA, NCC, LPC

Emily is a Licensed Professional Counselor and National Certified Counselor who works with adolescents and adults.  Her counseling style is warm, compassionate, practical, and often lighthearted.  She uses cognitive-behavioral and whole-person approaches and can incorporate faith-based counseling when it fits the client’s values and preferences.

Her areas of focus include anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and loss, stress, relationship concerns, and major life transitions.  Emily helps clients understand what may be contributing to their symptoms, recognize patterns that are no longer helping them, and develop healthier coping skills and daily habits.

Emily builds on each client’s strengths and supports them in developing greater self-awareness, resilience, and confidence.  She works to create a space where clients feel heard, respected, and supported as they make meaningful changes in their lives.

Ages

  • 0-5
  • 6-12
  • 13-17
  • 18-64
  • 65+

Service Type

  • Individual
  • Couple
  • Family

Gender

  • Men
  • Women

Specialties

  • Faith Based
  • LGBT
  • Neurotherapy
  • Family Mediation
Sarah Vujanov, MSW, LCSW

Sarah Vujanov, MSW, LCSW

Sarah Vujanov, MSW, LCSW

Sarah earned her Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Illinois and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.  Sarah values a balanced approach to wellness, understanding the strong connection between physical and mental health. She believes strongly that mental and physical health are deeply connected.  Sarah has a passion for empowering individuals through a strengths-based approach and wholeheartedly believes in the power of self-preservation.

She specializes in supporting people who experience anxiety, depression, mood issues, trauma, relationship stress, life transitions, and emotional burnout.  In addition, Sarah has extensive experience in helping people navigate co-morbidities and the mental anguish that is associated with new challenges related to adjustment.  She is a realist with an empathetic approach and will work with you to recognize your potential and cultivate the force that resides from within.  Sarah is committed to providing a safe, therapeutic space where you can fully engage and challenge your beliefs in a way that will enhance your life beyond measure.

Ages

  • 0-5
  • 6-12
  • 13-17
  • 18-64
  • 65+

Service Type

  • Individual
  • Couple
  • Family

Gender

  • Men
  • Women

Specialties

  • Faith Based
  • LGBT
  • Neurotherapy
  • Family Mediation
CAMERON G. YOUNG, NT

CAMERON G. YOUNG, NT

CAMERON G. YOUNG, NT

Cameron Young is a neurofeedback technician and a current Computer Science student at Bradley University, where he has earned a Dean’s List standing for three consecutive years.  Cameron is also a proud veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, having served four years in the Infantry.  This experience instilled in him a deep commitment to discipline, resilience, and supporting his community, qualities he now brings to his work.

He is passionate about connecting with and assisting people from all walks of life.  Cameron firmly believes that mental health is crucial, and he knows that individuals can truly strive and flourish when they make their brain health a top priority.  His ultimate goal is to empower people to achieve greater well-being and peak performance.

Ages

  • 0-5
  • 6-12
  • 13-17
  • 18-64
  • 65+

Service Type

  • Individual
  • Couple
  • Family

Gender

  • Men
  • Women

Specialties

  • Faith Based
  • LGBT
  • Neurotherapy
  • Family Mediation
Shane G. Young, MA, NCC, LCPC, BCN, Doctoral Candidate

Shane G. Young, MA, NCC, LCPC, BCN, Doctoral Candidate

Shane G. Young, MA, NCC, LCPC, BCN, Doctoral Candidate

Shane is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, National Certified Counselor, and Board Certified in Neurofeedback. He earned his Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Bradley University, where he is also a Doctoral Candidate in Educational Leadership. He has advanced training in biofeedback, neurofeedback, and qEEG and is also a Certified Brain Health Coach through Amen Clinics.

Shane works with children, teens, adults, parents, families, first responders, veterans, and law enforcement professionals.  His areas of focus include anxiety, depression, ADD/ADHD, academic and attention concerns, sleep difficulties, anger, self-esteem, grief and loss, PTSD and trauma, domestic violence recovery, concussion recovery, performance anxiety, stress, and emotional regulation.

His counseling style is warm, direct, and practical.  He helps clients feel heard while providing tools they can use in daily life.  Depending on the client’s needs, his work may include counseling, neurofeedback, biofeedback, and brain-health education.

Shane also provides parent coaching, counseling, and education.  As a father who has raised four children, he understands the pressures parents face.  He helps parents better understand their child’s behavior, improve communication, set healthy limits, and create greater consistency at home.

As a military veteran, retired law enforcement officer, and first responder, Shane brings personal understanding of service, critical incidents, and high-pressure roles to his work with first responders, veterans, law enforcement professionals, and their families.

Outside of work, Shane enjoys fitness, hiking, and time with his wife, four children, and grandchildren.  He has coached youth sports and volunteers as an instructor for women’s self-defense and empowerment workshops.  He is also a certified S.A.F.E. and R.A.D. women’s self-defense instructor.

Shane is committed to helping clients better understand themselves, strengthen relationships, and feel more confident handling life’s challenges.

Ages

  • 0-5
  • 6-12
  • 13-17
  • 18-64
  • 65+

Service Type

  • Individual
  • Couple
  • Family

Gender

  • Men
  • Women

Specialties

  • Faith Based
  • LGBT
  • Neurotherapy
  • Family Mediation
In Loving Memory of Lori Ann Russell-Chapin, Ph.D.

Ph.D. (1951-2024)

In Loving Memory of Lori Ann Russell-Chapin, Ph.D.

A Devoted Wife, Mother, Friend, Counselor, Colleague and Professor at Bradley University.

Lori touched the lives of many and healed the hearts and souls of those she served.  She was the Co-founder of Chapin & Russell Associates with her husband and life partner, Ted Chapin, Ph.D.  Together they published several books on counseling, supervision and neurofeedback.  As a prolific author, researcher, and practitioner with a column in “Counseling Today,” she and Ted shared their knowledge with professionals across the world.

Lori’s passion was living life with love and applying neuroscience in counseling practice.  She was Board Certified in Neurofeedback, coined the term “Neurocounseling,” and was a beloved teacher, supervisor and mentor to several of our staff.  Lori will be deeply missed and always remembered by her clients, colleagues, friends and family.

In Loving Memory of Trina Hunt

Trina Hunt, Ph.D., LCPC (1952-2025)

In Loving Memory of Trina Hunt

A cherished colleague of Chapin & Russell Associates for years, we fondly remember Trina for her compassionate counseling approach and how she positively impacted the lives of so many people.  Trina’s family, clients and colleagues will truly miss her and always remember her for her loving care and warmth.