About Our Team
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The clinical team of Willow Clinical Services is committed to guiding couples
toward relief and recovery. We are a team of clinicians that specialize in the
treatment of sex and love addiction, including the use of compulsive pornography,
and partners affected by this behavior.
We appreciate what it takes to receive treatment and are collaborative, directive, compassionate,
and empathic with our clients.
We appreciate what it takes to receive treatment and are collaborative, directive, compassionate,
and empathic with our clients.
Anastacia Favela
MA, MS, LPC, ASAT
Intake Coordinator
Intake Coordinator
Anastacia Favela, MA, MS, LPC, ASAT Intake Coordinator
Anastacia’s nonjudgemental and understanding approach
helps to create a safe environment for clients to explore
their inner worlds to further understand themselves and the nature
of their issues. She operates from a trauma-informed perspective and
utilizes psychodynamic tools, motivational interviewing, self-exploration,
parts work, creative exercises and psychoeducation to help her clients
understand their core wounds. Anastacia specializes in supporting men
recovering from pornography addiction and other sexually compulsive behaviors.
She supports her clients that are working to repair relationships that have
been affected by betrayal, and those exploring what a romantic relationship
might look like for them. Anastacia developed and facilitates a weekly group
for men ages 18-30 in recovery from pornography addiction. Anastacia also supports
the partner and adult children of those effected by the addictive or compulsive
behavior, individually and she co-facilitates a betrayed partners group. Anastacia
has a Masters in Jungian Psychoanalytical Psychology from the University of Essex in
England (2019) and a Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University
of West Alabama (2024). Anastacia uses the 30-task model created by Patrick Carnes,
and her primary therapeutic orientation is a combination of psychodynamic theories,
existential therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy
(DBT), motivational interviewing, client-centered and solutions-focused therapy (SFT).
Her practice is rooted in helping clients find their greatest potential by growing in
their conscious awareness and understanding of their problems and how to overcome them.
Anastacia has experience working as a meditation teacher and offers various techniques
to help calm the mind and nervous system. She has worked as a psychotherapist for both
adolescents and adults in a residential and hospital setting. Anastacia also loves to
travel and has a deep appreciation for culture and this has enhanced her ability to
understand various cultures and communities.
Anastacia provides services via Telehealth as well as in person in our Oak Brook office.
Darius Collins
MA, LCPC, ASAT, APTT, DAIP Trained
Darius’ empathetic approach guides his attitude toward helping individuals who experience pain because of their impulsive or compulsive sexual behaviors. He utilizes Dr. Carnes’ Task Model and incorporates psychoeducation, rational emotive behavior therapy, mindfulness, and expressive or artistic techniques to help individuals to gain a deeper understanding of how their lived experiences have influenced their development, sexual attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors. These insights can present an opportunity to find workable solutions, heal emotional wounds from the past and present, and increase overall life satisfaction. Darius works to create an environment conducive to facing the shame, guilt, and judgment associated with sex addiction. Using evidence-based practices and incorporating practical tools, he believes that individuals can safely encounter and address their struggles related to their sexuality and achieve their desired goals. Darius also has experience working with children and adolescents, which involves education about the neurological effects of exposure to sexually charged media and discussing sexual behaviors in developmentally appropriate ways. He can assist with developing insight regarding their challenges and learning to build and maintain satisfying relationships. His approach acknowledges that healthy relationships—with self and others—are fundamental and essential to overall well-being.
Darius provides services via Telehealth as well as in our Oak Brook office.
Manya Howie
MA, LPC, CSAT
Lincolnwood Office Site Manager
Lincolnwood Office Site Manager
Manya is a seasoned Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT) who
specializes in supporting betrayed partners and couples navigating the
complex terrain of relational trauma and intimacy disruption. Grounded
in empathy and guided by evidence-based practices, Manya creates a safe
and compassionate space where clients can begin the journey toward healing
and restoration. Manya believes that recovery is not just about surviving
betrayal—it’s about reclaiming agency, rebuilding trust, and cultivating
deeper emotional insight. Through a collaborative therapeutic process,
clients are empowered to develop practical skills, strengthen emotional
resilience, and reconnect with their authentic selves and relationships.
Whether working with individuals overwhelmed by discovery or couples seeking
to rebuild connection, Manya brings warmth, clarity, and clinical precision
to every session. The goal: to transform pain into growth and foster
lasting relational wellness. Manya has additional training and experience
in Sexual Reintegration Therapy (SRT) to aid clients in reintegrating
intimacy after betrayal. To facilitate deeper healing, Manya utilizes
trauma informed parts work with her clients. Manya also runs groups for
betrayed partners as well as for single parents.
Manya provides services via Telehealth as well as in person in our Lincolnwood office.
Yael Sonenthal
MA, LPC, CPTT-Candidate
Yael is a compassionate and intuitive therapist who understands the
complex and layered effects of betrayal trauma. As a Certified Partner
Trauma Therapist (CPTT) candidate, she provides individual therapy for
betrayed partners and supports couples working to repair their
relationships. Yael guides clients who wish to receive a full disclosure
through the Formal Healing Process. She works to establish a grounded
framework from the outset which ensures ongoing care for betrayed partners
and couples post-disclosure, as well.
From the initial discovery through the ongoing recovery process, Yael helps her clients make sense of the many emotions, experiences, and decisions that arise. She guides clients in developing a deeper understanding of their internal worlds while they learn to trust their ability to hold both their present reality and past experiences as they build a meaningful future. She has also completed half of the Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT) training modules before choosing to focus her advanced training on supporting betrayed partners and couples.
Yael draws from internal family systems (IFS), parts work, somatic awareness, attachment-based therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). In her work with couples, she also incorporates emotionally focused therapy (EFT) to help partners recognize the patterns and exchanges that shape the “dance” of their relationship. Her approach encourages clients to make space for their emotions, become more attuned to themselves and others, clarify their personal values, and make thoughtful, meaningful choices.
Yael believes strongly in the value of working within the family system to provide comprehensive care. She is especially passionate about the preventative impact of helping families build secure, healthy attachments during a child’s early years. Her work with adults, couples, and families has strengthened her understanding of the generational changes that can occur when one person commits to deeper personal growth.
With a strong understanding of family dynamics, Yael has helped parents navigate challenging situations, strengthen communication, and establish healthy boundaries with their children. She supports individuals and couples in parenting from a place of empathy, warmth, and confidence. At the same time, she encourages clients to care for the younger parts of themselves while creating space for their grounded, adult selves to lead.
Prior to joining Willow, Yael enjoyed counseling middle-school age children, adolescents, and young adults as they transitioned into adulthood in both agency and private practice settings. She has facilitated social skills groups for kindergarten children and taught social-awareness curricula to elementary-aged students while in a school placement. She has also acted in a supportive role to teenagers and young adults working through trauma and addiction in a partial hospitalization program (PHP). Yael's private practice work has centered upon working with adults, couples, and families throughout their treatment journeys. Yael earned her master’s degree in counseling psychology from North Park University in 2019, and her bachelor’s degree in speech and communication disorders from the Blitstein Institute in 2016.
From the initial discovery through the ongoing recovery process, Yael helps her clients make sense of the many emotions, experiences, and decisions that arise. She guides clients in developing a deeper understanding of their internal worlds while they learn to trust their ability to hold both their present reality and past experiences as they build a meaningful future. She has also completed half of the Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT) training modules before choosing to focus her advanced training on supporting betrayed partners and couples.
Yael draws from internal family systems (IFS), parts work, somatic awareness, attachment-based therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). In her work with couples, she also incorporates emotionally focused therapy (EFT) to help partners recognize the patterns and exchanges that shape the “dance” of their relationship. Her approach encourages clients to make space for their emotions, become more attuned to themselves and others, clarify their personal values, and make thoughtful, meaningful choices.
Yael believes strongly in the value of working within the family system to provide comprehensive care. She is especially passionate about the preventative impact of helping families build secure, healthy attachments during a child’s early years. Her work with adults, couples, and families has strengthened her understanding of the generational changes that can occur when one person commits to deeper personal growth.
With a strong understanding of family dynamics, Yael has helped parents navigate challenging situations, strengthen communication, and establish healthy boundaries with their children. She supports individuals and couples in parenting from a place of empathy, warmth, and confidence. At the same time, she encourages clients to care for the younger parts of themselves while creating space for their grounded, adult selves to lead.
Prior to joining Willow, Yael enjoyed counseling middle-school age children, adolescents, and young adults as they transitioned into adulthood in both agency and private practice settings. She has facilitated social skills groups for kindergarten children and taught social-awareness curricula to elementary-aged students while in a school placement. She has also acted in a supportive role to teenagers and young adults working through trauma and addiction in a partial hospitalization program (PHP). Yael's private practice work has centered upon working with adults, couples, and families throughout their treatment journeys. Yael earned her master’s degree in counseling psychology from North Park University in 2019, and her bachelor’s degree in speech and communication disorders from the Blitstein Institute in 2016.
Yael provides services via Telehealth as well as in person in our Lincolnwood office.
Cynthia Reetz
MA, LCPC, CSAT-Supervisor
Cynthia earned her Master of Arts in Counseling from the Adler School of Professional Psychology in 2008 and her bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2005.
She has been in clinical practice throughout Chicagoland since 2008 and has worked with
individuals struggling with sexually compulsive behavior, including pornography addiction, and
their partners since 2011. Cynthia has developed and facilitated consultation groups for
therapists, intensive outpatient programs, experiential therapy groups, and task-focused therapy
groups. Since founding Willow Clinical Services in 2018, she continues to develop the clinical
team and increase specialization of the services offered. Cynthia is licensed for clinical practice in
Arizona, Indiana, Tennessee, Wisconsin, in addition to Illinois.
Cynthia is trained and skilled in the treatment of sex and love addiction, healthy sexuality, process addictions, codependency, dissociative disorders, developmental trauma, and parenting challenges. She specializes in working with partners experiencing betrayal trauma and has extensive experience in Sexual Reintegration Therapy (SRT). Cynthia is trained and certified in Theology of the Body, integrating this framework when clinically appropriate. Her therapeutic approach places a strong emphasis on parts work, somatic awareness, experiential work, a task-centered framework, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).
Cynthia is passionate about supporting therapists, parents, and professionals through education, supervision, and specialized clinical consultation. She enjoys providing clinical supervision to provisionally licensed therapists working toward full licensure, as well as consultation to fully licensed therapists navigating complex cases. Clinicians often seek consultation from Cynthia when working with clients struggling with sexually compulsive behavior or those affected by this behavior, she helps them to assess whether a client may benefit from a higher or different level of care, offering clear, supportive guidance in these sensitive situations. Providers have also sought her direction when clients have been inappropriate with the therapist, and the therapist is looking to address the concerns ethically and professionally.
Most importantly, Cynthia feels called to parent education and helping caregivers have open, honest conversations with their children about the risks of the internet and the reality of inadvertent exposure to inappropriate content. Cynthia has walked parents through enabling device level protection, and she believes it is even more important to equip children and teens with the tools to respond when they encounter harmful material or social interactions that could be risky. Cynthia provides trainings and consultation for parents and professionals, guiding them through these difficult and necessary conversations to promote safety, resilience, and trust within the family and community.
Cynthia is trained and skilled in the treatment of sex and love addiction, healthy sexuality, process addictions, codependency, dissociative disorders, developmental trauma, and parenting challenges. She specializes in working with partners experiencing betrayal trauma and has extensive experience in Sexual Reintegration Therapy (SRT). Cynthia is trained and certified in Theology of the Body, integrating this framework when clinically appropriate. Her therapeutic approach places a strong emphasis on parts work, somatic awareness, experiential work, a task-centered framework, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).
Cynthia is passionate about supporting therapists, parents, and professionals through education, supervision, and specialized clinical consultation. She enjoys providing clinical supervision to provisionally licensed therapists working toward full licensure, as well as consultation to fully licensed therapists navigating complex cases. Clinicians often seek consultation from Cynthia when working with clients struggling with sexually compulsive behavior or those affected by this behavior, she helps them to assess whether a client may benefit from a higher or different level of care, offering clear, supportive guidance in these sensitive situations. Providers have also sought her direction when clients have been inappropriate with the therapist, and the therapist is looking to address the concerns ethically and professionally.
Most importantly, Cynthia feels called to parent education and helping caregivers have open, honest conversations with their children about the risks of the internet and the reality of inadvertent exposure to inappropriate content. Cynthia has walked parents through enabling device level protection, and she believes it is even more important to equip children and teens with the tools to respond when they encounter harmful material or social interactions that could be risky. Cynthia provides trainings and consultation for parents and professionals, guiding them through these difficult and necessary conversations to promote safety, resilience, and trust within the family and community.
Cynthia is licensed to provide treatment in the states of Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.
Office Support
Cheryl
Office Manager
Michelle
Project Manager
Office Locations
1000 Jorie Blvd, Suite 206
Oak Brook, IL 60523
6600 N. Lincoln Avenue, Suite 230
Lincolnwood, IL 60712
Connect
Email: info@willowclinical.comPhone: 630.752.9874
Useful links
- S.A.
- Online Assessment
- S.A.A.
- S.L.A.A.
- Crisis Hotline - Text HOME to 741741
- Veterans Crisis Line call or text 988