Meet Christine!
Marianne Tomlinson Therapy, LLC is very excited to have Christine Kim working with our staff!
Christine received her Master’s Degree in Counseling at Northwestern University. While her undergraduate and graduate level work has been outside the counseling field, she has taught, advised, and served people from a diverse population such as international students, immigrant families, and business professionals in academic and social settings. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Religious Studies: World Comparative Religion Track and a Master’s Degree in Intercultural Studies and Teaching English as a Second Language from Wheaton College, IL.
Christine believes that every life matters. Everyone’s journey presents different seasons of joys, challenges, and unknowns. The way in which one navigates around those circumstances ushers in stress, potential growth, hope, and/or change. How well one chooses to respond is a reflection on the self in the process of transformation, new opportunities, health, and wellness. Christine enjoys exploring and working with people from all seasons of life and backgrounds. Of particular interest to her is working with those who experience tension or challenges in navigating through: anxiety, stress, identity, grief, divorce, relationships, and adjustment issues. She respects the inherent dignity and worth of every individual and aims to create a safe, caring, and non-judgmental atmosphere for clients to feel valued and hopeful.
Christine approaches therapy holistically as a means for individuals to feel heard and respected, to better understand themselves and others, and to explore alternative options to gain confidence, healing, and strategies through life’s daily and long-term goals. She desires to assist clients in this therapeutic process by providing empathy, open communication, and insights in the struggles and concerns of every person she has the opportunity to work with. Christine considers it a humble privilege to walk alongside clients to serve them in reaching their full potentials, goals, and healing.
To make an appointment with Christine, call Marianne at 630-337-6571.
MEET nick!
Nick Fleming completed his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in Communication Studies with an emphasis on visual narrative at Northern Illinois University before deciding to make a shift in his career path. He is currently a student at The Family Institute of Northwestern Illinois University’s Counseling Master of Arts program in Evanston, IL. Throughout his time in the program, Nick has had the opportunity to reflect upon the values he holds dearest, not least of all being hope. It is the aforementioned in conjunction with kindness, acceptance, and allowing that influences his conviction as a helper.
Nick’s approach to therapy is informed by his educational and cultural background. Together, these experiences help him to appreciate the stories we tell each other to convey life history, thought, and feeling.
Nick strives for clients to experience him as an earnest listener and someone genuinely interested in getting to know them and the circumstances that brings them to therapy. As a helper, Nick is committed to standing alongside his clients through their pain and anxiety, ready to champion them as they commit to both hope and the next chapter of their own story.
To make an appointment with Nick, call Marianne at 630-337-6571.