Colin is the Clinical Manager at The Bridge Youth and Family Services. Originally from Palatine, he is proud to return to the community and support youth and families experiencing mental health concerns and acute mental health crises. His clinical experience includes Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), allowing him to provide an evidence-based approach tailored to the unique needs of each client and family.

Adriana Castro is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who specializes in supporting children, adolescents, young adults, and families. Her areas of expertise include anxiety, trauma, and depression. Adriana uses a variety of therapeutic approaches, including CBT, Internal Family Systems, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Person-Centered Therapy, Strengths-Based Therapy, Trauma-Informed Care, Motivational Interviewing, and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. She provides services in both English and Spanish.

Michelle holds a Master’s in Social Work and a Master of Arts in Forensic Psychology. She has experience supporting children, adolescents, adults, older adults, and individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Her areas of expertise include trauma, anxiety, depression, crisis intervention, and supporting individuals and families navigating the foster care and child welfare systems. Michelle uses person-centered, strengths-based, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) approaches. She strives to create a safe, compassionate, and nonjudgmental environment where clients feel heard, respected, and empowered to create meaningful change.

Arniea Loving, MA, LPC, is a Bilingual Family Stabilization Counselor at The Bridge Youth and Family Services. She supports children, adolescents, young adults, and families using therapeutic approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT). Arniea specializes in individual therapy for clients navigating family conflict, depression, anxiety, substance use, traumatic stress, behavior regulation, and ADHD. She provides services in both English and Spanish.

Arnicci Loving, MA, is a Family Stabilization Counselor at The Bridge Youth and Family Services. She supports children, adolescents, young adults, and families navigating depression, anxiety, family conflict, ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), and juvenile justice involvement. Arnicci utilizes therapeutic approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma-Focused CBT, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and behavioral modalities to provide individualized support and help clients build healthy coping skills and strengthen relationships.

Maribel Briseno is a Bilingual Family Stabilization Counselor at The Bridge Youth and Family Services. She earned her Master’s in Social Work from Aurora University and specializes in working with court-involved youth and adults, including those navigating substance use and mental health concerns. With a background in forensic social work, Maribel uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients explore their thoughts, feelings, and beliefs while developing problem-solving skills and healthier ways to navigate challenges.