Psychodynamic insight
We explore how early relationships, family systems, culture, and past experiences may continue to shape present-day patterns.
Trauma · Grief · EMDR · Mindfulness
Healing that honors your storyand the way your mind and body remember it.
Compassionate, trauma- and grief-informed therapy integrating EMDR, mindfulness, psychodynamic insight, and relational care.
Clinical services provided under supervision at EMDR Group of Chicago.
Trauma
Grief
EMDR
Mindfulness
Relational care grounded in evidence, compassion, and your lived experience.
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About Maureen
A place to feel seen, not reduced to a symptom.
Therapy can be both deeply human and thoughtfully informed.
My path to counseling began as a calling I deferred for nearly 30 years. During that time, I built a career in the information technology sector and learned how to listen closely, understand complex systems, and help people find a way forward when the path was not obvious.
Life also taught me beyond work: being a single professional woman, marrying later and learning the roles of wife and “extra mother” (EM), and helping care for aging parents while grieving the loss of one. These experiences did not give me all the answers. I do not enter therapy pretending to have them. My hope is to help you discover and trust the answers within yourself.
I am a graduate of the Master of Arts in Counseling program at The Family Institute at Northwestern University, where I prepared for clinical mental health counseling through psychodynamic thinking, evidence-based practice, and supervised clinical experience.
My style is relational, compassionate, and grounded in respect for the pace at which healing unfolds. I welcome young adults through older adults, including members of Gen Z through the Baby Boomer generation. I currently provide clinical services through EMDR Group of Chicago and work with Healing Place on a part-time basis. I do not operate an independent private practice.
Illinois Licensed Professional Counselor · License 178.032836 · Expires March 31, 2027National Certified Counselor (NCC)California licensure in progress · Anticipated availability Q4 2026Under Clinical Supervision · EMDR Group of ChicagoEMDR Basic TrainedEMDRIA Associate MemberAmerican Counseling Association · New Professional MemberAmerican Psychological Association · Associate MemberSan Francisco Psychotherapy Research Group · Member
My approach
Understanding where you come from can help shape where you go next.
I integrate complementary ways of working so therapy can respond to your story, your nervous system, and your goals. It does not ask you to fit into one prescribed method.
Mindful awareness
We build a more compassionate awareness of thoughts, emotions, and body sensations without judgment or pressure to “fix” them.
EMDR processing
When appropriate, EMDR offers a structured, research-supported way to process distressing experiences that still feel present.
Neuro-informed care
Brain and nervous-system science can deepen understanding while your meaning, relationships, context, and humanity remain central.
How I can help
Care for the experiences that change how life feels.
You do not need to decide whether your experience is “big enough” to deserve support. Pain is met here with compassion, curiosity, and grace.
EMDR therapy
The memory remains. The distress does not have to.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is a structured therapy that can help the brain reprocess distressing experiences. It does not erase what happened; it can help the memory feel less immediate, overwhelming, or defining.
Learn more in About EMDR Therapy from the EMDR International Association (EMDRIA).
Ask whether EMDR may be a fit“Healing is not about becoming someone new. It is about making space to reconnect with the parts of you that have been carrying too much, often for too long.”
Maureen Jesuthasan, LPC (IL), NCC
Reflections
Professional reflections rooted in care.
Colleague perspectives offer another view of the warmth, curiosity, and care I bring to this work. These public reviews are shared with permission and link to their original sources.
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Client reflections
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To be added in the futureProfessional endorsement
“Maureen is a warm, thoughtful, and incredibly caring clinician. She brings curiosity, insight and care into the room. Her clients are so lucky to have her. I highly recommend her!”
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You deserve a space where your full story can be held.
Reaching out can feel vulnerable. A first conversation is simply a chance to ask questions, share what brings you to therapy, and see whether working together feels right. I work with young adults through elders, spanning Gen Z through Baby Boomers.
I provide care through EMDR Group of Chicago and work with Healing Place on a part-time basis. I do not operate an independent private practice. Please contact the setting that best fits the kind of support you are seeking.
EMDR-focused careEMDR Group of ChicagoVisit the practice website ↗Psychodynamic care blended with EMDRHealing PlaceCurrent part-time practice · Visit the practice website ↗
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This practice does not provide crisis services. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, call or text 988. If you are in immediate danger or have a medical emergency, call 911.