Services

Specialized counseling for your often invisible experiences and pain

In-person in Chicago & Oak Park · Telemental health throughout Illinois

Areas of focus

What this space can offer you

Adoption

AdopteesBirth ParentsAdoptive Families

Adoption is a lifelong process that affects our sense of identity, belonging, grief, and relationships in ways that are both unique to each person and also shared by others with similar life stories. This practice is a space that welcomes you with a deep understanding of commonly shared experiences so you can walk in with your guard down and explore how your life makes sense and how you want to move forward.

Chronic Illness

Long CovidME/CFSChronic Health ConditionsCaretakers

Living with, or taking care of someone with a chronic health condition may mean navigating losses, stigma, medical systems, disability, and the challenge of building a meaningful life within new limitations. This is a space where the complex reality of those experiences is acknowledged and we explore and enhance what makes this life worth living for you. If you're a caretaker and want to keep supporting others, this may be the only space where your needs will be the focus so you can keep being there for others.

Public Life & Advocacy

Public FiguresAdvocatesActivists

Being visible in the public for a cause or any reason, chosen or not, comes with invisible challenges. This is a space where you can feel seen as a whole person with public-facing and private parts; a space where the private cost of public visibility is taken seriously, and how to navigate these spaces will be rooted in your values.

Who this is for

This space was created for you

For adoptees

Adoption is a lifelong experience — not a one-time event. As an adoptee, you may find yourself navigating questions about identity, belonging, family, and relationships that don't have easy answers or no answers at all, and these resurface at unexpected moments throughout your life.

You might be struggling with how adoption has shaped your sense of self, your relationships, and your mental health. You might be dealing with the complexities of reunion, or the overwhelming difficulties of not knowing where to begin. You might simply want a space where you don't have to explain the basics or deal with common misconceptions.

At Seeing Your Light Counseling, you don't. This is a space that understands adoption from the inside out: the losses, the questions, the hopes, and the challenges of integrating grief with gratitude.

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Fees & insurance

Transparent about cost & making therapy accessible

Seeing Your Light Counseling accepts many Medicare plans, is expecting BCBS of IL approval around the beginning of May 2026, takes private-pay clients, and offers a sliding fee scale with reduced rates. If you have an insurance that allows for out-of-network providers, you can request a superbill for clients who wish to seek out-of-network reimbursement from their insurance provider. Please contact your insurance company to confirm your coverage and whether you can submit for out-of-network mental health benefits before beginning services. If cost presents an undue hardship or barrier to therapy for you, please review and ask about the sliding fee scale.

Insurance questions and session fees can be discussed during the initial free consultation and a Good Faith Estimate listing all anticipated costs (see link to No Surprises Act Notice at the bottom of the page) will be provided to you prior to scheduling your official intake session (after the free initial consultation).

The free 20-minute consultation is always the right place to start. No commitment, no pressure.

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FAQ

Common questions

Yes. Telehealth/telemental health sessions are available to clients throughout Illinois. In-person sessions are available at the Chicago and Oak Park offices. Switching between in-person and telemental health sessions depending on what works best for you each week is also fine with at least 24-hour notice of changes. If you'd like to explore pros and cons of each and what may be the best option for you, I'd be glad to discuss this during our initial consultation.

Session frequency and duration varies depending on individual clinical needs and other considerations. In most cases meeting once a week for 55 minutes is appropriate. Meeting more than once a week may be needed or helpful during certain periods. Meeting every other week or monthly may be appropriate when transitioning out of therapy. Meeting only as needed or for occasional check-ins may be arranged once the main treatment course has been completed.

The free 20-minute consultation is a good place to start. It's an informal conversation — no commitment, no pressure — to see if working together feels like a good fit.

As a therapist who used to work as a Primary Therapist with school-aged kids in a partial hospitalization (PHP) and intensive outpatient (IOP) care program, Sanna loves working with children, adolescents, and their families. Sanna has worked directly with children as young as five and indirectly supported children younger than that through their parents.

Yes, as Sanna's passion is helping people make sense of their life, explore what might have been weighing people down in a quiet but powerful way for a long time, and how to make more peace with certain aspects of their past, elderly clients are always welcome. Sanna also accepts many Medicare plans, though specific coverage needs to be checked with insurance.

Yes, Seeing Your Light Counseling accepts many Medicare plans, is expecting BCBS of IL approval around the beginning of May 2026, takes private-pay clients, and offers a sliding fee scale with reduced rates. If you have an insurance that allows for out-of-network providers, you can request a superbill for clients who wish to seek out-of-network reimbursement from their insurance provider. Please contact your insurance company to confirm your coverage and whether you can submit for out-of-network mental health benefits before beginning services. If cost presents an undue hardship or barrier to therapy for you, please review and ask about the sliding fee scale.

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