Education
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-CHICAGO
Masters of Social Work, 2017
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY-CHICAGO
M.A., Political Science 2010
INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERISTY
B.S., Political Science, 2008
Jake Hogan, LCSW
Chief Psychotherapist
Pronouns: He/Him
Jake specializes in trauma-informed, sex-positive, client-centered work with all people, with a particular emphasis on the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community. He has specific training and experience working with survivors of trauma, as well as those living with depression, anxiety, and those struggling to find meaning and fulfillment in their lives and relationships. Jake also has experience working with clients seeking practical tools to help manage stress, organization, and symptoms of ADHD.
Jake is experienced working with individuals from a variety of backgrounds, and is sensitive to a diverse array of sexual expressions and relationships, including polyamory, kink, and open relationships.
Jake believes that therapy is a collaborative project between the therapist and the client; that the client is the expert in their own life, and the therapist’s role is to accompany the client on a journey toward greater insight and fulfillment in their lives. Jake approaches his work using tools from Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Behavioral Therapy, and ACT, all from a trauma-informed perspective.
Prior to founding Sunflower Clinical Group, Jake trained at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, as well as at Howard Brown Health Center, where he participated in specialized training for service to the LGBT+ community. Most recently, Jake worked as a staff therapist at Catalyst Clinical Group, where he served as an in-house resource for CBT approaches as well as sex, kink, and sexuality issues. Before becoming a psychotherapist, Jake worked full time as a data scientist and human behavior researcher in the field of media and advertising.
Education
ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY
Masters of Clinical Psychology (Counseling Practice)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
B.A., Psychology and Philosophy
Anthony Rodriguez, LCPC
Staff Therapist
Pronouns: He/Him
Anthony approaches therapy as a collaborative and open process, working with his clients to set the pace of therapy and working with them to make progress toward reaching their personal and emotional goals. Life often throws many demands at us, but they can be hard to address when we’re struggling to just get through the week. Anxiety, depression, psychosis, relationship challenges, and interpersonal difficulties can challenge us at times, and sometimes we can all benefit from some extra support.
Anthony approaches his work through a practical perspective, using approaches such as Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical-Behavioral Therapy, and other concrete approaches to help you find the tools you need to manage your symptoms and make your way around the roadblocks that life can present. He has specific experience and training working with teens, young adults, and the LGBTQ+ community.
Anthony is trained in evidence-based CBT skills for managing symptoms of ADHD in adults.
Prior to working at Sunflower Clinical Group, Anthony worked as an ACT counselor and team lead at Trilogy Behavioral Healthcare. Anthony also served as a therapist for young adults at Thresholds, and worked with a diverse set of clients at Transcend Counseling Chicago.
Education
GARRET THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
Masters of Counseling
NORTH PARK THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
Masters of Divinity
Cillian Green, LPC
Staff Therapist
Pronouns: He/Him
Cillian works with his clients through a primarily talk therapy route, and endeavors to help his clients explore their past so they can affect their present and change their future. His specialties include LGBTQ+ support, anxiety, depression, survivors of religious trauma, spirituality exploration, family and relationship issues, and life transitions. Cillian work with clients from college age and onward that are dealing with issues of sexuality and gender identity. He also works with clients dealing with religious trauma and/or investigating their own relationship with spirituality of all flavors. His style involves looking through the past to see how the narratives we tell ourselves affect our current lives. As a member of the Latino community and person of a multiracial background, Cillian understands the importance of identity and self-understanding.
Cillian has expertise and experience working with both religious/spiritual as well as non-religious and non-spiritual clients.
Cillian believes that our spirits and hearts are remarkably resilient, and that you have made it this far in your life weathering storms and coming out the other side. He desires to help you see that strength and resilience inside yourself and join you in your life’s journey, wherever it may lead. He believes that we are made up of the stories of our pasts, but that our pasts do not freeze us in time. We can examine how our past experiences, particularly those from our childhood, affect our lives today. From here we can move forward and find ways to integrate and heal from our past.
Cillian is trained in evidence-based CBT skills for managing symptoms of ADHD in adults.
Prior to working at Sunflower Clinical Group, Cillian has worked as a staff therapist and trainer at the Center for Religion and Psychotherapy, and has served as an interfaith chaplain in the Northshore University Health System.
Education
GARRET THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
Masters of Counseling
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
Bachelor’s in Fine Arts with an Emphasis in Photography
Destinee Wells, MA
Staff Therapist
Pronouns: She/Her
Destinee focuses on providing empathy and support to ensure that her clients feel welcomed, safe, and heard during their therapy hour. She believes we all go through times in life when we encounter challenges rooted in present-day but affected by our past experiences and relationships. These challenges are an opportunity to make new connections, learn new skills and integrate past experiences into our lives to come out stronger and more resilient than before.
Destinee is a therapist who is focused on relationships. She understands that our early relationships are templates that form who we are and how we interact with others in present-day. She is curious about relationships, both past and present, and how they affect who you are and how you show up in the world.
Destinee has worked with a variety of identities including different cultural and racial backgrounds, religious and non-religious backgrounds, and clients across the spectrum of sexual orientation and gender expression. She is experienced with depression and anxiety, and also has training in complex trauma, disassociation, and ADHD.
Prior to working at Sunflower Clinical Group, Destinee has worked at Cathedral Counseling Center in Chicago, and has completed an Advanced Certificate in Self Psychology at CRPC. She has a background in fine arts which she feels enhances the creativity and curiosity with which she approaches her work at Sunflower Clinical Group.
Education
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
Masters of Social Work
COLUMBIA COLLEGE OF CHICAGO
Bachelors in Marketing Communication
Hayden Gorr-Diaz, LSW Staff Therapist
Pronouns: He/They
Feeling stuck, overwhelmed by anxiety, or unsure how to make a change in life is a common experience. It’s normal to feel intimidated, especially if past therapy experiences were difficult or if you are new to the process. Hayden will guide you to make the best decision for yourself.
Hayden offers a collaborative approach to help clients feel more centered, heard, and fulfilled. As a queer, transmasc clinician, they ground their practice in intersectionality and identity, acknowledging that each individual is the expert of their own life experience. He utilizes a client-centered, strength-based approach to support adults and adolescents who are queer, transgender, gender nonconforming, nonbinary, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, kinky, polyamorous, consensually non-monogamous, or still exploring their identities. Hayden provides a non-judgmental, stigma-free environment for clients to explore their thoughts and behaviors.
An EMDR-trained therapist, Hayden incorporates a trauma-informed approach to help clients move through their trauma, fostering healing in a way that is safe and empowering. His therapeutic methods are diverse, integrating EMDR, behavioral-based practices, narrative therapy, queer theory, solution-focused techniques, and psychoeducation. He has expertise in working with adults and teens navigating issues related to gender, sexuality, identity, job/school stress, and major life changes. Hayden also supports individuals who may have had a loved one just come out or start transitioning, helping them process that change and learn how to best support the people they care about.
Before joining Sunflower Clinical Group, Hayden was a psychotherapist at Inclusive Insight, where he worked with LGBTQ+, Trans+, and questioning clients using evidence-based practices. His life and educational background contribute to a straightforward, compassionate, curious, and humorous approach to therapy. They view each session as a learning experience, embracing the idea that therapists are both healers and lifelong learners.
Education
GARRETT-EVANGELICAL THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
Masters of Counseling
Masters of Theological Studies (Candidate): Religion, Personality, and Culture
CENTER FOR RELIGION AND PSYCHOTHERAPY OF CHICAGO
Advanced Certificate in Self-Psychology
Drew Unrue, LPC Staff Therapist
Pronouns: They/Them
Drew believes that from the earliest moments of our lives we are searching for and in need of relationship and connection. They emphasize that all people are in a state of Becoming - who we are, how we understand ourselves, others, and the world around us is changing all the time. Drew specializes in working with those managing major life transitions, those navigating forms of traumatic history and experience, and those struggling with broad existential concerns around meaning-making and purposefulness in life, with a particular focus on those with a religious or spiritual background.
Drew has experience working with individuals from a variety of backgrounds, including young adults, those with high-pressure careers, LGBTQIA+ persons, those who are polyamorous, those in Open/ENM relationships, those who are kinky, and those formerly or currently navigating religious experience and identity.
Drew has Advanced Training in Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic Psychotherapies to approach concerns from a depth-oriented perspective while also utilizing cognitive and behavioral techniques for managing symptoms of depression and anxiety. He operates from a broadly existential place, attuning to client’s emotional needs in the present while also exploring a client’s past for traces of relational ruptures. Working with Drew includes attending to the past, present, and the future.
Prior to working at Sunflower Clinical Group, Drew worked as a Staff Psychotherapist and Advanced Fellow in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy at Depth Counseling in Chicago, in addition to completing an Advanced Certificate in Self-Psychology at CRPC. They are also completing a research degree addressing Religious Trauma in the context of White Evangelical Protestant Christianity, employing liberative methods through an anti-oppressive approach. Drew believes that ultimately, you are the arbiter of your life, and that intentional and sometimes difficult self-reflection can bring about amazing shifts in our approach to life.
Education
ADLER UNIVERSITY
Masters of Art Therapy and Counseling
COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO
Bachelors of Fine Arts
Nik Wicks, LPC Staff Therapist
Nik is a Queer and Trans provider who works most often with adolescents and adults. Many of their clients identify as LGBTQIA+, Neurodiverse, Polyamorous, and may be part of the Kink community. Nik’s expertise lies in supporting those who may be establishing or exploring their Neurodiverse or Queer identities, navigating life transitions, dealing with feelings of depression or anxiety, or navigating impacts related to acute or complex trauma.