Paula Biliter, LCSW

Paula Biliter (she/her) worked as a social worker at The Virginia Frank Child Development Center where she did individual, couple and family therapy. She trained in play therapy at House of the Good Shepherd, a shelter for battered women and their children. She co-founded and was Assistant Director of The Family Room, a non-profit organization that provided educational and supportive programs to families with very young children. In addition to her work with The Family Room and Beyond the Baby Blues, Paula is a psychotherapist in private practice.

Terri Drews, MSW

Terri Drews (she/her) is a social worker with over 25 years of experience working with women and children. As a family-infant developmental specialist in the Perinatal Family Support Center at Evanston Hospital, she worked with women with high-risk pregnancies, families with babies in intensive care, and new parents. She served as coordinator and facilitator of the New Mom’s Group, a support group for new moms and their babies. In 2001, she joined The Family Room, a non-profit organization that provided educational and supportive programs to families with young children.

JENNIFER BATZA, LCSW, AM

Jennifer Batza (she/her) is a mother and a psychotherapist trained as a licensed clinical social worker dedicated to increasing human resilience and connection. In her work she sees grief, loss, and trauma as catalysts for tremendous growth. In 2018 she will celebrate ten years of working in both inpatient and outpatient obstetrics and pediatrics at Evanston and Highland Park Hospitals. She also supports mothers and families in a private practice and on a mother's hotline. She views psychotherapy as a tool for building resilience, confidence and creative capacity. She loves her job and feels incredibly lucky to witness the peer support and learning women experience through the relationships they build at BBB.

Paula Casas, LCSW

Paula Casas (she/her) is a licensed clinical social worker. She received a Masters degree in Social Work from the University of Chicago and also holds a Masters in Child Development from Erikson Institute for Child Development. Paula is bi-cultural and bilingual and speaks both English and Spanish. She has worked in the field of infant mental health and family support for over fifteen years. She started her career as a maternal and child health advocate and policy analyst at the Ounce of Prevention Fund. She since has worked in several other non-profits in both clinical and administrative roles. In addition to running support groups for Beyond the Baby Blues, Paula is therapist with Barr-Harris Children’s Grief Center in Deerfield and Willow Wellness Center, a private practice in Park Ridge, where she specializes in perinatal mood disorders and grief and loss.

Amy Eisenberg, M.A., LCPc

Amy (she/her) currently practices as a Perinatal Mental Health Clinician for the Perinatal Depression Program at Northshore University Health Systems and serves as Illinois coordinator for Postpartum Support International. She has a private practice in Skokie, Illinois. 

Lisa Elliott, AM, LCSW

Lisa Elliott (she/her/hers) is a relational psychotherapist and clinical social worker. In addition to her work with BBB, Lisa is part of a group private therapy practice in Ravenswood. Lisa previously worked at NorthShore University HealthSystem's Perinatal Family Support  Center. Lisa’s clinical work focuses on perinatal and reproductive mood disorders and perinatal & infant loss. Lisa’s clinical expertise also extends to work with LGBTQ+ children and adults, and survivors of adult and childhood trauma. Lisa is committed to providing sensitive, strengths-based therapy for individuals and families of all gender and sexual identities. Lisa believes in the transformative power of relationships for growth and healing. She considers it a privilege to support and bear witness to the power of the group. 

Nancy Mork, LCSW

Nancy Mork (she/her) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and credentialed Illinois Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist. She has almost 30 years of experience working with children and families in a variety of clinical setting:  in-home therapeutic support;  substance abuse; foster care and child and family mental health. Most of her work has been with parents during the postpartum period. She currently is part of a group practice in the city that has a special focus on women with perinatal mood disorders. Additionally, Nancy has a special love for parents with a fussy baby!

Nancy has completed training through Postpartum Support International and is certified in Infant Massage. She is a past president for the Illinois Association for Infant Mental Health. 

One of the most important pieces Nancy brings to the therapeutic space is ensuring that people feel  seen and heard. She feels it is an incredible privilege and honor to hear the stories in which people share both in groups and during individual therapy. It is often through the telling and retelling of stories that the healing process begins. 

Ellen O'Donovan, LCPC

Ellen O'Donovan (she/her) is a licensed clinical professional counselor with 25 years of experience providing mental health services in Chicago-area clinics, agencies, and programs. Her current job with NorthShore University HealthSystem's Perinatal Family Support Center focuses care on women and families coping with high-risk pregnancies, pregnancy loss, parenting newborns in the intensive care unit, and perinatal mood concerns. In previous positions, she has worked as an adoption counselor, provided child and family counseling, and counseled victims of domestic violence. She has a private therapy practice in Evanston.

Mary Roberts, LCSW

Mary Roberts (she/her) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Illinois and New Mexico.  She has decades of experience in child welfare, mental health, addictions, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).  In her work in the field of EAP, she has had experience with a wide range of clients with issues in their personal and employment lives.

Trained in couples counseling and addictions, as well as mood disorders, Mary has also participated in the trainings offered by Postpartum Support International.

Mary is delighted to be the mother of two daughters and two grandchildren.

Nerissa Tucker, MHA, MA, LPC

Nerissa (she/her) is a licensed professional counselor with over 20 years of healthcare experience, and 6 years of experience in the counseling field. She received her Master of Healthcare Administration from Pfeiffer University, and her Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy from Liberty University. Nerissa is a trained Gottman couple’s therapist and provides perinatal counseling to women from a group practice in the West Loop area of Chicago. She also sees adolescents to adults for anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, career-related issues, attachment, and family issues. Nerissa uses a client-centered approach to address the needs of her clients and help them develop healthy coping skills. Before pursuing her passion for counseling, she worked with major health plans, physicians, and hospital groups as an advocate for excellent patient care and compliant physician documentation. 

Kay warren, LCSW

Kay (she/her) is a licensed clinical social worker with over 8 years of therapy experience and almost 15 years of healthcare experience. Kay serves clients from adolescence into adulthood specializing in perinatal and reproductive mood disorders in women, eating disorders in adolescents and young adults, and women's mental health related to menopause, parenting, significant others, work stress, etc. She has worked in major hospitals, primary care clinics, nonprofit organizations and assisted living/nursing homes. She believes in the importance of using both physical and mental health to understand the individual completely, with the ability to articulate the connections between mind/body and how our physical health contributes to our mood and vice versa. Currently, Kay works part time in a primary care clinic and has a private practice in Lakeview and Hyde Park Chicago.