Dr. Hannah Clark received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychological Science from Gustavus Adolphus College and completed her PhD in Clinical Psychology at the University of Michigan. Before joining SpringSource, Hannah completed her internship in clinical psychology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. 

Hannah has experience working with individuals, couples, and groups with a range of presenting concerns. She specializes in the treatment of eating disorders, anxiety disorders, and traumatic stress by integrating Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and mindfulness-based approaches. Hannah is passionate about helping clients build rich, meaningful lives through acceptance, awareness, and self-compassion.

Hannah is also an active researcher and has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles on the effects of traumatic experiences during childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. She is especially interested in understanding how therapeutic interventions can promote resilience after trauma. Hannah regularly presents her work at national and international conferences, and has been recognized for her excellence in research and scholarship in the field of traumatic stress.

Renee D Rienecke, PhD, FAED, is Director of Research for Eating Recovery Center/Insight Behavioral Health Centers and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University After earning her Bachelor’s degree at the University of Michigan, Dr. Rienecke received her Ph.D. from Northwestern University. She completed her clinical psychology internship and postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Chicago where she was on faculty in the Eating Disorders Program for ten years.

Dr. Rienecke has extensive experience building treatment programs, including the University of Michigan Comprehensive Eating Disorders Program and the Medical University of South Carolina Eating Disorders Program.

Dr. Rienecke is a Fellow in the Academy for Eating Disorders and a faculty member of the Training Institute for Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders.  She provides consultation to therapists interested in becoming certified to conduct family-based therapy (FBT) for adolescent eating disorders.

Dr. Rienecke serves as a clinical consultant for SpringSource Psychological Center. 

Meg Busky, LDN is a dietetic nutritionist licensed in Illinois and Wisconsin. She graduated from Purdue University with a B.S. focused in Dietetics and earned her M.S. from The University of Alabama-Birmingham.  Meg completed her dietetic internship at UAB with a specialization in adult obesity management and chronic disease prevention and she worked as a graduate research assistant on several large research grants.  Meg also worked at the prestigious Cambridge Eating Disorder Center in Massachusetts where she developed a passion for working with individuals who struggle with disordered eating.  She believes that there is no “one size fits all” in providing dietetic services and she is thoughtful about providing care individualized to meet the needs of each client. 

Brad J Novak is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Illinois and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Indiana.  Brad specializes in individual and group therapy for depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and eating disorders (binge eating disorder, bulimia, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, night eating syndrome), with adults, adolescents and families.  Brad is trained in a wide variety of therapeutic approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Written Exposure Trauma Protocol, Exposure Response Prevention Therapy, Adlerian, and Existentialism.

Previously, Brad has worked in higher-levels-of-care for mood and eating disorders at a large behavioral health treatment center.  Additionally, he was an educator for Chicago Public School for many years as well as a department chairperson, the Lead High School Counseling Specialist for all of Chicago Public Schools and the counseling department chairperson for the third largest high school in Chicago.

Brad tailors his versatile approach to suit each patient’s individual needs, and he leverages his knowledge of mindfulness to help patients “retrain their brain” to establish new and more adaptive behaviors. 

Fernanda de Alba is a Clinical Professional Counselor in both Mexico City and Illinois. She graduated from international Universidad Iberoamericana and bases her practice in integrative counseling. Fernanda specializes in individual therapy for depression, anxiety, trauma-related symptoms, and eating disorders with adults, adolescents and families. She is trained in a variety of therapeutic approaches including Solution Focused Therapy, Client Centered Therapy, Integrative Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Systemic Therapy.

Fernanda’s experience includes working with a large, community-based organization helping women with empowerment, teenage education, eating disorders, and emotional and social skill training.  She has many years of experience working in various leadership roles, teaching at the collegiate level and working with companies and organizations. Fernanda bases her practice on principles of helping the client build a healthier, more peaceful version of themselves through understanding and emotional expression while balancing a rational perspective. 

Fernanda is an advocate for all people’s rights, mental health awareness, inclusion and feminism.  She adapts these principles to create a therapeutic space of empathy and self-growth and development.

Jackie Ross received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Carnegie Mellon University. She received her Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Clinical Psychology at University of California, Los Angeles. She completed her APA-accredited pre-doctoral internship at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. Jackie is currently a postdoctoral research fellow at University of Illinois at Chicago, where she is investigating the role of the menstrual cycle and ovarian hormone fluctuations in interpersonal distress, emotion dysregulation, and suicidality.

Jackie uses cognitive behavioral therapies in both individual and group contexts to treat mood, anxiety, and trauma disorders, as well as Borderline Personality Disorder/emotion dysregulation, eating disorders, couples conflict and sexual dysfunction. Jackie applies techniques from the following therapies: cognitive-behavior therapy, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), acceptance and commitment therapy, exposure therapy, cognitive processing therapy, prolonged exposure, integrative behavioral couples therapy, and sensate focus therapy. Jackie is deeply committed to working collaboratively with clients in service of strengthening their abilities to regulate difficult emotions, engage effectively in their close relationships, and move towards more joyful and meaningful lives.

Ximena Pérez is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Illinois and Mexico City. Ximena received her Bachelor in Psychology and her Master of Arts in Counseling from Universidad Iberoamericana Mexico and Universidad Complutense de Madrid. 

Ximena specializes in individual therapy for depression, anxiety, stress related to family and relationships dynamics, eating disorders, and trauma-related stressors

Ximena is trained in a variety of therapeutic approaches including Client Centered Therapy, Integrative Therapy, Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Systemic Therapy, Transpersonal, Existentialism and Mindfulness. She uses holistic and creative approaches to foster the mind/body connection.  

Ximena has experience in working in community-based organizations in both clinical and management positions; supervising outpatient programs, providing mental health services to adults and teenagers, academic support to children and guiding group and individual sound meditation sessions as part of her integrative approach. 

Ximena’s practice approach is based on radical acceptance; she provides a safe therapeutic space to walk along others in building awareness of their emotional, cognitive and behavior patterns in order to create a more regulated, healthier version of themselves. 

Kirstin Schafer, Psy.D., received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at East Stroudsburg University and her Master of Art and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Marywood University. Prior to joining SpringSource, Dr. Schafer worked in a variety of settings including residential treatment centers, partial hospitalization programs, and college counseling centers. Kirstin has a strong foundation in treating disordered eating and is committed to being a fat-positive, Health At Every Size informed clinician. 

As a queer-identifying clinician, Dr. Schafer is passionate about working in the LGBTQIA+ communities and helping folks explore their authentic selves. As a therapist, Kirstin is devoted to being keenly aware of the intersectionality of identity, and the systems of oppression that impact individual functioning. Kirstin’s clinical areas of focus include: LGBTQIA+ affirmative therapy, eating disorders, body image disturbance, fat positivity, gender and sexuality exploration, and mood disorders. Kirstin utilizes an integrative approach which includes psychodynamic, CBT, DBT, Radically Open-Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and attachment-based theories. Kirstin believes in connection as healing and will work in co-creating a space in which you feel seen and heard.