Vernon Hills

977 Lakeview Parkway, Suite 150
Vernon Hills, IL 60061 (847) 438-4222
Fax: (847) 438-0844

Situated in the heart of Vernon Hills, Cherry Hill Counseling is conveniently located to serve the families of Vernon Hills and surrounding Lake County communities. The Cherry Hill – Vernon Hills office, in Hawthorn Business Park on Lakeview Parkway, is located less than a half-mile from Hawthorn Mall and right across the street from the scenic Century Park . Our office provides the best of both worlds: convenient access and also a place to retreat from the busyness of life to begin your healing journey.

Our treatment team at Cherry Hill – Vernon Hills is composed of experienced and trained clinicians specializing in working with individuals and families affected by substance abuse and addictions, trauma, and adolescent/family problems. This team of clinicians also provides specialized care for women’s issues including mood disorders that affect women across the reproductive life span. The Vernon Hills team enjoys working with couples and marriages to assist couples with exploring, understanding, and changing relational patterns that cause distress in the relationship and in the home. See the list below for a more expanded version of all of the treatment specialties provided at this location.

Our Vernon Hill team offers bilingual therapists, providing therapy in Mandarin Chinese, Filipino (Tagalog), and Spanish.

Clinicians at Cherry Hill – Vernon Hills are available to see clients 6 days per week, Monday – Saturday.

Services

Individual therapy
Family therapy
Marital/Premarital therapy
Counseling for adolescents and children
Group therapy
Multilingual Therapy

Treatment Specialties

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Vernon Hills Therapists

The following therapists are available in Vernon Hills

Karen Robbins, MSW, LCSW

Vernon Hills

Karen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She has experience counseling teens, adults, couples, and families. She is trained in multiple empirically supported approaches including Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples. She focuses on developing rapport with clients and using strength-based approaches to facilitate healing and change.

Leslie Scofield, MSW, LCSW, CADC

Vernon Hills

Leslie Scofield, MSW, LCSW, CADC is a Licensed Social Worker who has worked in the field of substance abuse for over 15 years. Her practice ranges from children to adults, and focuses on trauma, grief and loss, family issues, and addictions. She is passionate about working with groups. Leslie is also retired from military service, which informs her clinical perspective.

John Dichtl, MA, M.Div., LCPC

Vernon Hills | Lake Zurich

John Dichtl has worked as a counselor since 2012 in both agency work and private practice. He has focused experience providing couples counseling, and treating mood disorders and addictions. With graduate level training in both therapy and theology, John is uniquely equipped to help clients integrate their psychological and spiritual concerns.

Alison Yu, MA, M.Div., LPC

Vernon Hills

Alison Yu, M.Div, MA, LPC, is a bilingual (English and Mandarin Chinese) counselor who is experienced working with individuals, couples and families. She has a special heart for immigrant families. Trained in both psychology and theology, she is passionate about helping people to integrate the Christian faith in their healing process.

Raul Bravo, MA, LPC

Vernon Hills

Raul Bravo is a Licensed Professional Counselor, with an MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. He is bilingual (English and Spanish) and has experience working with adolescents and adults. He has worked with families struggling with trauma-related issues by helping them identify meaning and strength. His therapeutic approach includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Person-Centered Therapy.

Debbie Levine, MSW, LSW

Vernon Hills

Debbie has worked in both the medical and clinical fields and has amassed much experience helping people navigate their unique life journeys. Her preferred therapeutic approaches include CBT, holistic and mindfulness.

Cristina Castro, M.Ed., LPC

Vernon Hills

Cristina is a Licensed Professional Counselor with her MA in Mental Health Counseling from DePaul University, Chicago. Cristina is a bilingual counselor providing services in English and Filipino (Tagalog). She is passionate about helping people to recover from trauma and supporting children and adults from diverse backgrounds who have experienced struggle because of their racial or cultural identity.

Jessica Pinder, MSW, LCSW

Vernon Hills

Jessica is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Illinois with advanced practice skills serving adults with substance use disorders, depression, anxiety, and post traumatic stress disorder in addition to traumatic brain injury of various levels of severity and co-existing mental health conditions. She is passionate about human growth and development and has strong generalist competency working with individuals with a wide range of mental health needs.

Katy Robb, MSW, LCSW

Vernon Hills

Katy Robb is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and received her master’s degree in social work from the School of Social Work at the University of Michigan. She has over a decade of training and experience treating individuals across the lifespan in community-based services, college counseling, and private practice. Katy has been recognized for her work building a community college mental health center.

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Vernon Hills Groups

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Kids Connection

This group is designed to provide a unique opportunity to develop social and emotional skills in a supportive and fun environment with their peers for children ages 8 to 10 years old.

Date: June 17, 2022 to August 19, 2022 Fridays from 4:00-5:00pm

Location: Cherry Hill - Vernon Hills

Cost: $750 for full 10-week session

Contact: Cristina Castro, 847-438-4222 x57 or Raul Bravo, 847-438-4222 x54

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