Audra Marks, PsyD

Dr. Audra Marks, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, is the Director of Training and Assistant Director of Health and Human Services for the Village of Hoffman Estates. Dr. Marks earned her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and Masters from the Illinois School of Clinical Psychology, as well as her Bachelor of Science from Michigan State University. Dr. Marks has experience working in community mental health and academics. Dr. Marks, along with the clinical supervisory team, are dedicated to providing exceptional training, with an emphasis on multicultural competency, which fosters professional growth and development in a supportive and stimulating environment. Dr. Marks has a strong passion for supervision and is dedicated to training future psychologists. Dr. Marks provides individual supervision to interns, advanced practicum and practicum externs, and particularly enjoys assisting students in their development of self-awareness.  Dr. Marks takes the lead on the organization and functioning of the training program. Clinical interests include trauma, gender and identities, working with clients across the lifespan, and psychodynamic relational feminist theory. Dr. Marks supports students in the development of their preferred theoretical orientation. 

Monica Saavedra, PsyD

Dr. Monica Saavedra is the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services for the Village of Hoffman Estates and a Licensed Clinical Psychologist.  Dr. Saavedra received her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology as well as her Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology and a Bachelor’s Degree from Loyola University. Dr. Saavedra has worked in community mental health with a specialization in trauma and multicultural competence.  She currently co-facilitates the Multicultural Counseling and Community Psychology Seminar for the training program at HHS as well as provides supervision for Interns and Practicum Externs.  Her clinical interests include grief and loss, couples work, trauma, exploration of diverse aspects of identity, Sandtray therapy and Play therapy.  

Lauren Nichols, PsyD

Dr. Lauren Nichols earned her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and Masters in Clinical Psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology in Chicago, as well as her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. Dr. Nichols has worked in outpatient, community-based settings providing psychological services to individuals across the lifespan. She currently co-facilitates the Multicultural Counseling and Community Psychology Seminar for the training program at HHS, as well as provides individual supervision for Interns. Dr. Nichols’ areas of interest include community mental health, trauma, grief and loss, assessment, and psychotherapy with children and adolescents. Dr. Nichols has also completed Level I and Level II training in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy.

Maria Cornejo Garcia, PsyD

Dr. Maria Cornejo Garcia received her Doctoral and Master’s Degrees in Clinical Psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She also earned a certificate in Integrated Primary Care from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Dr. Cornejo Garcia has served as an adjunct professor for twelve years in the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program at Wheaton College. She has been in private practice since 2011, where her more recent focus has been on therapy, consulting, research, coaching, and mentoring. Dr. Cornejo Garcia has extensive experience working with Latino/a/x/e, Spanish-speaking communities in the Chicago and Chicagoland area. Her clinical interests include multicultural competence, cultural humility, immigration and mental health, multi-generational issues, parent-child relational issues, compassion fatigue and burnout, and family systems. She is passionate about teaching, training, and mentoring future generations of mental health professionals. Dr. Cornejo Garcia is a staff therapist at Health and Human Services. She co-facilitates psychotherapy seminar, provides supervision to practicum students, and engages in other aspects of the training program.

La Dra. María Cornejo García obtuvo su Doctorado y su Maestria en Psicología Clínica del Chicago School of Professional Psychology. Obtuvo su licenciatura en psicología de la Universidad de Illinois Urbana-Champaign. También termino y obtuvo su certificado al nivel postdoctorado sobre el Cuidado Primaria de la Salud y Salud Mental de la Universidad de Fairleigh Dickinson. La

Dra. Cornejo García fue profesora adjunta por doce años en el Programa del Doctorado de Psicología Clínica de Wheaton College. Ha estado practicando en su consultorio desde el 2011, donde recién se ha enfocado en servicios de psicoterapia, asesoría, investigaciones psicológicas, el entrenamiento y la tutoría. La Dra. Cornejo García tiene amplias experiencias trabajando y sirviendo a la comunidad Latina/e, Hispanohablantes en las áreas de Chicago. Sus intereses clínicos incluyen la capacidad multicultural, la humildad cultural, inmigración y la salud mental, asuntos multi-generacionales, las relaciones entre los padres e hijos, el agotamiento, y los sistemas de la familia. Le apasiona la educación, el entrenamiento y la tutoría de las futuras generaciones de profesionales de la salud mental. La Dra. Cornejo García es parte del personal de terapeutas del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos. Ella co-facilita el seminario de psicoterapia, les provee supervisión a los estudiantes quienes están haciendo su práctica y se dedica a otros aspectos del programa de entrenamiento.