Bill Utz, Tiffany Green, and Kathleen Gould Richardson, all pastoral counselors, join Dr. Charlotte Dillon, Dr. Marissa Happ and Maritza Felix as clinical staff at GPS. Together we work to provide services to the whole system, in that even when working with an individual, we always consider the relational network in which that person lives. We may also collaborate in that one of us may see an individual and another clinician the couple or family. We are committed to ongoing learning and support one another as a staff through regular study and inspiration for the care of our own bodies, minds and souls as we remain faithful in our calling.
“Be strong and courageous and get to work. Don’t be frightened by the size of the task, for the Lord my God is with you; He will not forsake you. He will see to it that everything is finished correctly.”
Coming June 24th!
We are delighted that Maritza Felix, LSW, is joining our Gateway Clinical Team. Maritza grew up in Aurora and has been an energetic advocate for all populations in our community for over 20 years. She is a graduate of the School of Social Work at Aurora University, a mom of two adult children, loves nature and creative ventures, and is active in her church’s music program. Most importantly for Gateway’s practice is that Spanish is her first language, so now we will be able to offer services for those who need a Spanish speaking therapist.
Maritza will start seeing clients the last week of June. Please check back on this site for further details about connecting for an appointment with Maritza, after June 23rd.
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William Utz, LCPC
Psychotherapist and Pastoral Counselor
Contact Information: (630) 896-2337 or wutzlcpc@gatewaypsychologicalservices.com
Bill considers it a sacred privilege to meet people wherever they are in their journey and help them move toward health and wholeness. As a seasoned therapist, Bill specializes in couples' counseling, relational trauma, spiritual concerns, addiction, anxiety, life transitions, and men's issues. He brings a grounded pastoral presence to the therapy process that has been honed through specific life and clinical experience. With authenticity and compassion, Bill respectfully joins with his clients, letting each one know they do not walk alone in their journey.
Kathleen Gould Richardson, LCPC
Psychotherapist and Pastoral Counselor
Contact Information: (630) 896-2337 or kathleen.lcpc@gatewaypsychologicalservices.com
Gateway is very pleased to welcome Kathleen Gould Richardson to our clinical team. She joined Gateway on September 2nd, 2024, coming from Houston with her husband and two children, and a plethora of clinical experience. Kathleen is passionate about assisting clients through a variety of life's issues, including major life transitions, trauma, and relationship issues. She also is skilled with interventions that address executive functioning concerns and emerging or ongoing mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, body image distress and OCD. Additionally, Kathleen brings training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), which is unique to our team’s skill set and a welcome addition to our somatic skills for trauma interventions.
Kathleen received her BA in psychology from St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas and her Master's in Pastoral Counseling from Loyola University Chicago. Kathleen has worked in a university counseling center setting, an inpatient hospital setting. She is a wonderful addition to our clinical team, and we are so happy to have her with us.
While Kathleen does not speak a language other than English, she considers herself culturally informed with the Hispanic culture, and would especially welcome people who need a deep understanding of this culture, yet also speak English.
Kathleen’s age range for clients is 13 and above, with rare exceptions of younger ages.
When Kathleen is not working, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two kids, training for a marathon, and enjoying a myriad of activities in the Chicagoland and surrounding suburban areas.
Kathleen will do in person sessions at Gateway on Tuesdays from 10-6, Fridays from 10-6, and Saturdays from 9-1, and will be available for virtual sessions via a HIPAA compliant zoom Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Tiffany Green, LCPC, MDIV, MBA, SEP, DARe
Psychotherapist and Pastoral Counselor
Contact Information: (630) 896-2337 or tgreen.mapc@gatewaypsychologicalservices.com
One of Tiffany's guiding principles addresses the inherent responsibility we have TO and FOR one another in relationships. Tiffany views the therapeutic relationship as a pathway for transformation and healing. She provides an emotionally safe, pastoral presence where one's story can emerge to create greater insight and understanding. Tiffany has a special heart for being a resource to clients with identity issues, spiritual concerns, anxiety, and depression, as well as those dealing with life transitions.
Tiffany is in the Advanced year of Somatic Experiencing and has completed all four modules of Diane Poole Heller’s DARe work.
Marissa Happ, DSW, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Contact Information: (630) 896-2337 or mhapplcsw@gatewaypsychologicalservices.com
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Marissa is committed to the core values of her profession and believes in the dignity and worth of every person and the importance of human relationships. She seeks at all times to embody service, integrity and competence in her clinical work. From her psychiatric hospital work with children and adolescents to her hospice work with individuals and families facing death and loss, Marissa is attuned to the unique language of suffering and knows the value of radiant listening and companionship throughout the therapeutic process. She believes that every crisis is, in fact, a divine invitation to new insight and integration. Marissa utilizes the expressive arts and the healing capacity of nature to help clients re-write their narratives and recapture a sense of joy.
Charlotte Dillon, Ph.D., MPS, SEP, Certified DARe Session Provider
Clinical Psychologist
Contact Information: (630) 896-2337 or dr.cdillon@gatewaypsychologicalservices.com
Contemporary neuroscience substantiates we are created for connection, we are fearfully and wonderfully made, and how we treat one another matters, across all domains and stages of life. A seasoned clinician of faith, Char bears witness to her client's story, and helps facilitate new insights, language, and practices which promote healthier personal integration and secure relationships. She specializes in developmental trauma. Char is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), a certified DARe session provider, and has completed Steve Terrell’s Somatic Resilience and Regulation training. She also uses the evolving neurosciences and developmental psychology to inform her work.
Char is certified to provide DARe sessions and consultations and is also approved to provide personal sessions for Beginning - Advanced Tiers of SE training.
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