Interns at Ida Lillie

Our interns are trusted, promising candidates in the field of psychotherapy. Intern session
rates are on a sliding scale, please reach out for more information.

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Graduate Clinical Intern

Cara Shannon, MA Counseling candidate

Therapy is a space for us to explore our inner world and how we want that to impact our outer world, often bringing unison between the two. It’s a unique place where we can take risks, play out scenarios, and be truly seen and heard.

I’m Cara (she/her), a Graduate Clinical Intern at Ida Lillie Psychotherapy and Wellness. I support emphasis on growth, wellness, empowerment, advocacy, and social justice when working with clients. I want to help individuals accept themselves, increase resilience, and accomplish their goals. I aim to create a warm, collaborative, safe-space for us to explore the most helpful, individualized treatment to foster your success. 

I am pursuing my Master’s degree in Counseling from Northwestern University and I earned my Bachelor’s degree in Biological Engineering from MIT. 

Clinical Interests: BIPOC, trauma, autism, women’s health and wellness

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Graduate Clinical Intern

Constance Ervins, MAPCC candidate

Humankind is resilient by nature.  With a therapist as a trustworthy witness, together we can behold your truths and discover your unique path to resiliency.

I’m Constance (she/her/hers), a Graduate Clinical Intern training to become a Licensed Professional Counselor.  As a therapist, I get to accompany you as you move toward emotional healing, and proactive nurturing of your emotional health.   With compassion and curiosity, we’ll explore the stories that have shaped your life, worldview and experiences.  Together, we’ll clarify your vision for how you’d like your story to continue, and explore intentional steps toward embodying that reality.

Additionally, my hope is to be a companion to folks as they discover rest and restoration for their mind, body and spirit, especially Black, Asian, Latinx and Indigenous folks whose access to these practices has been systemically hindered for generations.  I am pursuing a Masters of Pastoral Care and Counseling at Garrett Theological Seminary.

Clinical interests: Trauma-sensitive care, race-based traumatic stress, spiritual abuse & religious trauma, mood and anxiety disorders, AFAB health topics

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Our Mission

We share the lived experience many marginalized folks have in this world where our voices aren’t heard, respected, valued, or uplifted. Centuries of systematic disenfranchisement and oppression have fostered distrust, stigma, and difficulties with access to the pursuit of wellness. Ida Lillie offers a space to recognize the damage and disservice this has done to our communities, while also creating space for embodied change in our patients.

In order to make our services more accessible and inclusive, Ida Lillie offers a sliding scale fee structure through our intern program. We believe that everyone should have access to quality therapeutic care, regardless of their financial situation. This program adjusts the cost of our services according to each client’s individual financial circumstances. We invite you to contact us for further information or to discuss your specific needs.

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